No preservatives. Everyone you love deserves Duncan Hines. When you bake a cake it's likely a special treat for the special people in your life. You care enough to take the time to bake a cake, so make it the moistest, most delicious cake you can. Make it Duncan Hines.

Sugar, Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour (flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Vegetable Oil Shortening (partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Propylene Glycol Mono- And Diesters Of Fats, Mono- And Diglycerides), Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Dextrose, Leavening (sodium Bicarbonate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate). Contains 2% Or Less Of: Wheat Starch, Salt, Food Starch-modified, Cellulose Gum, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Xanthan Gum, Vanillin (artificial Flavor).

You Will Need: 1 1/4 Cups water; 1/2 Cup vegetable oil; 3 Large eggs. 1. Prep: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F for metal or glass pans, 325 degrees F for dark or coated pans. Grease sides and bottom of each pan with shortening. Flour lightly. (Use baking cups for cupcakes.) 2. Mix: Blend dry mix, water, oil and eggs in large bowl at low speed until moistened (about 30 seconds). Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour batter in pans and bake immediately. Bake following chart below. Add 3-5 minutes to bake time for dark or coated pans. Cake is done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Coo in pan on wire rack for 15 minutes. Cool completely before frosting. Pan Size/Bake Time: 2 8-inch/35-38 minutes; 2 9-inch/30-33 minutes; 13 x 9-inch/35-38 minutes; Bundt/45-50 minutes; 24 Cupcakes. Lower Fat Recipe: Prepare and bake following the directions above except using 1 cup water, 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce and 3 eggs. Reduce baking time 1-2 minutes. High Altitude (Over 3,500 ft): Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Stir 1/4 cup flour into mix. Mix as directed above except using 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons water, 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon vegetable oil and 3 large eggs. Bake at 350 degrees F: Two 8-inch pans 25-30 minutes; two 9-inch pans 28-33 minutes; 13 x 9-inch pan 32-36 minutes; Bundt pan 36-46 minutes; 30 Cupcakes 15-20 minutes.