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Except that these mixes also include various emulsifiers, stabilizers and preservatives, which greatly improve the resulting product.
Which you can definitely add with the new found benefit of knowing exactly what is being included in your desert.
These are basically small amounts of powered milk and corn starch. In today's markets even some of the weirder options like soy letchin are available. At some point you can end up withering that is actually vegan which is a bonus for some people.
Dry Mix (equivalent to 1 Betty Crocker box, ~15.25 oz) • 1 ¾ cups (220 g) all-purpose flour • 1 ½ cups (300 g) sugar • ½ cup (45 g) unsweetened cocoa powder • 2 Tbsp cornstarch (softens crumb, mimics cake flour) • 3 Tbsp powdered milk (flavor, structure, moisture retention) • 1 ½ tsp baking powder • ½ tsp baking soda • ½ tsp salt • Optional “pro level”: 1–2 tsp soy lecithin granules emulsifier, boxed-mix texture)
Again, it is trivial to source these ingredients and these recipes are readily available.
I checked and Walmart carries all of these. Not that I suggest going to Walmart but it's at least an option against being way the whims of whoever owns Betty Crocker this decade.