How do you make a box cake better?

How do you make a box cake better?

HomeCooking Tips, RecipesHow do you make a box cake better?

A list of tested additions to make your next batch of cake mix taste a little less 'out-of-the-box'.

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How to make your BOX CAKE taste HOMEMADE • JonnyCakes

Here's the thing about pre-made cake mixes: There's absolutely nothing wrong with them and they exist for a reason. While we have plenty of homemade cake recipes to choose from when you're in the mood for a baking project sometimes you need to whip up something sweet and satisfying—whether it's for an impromptu get-together or because you forgot a loved one's birthday (oops!).

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That doesn’t mean cake mix can’t be improved though. There are plenty of additions you can use to deepen the flavor and/or texture of your cake including nuts spices freeze-dried fruit and flavorful fats like brown butter. While there are plenty of options for customizing cake batter you can’t just fold in whatever you want. Cake mixes are carefully crafted nutritional products that are designed to work just right when you follow the instructions on the package. They make the process incredibly easy often not even requiring essential cake batter steps like creaming butter and sugar. But that also means that sometimes making changes to the basic formula can have unintended and unwanted effects.