Cake hack: Switch your water for milk Add one extra egg Sub oil for 1 cup(2 sticks) melted butter Cream cheese frosting: 2 blocks softened cream cheese 2 sticks of softened UNSALTED butter 1/2 tbsp vanilla 8 cups of powdered sugar

@fabiennemitchell2371

Жыл бұрын

You might as well make a proper cake!

@susieqmartin2746

Жыл бұрын

Add to that 1/4 cup of coco when doing chocolate! Add teaspoon of vanilla as well to the box cake mix!

@venturasunflower1014

Жыл бұрын

Are you really have to do is for every two eggs just use one duck egg and you don't have to change anything else

@elizabethpotts8754

Жыл бұрын

8 cups ?

@mimiwills8610

Жыл бұрын

I do a similar hack for brownie mixes.

I add a box of pudding to match the flavor of the cake, buttermilk instead of water. Comes out very moist and flavored.

@itzurgurlElenore

Жыл бұрын

Vanilla flavoring

@lisadupree1905

Жыл бұрын

That’s the way we made them in the 80’s

@anniedarden1873

Жыл бұрын

Amen to using buttermilk & butter. That's Southern to the core !

@lisadupree1905

Жыл бұрын

@@jayndough68 I think it is instant

@kyla6538

Жыл бұрын

@@jayndough68 it says a box of pudding so it's instant

I was a cook in a nursing home and All the cake mixes where just add water and we had these industrial size can of pudding so those became my substitute for the water and made the cakes extremely moist and people thought I was this exceptional baker 😂😂😂

@sewlok3492

Жыл бұрын

Exactly! I don't understand the issue some people are having incorporating pudding in box mix. I just made a cake for Thanksgiving and it was amazing. 😀

@faviolaortiz8831

Жыл бұрын

You were!

@TheAuntielinn

Жыл бұрын

Good for you!!! Give them the good stuff!!🥰

@liaplayz

Жыл бұрын

Lol same cook in a nursing home and I do this too. So much better and the residents actually eat it better.

@averyshenandoah1637

Жыл бұрын

@@liaplayzthank u! Most don’t care and I love to see people who try to make it better for them!! Hell half of them can’t see or even get help yo eat it in them places

I use half milk and half of the juice from canned fruit in place of water. I learned this when I worked in a deli. For boxed cornbread I add half milk and half applesauce. (Apple butter is really good instead of applesauce too)

@quandraadams7583

7 ай бұрын

Definitely trying this

@trustinJesus_only-_

13 күн бұрын

sour cream for cornbread is soo good...

Me scouring the comments to screenshot all the cool free baking tips 👀📝📝

@positively_paige

Жыл бұрын

Literally so many good tips on this one!!

@pamelabruce7335

Жыл бұрын

Me too! 😆

@jenniferlivinlaughinlovin3205

Жыл бұрын

i just screenshotted the previous two comments then got to this one...lmao

@cruisingaltitudewaitress3396

Жыл бұрын

Yup!

@meggiemusic9

Жыл бұрын

DUDE ME

In chocolate boxes, I add espresso a little salt and chocolate chips.

@positively_paige

Жыл бұрын

That sounds amazing !

@scherzva

Жыл бұрын

I like that! Thanks

@mellodees3663

Жыл бұрын

Using coffee or instant coffee when making chocolate treats is always amazing.

@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep

Жыл бұрын

@@mellodees3663 Except for people who hate coffee. Yes we can taste it.

@fas33best

Жыл бұрын

@@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep yes coffee haters team

Even the milk hack itself is HUGE. Makes all of my baked goods taste way better with more moisture. Can’t wait to try out these other tips too!

@kathykallas5629

Жыл бұрын

...and it was suggested to use WHOLE milk for the extra fat that makes the cake so tasty. 😋😋

Try swirling in some strawberry jam into the yellow cake mix. YUM!

@suefleming

7 ай бұрын

SOUNDS DELICIOUS ❤

Adding a packet of pudding mix, some vanilla extract, or some coffee for chocolate recipes will also make your box cake amazing!

@notconvincedgranny6573

Жыл бұрын

Or Dream Whip.

@dianemarks7159

Жыл бұрын

Instant coffee powder enhances the flavor of chocolate

@jamesdenton94

8 ай бұрын

Is the coffee liquid or granules?

@elizabeths.1888

7 ай бұрын

@jamesdenton94 I use brewed liquid coffee, but some people add instant granules. I've never tried it myself

Tips from southern cooks. We always use coffee instead of water. Add yolks instead of full eggs in any coffee or chocolate cake. For white or pound use full fat milk instead of water

@blaackberry

Жыл бұрын

Sounds kinda dry, you're missing a lot of egg white there

@raerohan4241

Жыл бұрын

Coffee goes in the chocolate cakes. For vanilla-based cakes, a little almond extract does wonders

@samaraisnt

Жыл бұрын

Always use whole milk when baking with milk :hearts:

@Cweets

Жыл бұрын

@@blaackberry it’s the fat that makes the cake moist. I’d say to weigh your whole eggs in a bowl and then separate your yolks in another bowl and add as many yolks as needed to get the same weight as the amount of eggs your need.

@Cinnamonrollismyfav

Жыл бұрын

Switch out for pancakes too, when using box mix.

If you want a really moist cake mix use a 4oz pkg of dry jello instant pudding in the mixture as well!! My family loves it!!

@asweetbrina08

Жыл бұрын

dry jello (does the flavor matter) and is that with or without water?

@MsShadowfaxglamdring

Жыл бұрын

This is a very different tip... thank you

@bridgetevans2188

Жыл бұрын

Yes dry jello pudding. It should be the flavor of the cake. For instance Chocolate Jello pudding goes with Chocolate cake mix. Mix according to the instructions on the box. Add an extra egg. And a little more vegetable oil to give it the moisture. Not too much. Follow the instructions. But, make it your own. So, if the instructions call for 1/4 cup of vegetable oil add 1/2 cup instead and 4 eggs instead of 3 eggs. Mix well. It also calls for water, add a little more than the recipe calls for. Just make sure to mix well. If you have a vanilla cake, you can add vanilla pudding or you can add banana pudding. Just match the color of the cake mix. You can tell a big difference!! I put homemade cream cheese frosting on a banana flavored cake it’s delicious!! Sometimes you have to experiment with it!!! 😉

@bridgetevans2188

Жыл бұрын

Or at least match the flavor. If you make a red velvet cake, you may want to add chocolate flavored pudding since it’s basically chocolate cake with red food coloring. Or try vanilla flavored pudding.

@bettaaesthetics7791

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this time. I'm definitely going to try it. :) I love those jello puddings 😆

You can add ingredients such as pudding, mix, applesauce, and canned pumpkin or tomato soup, depending on what you’re making for additional moisture. I’m making an amazing spice cake and everyone wonders why it’s so moist and flavorful it’s because I use the Campbell’s recipe and instead of water I use a can of tomato soup.❤

My Mom was a cake decorator/baker. She always used the box mix with a stick of butter on the front. It was so good!!! I want some cake now. I miss my Mom. ❤

@amberdetwiler3710

Жыл бұрын

You should make a cake in her memory just channel in your mom and follow your gut while doing this. You got this

@nikkistahr7105

Жыл бұрын

Aww honey im sorry for your loss. My mom baked cakes too but was a RN..she tried to open a bakery but my Dad refused..i found her "I bake cakes for any occasion" business card from the 90s recently.. I miss my mom dearly, she passed at 52 in 2012 from colon cancer, I was 24..I'm very grown now and although it's been years, I still cry for my momma often. Sending you big hugs my love 💓💕 💞 ❤️ 🫂

@ksinclair-garcia2092

Жыл бұрын

@Queenie Maja I miss my mama's pineapple upside cake and her black forest cake. We're southern so mama loved using butter. Thankfully my mama wrote all her and my Mamaw's recipes down for me and surprised me with them. Everytime I make any of her recipes so many memories come rushing back I can feel her.

@tariblevins955

Жыл бұрын

Hugs for a wonderful Holiday season. 💚🙏☃️☃️

@tariblevins955

Жыл бұрын

​@@nikkistahr7105 Oh my, 💙💙🙏🙏🫂🫂

I use French vanilla yogurt or vanilla plain yogurt depending on flavour of cake mix. It’s very good. Tastes completely your own.

@positively_paige

Жыл бұрын

Oooo that sounds good !

@seek_strangeniss

Жыл бұрын

do u swap it out for anything

@samanthasunshine8085

Жыл бұрын

I've tried sour cream a couple times and it works great too!

Butter makes everything better ❤️

Am I the only person who loves the taste of boxed cake mix? Lol 😂

@sel7666

6 ай бұрын

Me too! 😂

@bos.tonblue

3 ай бұрын

You are

@almostnw155

3 ай бұрын

I do too

always add a little salt and coffee into any chocolate recipes!!! brings out and enhances the flavor so much

@lindaann1066

Жыл бұрын

I'll try that

@monkeyloven

Жыл бұрын

I will try that also!

@feliciap.6106

8 ай бұрын

Love that idea, gonna try it!☕️

@saramullenish

7 ай бұрын

I prefer cinnamon to coffee for the same.

@rondas7772

7 ай бұрын

Everyone's so creative 😂

Don’t forget instant pudding for moisture!

@cynthiaeppinger9563

Жыл бұрын

I do that too

I add sour cream and instant pudding mix to my box cake mix. I'd recommend it to anyone making cake from the box.

This would make really good comfort food for this cold weather right about now.

@dinkvjr

Жыл бұрын

We are on the same page

If it's a chocolate cake, substitute strong coffee for part of liquid for more flavor .

@Walksonthesky

Жыл бұрын

Or really hot water

@littleboots9800

Жыл бұрын

And salt!

This is really nostalgic somehow. Like a church bake sale

@positively_paige

Жыл бұрын

That’s so sweet

@bridgetclement2968

Жыл бұрын

​@@positively_paige I Never knew this Hack!!! I am gonna try this for my Son's Upcoming Birthday!!! Do u have a Recipe for Frosting? I want to do CHOCOLATE CAKE with may b a Golden chocolate frosting since his Birthday is on a SAINTS Gameday

@swannoir7949

Жыл бұрын

Damn, I miss bake sales. Do people still have those?

@swannoir7949

Жыл бұрын

@@bridgetclement2968 whatever you do, PLEASE don't use canned frosting. Make a cream cheese frosting with powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and real butter with vanilla flavor and just a pinch of salt. Little milk if need be. Whip with a mixer to make it light and fluffy.

@bridgetclement2968

Жыл бұрын

@@swannoir7949 My family doesn't like Cream cheese

I have been doing the substitutes for years and I thought i invented it lol Btw, try under cooking the cake by about 3-4 minutes and it makes it be perfectly moist everytime!!

My grandmother would make a homemade chocolate cake from scratch and she would add mayonnaise, thought that was odd but it tasted delicious 😋

@MissGeicoBecky

7 ай бұрын

I came to say this! I had a client years ago who made box cakes with mayonnaise instead of vegetable oil. I’m pretty sure she said use an equal amount. Her cakes were always the most moist I had ever had.

@mungbean345

6 ай бұрын

It's mostly just extra eggs and oil. :)

@nikkicastelline

6 ай бұрын

@MissGeicoBecky Exactly, but as a kid, I thought yuck! Obviously, she didn't tell us about the ingredients until a few days later. I will say it did taste good as I remember.

@JazzyMamaInAK

6 ай бұрын

Mayo is a substitute for the eggs and oil from the Depression

@brendabrown8069

6 ай бұрын

I heard of mayonnaise in cake recipes

same. almost every single “bakery” cake i’ve had is too rich and dense for my liking, almost dry too. box cake is light and fluffy and yummy.

@cchamilton1985

Жыл бұрын

That's because they likely used butter instead of oil. Butter is solid at room temperature, oil leaves the cake feeling moist, butter makes it feel dense.

@claudiatyagi5315

Жыл бұрын

​@@cchamilton1985

@jeremythompson1593

Жыл бұрын

Use duck eggs next time u bake a cake rather than chicken eggs, you will be blown away I promise!!!

Damn i thought i was paying for the whole cake making with good raw ingredients not some mass produced box cake.

@chronic_payne5669

Жыл бұрын

You thought bakery cakes weren’t mass produced? Unless you’re going to a local boutique bakery and willing to pay higher prices (which is great supporting small businesses) then you’re getting mass produced cakes

@maeeshalt

Жыл бұрын

@@chronic_payne5669 no i am talking about the small business cakes that do customisation and charge a lot.

@rockthecasba16

Жыл бұрын

You do realize it's just pre-measured dry ingredients and flavourings?

@jada314

Жыл бұрын

@chronic_payne. See I do go to a small bakery when I go back my home state to visit. I’d be very disappointed if I found out it was a box mix honestly.

@Cattlynt

Жыл бұрын

@@rockthecasba16 and preservatives and stabilizers aka chemicals. Check the back of a Duncan Heinz box. There’s crap on there you couldn’t even pronounce

Holy cow this is almost exactly how I make my cakes. I do not use that much powder sugar but that's how my mom showed me how to make box cake mix better. My daughter was getting frustrated making her cupcakes and I told her this little trick and she was amazed, so thats how you and grandma get your stuff so good.

Yessss! My parents taught me to make cakes like this using one stick off butter instead of two. At 68, I very seldom follow the instructions off the back of the packages 😊

Literally did this in the hood because we just don't follow directions we let the ancestors take over😂

@MotleyShrew-iz9ms

Жыл бұрын

Latoya, I absolutely love your quote: "let the ancestors take over"! Yes!!! We do things alotta the time bc our mothers, mothers did it! Amen!

@roleat

Жыл бұрын

Lmao

@conniecanas1422

Жыл бұрын

​@@MotleyShrew-iz9ms you mean the quote she copied off a meme?

@LADYNIA18

Жыл бұрын

That's why our food is called soul food. We cooks from the soul. We don't measure, add each ingredient until it feels good. If it feels good in your soul all will be well.

@mikiniwilliams5916

Жыл бұрын

That part! I glance at a recipe and let my ancestors guide me to how much I should season and adjust it. Black folks done miss when we follow them!

I use butter instead of oil in brownies too with a few chocolate chips on top. For some reason it makes a fudger brownie that stays moist.

My mom would add fruit cocktail juice and it was amazing!!

For some reason i always add about a fourth cup of sour cream to my cake mix, because my grandma told me it makes the flavor stand out more and it makes it more moist.

@kookyjoeb5524

8 ай бұрын

That works for cornbread too. No more crumbly cornbread!

@neijiuniverse

7 ай бұрын

​@@kookyjoeb5524 recipe? My cornbread sucks

@neijiuniverse

7 ай бұрын

@@mariamakanu yea....thanks...

@ninagrace-lee8323

7 ай бұрын

Yes that’s what was missing here. A lil sour cream and instant jello mix

Also make sure to mix it for the amount of time listed on the box, USE A TIMER. So many people don't blend the cake mix long enough.

you’d be surprised how many bakeries use premixes for everything, including the bread (yep, even that sourdough you bought). it’s the baking industry’s little secret 🤫

@dfsnsdfn

Жыл бұрын

@JL Bab Best bet is asking someone who keeps one at home. Most bakeries use a premix which dried and ground up starter added, or they add a dried sourdough that they rehydrate to the bread (and honestly a lot of these are actually really good and are made from premium European starters, so that isn't necessarily a bad thing). But a lot of the fancier bakeries keep their own sourdough starter, any bakery which specialises in sourdough bread will keep its own starter and are usually happy to give it to you. (They used to give it away for free but alot of them started charging after it got really popular during covid but generally they'll give it to you free if you ask nicely).

@cloudyskiees

Жыл бұрын

😑 so theres no reason to buy bread at a bakery in the us

@jeisselima

Жыл бұрын

I feel so sorry for Americans, and now understand why they get so amazed when coming to Paris. I have worked as a patry chef in Paris for 7 years now and would never allow someone to do this in my kitchen.

@veronicab.3031

Жыл бұрын

See honestly I have no problems with boxed cake mixes. I love how they taste.

@hellkittyninja7237

Жыл бұрын

​@Casa Parisiense Come to America and start a bakery lol

To enhance the chocolate cake to make it more decedent try adding espresso powder or just straight up coffee it'll make ur chocolate cake straight up rich n delicious 😊

Duncin Hines is the best cake mix!

@katcole4779

7 ай бұрын

Their pineapple upside down cake mix!!🤤🤤🤤

Been doing this for years and when it is red velvet I use buttermilk and a dollop of sour cream and you can’t tell it was box mix

@KarleenKrista

Жыл бұрын

Yummmmm

@wtfisggon7251

Жыл бұрын

You can

And this is why I don't eat cakes from a bakery. I'm a baker, so I can tell when a cake taste is kinda off. And I knew of this box cake trick since the early 80s when my mom and I use to sell cake slices, and this is the exact same modification we used. But I didn't know until now that bakeries do this, too. Got people paying a premium price for a literal box cake full of preservatives.

@teresaevans4840

Жыл бұрын

Exactly people do it all the time

@MisstressMourtisha

Жыл бұрын

Exactly

@kimquinn7728

Жыл бұрын

I dont think all actual bakeries do but the 'bakery sections of grocery stores do.

@Srabubulupa

Жыл бұрын

There are bakers who also do this and it's upsetting

@swannoir7949

Жыл бұрын

@@Srabubulupa The last few bakery cakes I've tasted, reminded me of a dressed-up box cake. Now I know why. But trust me, if you've had a scratch cake, you'd say goodbye to bakery cakes.

I just did this for my birthday cake... It's a complete game changer. That cake is incredibly moist

Swan cake flour is my preference. The taste reminds me of old school.

My dad only sister always taught me when I get the box cake mix add extra butter and lemon extract to it correction vanilla extract and it would taste homemade and it did I just can't remember how much to put in there cuz I'm talking to like 50 years ago now

@gregdubya1993

Жыл бұрын

You can just press delete you don't have to write correction

@BloodNote

Жыл бұрын

@@gregdubya1993 it read like a telegram STOP Actually it's chocolate STOP 😂

Suggestion: add 1 tsp vanilla in your cake mix.

@TaraSmallss

Жыл бұрын

Yep that’s what I always do! Same thing when I’m making pancakes, or waffles, anything like that.

I use boiling water, or hot coffee if it’s chocolate cake. The boiling water adds moisture and a nice springy sponge. Hot coffee does the same but cuts the sweet a bit while allowing the chocolate flavour to remain strong.

@nscott2590

Жыл бұрын

Wouldn’t that cook the eggs?

@Brigid.em.Galloway86

Жыл бұрын

@@nscott2590 Nope, I do believe it likely gently starts the baking process in a way though. Like it preps the ingredients by starting to activate them?

@melchen5448

6 ай бұрын

This hack is true. It actually makes the flavor of chocolate stand out way more than using milk. The oil actually keeps the cake more evenly moist than butter too. Butter has a good taste though, so it's about preference.

Wow I never thought somebody would ever out butter Paulla Dean. You are my new hero!

@Susweca5569

7 ай бұрын

Have you never heard of Julia Childs? She started EVERY recipe she made with a pound of butter!

I do all of that but I don't melt my butter I cream it in and I put everything together like a stretch cake and I use a half a stick of butter flavor shortening and some sour cream that's the way to go and I also like cream cheese frosting a thumbs up to you 👍

@SuperLadyblade

Жыл бұрын

You can also replace sour cream for mayo Trust...that cake will be moist!

@ladyofspa

Жыл бұрын

Wow.. What's creaming butter? Do you make whip have recepie?

@SuperLadyblade

Жыл бұрын

You use softened butter and mix with a cake mixer

@conniecarroll747

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I always whipped my butter never melted it. My mother let me take over baking when I was in my teens since she was busy working and she never regretted that decision. I loved making cakes ! I got them so fluffy my mother swore they could fly, but I never knew how I did it. Branched out into decorating with icing later on for parties for friends till my sister died then I just stopped. Haven't done anything since. My Mother asks every now and then if I would make her a cake but my heart just isn't in it, plus neither of us can finish a whole one.

@sammyn549

Жыл бұрын

@@conniecarroll747 Maybe think about baking and decorating a cake and then drop it off at your local fire station. A loving nudge. 💕

My mom has always taught me that you switch out water for milk. I thought that was something everyone knew

@rosemarieattardo212

Жыл бұрын

I never knew that, haha. 😂

@ak9owner

Жыл бұрын

And me

@DD_LetTheDogsOut

Жыл бұрын

We all knew.

@ilikeshinyobjekts

Жыл бұрын

Me too, and switching out oil for butter

@angelamorpheus1904

Жыл бұрын

No, some of us were raised in a cave. It's a feat that I even know what cake is.

Yes the “just add water” pancake mix, I add milk instead of water. So good!

My mother absolutely refuses to make cake from scratch solely because she's never made a richer, moister cake than she does when she uses a box

@jalynedwards8713

Жыл бұрын

I once spent an entire afternoon making a cake from scratch, only for everyone to tell me they liked the doctored box mix instead!

@danacaro-herman3530

Жыл бұрын

​@@jalynedwards8713😂😂😢

@victoriadiesattheend.8478

Жыл бұрын

She's right. I once made a seven layer black forest cake with peppermint vanilla filling & frosted with a chocolate ganache. Of course everything was homemade. Nobody could tell.

@CurriedMexican

Жыл бұрын

You need to try the Hershey boiling water chocolate cake. Just don't use Hersheys chocolate. Use Ghirardelli comes out so moist you don't really need frosting or icing.

@Als1822

10 ай бұрын

I made a cake with oat flour and yogurt (eggless). It was so moist. A total hit at my house

ur directions are so clear thank you for that 🙏🏽. i hate when they tell you the ingredients but don’t give time or measurements

I've used equal parts APPLESAUCE to sub for the vegetable oil. 🍎😊

@prissyjones8892

Жыл бұрын

my Grandma always did that sooo good

@samaraisnt

Жыл бұрын

fyi that's a common egg replacement for vegans so if you add too much you might mess w/ the chemistry of the cake. but if youre out of eggs it's helpful~~~

Also in the cake mix put a little bit of vanilla, tastes great

Did this last week although I still used olive oil since I didn’t have unsalted butter. Still came out so good tho thanks for the tips

Frankenstein was the scientist, that is Frankensteins monster (Adam) ☺️

❤such a great mama to make a beautiful cake for trunk or treat!!🎃 I’m going to try this bc my sons bday is 11/3 wish me luck!!

The easiest sponge cake: 8 egg 8 spoon of sugar 8 spoon of flour 1 bag of baking soda (around 1 spoon) To prepare it first you need to separate the white part of the egg from the yellow. You want to mix in the 8 spoon of sugar with the white part of the egg and use a mixer to make it fluffy. Really fluffy! After that mix in all the other ingredients. The flour, baking soda and the yellow part of the egg. Don't forget to use baking spray or butter on the bottom of the baking tray before you pour in the mixture. And then you can put it in for a 180C in the preheated oven. (it's 350 Fahrenheit) Once it's evenly brown and it passed the toothpick test it's done! If you want to top it with something make some pudding. Or I can share the Trüffel cream recipe I have from my mom.

It's best to add half oil, half butter. This way you get the taste of the butter and the moisture from the oil

wait my mom did this when i was growing up. i didn’t realize she was a cooking/baking genius till now

Thank you for posting it in the comments, because I had to watch it twice to hear the "swap it out for milk" part!! The audio seemed to cut out or go quiet at that part or something.

@prissyjones8892

Жыл бұрын

Right

I put in pudding mix. Makes it so moist.

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Yeeeeeees! Oh my gosh, you rock girl. You do what i do....👍👌

This is kinda useful for almost everything boxed Fr I always use rich ingredients vs recommended ingredients even with Mac and cheese instant potatoes pancakes etc makes my life easier

@miraclemartinez6782

17 күн бұрын

What do you do for mac n cheese

@bellaprincesa2452

17 күн бұрын

@@miraclemartinez6782 so I make boxed Mac and cheese into baked Mac and cheese. Now you don’t have to use exactly this but this is what I do. My favorite add ins are milk, sour cream, cayenne pepper and a lil salt. What makes the difference for mine is I use sharp cheddar in the Mac mix and when I pan it up I layer in Colby jack and top it off. It slaps everytime but saves me from making it from scratch

I always add vanilla pudding and sour cream to my box cake. Makes it sooo moist and dense!! Promise you wouldn't be able to tell it was box cake!! My favorite cake to make for people is fruity pebbles cake!

Butter, sugar, eggs, flour, vanilla if you choose. Making cake from scratch couldn't be any easier!

@danacaro-herman3530

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@pamela2488. I actually like the doctored up boxed recipes sooo much more😅

@pamelab2488

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@@danacaro-herman3530 I wouldn't buy one. I wasn't taught how to cook to buy boxed products when fresh ingredients are available. Lazy cooking

@danacaro-herman3530

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@@pamelab2488 Lazy and convenient!!! 😅

@pamelab2488

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@danacaro-herman3530 time I've read the instructions I've already made the cake from scratch 🤣

Awesome! I've actually done the water to milk thing but not the others, I'll give it a whirl

Instead of water you can use Sprite or 7Up soda.

@toebeans6568

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Ohhh that sounds good!

@13lilsykos

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What does it do for it?

@nickyonstilts128

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@@13lilsykos Adds lemon & sweetness to it instead of plain water. You can add root beer to spice cake mix too.

@Lastdayone

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The 7up cake lol yep!

I find that this is closer to homemade to people who grew up enjoying box mix cakes. Those who grew up with cakes from scratch tend to like this enough but it isn't comparable to homemade. It is worth trying if you are a box mix fan.

Also add a cap full of vanilla 😋 it adds an even more home made taste

This is what we see on the baking wars shows on tlc. Love them.. especially "Nailed it"

For more cake mix recipes, look up The Cake Mix Doctor. I've used her books for 15+ years. They are flawless.

Love your recipe, but I also add a box of instant pudding and, instead of milk, an 8 oz tub of sour cream. This makes the cake incredibly moist and flavorful.

Wow thank you. I’ve always used milk instead of water. But the extra tips help so much. ❤

You are a Good Mom!

@positively_paige

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Thank you 🥹 I’m doing my best

This sounds amazing. I hope his event went well! You’re an amazing mom!

What a decadent composition of confectionery ❤

Yumm!! I think I can smell that cake in my head!

I use Mayo when making boxed chocolate cake. Tastes similar to Portillo chocolate cake as that is the secret ingredient.

@carolfoster8176

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How much? Follow all direction then add the mayo? Thanks. Portillo is my favorite

@KarleenKrista

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I could see that being really good, I like yogurt myself or sour cream but I think I'll definitely try it

@samaraisnt

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There are scratch mayo chocolate cakes that taste even better (I think it's a depression recipe) but I make all my cakes from scratch so box cakes taste pretty pathetic comparatively ngl😂

@carlyg7322

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​@@carolfoster8176 mayo is just eggs and oil, so it makes since.

@nikkicastelline

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My grandmother used mayonnaise too when making homemade chocolate cake.

I suck at cooking/baking, so I will just go buy one at the Italian bakery! But, this does look very yummy!

@Amy_Stanmore

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they also use powders and mixes. they just add fresh ricotta, lemons nuts. even the fresh cream is not like fresh fresh. my family owned an Italian very well know businesses. very yummy but not what you think sorry

Love all your little tweeks

Thank you !I've been looking for this recipe 😋

Love how u explain ing. & all measurements then u write ✍ them down. Love u 4 that!

Now this video will have me checking the dumpster behind the bakery I frequented for them boxes.

@paulconnolly686

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😂😂😂

@CMissShelleyMichelle

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Did you do that and find any?

@annettedouglas782

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LMAO

@Jay-ib3vr

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Right!!!!

Adorable!

Thank You for Sharing ❗️

This is so helpful, thank you for sharing 😊

This is all the info every mom needs! Thank you so much! ♥

Thanks for sharing your cake looks great xx

Wow. All your add- ins will make it yummy

I do the same but I add a shredded hershey bar to the mix!! Yummo!!

I figured everyone did this … I guess I learned from my mom back when she made event cakes.

@michelewalburn4376

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Some of it I knew, but not all and I come from a long line of chefs, not baker's though.

@maryduff8831

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@@michelewalburn4376 my mom also added a packet of dream whip powder to her batter to help the cakes turn out fluffier then wrap them edges of the cake pans in damp strips of bath towel to help equalize the rise of the batter so there wasn’t a hump in the centre.

@MarySpain1958

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In my 60's never heard of this

@maryduff8831

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@Queenie Maja you’re welcome 😁

@AlishaSouthernCrew1

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Right my granny showed us this from kids, if she wasn't making 100% homemade

That was how i started, now i make cakes from scratch- major major game changer!!!!! Taste is unmatched. But i am not knocking what you do because that is great to. ❤

Just tried this…this is the best cake I have ever had in my entire life. Used vanilla cake mix and wow.

I think box cakes taste a million times better than any store bought cake I’ve ever had and that’s with absolutely no modifications. I even think it’s better than a lot of boutique bakeries I’ve purchased cakes from.

@misskim2058

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Definitely! My sister buys these nasty vegan cakes and cupcakes when she needs a cake for something, to support an overpriced local bakery. She’s kind of one of those people that thinks if it’s expensive, it’s good, and that you get what you pay for, which sometimes is true, and sometimes it’s not even close to being true. I prove this all the time by giving her something without the packaging, and without any context, sometimes very inexpensive things, even store brands or generic that are actually pretty gourmet. And she’ll love them. Even just Kroger/Smith’s grocery, for example, makes great their Private Selection line of products. And it’s a wide range of things… Belgian waffle butter cookies, and their specialty ice creams and sorbets are awesome for the most part… I could go for the Bourbon caramel truffle… I think it’s Bourbon caramel truffle ice cream, right now; and their lemon sorbet is better by a thousand miles than the “gourmet” $9/pint lemon sorbet at the grocery store. I’d take their “cheap” but delicious lemon sorbet any day over the downright icky expensive sorbets. I think the sorbet has been on sale for as little as a dollar for a pint, usually a dollar and a half. The pints of ice cream are also a smokin’ deal. They have all kinds of awesome flavors and combos of flavors. And that’s just the ice cream. And of course they have half gallons, but that’s too big for me. But whether it’s their ice cream, sorbet, Belgian cookies, Parmesan cheeses, the sea salt caramels, (so good, $3/box of 9, compared to many boutique chocolates that are more like $1-2 per chocolate piece), or lots of other stuff, the Private Selection label isn’t always great, but they do often absolutely knock it out of the park and it’s awesome. The vegan cakes Sis gets are expensive, terribly dry, with no flavor. Sawdust would be about the texture and flavor of them, though sawdust might have more flavor if it’s pine, haha. I don’t know how she convinces herself that they are good. They’re not.

@sasharodriguez384

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Same. I don't have a problem with boxed cake mix as-is.

@midniterose7193

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Hard Pass There is NO hack that kills that awful taste of boxed cakes no matter the flavor or brand, they all have it. It's just as easy to make a cake from scratch, and the taste and texture is far superior.

@src3360

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Lots of bakeries use box mixes with extra additions and people never can tell...

@LiliAquinas

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@@misskim2058 "Sawdust might have more flavor if it's pine" has got to be one of the funniest (and fun-est!) expressions to describe flavor! Oh my goodness, I can't wait to use that! 😂😂😂😎

Yum!! I have to go buy a boxed cake mix now lol. Thanks!

TYFS, I'm familiar with the substitutes, I truly believe that the 3-4 minutes of the time baked will result in the moistness, just take it out of oven, it's still hot and will " continue " to bake Blessings ❤❤❤❤❤

As a baker: yes, except don't mess with the eggs. You can also sub buttermilk for milk for more nuance, but I'm not recommending this over scratch, I'm just acknowledging that it's still pretty good.

Those tips do improve the taste and texture somewhat, but you will still be able to tell it's box mix. And if you're willing to do all that, just make a cake from a recipe. It's really not any harder to do and it will always taste better. I agree, cream cheese frosting is great. The can stuff kinda tastes greasy.

@lindadeweese7366

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Tubs of frosting have a taste like they threw a crayon in it!! I never ate crayons but what crayons smell like seems like is what pre-made frostings taste like to me.

Wonder Halloween cake! Looks great.

Beautiful cake and recipe. Thank you!

Most useful short i have seen yet!