Moist cakes

Again, I love all that I learn on the u-tube videos.

I am not a person who makes cakes from scratch.  Cake mixes are pretty cheap and so handy.  I always buy when the cake mixes are on sale for under a dollar.  The IGA brand is just as good and they are usually 89 cents.  Even the generic Walmart or Foodlion brands are even better once you doctor them up with the butter and vanilla pudding mix.

So after reviewing many u-tube videos, this is my suggestion to you to make even moister cakes.  Use butter instead of the vegetable oil.  Just substitute the exact measurement of butter for the oil.

My other suggestion is add about an ounce or so of vanilla pudding mix to your batter and beat it longer.  Even if you are using a pudding in the cake mix, still add it.  So, now your batter is thicker and you actually get about 4 more cupcakes (in my case case.)

I seldom make cakes because with two of us, the cake gets dried out before we eat it all.  Plus, you can freeze the cupcakes before you ice them after you let them cool.  Keeps us from eating all 24-28 of them in a day or two.  No dishes or silverware to clean up either when eating a cupcake.

I love the butter cream frosting, too.  Also, not homemade but in the container.  I have plenty of time to experiment and make my own frosting but I really like the taste and I would rather spend  my time canning or dehydrating or vacuum sealing foods.  We all have priorities.