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    Home » Recipes » Amish Cakes

    5 Amish Recipes Using Cake Mix

    Published: May 3, 2022 · Updated: May 12, 2022 by Kevin Williams | 2 Comments

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    Easy Amish Twinkie Cake
    Homemade Twinkie Cake

    Boxed cake mix, in an Amish home?

    It might surprise you to think of an Amish cook creating Amish Recipes Using Cake Mix or using a boxed cake mix. It shouldn't.  The widespread proliferation of prepared and processed foods that began in earnest in America after World War II didn't leave the Amish untouched.  Many Amish cooks keep scratch-made mixes on hand but, think about it, you're a harried Amish mom with 10 kids, if you can cut a corner here and there, why not grab a box of cake mix? And many do.  But, true to culinary form, many Amish cooks do inventive things with these mixes.  Now, if you aren't sold on boxed mixes, The Amish Cook herself weighed in on the topic recently. She gives her thoughts on the popularity of mixes with the Amish and a recipe for your own homemade versions for your favorite box mixes.  Check out how to make homemade "Bisquick" & Brownie mix. 

    I will say that boxed cake mixes are not the most common sight in Amish pantries, but you do see them, again, they are especially popular among Amish Moms who have a houseful of toddlers and young school-age children. Because of this there are plenty of Amish recipes using cake mix. You can score nicely priced boxed cake mixes often at Amish bent and dent stores and these are the ones that often find their way into Amish kitchens. Nothing like a box of Duncan Hines chocolate cake mix for 30 cents.

    Amish Recipes Using Cake Mix

    Homemade Amish Twinkies using cake mix.

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    • 🍪 German Baptist Cake Mix Cookies
    • 🎂 Easiest Chocolate Caramel Cake Ever
    • 😊 Homemade Twinkies
    • 🍰 Strawberry White Jello Cake
    • 🥮 Cake Mix Cinnamon Rolls
    • 🖨️ Full Recipe

    🍪 German Baptist Cake Mix Cookies

    Man, I had some of these at a German Baptist gathering and they were really, really good.

    🎂 Easiest Chocolate Caramel Cake Ever

    Can't remember where this came from, heck, it may have not even come from an Amish cook, but it is good.

    😊 Homemade Twinkies

    This is an awesome recipe that comes from an Amish woman in Oklahoma.

    🍰 Strawberry White Jello Cake

    This is a delicious staple at many Amish gatherings!

    🥮 Cake Mix Cinnamon Rolls

    Ouch, now this one is not one I am happy to see gain in popularity in Amish kitchens, but in some places it is.  These are "cake mix cinnamon rolls" and, wow, I'd miss the homemade, scratch versions that most Amish cooks still make. But here is a recipe for cake mix cinnamon rolls if you want to try them!

    Ingredients

    • 1 ¼ cups warm water (105°F to 115°F)
    • 1 package (2 ¼ teaspoons) regular active dry yeast
    • 1 box yellow cake mix
    • 2 ½ to 3 cups all-purpose flour
    • ¼ cup butter
    • ½ cup packed brown sugar
    • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • 1 bar cream cheese

    Instructions

    • Grease 13x9-inch pan or 2 (9-inch) round cake pans with shortening or cooking spray.
    • In small bowl, mix warm water and yeast; let stand 5 minutes.
    • In large bowl, mix cake mix and 2 cups of the flour. Add water-yeast mixture; stir with wooden spoon until dough forms. Add remaining flour ¼ cup at a time, stirring between each addition, until it comes together in a ball. You may not need all of the flour. Cover with plastic wrap, and let rise in warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
    • Gently punch down dough, and then reshape into ball. Let rest a few minutes. Meanwhile, melt butter in small bowl, and set aside to cool. In another small bowl, mix brown sugar and cinnamon.
    • On lightly floured surface, roll dough into large rectangle about ¼ inch thick. Brush with melted butter; sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar. Starting with 1 long end, tightly roll up dough into a log. Cut into 12 rolls.
    • Place rolls in pan(s); cover with plastic wrap. Let rise about 30 minutes while you heat oven to 375°F.
    • Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; spread with frosting. Serve warm or at room temperature.

    🖨️ Full Recipe

    Classic Amish Cinnamon Rolls

    Cake Mix Cinnamon Rolls

    A super time saver for amazing cinnamon rolls made with cake mix
    5 from 1 vote
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    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American, Amish

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 ¼ cups warm water (105°F to 115°F)
    • 2 ¼ teaspoon regular active dry yeast 1 package
    • 1 box yellow cake mix
    • 2 ½ to 3 cups all-purpose flour
    • ¼ cup butter
    • ½ cup packed brown sugar
    • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • 1 bar cream cheese

    Instructions
     

    • Grease 13x9-inch pan or 2 (9-inch) round cake pans with shortening or cooking spray.
    • In small bowl, mix warm water and yeast; let stand 5 minutes.
    • In large bowl, mix cake mix and 2 cups of the flour.
    • Add water-yeast mixture; stir with wooden spoon until dough forms.
    • Add remaining flour ¼ cup at a time, stirring between each addition, until it comes together in a ball. You may not need all of the flour.
    • Cover with plastic wrap, and let rise in warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
    • Gently punch down dough, and then reshape into ball. Let rest a few minutes.
    • Meanwhile, melt butter in small bowl, and set aside to cool.
    • In another small bowl, mix brown sugar and cinnamon.
    • On lightly floured surface, roll dough into large rectangle about ¼ inch thick. Brush with melted butter; sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar.
    • Starting with 1 long end, tightly roll up dough into a log. Cut into 12 rolls.
    • Place rolls in pan(s); cover with plastic wrap. Let rise about 30 minutes while you heat oven to 375°F.
    • Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; spread with frosting. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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    About Kevin Williams

    Hi, my name is Kevin Williams and I am owner of Oasis Newsfeatures and editor of The Amish Cook newspaper column.

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      June 20, 2021 at 10:42 pm

      5 stars
      Love this website and love the recipes! Thank you!!

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      • Kevin Williams

        June 21, 2021 at 1:45 pm

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