Description
Sweet memories dance through Mom’s Best Cake, a nostalgic dessert that weaves family tradition with comforting flavors. Generations of love baked into each tender slice invite you to savor a moment of pure, homemade happiness.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 cup water
- 3/4 cup oil
- 1 box Duncan Hines yellow cake mix
- 1 box vanilla pudding instant mix (the larger size box)
Sugars:
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup white granulated sugar
Spices:
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
Instructions
- Prepare the baking environment by heating the oven to 350°F (175°C) and thoroughly coating a bundt pan with grease and flour to ensure easy cake removal.
- Create a flavor-rich base by combining yellow cake mix, brown sugar, white sugar, vanilla pudding mix, and a hint of cinnamon in a spacious mixing bowl.
- Introduce wet ingredients to the dry mixture, carefully adding eggs, water, and oil to the prepared blend.
- Whisk the entire mixture on medium speed until the batter transforms into a silky, uniform consistency with no visible lumps.
- Gently transfer the velvety batter into the prepared bundt pan, ensuring an even distribution for consistent baking.
- Place the pan in the preheated oven and bake for 50-60 minutes, periodically checking doneness by inserting a toothpick into the cake’s center.
- Once baked, remove the cake and allow it to rest in the pan for 10 minutes, allowing the structure to stabilize.
- Carefully invert the cake onto a wire rack, letting it cool completely and develop its full flavor profile.
- For an indulgent finishing touch, craft a luxurious glaze by melting butter and combining it with sugar and water in a saucepan.
- Bring the glaze to a gentle boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves completely, then drizzle the warm mixture over the cooled cake for a glistening, decadent appearance.
Notes
- Customize cake mix by swapping pudding flavors like chocolate or butterscotch for unique taste variations.
- Reduce sugar content by using half the recommended sugar amounts or substituting with natural sweeteners like stevia for healthier option.
- Use gluten-free cake mix and verify pudding mix ingredients to make recipe celiac-friendly and allergen-sensitive.
- Enhance moisture by adding sour cream or Greek yogurt to batter, creating a richer, more tender cake texture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg