Place the cake mix, melted ice cream, and eggs in a large mixing bowl.

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The cake mix from the supermarket was the most divisive.

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Anne Byrn's "The Cake Mix Doctor" (Workman) has sat atop the Los Angeles Times' cookbook bestsellers list for 20 weeks, above vegetarian leader Deborah Madison and legends Julia Child and Jacques Pepin.

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In successful cake making, select the best ingredients, mix them together and pour into the right size pan, bake at the right temperature and for an appropriate time, frost and decorate to add flavor and eye appeal.

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Well, it's a mix of being greedy for the flavor of cake and just jonesing for the pleasures of consumption.

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