Phyllis in Bethalto wanted the complete recipe for
Warm Delights.
This came from a Hillbilly Housewife's e-mail
newsletter:
gramaj

"I found that you can make your own Warm Delights very easily. Put 4 level tablespoons of any variety cake mix in a small bowl (I used a cereal bowl). Stir in 2 tablespoons water - you may have
to add a little more if it is too dry - until well mixed; some tiny lumps are okay. You can sprinkle ice cream topping like hot fudge or caramel over the top. Cook for 1 minute in a microwave. Take out and let sit for a couple of minutes and it?s ready to eat. I used a chocolate cake mix from Aldi?s and some Smuckers hot fudge ice cream topping. It was a good as the real thing and by far cheaper! You can probably make dozens of them from one cake mix.
Alice

Fellow HBHW reader Jacqueline had a similar idea and another great frugal tips to share:

Betty Crocker ?Warm Delights? at $1.39 each. You can get about 7 batches from just 1-$1 cake mix.

My substitute:
use any flavor of cake mix you like. have a supply of ?flavors?, syrups, jams or ice-cream sundae sauces (choc., strawberry, pineapple, my favorite) marshmallow syrup, dry coconut, etc.
a can or two of canned frostings if you like (optional)

Recipe: at a ratio of 1 serving of Dry cake mix to 1/2 serving of water and mixing, add the special sauce or ingredient of your
choice, swirl it through cake mix several times. Top with the final topping (Chocolate syrup, etc.), bake in microwave oven for
just seconds. Enjoy!

Here are samples I love to make and eat!

1: 1/2 cup Dry chocolate cake mix, 1/4 cup water, Mix until smooth. Drop a heaping tablespoon of canned chocolate fudge icing and swirl through cake mix. Top with marshmallow
syrup (a jar of marshmallow cream that I dilute with several spoons of water and stir till it will pour). Bake in microwave for approximately
55-65 seconds.

2: 2/3 cup yellow cake mix, 1/3 water. Mix until smooth. Drop in sweetened coconut, swirl. Top with marshmallow syrup. Bake in
microwave for anywhere from 60 to 75 seconds. Eat and enjoy!

The only thing tricky about this recipe is to remember that whatever measurement of cake mix you use, be sure to use 1/2 that same measure of water. Be sure your cooking dish will hold the amount of cake (it rises and can run over) and watch the baking time. Different amounts and different sauces can cause it to need a few seconds more of baking time.

Stick a fork into the cake part to see if it looks like baked cake, if not, add a few seconds cooking time. NEVER measure the cooking time in MINUTES! Get inventive and try different combinations. Really good and Cheap!"

gramaj

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