You want to use 3/4ths cup of less of the alcohol then use the rest of the water that is called for. For a dense, chewy, brownie-like cake, leave out the water altogether and add additional eggs and oil.When not working in her family-owned food and bar business, Viola Horne can almost always be found with a cookbook in one hand and a whisk in the other. Almond milk might go well in a vanilla cake, for example, and coffee with chocolate. ?I made chocolate/mint cupcakes by marbleing 2 box mixes, a chocolate and a white cake in which I subbed creme de menthe for the water. Boxed cake mixes help harried housewives and frazzled fathers whip up a delicious dessert in just a few minutes with ingredients that are readily on hand. When using moist solids, such as baby food, you may need to add more to compensate for the additional solids.Some cakes do not require a liquid at all. I was thinking a chocolate cake ??

I'm so glad this will work. Skim milk will add fewer calories and less fat to the final product, while whole milk will provide more.Other liquids can stand in nicely for plain water in a cake mix. Baking By JanessaJo Updated 16 Nov 2010 , 3:59am by Dreme JanessaJo Posted 16 Nov 2010 , 2:44am. Because milk contains about 88 percent water, it can be substituted ounce for ounce instead of water.

Replace Water with Dairy. Replacing the water with milk will make your cake instantly taste homemade, while using buttermilk will make it taste rich and creamy. I can't do a soggy sculpted cake, so someone suggested using rum extract to substitute some of the water. I haven't used rum, but I did substitute Kaluah (spelling?) A tsp.

Would I substitute the scotch for water ? They were fabulous and bright green[postimage id="3647" thumb="900"]I made chocolate/mint cupcakes by marbleing 2 box mixes, a chocolate and a white cake in which I subbed creme de menthe for the water. odds are highly in your favor that it will be just fine. The cake containing sherry was ever so slightly more compact than … While most mixes call for water, you can substitute a number of other tasty liquids with satisfying results.Because water is a staple in almost every household, it is easy to obtain and adds no additional calories or unwanted flavor to a cake mix. Milk also adds other nutrients, such as calcium and vitamin D, as well as more calories, to the cake, but it does not dramatically alter the flavor. Because milk contains about 88 percent water, it can be substituted ounce for ounce instead of water. What do you think?what about pineapple or coconut as a filling to make like a pina colada flavor.

in a cake recently. They were fabulous and bright greenThe Bacardi Rum cake recipe uses a cake mix and rum in the batter and it is delicious.My dads birthday is coming up and i had no clue what kind of cake to make. I'll have to try it and see.

Could I use bottled rum in place of the water??? So if your mix calls for 1 1/3rd cups water do 3/4th cup rum and then 1/4th plus 1/3rd water. However, because milk also contains about 3 percent fat, cakes made with milk taste richer, denser and more moist. – Mike Baranczak Nov 20 '11 at 5:19

I used about 3/4 liquor 1/4 water. But it depends on the recipe. and what flavour would best suit the flavour ? Without a liquid, the ingredients do not adhere well to each other, and the result is a crumbly, flaky, unstable cake.Substituting milk for the water in a cake mix adds more density and body to the finished product. !haven't tried the alcohol in a cake mix yet though.would you be substituting the amount of water called for OR the amount of extract called for? When using juice, only use freshly squeezed or juice from a glass bottle; canned juice may contain ingredients that interfere with the leavening ingredients in the mix. So a straight substitution might cause problems. Boxed mixes arose from the need to create a food product quickly and with just a few ingredients. A tsp. The eggs and butter supply enough moisture to hold the ingredients together without the addition of water or other liquids. post #1 of 10 of rum extract added will enhance the flavor. I was looking into making my dad a glenfiddich cake for his birthday. When we say liquid we don’t mean the oil or eggs but the water or milk the mix calls for. Mix it up. That way I could still get the rum flavor without jeapordizing the integrity of the cake. I was thinking of adding some rum or rum extract to the buttercream and adding some finely chopped walnuts or pecans.

sub liquor, juice, milk, coffee, soda.... whatever. But because of the alcohol, you might want to add about 1/4 cup of milk or buttermilk to give it a little extra moisture. of rum extract added will enhance the flavor.