How do I make this cake?

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I recently tried somebody’s homemade cake and would love to recreate it!

They said they had used the Betty Crocker Devils Food Chocolate Cake Mix but had added freshly squeezed orange juice and I’m sure she said that she added extra cocoa powder…

I’ve made the BC Devils Food Choc cake many times and it’s always very light and fluffy, hers however was stodgy (in a nice way!), it wasn’t fluffy at all. It resembled a chocolate mud cake sort of texture or a fudge cake.

I wonder what else she added to get that texture? Would it have been cocoa powder? Milk perhaps? Sorry I’m not being very helpful explaining it but it was lovely!

I don’t mean to sound rude but can you ask her? We’re never gonna know!

@Ayeyourebeingadick I don’t know her personally and a little embarrassed to ask through the grapevine!

It’s probably down to the cake mix, rather than the type of liquid she added. I think they are generally an add oil, rather than butter mix.

Ask, it’s a lovely compliment!

I'm a vegan, and often make cakes using apple sauce instead of eggs. This creates quite a gooey, fudgy texture that some people favour some don't. Maybe try that? Although I obviously use vegan butter substitute (or oil depending on the recipe) too and perhaps it is a combination of both?

Oil instead of butter I suspect.

Have you not tried Google? As I just searched Betty Crocker chocolate cake orange juice and this is literally the first thing that comes up.

www.theovenlight.net/2022/04/box-mix-orange-chocolate-cake/

This.

Worst case it's a family secret and you are no wiser. Unlikely.