Lemon Box Cake Mix Hacks

Those box cake mixes are good for more than just a plain yellow cake.

Lemon box cake mix hacks.

Poke cakes are an easy and creative way to elevate your boxed cake mix. Milk makes a denser cake. Using whole milk instead of water with a 1 to 1 substitution in the recipe will result in a richer denser cake that tastes homemade. There is no shame in playing the boxed mix game.

This is probably my favorite box cake mix hack. If you re stuck in a boxed mix rut there are baking hacks to making your cake taste. Simply add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to one box of cake mix. Sour cream was another of my grandmother s kitchen tricks.

No one has to know that your fancy cake is actually from a box. And please use real vanilla extract you can even learn to make your own vanilla extract. If you are thinking any of these things then here is the blog post for you. If you used mostly lemon juice use two teaspoons of pure vanilla extract.

Yogurt can also add some surprising zing as well as texture to your cake mix batter. Mix a teaspoon of lemon or vanilla extract into the batter. You d never guess these recipes started with a box of store bought cake mix. Add a 1 4 cup of butter 1 2 cup of flour and a teaspoon of baking powder.

They re easy quick and nostalgia makes them crowd favorites. Consider using lemon lime soda for part of the required liquid. Maybe you want to jazz up that box mix so no one knows your cake was really made by betty crocker. Or maybe you just think that box mix cake can be just a little bit better.

The flavor combos are endless but here are some of my favorites. The same goes for boxed brownies. The coffee will deepen the flavor while the hot liquid will help the chocolate bloom. Whip up an amazing cake with these doctored up box cake mix recipes that make amazing store bought quality cakes.

If you re baking a chocolate cake try swapping the water for hot coffee. I will highlight a few delicious and easy hacks that will make your box cake mix even more amazing.