Lemon Box Cake Mix Hacks

Or maybe you just think that box mix cake can be just a little bit better.

Lemon box cake mix hacks.

No one has to know that your fancy cake is actually from a box. Take a few minutes and make your own buttercream to give your cake a bit of sophistication. Poke cakes are an easy and creative way to elevate your boxed cake mix. 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. I will highlight a few delicious and easy hacks that will make your box cake mix even more amazing. And please use real vanilla extract you can even learn to make your own vanilla extract. If you re baking a chocolate cake try swapping the water for hot coffee.

Mix a teaspoon of lemon or vanilla extract into the batter. If you are thinking any of these things then here is the blog post for you. Milk makes a denser cake. The same goes for boxed brownies.

The flavor combos are endless but here are some of my favorites. They re easy quick and nostalgia makes them crowd favorites. If you used mostly lemon juice use two teaspoons of pure vanilla extract. Add a 1 4 cup of butter 1 2 cup of flour and a teaspoon of baking powder.

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. Those box cake mixes are good for more than just a plain yellow cake. Consider using lemon lime soda for part of the required liquid. There is no shame in playing the boxed mix game.

The coffee will deepen the flavor while the hot liquid will help the chocolate bloom. If you re stuck in a boxed mix rut there are baking hacks to making your cake taste. This is probably my favorite box cake mix hack. 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.

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.