If you need to keep it dairy-free, we suggest using coconut or a neutral oil in place of the margarine.īut did it taste good? This cake was the top pick for 'what a yellow cake should taste like.' Since it's made with unbleached flour, the crumb of the cake is a bit more brown than you might be used to, but that doesn't affect the cake's tenderness or its sweet, simple, vanilla flavor. We looked in three different stores-not a comprehensive search, sure, but more than enough effort exerted for margarine. This brand also offers a gluten-free version, but we did not test that one.ĭisclaimer: This cake calls for margarine, but when performing our cake trials we could not find margarine. It's solid boxed cake fare.īUY IT: Miss Jones Baking Organic Vanilla Cake Mix (Pack of 3), $16 on AmazonīUY IT: Madhava Organic Super Yummy Yellow Cake Mix, $10 on Amazon 1. As far as taste, this one would be a great backdrop to whatever other flavors you're planning to add-and we do suggest adding flavor via a fruity filling or a chocolatey icing. Health claims: Organic, GMO-free, no trans-fats, no hydrogenated oilsīut did it taste good? We found this cake to be a little bit dry, but that's nothing that taking it out of the oven a few seconds earlier, or adding a surefire cake moist-maker couldn't fix. Miss Jones Baking Organic Vanilla Cake Mix We couldn't figure it out until our resident pastry guru, Kat Sacks, noted that 'it has the texture of store-bought corn muffins.' Indeed.īUY IT: Arrowhead Mills Organic Vanilla Cake Mix (Pack of 6), $21 on Amazon 3. But there was something about it that was just.well, strange. Once frosted and prettied up, we certainly wouldn't turn it down. Arrowhead Mills Organic Vanilla Cake Mixīut did it taste good? This cake was fine. Find out which boxed white cake mixes our editors preferred based on their flavor, texture, and appearance. BUY IT: Foodstirs Organic Simply Sweet Vanilla Cake Mix, $7 on Amazon 4.

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