Elisa Ung at NorthJersey.com tests out several cupcake mixes: Sprinkles, Barefoot Contessa, and Duncan Hines. Read the piece to find out which one baked up the best cupcakes.
Duncan Hines, of course, was a snap to make – just add eggs, water and vegetable oil, bake, and slather with a tub of cream-cheese frosting ($1.79). Voila, 24 cupcakes – predictably containing a number of hard-to-pronounce ingredients.
The $14 I paid for Sprinkles only bought me a dozen cupcakes – and not much convenience. I still had to purchase eggs, butter and milk, plus cream cheese and powdered sugar for frosting I had to make myself. The mix also specified that the eggs and milk had to be at room temperature and the butter had to be firm but not cold. I couldn't help thinking it would have been cheaper and just as much work to make them from scratch.
Duncan Hines, of course, was a snap to make – just add eggs, water and vegetable oil, bake, and slather with a tub of cream-cheese frosting ($1.79). Voila, 24 cupcakes – predictably containing a number of hard-to-pronounce ingredients.
The $14 I paid for Sprinkles only bought me a dozen cupcakes – and not much convenience. I still had to purchase eggs, butter and milk, plus cream cheese and powdered sugar for frosting I had to make myself. The mix also specified that the eggs and milk had to be at room temperature and the butter had to be firm but not cold. I couldn't help thinking it would have been cheaper and just as much work to make them from scratch.
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