A mixture of two or more ingredients beaten up with a liquid for culinary purposes.

the dry ingredients of a cake sold in a ready-mixed form, requiring only the addition of eggs, water, etc., in preparation for cooking.

A prepared mixture of ingredients from which a cake or other item of food or drink is made, usually with the addition of further ingredients. More…

(a) a packet of prepared dry ingredients for making a sponge cake; (b) the ingredients of a sponge cake mixed together ready for baking.