Lemon Box Cake Mix Hacks

There is no shame in playing the boxed mix game.

Lemon box cake mix hacks. They re easy quick and nostalgia makes them crowd favorites. Poke cakes are an easy and creative way to elevate your boxed cake mix. Substitute milk and or lemon juice for water. Milk makes a denser cake.

And please use real vanilla extract you can even learn to make your own vanilla extract. Those box cake mixes are good for more than just a plain yellow cake. Mix a teaspoon of lemon or vanilla extract into the batter. Or maybe you just think that box mix cake can be just a little bit better.

Sour cream was another of my grandmother s kitchen tricks. The flavor combos are endless but here are some of my favorites. No one has to know that your fancy cake is actually from a box. 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. If you are thinking any of these things then here is the blog post for you. You d never guess these recipes started with a box of store bought cake mix. If you re baking a chocolate cake try swapping the water for hot coffee.

This is probably my favorite box cake mix hack. 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. Yogurt can also add some surprising zing as well as texture to your cake mix batter.

Simply add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to one box of cake mix. If you used mostly lemon juice use two teaspoons of pure vanilla extract. Take a few minutes and make your own buttercream to give your cake a bit of sophistication. I will highlight a few delicious and easy hacks that will make your box cake mix even more amazing.

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. If you re stuck in a boxed mix rut there are baking hacks to making your cake taste.