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his is the best way to make a boxed cake mix taste homemade! Use a convenient & inexpensive boxed cake mix along with a few staple pantry ingredients to "doctor up" the cake mix. The result will be a perfectly moist, fluffy, rich cake that tastes like it came from a bakery.
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How to make a boxed cake mix taste homemade {“doctored up” cake mix}

This is the best way to make a boxed cake mix taste homemade! Use a convenient & inexpensive boxed cake mix along with a few staple pantry ingredients to "doctor up" the cake mix. The result will be a perfectly moist, fluffy, rich cake that tastes like it came from a bakery.

Ingredients

  • 1 box cake mix (15-18 oz cake mix, any flavor)
  • 1 box (3.4 oz) instant pudding mix (one that matches cake flavor)
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup vegetable or canola oil
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • pinch of salt

Instructions

  • Beat together all the ingredients until a smooth and combined batter forms.
  • Bake according to package instructions.

Notes

Because of the additions to the cake mix, you will have much more batter than normal. Take care not to overfill your baking dish. You only want to fill it 1/2 - 2/3 full. It will rise while baking.
DO NOT get the cook n' serve pudding mix. This will not work and it's completely different from the instant pudding mix.
DO NOT prepare the pudding, just use the dry powder.
I've noticed that the cake box sizes are all different depending on what brand you get. Most of them are from 16 oz- 18 oz. So, basically, any cake mix will work as long as it's within that range.