Customer Reviews

Barefoot Contessa 37.3-oz. Sour Cream Coffee Cake Mix.

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When I saw this product at one of my favorite kitchen stores, I just had to try it out, especially since I love this coffee cake and the Barefoot Contessa show. I figured it would be a great mix. I was very disappointed after baking the product that the cake itself was very dry and the crust was very hard. The flavor was there, but might need to add pudding to the mix or something else to add moisture to it. For the price of $14.95 that I had paid, it's probably worth it to just buy one already made from a local bakery. Definitely not worth the price paid. Sorry, Ina!

This is my sister's favorite type of cake. As teenagers we would make the Betty Crocker cinnamon swirl cake, which looked just like this one, and she was hoping for something similar. After she tried to make this mix a couple times without success, she asked me to try. I will say the overall flavor of this cake is really good, BUT it's very dense. The crust is thick and hard for a cake and the crumb is very dry. I tried using Plugra high fat butter, then substituting some of the butter with oil, and I even tried switching pans. I just could not get a moist cake from this mix.

We have bought this mix and enjoyed it several times...it's one of our favorites. Delicious with coffee or tea in the morning, this is a great mix. When we first started making it, we had an old inexpensive bundt pan; and, like the other reviewers, we thought the coffeecake was tasty, but a little dry. After making it in a new higher quality bundt pan that we received for Christmas, the outcome improved 100%. I guess it's true what they say about having the right "tool" for the job. I have also noticed that I get a better result when I reduce the cooking time slightly on all of the Barefoot Contessa mixes. We'll keep buying this as long as they offer it.

Sorry, never got a chance to use it. When opened, was buggy, so tossed it. Advise to store in fridge when you get it to avoid this. Looks yummy.