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Tags: <cake>
Title: Too much water in box cake mix batter. Can it be fixed?
Question: 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?

Answers:
sents: text: If batter just looks a bit too loose then switching to a sheet pan should take care of it.
text: 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
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/6638/Pat Sommer
score: 4
sents: text: If you are only over by a small amount (¼ cup or less) just add half the volume of flour(±).
text: 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.
text: Cakes fixed this way will be slightly dry but serviceable, particularly given that you started with a boxed cake anyway.
text: Beyond that point just make a double recipe.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/10534/John F. Miller
score: 4
sents: text: 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
text: I just added
text: 1 cup of pancake mix the complete kind and hoped for the best.
text: It took a little longer to cook but no one was the wiser and it was really good not too dry.
text: I guess I lucked out on this one.
text: Next time I will put my glasses on before mixing.
text: Hope this works for you also.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/17824/user17824
score: 3
sents: text: 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour,1 cup
text: sugar,2 teaspoon baking powder,1/4 teaspoon baking soda,Whisk together.
text: Add to cake mix until you get the right consistency.
text: I use this recipe to actually get a bigger yield out of a mix and then add a bit more liquid.
text: I keep the mixture in a mason jar.
text: Cake mixes are less ounces today and really helps getting 2 dozen versus 18 cupcakes without having to get another mix.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/72190/Kate Russell
score: 3
sents: text: I accidentally doubled the water to 1/2 cup but went ahead and baked it anyway.
text: It turned out fine, more cake than brownie.
text: My teen boys couldn’t care less.
text: Picture shows what was left an hour after it came out of the oven.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/85524/Lily Pad
score: 2
sents: text: I just did this on accident.
text: I added 2 cups when i was supposeda add only 1.
text: What i did
text: bc
text: 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.
text: All worked out thankfully.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/29621/Carly
score: 1
sents: text: I just used 1/2 box of a new cake mix box to save mine.
text: I accidentally added an extra cup of water when it should have been only 1 1/4 cup.
text: Came out good.
text: Will try the pancake mix
text: next time I make a mistake
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/35951/Rosa
score: 0

Summary of the answers:
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.