#15_ Devils Food Cake Mix (Subs)

This is in response to a reader's query if there's a substitute or alternative for the boxed Devil's Food cake mix,(entry #13). She caught me off guard! I'm sure there is. But I have never used anything but my aunt Betty's mix, (you know, Betty Crocker). I've been so spoiled since these pre- mixes are so convenient and are so cheap, even nowadays when everything is so expensive I bought few of them the other day from W-mart for $.89 per box. Still cheap, considering I don't have to measure and sift the dry ingredients....Aunt Betty already done the dirty work for me.

Anyhoo, I searched around my kitchen and found BETTER HOMES & Garden cookbook and pulled out a recipe for a devils food cake. Since you're not making the cake itself, I'll just give you the list for the dry ingredients to use for the mudslide cookies.

Here they are:
2 1/4 cups all-pupose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 3/4 cup white sugar
Combine and sift all ingredients

Note:
According to the cookbook, the reaction of the cocoa powder and the baking soda gives the devil's food cake or cookies its characteristic reddish brown color. There you go, I learned something new today! Thank you for asking the question.
Just remember that I just pulled this recipe out from the book. I did not try it, so please let me know how you did. thanks a lot.