Red velvet, pumpkin caramel, molten lava. If it sounds like the dessert menu of your favorite restaurant, think again. These indulgent flavors can be found right in the baking aisle of your local food retailer.

Among the restaurant-style baking mixes: Triple Chocolate Decadent Cake Mix from Duncan Hines, Chocolate Molten Lava Decadent Supreme cake from Betty Crocker and Fudge Truffle Supreme cake from Pillsbury.

Such flavors are a common addition to restaurant menus. Chocolate hazelnut, for instance, is featured on 33% more restaurant menus in 2012 vs. 2011; red velvet, 40% more, S’mores, 33% more and pumpkin pie, 27%, according to Datassential, Los Angeles, which tracks menu trends in U.S. chain and independent restaurants. 

The extension of such flavors into the home baking side of the business makes sense at a time when baking at home is popular. Nearly seven out of 10 consumers (68%) bake at home one time per month or more, according to research firm Mintel. Of these, 38% bake at least once per week and another 5% are daily bakers.

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While many of these consumers bake from scratch, plenty replicate the restaurant experience at home using boxed mixes for all or at least part of their recipes.

“Bakers can simply pick up a box of our Triple Chocolate Decadent Cake Mix or our Lemon Supreme Cake Mix and enjoy an indulgent dessert in the comfort of their homes,” said Stefan Aps, director of marketing for Duncan Hines.

Triple Chocolate is part of Duncan Hines’ line of Supreme and Decadent cake mixes. Another flavor is Decadent Red Velvet Cupcake, which comes complete with cream cheese frosting mix and a pastry bag to “fill and frost the cupcakes like a pro,” said Aps.

Another way Duncan Hines lets consumers enjoy the restaurant experience at home is with its Duncan Hines “Frosting Creations,” which are cans of plain frosting that can be customized by mixing in one of a variety of flavors.

“Frosting Creations lets bakers create the decadent flavors they may have tasted at their favorite restaurant, and replicate it at home during their baking adventures,” said Aps. “This freedom allows consumers to think out of the box when baking.”

Frosting Creations was developed, in part, based on consumer research that found bakers wanted to get more creative in the kitchen, according to Aps.

Frosting Creations caters to customers who want to create treats that taste like they were made from scratch, but in half the time, he said.

“Everyday it seems we’re all busier and busier, and home bakers are no exception,” said Aps. “That was one of the reasons we developed Frosting Creations — to help home bakers achieve those gourmet frosting flavors they craved quickly and simply.”

Frosting Creations is available in hip flavors chocolate marshmallow and cinnamon roll.

“Giving our customers the ability to create gourmet desserts easily at home has been a priority at Duncan Hines, and these creations are definitely inspired by the trends we’ve seen in the baking world,” said Aps.