Lemon Box Cake Mix Hacks

I will highlight a few delicious and easy hacks that will make your box cake mix even more amazing.

Lemon box cake mix hacks. 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. The same goes for boxed brownies. If you re baking a chocolate cake try swapping the water for hot coffee. Jillee at one good thing adds six ounces of lemon yogurt to of a cup of buttermilk to make up the liquid portion of a delicious lemon cake made with yellow white or even spice cake mix.

This is probably my favorite box cake mix hack. Yogurt can also add some surprising zing as well as texture to your cake mix batter. They re easy quick and nostalgia makes them crowd favorites. Or maybe you just think that box mix cake can be just a little bit better.

Maybe you want to jazz up that box mix so no one knows your cake was really made by betty crocker. There is no shame in playing the boxed mix game. Mix a teaspoon of lemon or vanilla extract into the batter. If you used mostly lemon juice use two teaspoons of pure vanilla extract.

Poke cakes are an easy and creative way to elevate your boxed cake mix. Sour cream was another of my grandmother s kitchen tricks. 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.

No one has to know that your fancy cake is actually from a box. Those box cake mixes are good for more than just a plain yellow cake. Milk makes a denser cake. Take a few minutes and make your own buttercream to give your cake a bit of sophistication.

And please use real vanilla extract you can even learn to make your own vanilla extract. If you re stuck in a boxed mix rut there are baking hacks to making your cake taste. Consider using lemon lime soda for part of the required liquid. If you are thinking any of these things then here is the blog post for you.

Substitute milk and or lemon juice for water. Whip up an amazing cake with these doctored up box cake mix recipes that make amazing store bought quality cakes.