Do You Use Cake Mix?

When it comes to kitchen shortcuts, I'll try almost anything that makes baking easier. Some of the other editors in Real Simple's food department think this is a travesty. A cake mix is just a bunch of ingredients you already have in your pantry, they say. True, and I'm happy to let someone else measure them (ditto for pancake mix). I've made my share of "from scratch" desserts and they are almost always a disappointment. Plus, even though I use a mix for the cake, I top it with homemade fro...