14 hacks to make your boxed cake taste better

Allie LemboJul 30, 2020, 19:33 IST

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Boxed cakes are quick and easy for birthdays and gatherings, but there are ways to make the nostalgic bakes even tastier.
Adding mayonnaise, sour cream, yogurt, or melted ice cream to boxed cake mix can make the finished product moist and rich.
Swapping out ingredients, like oil for butter or milk for water, will take a boxed cake to the next level.
Things like coffee, soda, and spices will help to amplify the flavors in a boxed cake.

There is no shame in making a cake from a box, especially since it's easy, quick, and tasty.

But if you're stuck in a boxed-mix rut, there are ways to make your cake taste like it came from a bakery.

Here are some boxed-mix hacks to make your cakes rich and flavorful.

Start with the holy grail of cake hacks: Add an extra egg, swap oil for butter, and replace water with milk.

It'll add some extra decadence. Adam Berry/Getty Images

Add hot water to chocolate boxed mix.

It'll deepen the chocolate flavor. Zmaj88/ Shutterstock

Change the egg structure for a new texture.

Extra egg yolks make for a moister cake. Shutterstock

Use coffee instead of water.

It deepens the flavor. grandriver / Getty Images

Add mayonnaise to your cake.

It'll make the cake more tender. Patrick Semansky/AP

For a somewhat healthy hack, use mashed banana and Greek yogurt.

It's a simple way to make the cake a little lighter. Shutterstock

Use Greek yogurt for a creamy addition.

Flavored yogurt will heighten the flavor of the cake. Caroline Praderio/INSIDER

Use your favorite ice cream to add flavor.

It can be an easy way to switch up your flavors. artisteer/ iStock

Don't be afraid to spice it up.

Spices will bring out the flavors in your cake. Anadolu Agency / GettyImages

Add a dollop of sour cream for a bakery-style cake.

It'll make the cake richer. farbled/Shutterstock

Add flavored pudding to complement the cake.

Your favorite pudding mix can add richness and flavor. INSIDER

Pour in a can of soda for a fun new flavor.

You can experiment with different flavors. Getty/RF

Make it pretty with gel food coloring.

It'll make the inside just as fun as the outside. INSIDER

Raid your cabinet for any additional fun ingredients.

Have fun with it. Polukarova Anna/Shutterstock

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