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      American Heart Association: "Tans Fats"
    
      International Food Information Council Foundation: "What Is Erythritol?"
    




Find the best cake mix for you and make home-baking a bit easier with this guide.

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“Look for mixes that call for the baker to add their own oil. I usually use extra-virgin olive oil or sometimes melted ghee or coconut oil,” Largeman-Roth says.

If you're in a baking pinch, Largeman-Roth likes the six organic and non-GMO ingredients in this boxed cake mix.

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Miss Jones Baking Co. makes it easy for vegans to have their cake and eat it, too.

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Take your cakes to the next level with Foodstirs's variety of decorative baking kits that include plant-based food dyes instead of artificial ones.

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This coconut cake mix is higher in saturated fat, so try limiting your serving to one slice.

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One bag of ZenSweet's vanilla mix makes an eight-inch cake or 12 cupcakes.

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Arrowhead Mills gluten-free baking mix is a basic foundation for all your favorite cake flavors.

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Craving a bit of crunch? Fold in some chopped walnuts or pistachios.

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Make this cake mix vegan by subbing the egg for 2 tablespoons freshly ground flax seeds with 6 tablespoons of water in a small bowl.

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Buy it: SweetLaurel.com; Price: $20

      American Heart Association: "Tans Fats"
    
      International Food Information Council Foundation: "What Is Erythritol?"