I've been trying the Betty Crocker range as part of my Insiders word of mouth campaign. I was lucky enough to receive a fantastic box of goodies to test and review including 1x Vanilla Icing tub,1x Velvety Vanilla Cake Mix, 5x Betty Crocker ‘Baking with Kids’ Recipe cards, 20x Activity Flyers for half term ideas and 20x Vouchers for £1 off of all Betty Crocker products, and finally 1x Campaign Guide.
Another rainy day and another hard days baking. We broke out the Velvety Vanilla cake mix, however cupcakes were the choice for my mini baker. Easy to follow instructions meant she could manage the mixing pretty much by herself.
Just a little while later we had a tray of lovely cupcakes (which we taste tested while waiting for them to cool enough to ice!).
Icing they seemed to involve lots of frosting (because it tastes the best apparently!), and covering them in lots of sprinkles and a variety of other decorations.
Definitely an ideal young children's product, though great for those that struggle with getting edible and fluffy cakes. A handy thing to stick in the cupboard for boring days.
Though I still prefer following my own recipe, I find these are great for building up my daughters cooking confidence.
Now for some more educational titbits...
Betty was named after William Crocker, one of the Washburn Crosby directors. Her first name was chosen as one of the most 'All-American' sounding name of the times.
In 1945, the fictional Betty Crocker was named the second most popular woman in the United States of America, second only to then-First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt.
The main actress to play Betty Crocker, Adelaide Hawley Cumming, played the iconic baker for 15 years, before producers decided to opt for a 'more sophisticated image'. After leaving the role, she would go on to become a noted feminist and successful teacher.
Betty has already published over 150 cookbooks in her time, perhaps the most famous being 'Betty Crocker's Picture Cookbook', which remains a top-selling cookbook today.
There have been several portraits of Betty - none of which have used a genuine model to pose for them. The 1996 portrait is arguably the most fascinating, as it 'was partially inspired by a "computerized composite" of "75 women of diverse backgrounds and ages"'. These portraits, including the 1996 version, can all be viewed here:
Betty Crocker Portraits
Facebook followers
Twitter followers
Betty Crocker
The Betty Story
Who Was Betty Crocker
#FunToMakeUK
Who was Betty Crocker
No comments:
Post a Comment