We challenged ourselves to come up with a showstopping dessert that uses boxed cake mix as a starting point--and we succeeded. Fresh carrot and apple plus a splash of bourbon boost the flavor of the layers, while the browned-butter glaze is, well, the wildly delicious icing on the cake.
It was a pretty good cake! Very moist! I did make some changes, such as I used regular/full fat ingredients instead of the lower fat ingredients. And since I used pecans, I used a pecan praline liquor instead.
I'm just not sure if I am a fan of the apple and carrot mix. My father-in-law really enjoyed it and my husband said he liked it better than a regular carrot cake, because it was so moist.
I believe I will make this cake again, but I will just use apples and no carrots. I believe a Shredded Apple Spice Cake would be fantastic!
16.5 worked fine for me! This is a great cake. My husband loved it.
I want to make this cake and have all the ingredients but I noticed that my box of Duncan Hines spice cake is 16.5oz and not 18.25oz. Did anyone notice this and did it affect the way the cake came out?
My cake turned out completely flat. I had to make a few changes from the original recipe, using a pumpkin spice cake mix as the store didn't have regular spice cake mix, and I had 9" cake pans instead of the 8" pans it called for. Other cakes have turned out just fine with minor substitutions, but not this one. It still tasted great.
Great cake! Made this for Thanksgiving. It looks pretty and tastes even better. The moist cake combined with the decadent glaze is a winning combination. The toasted pecans on top really put this recipe over the top. Will definitely make again.
It's dangerous to taste the glaze before putting it on the cake. Consider yourselves warned! Cooking Light did a phenomenal job with a boxed cake. It was delicious, moist and simply amazing. The glaze definitely steals the show though. Wow, it was good. You can read my full review at Taking On Magazines: http://bit.ly/18HajP1
Wow....really an amazing cake! I highly recommend it!
Awesome cake! Easy recipe. The brown butter glaze is phenomenal!! I took this to a potluck dinner yesterday and every bite was eaten. This cake will be a great addition to my Thanksgiving dessert table this year.
My husband and Mother said this was the best cake I've made in a long time. My brother and sister-in-law approved of it too.
Excellent. Always looking for shortcuts with boxed products. This is top notch. I added chopped pecans also.
