Make Your Own Cake Mix

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, ice-cold, diced, 1 c is 2 sticks (no substitute)

Recipe

• 1 churn the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a food processor fitted with the metal chopping blade a couple of seconds until well blended. tap half the mixture onto a large piece of waxed paper and reserve.
• 2 scatter half the butter evenly over the dry ingredients in the processor and pulse 6 to 8 times. pulse quickly 3 to 5 times more until the mixture is about the texture of lentils. empty the mixture into a large mixing bowl.
• 3 return the reserved dry mixture to the food processor, scatter the remaining butter evenly on top, and cut in as before. add to the mixture in the bowl.
• 4 toss the 2 batches together well, then spoon into a large zipper freezer bag, press out the air, and seal. label, date and store in the freezer. this quick cake mix will last at least 2 months in the freezer, 1 week to 10 days in the refrigerator.
• 5 scoop out the frozen mix – no need to thaw – and use as individual recipes direct.