Lemon Box Cake Mix Hacks

If you are thinking any of these things then here is the blog post for you.

Lemon box cake mix hacks.

Take a few minutes and make your own buttercream to give your cake a bit of sophistication. I will highlight a few delicious and easy hacks that will make your box cake mix even more amazing. The coffee will deepen the flavor while the hot liquid will help the chocolate bloom. Substitute milk and or lemon juice for water.

Simply add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to one box of cake mix. Maybe you want to jazz up that box mix so no one knows your cake was really made by betty crocker. If you used mostly lemon juice use two teaspoons of pure vanilla extract. Those box cake mixes are good for more than just a plain yellow cake.

Or maybe you just think that box mix cake can be just a little bit better. Whip up an amazing cake with these doctored up box cake mix recipes that make amazing store bought quality cakes. Poke cakes are an easy and creative way to elevate your boxed cake mix. There is no shame in playing the boxed mix game.

If you re baking a chocolate cake try swapping the water for hot coffee. And please use real vanilla extract you can even learn to make your own vanilla extract. This is probably my favorite box cake mix hack. No one has to know that your fancy cake is actually from a box.

Consider using lemon lime soda for part of the required liquid. Sour cream was another of my grandmother s kitchen tricks. 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.

Mix a teaspoon of lemon or vanilla extract into the batter. 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. If you re stuck in a boxed mix rut there are baking hacks to making your cake taste. The flavor combos are endless but here are some of my favorites.

The same goes for boxed brownies. You d never guess these recipes started with a box of store bought cake mix.