Duncan Hines Devil's Food cake mix! It quite literally takes the cake ... After a few bites of each, I put some homemade chocolate pudding Cool Whip frosting all over the top of each -- and ...

I never underestimate the power of a good cake. To me, it’s the single most important food for ushering in life’s sweetest days. When I was born, a delicate pink cake announced my arrival ...

Hines was a tough customer. He demanded spick-and-span spotlessness (personally inspecting every kitchen), prompt, polite ...

To understand what happened, you must first know what life on the road was like for a traveling salesman in 1910.

Supermarkets’ cake mix shelves feature the Big Three. There’s Pillsbury, whose Doughboy is a cartoon character. There’s Betty ...

Of the three, only Duncan Hines actually existed. Yet, he personally had nothing to do with cake mixes, cooking or baking. So ...

All boxed cake mix wants to be cake. I used Duncan Hines yellow cake mix and tried everything to change the batter. I took out the oil. I added only egg. I added just a few tablespoons of water.

Brands like Duncan Hines, Pillsbury and Betty Crocker have quietly reduced the size of their cake mix boxes ... extra egg or adding 1 box of instant pudding powder to add richness and moisture.

Pillsbury with its Doughboy, Betty Crocker and Duncan Hines — only the latter was an actual person. Yet he personally ...