Betty Crocker Yellow Cake Mix = Average

I know a lot of people have written reviews on the new Betty Crocker gluten free mixes that have recently been made available across the United States. I finally picked up a box at my local super wlamart for just $3, and a few days later I saw it at Raley's for $5.78, so I know I got a major deal.

So I followed the box directions and made an 8 X 8 pan cake that was done in 32 minutes. I let it cool and had a small taste test before I frosted it, because I've learned my lesson. Sometimes things don't turn out and then why bother wasting the ingredients and the time frosting a cake you're just going to throw away. In this case, the cake was decent so I went ahead and frosted it. I whipped up some mango frosting and figured the mix of yellow cake and mangoes would be refreshing, which it was.

In the end, I would say the cake mix is good, but not something I would buy on a regular basis. If you're new to the world of gluten free baking, or are making a gluten free cake for a friend, and don't normally bake gluten free, I would still suggest buying a cake mix by Pamela's Products, which are sold at most mainstream grocery stores.

My mom, who made me some amazing cakes when I was a kid, bought the same mix for my sister's birthday and she sent me an email to share her opinion of it:

"I'd give it a solid 7-8 as a cake. Its two weak points were that it wasn't quite as fluffy as regular Betty Crocker and it only made one 9 inch pan instead of the 13x9 cake pan. I think with frosting it would be pretty good. I used mine as a base for strawberry-rhubarb shortcake with cool whip. Diana thought the texture was a little off but it was probably no different than a Duncan Hines cake mix as I always find "Betty" so much lighter."

So Betty Crocker, it was a good try, and I encourage you to keep offering more and more gluten free products, but as someone who's been gluten free for several years, this was just an average 5 for me. I found it to try out very quickly.