If batter just looks a bit too loose then switching to a sheet pan should take care of it.
Sprinkling something absorbent onto the base of pan before pouring batter also helps: raisins currents even cookie crumbs (I save gingersnaps for baking) or fistful of fine semolina
cooking.stackexchange.com/users/6638/Pat Sommer
If you are only over by a small amount (¼ cup or less) just add half the volume of flour(±).
If you added a moderate amount of extra water(½ to 1 cup) add half the volume of flour and ½ tsp baking powder and sugar equal to ⅓ the flour.
Cakes fixed this way will be slightly dry but serviceable, particularly given that you started with a boxed cake anyway.
Beyond that point just make a double recipe.
cooking.stackexchange.com/users/10534/John F. Miller
I just did this this morning when making cinnamon chocolate swirl cake added 1 3/4 cups of water instead of 3/4 cups of water worried and not sure what to do
I just added
1 cup of pancake mix the complete kind and hoped for the best.
It took a little longer to cook but no one was the wiser and it was really good not too dry.
I guess I lucked out on this one.
Next time I will put my glasses on before mixing.
Hope this works for you also.
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1 1/2 cups all purpose flour,1 cup
sugar,2 teaspoon baking powder,1/4 teaspoon baking soda,Whisk together.
Add to cake mix until you get the right consistency.
I use this recipe to actually get a bigger yield out of a mix and then add a bit more liquid.
I keep the mixture in a mason jar.
Cake mixes are less ounces today and really helps getting 2 dozen versus 18 cupcakes without having to get another mix.
cooking.stackexchange.com/users/72190/Kate Russell
I accidentally doubled the water to 1/2 cup but went ahead and baked it anyway.
It turned out fine, more cake than brownie.
My teen boys couldn’t care less.
Picture shows what was left an hour after it came out of the oven.
cooking.stackexchange.com/users/85524/Lily Pad
I just did this on accident.
I added 2 cups when i was supposeda add only 1.
What i did
bc
i was lucky enuff to have a spare box, was added a little bit of cake mix to my mixture and mixed until it got to the correct consistancy.
All worked out thankfully.
cooking.stackexchange.com/users/29621/Carly
I just used 1/2 box of a new cake mix box to save mine.
I accidentally added an extra cup of water when it should have been only 1 1/4 cup.
Came out good.
Will try the pancake mix
next time I make a mistake
cooking.stackexchange.com/users/35951/Rosa
I added too much water in my box cake mix and I already mixed the 2 together. What can I do to save the cake? Could I add another box of cake mix to the batter?
Too much water in box cake mix batter. Can it be fixed?
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cooking.stackexchange.com/users/10502/Montez Larkin
You can add some of a second cake mix or half the volume of flour to get to the correct consistency. You can either add a bit of flour or some of the second box until you reach the right consistency.
You should just add some flour until you reach the right consistency. You can add a bit of the second box until you reach the right consistency.