General Mills Recalls 2 Types of Betty Crocker Cake Mix (2024)

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General Mills Recalls 2 Types of Betty Crocker Cake Mix? ›

General Mills has recalled two types of Betty Crocker cake mix in the U.S. and one in Canada over concerns that the flour used in them could be linked to an E. coli outbreak. The Party Rainbow Chip Cake Mix (and a similarly-named product in Canada) and the Carrot Cake Mix were recalled on Monday.

The recall affects Classic White, Classic Butter Golden, Signature Confetti and Classic Yellow varieties of cake mix, according to Conagra Brands, Duncan Hines' parent company. The affected boxes have expiration dates between March 7-13, 2019.

In the 1950s, General Mills launched a line of cake mixes under the famous Betty Crocker brand. The cake mixes included all the dry ingredients in the package, plus milk and eggs in powdered form. All you needed was to add water, mix it all together, and stick the pan in the oven.

Do you catch a foul or off-putting smell from boxes of cake mix? If yes, it's a clear sign they have gone bad. Appearance matters, too: any color changes or signs of mold indicate the mix has overstayed its welcome. Straight into the trash, it goes!

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A Texas bakery owner noticed Betty Crocker had quietly decreased the amount of its boxed cake mix. She conducted a bake-off between the new and old boxes, which called for the same wet ingredients. There were some differences, but they may not be noticeable to the average customer, she said.

I'm a baker and I made white cake using boxed mixes from Pillsbury, Duncan Hines, and Betty Crocker. The Duncan Hines cake was moist, not overly sweet, and the fluffiest of the three. The cakes from Pillsbury and Betty Crocker were good, too, but I had a few minor issues with them.

Neither crumbled nor cracked when cut, giving us perfectly shaped squares straight out of the cake pans. As a professional baker, I too was impressed with the crumb on both the Pillsbury and Betty Crocker cakes, but Betty Crocker has a more even texture, better flavor, and is more moist.

Betty Crocker had proudly succeeded last year to set a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for baking the Largest marble cake ever which measured 16 square-meters and weighed 733 Kilos with approximately 15,000 Betty Crocker marble cake mixes.

After four years of development, General Mills debuted its Betty Crocker Ginger Cake mix in 1947. General Mills joined the convenience-food movement because flour sales had been declining since the 1920s.

Does Betty Crocker cake mix go bad? ›

Unopened cake mix typically stays viable for 12-18 months past its 'best by' date when stored in a cool, dry place. Once the package is opened, however, its shelf life is reduced to roughly 6-8 months given proper storage away from moisture and heat.

What are flour bugs and why am I finding them? Flour bugs — also called pantry weevils, rice bugs, wheat bugs, or flour worms — are actually tiny beetles that feed on the dry food in your pantry. Flour, cereal, rice, cake mixes, and pasta are all favorites of these miniscule foodies.