MAKE BOXED CAKE MIX TASTE LIKE HOMEMADE

21 WAYS TO MAKE A CAKE MIX TASTE LIKE HOMEMADE!

I realize that not everyone has the time to whip up a cake from scratch or has a supply of flour and sugar on hand.  But everyone can have a few cake mixes in their pantry.  They have a long shelf life and are inexpensive.  Here are some great ways to improve your cake mix.  NOTE:  If there is NOT an “instead” next to the ingredient then you add this ingredient including the ingredients listed on the box

1.  Softened butter instead of vegetable oil

2.  Buttermilk instead of water

3.   1 teaspoon of flavoring (vanilla, or almond for yellow cake or lemon flavoring for lemon cake)

4.   1 small box of pudding plus 1 cup of sour cream

5.   1 tablespoon of meringue powder

6.   Milk instead of water

7.   Lemon Lime soda instead of water

8.   Orange juice for orange cake instead of water

9.    Chocolate milk instead of water for a chocolate cake

10.  Dark soda (Coke, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, Root Beer) instead of water for    chocolate cake

11.  Chocolate syrup for some of the liquid

12.  Chocolate Chips

13. Chopped nuts

14.  Margarita Mix (alcohol free) instead of water plus lemon zest

15.  Apple juice instead of water (spice cake)

16.  Brewed Coffee instead of water (chocolate cake)

17.  Kahlua instead of water (chocolate cake)

18.  Add zest from a lemon, lime or orange

19.  1/4 cup mayonnaise, for a super moist cake

20.  Peanut Butter Chips

21.  Toffee Bits