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Misdawn
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Joined: May 02, 2005
Posts: 1541
Location: Longview, Texas
Birthday: Jun 07
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Wed Jun 25, 2008 6:37 pm |
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playingwithsugar
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Joined: Aug 31, 2005
Posts: 4920
Location: Carrot Cake Should Count As A Vegetable!
Birthday: Nov 20
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:27 am |
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Sorry, but I have no advice to give you on this. I do not use that brand often, but I have used several of their flavors in the past, and I have never had a problem with it.
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jlo6024
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Joined: Mar 10, 2007
Posts: 72
Birthday: Nov 16
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:51 am |
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Pillsbury is all i ever use and have NEVER had a problem. Wonder what that was all about?!?!?! |
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k8memphis
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Joined: Mar 21, 2005
Posts: 1302
Location: Memphis 10 C
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:51 am |
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I'm so so sorry that happened! (((big hig)))
I have had problems with Pillsbury and Betty. Betty and I had baked together forever. Honey, I divorced her arse. She's maybe better now but I use doctored Duncan and a few scratch now. I'm scared of Pills and I won't even speak to Betty anymore...rhymes with itch.
I feel yah! Been there. So sorry!!! Horribly incredibly frustrating.
Try to at least catch a cat nap, Cake-buddy. |
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AmyCakes2
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Joined: May 26, 2007
Posts: 157
Location: Western PA
Birthday: Jan 06
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:24 am |
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That's really weird! I'm so sorry! I only use Pillsbury or DH, NEVER BC - have never had a cake turn out right with BC. Maybe it was a bad batch??
Hang in there! |
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LittleLinda
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Joined: Feb 25, 2005
Posts: 2503
Location: Groveland, Massachusetts
Birthday: Sep 27
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:38 am |
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Iteresting, I ONLY use Pillsbury and will go to the ends of the earth to get it before I use another brand! None of my local stores carries Pillsbury Classic White, so I travel to a Super Wal Mart and buy no less than 20 boxes of Pillsbury every couple of weeks!
I'm sorry about your craters, it's frustrating to say the least ... especially for a wedding cake! |
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wgoat5
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Joined: Sep 15, 2006
Posts: 7553
Location: Kentucky
Birthday: Nov 21
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:38 am |
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I always use Pillsbury white and DH dark chocolate
I once had trouble with my whites caving in..  not since then though have I had any trouble |
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2sdae
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Joined: Nov 08, 2006
Posts: 2945
Location: lou, ky
Birthday: Feb 14
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:57 am |
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I think there have been batches of every kind of box mix that has had a horrible turn out. It's like their combining equipment adds too much of this and not enough that into a batch and that batch gets boxed and shipped and then wham! If you get several boxes from that same batch you get a bunch of bad mixes and that is the worst. |
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debster
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Joined: Nov 28, 2005
Posts: 1363
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:03 am |
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ntertayneme
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Joined: Apr 13, 2005
Posts: 2746
Location: Lake Charles, Louisiana
Birthday: Nov 01
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:20 am |
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Sounds like you may have gotten a bad batch of the mix.... Pillsbury is all I've ever used. I always doctor mine and have excellent results ... I can't imagine why it would have done that ... strange |
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ChefAngie
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Joined: Feb 14, 2007
Posts: 135
Location: Lawrenceville, Virginia
Birthday: Mar 21
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:23 am |
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When my Father taught me how to make and bake cakes-I learned scratch and when time became a factor he showed me how to use DUNCAN HINES.
I cannot comment on Betty Crocker.
Pillsbury- I will not use.
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Misdawn
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Joined: May 02, 2005
Posts: 1541
Location: Longview, Texas
Birthday: Jun 07
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:37 am |
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Pillsbury's classic white flavor mix - that's what I used. Anyway, I went back to the store, got some BC and finished bkaing at about 3 this morning. Now I just have to frost, fondant, stack, and decorate today. Yay! |
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Danielle1218
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Joined: Dec 20, 2006
Posts: 31
Location: Upstate New York
Birthday: Dec 18
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:37 am |
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OMG...that is too bad. I feel your pain. I always use Pillsbury and I have never had a problem. However..............sometimes I do notice the middle of my cake sinks a bit if it is a big cake (12 x 1 , so I usually put an upside down flower nail in the middle of the pan before I bake it (to act as a heating core). Never any problems. |
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Misdawn
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Joined: May 02, 2005
Posts: 1541
Location: Longview, Texas
Birthday: Jun 07
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:40 am |
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I made a 6, 10, and 14 with the flower nails in the 10 and 14. The 10 and 14 cratered the worst! Don't knwo what that's about. Anyway, it's all ok now, I just had to vent before I blew a gasket!!! |
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tracycakes
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Joined: Feb 27, 2007
Posts: 746
Location: North Little Rock, Arkansas
Birthday: Apr 24
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:13 am |
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I've used Pillsbury for the last 18 years and never had a problem. I recently had to BC and DH because the Pillsbury was gone and that was the only time I had a problem with the middle. Going back to Pillsbury for me. Sorry this happened to you. |
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Now ordinarily I have no particular brand loyalty, but usually I use DH or BC cake mixes just becuase they are usually stocked at eye level on the shelf in the local grocery store and are easy to grab quickly. I will NEVER NEVER NEVER use pillsbury cake mixes again! 
