On Monday, May 5, 2014 1:03:56 PM UTC-4, bigwheel wrote:
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> > On a whim I made a cake for the first time ever, in this case a Duncan
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> > Hines Triple Chocolate cake.
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> > Process was pretty straightforward. I used an electric mixer to mix the
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> > batter powder, eggs, oil and water. Used store-brand corn oil. Baked it
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> > in 2 9-inch pans for 30 mins.
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> > The results were okay - tastes pretty good. However the basic texture
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> > isn't like a store-bought cake. By that I mean it's kind of dense, chewy
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> > compared to a store-bought which I would describe as typically being
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> > more light, fluffy.
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> > Is there a way to make it more like store-bought?
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> > Thanks.
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> Should be pretty light textured. Did you follow the directions on the
> box?


Yes. I used corn oil, the recipe says "vegetable oil". Should corn oil work?