Betty Crocker cake mix bb June 2018. AIBU to think it'll be fine to eat?

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Never made one before but found a box in the cupboard... I think it'll be fine to eat - do you?

I would!

Yeah eat it and let us know how it goes

It will probably taste stale.

I wouldn't bother but if you do can you tell us what it's like!

It's a dry mix, nothing to really "go off" in it. I'd definitely crack on with that.

Its a best before so it will be ok.

it might be a bit flat if the raising agents have lost a bit of oomph over time but it'll probably taste fine.

The only thing that might scupper the plan is if it has a raising agent in the mix and if that has stopped working the cake won’t rise as well.

But I’ve had packets of Bicarb etc still have ok 5years after the best before!

Post a picture!

It'll be fine. Could throw in a tiny bit of bicarb if you're not sure?

It should be just fine ... I’d add an extra tsp of baking powder

Yes I would. Let us know what it tastes like if you don't keel over after eating it

It'll be fine. I found a Betty Crocker ginger cake mix at the back of my (ground floor) cupboard the other week - bb Dec 2017, baked it, and it was absolutely fine, especially delicious with a big mug of tea .

I wouldn't. The mixes have fat in them, which by now will have gone rancid. Open the packet and sniff.

It’s likely to taste stale.

Read the ingredients. If it’s basically flour and sugar, and you add the oil, or eggs, or milk, then it should be fine, maybe a little flat.
If it’s got fat in it give a good sniff in case it has turned rancid.

It says best before, not poisonous after. Give it a go.

Decided to risk it and made it. We've all finished it off - and so far we're all still here

Didn't taste stale and rose like a normal cake. Thanks all for the advice.

For the poster who asked for a photo - sorry, I read your request after it had all gone.