Lemon Box Cake Mix Hacks

You d never guess these recipes started with a box of store bought cake mix.

Lemon box cake mix hacks.

I will highlight a few delicious and easy hacks that will make your box cake mix even more amazing. They re easy quick and nostalgia makes them crowd favorites. The same goes for boxed brownies. If you used mostly lemon juice use two teaspoons of pure vanilla extract.

Sour cream was another of my grandmother s kitchen tricks. If you are thinking any of these things then here is the blog post for you. Milk makes a denser cake. Add a 1 4 cup of butter 1 2 cup of flour and a teaspoon of baking powder.

Simply add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to one box of cake mix. And please use real vanilla extract you can even learn to make your own vanilla extract. Take a few minutes and make your own buttercream to give your cake a bit of sophistication. Whip up an amazing cake with these doctored up box cake mix recipes that make amazing store bought quality cakes.

This is probably my favorite box cake mix hack. Consider using lemon lime soda for part of the required liquid. 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.

If you re stuck in a boxed mix rut there are baking hacks to making your cake taste. If you re baking a chocolate cake try swapping the water for hot coffee. Or maybe you just think that box mix cake can be just a little bit better. 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.

Maybe you want to jazz up that box mix so no one knows your cake was really made by betty crocker. Substitute milk and or lemon juice for water. There is no shame in playing the boxed mix game. The flavor combos are endless but here are some of my favorites.

Poke cakes are an easy and creative way to elevate your boxed cake mix. The coffee will deepen the flavor while the hot liquid will help the chocolate bloom.