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- Rheana Murray
- Add an extra egg. Adding an extra egg to a boxed cake recipe is a longtime trick to amp up the moisture and density. Most box recipes call for three eggs — try four and you'll be pleasantly surprised.
- Swap milk for water. If the recipe calls for a cup of water, try a cup of milk instead. I used whole milk, but any milk, including non-dairy ones, should work just fine.
- Or try coffee … or soda! Instead of water, considering something else to add flavor. I came across a lot of recommendations to swap coffee for water, especially in chocolate cakes, to achieve a richer, deeper chocolate flavor.
- Add mayonnaise. This might sound weird at first, but think about it: mayo is mostly just egg yolks and oil, which are already in the cake anyway! Once again, the logic here is that the mayo will add moisture, which we've already established is a very good thing when it comes to cakes.
- Add More Eggs. To get an extra rich and moist cake, stir in two extra egg yolks along with the eggs the recipe calls for (save the egg whites to make these delicious meringues).
- Walk Away from Water. Water tastes like, well, water! Swap it out for another liquid, preferably something with flavor and fat. Substitute whole milk or your favorite non-dairy milk (almond and coconut milk work especially well).
- More Fat, More Flavor. Most box cake recipes call for vegetable or canola oil. The only trouble is, these oils have almost no flavor. Replace the oil with an equal amount of melted butter (and a pinch of salt if using unsalted butter), to boost richness.
- Amp Up the Chocolate. Boost the flavor of a boxed chocolate cake mix by adding hot water instead of tap. The hot water helps to "bloom" the cocoa (just like adding hot water to coffee grounds).
- Butter is better. Instead of oil, I used unsalted butter. I have also used salted. Either one will work and produce the same result. I have quite literally never seen a difference between them.
- Milk does a body good, in this instance anyways. Instead of 1C of water, I use 1C of milk. One of the liquid’s jobs in cake baking is to get the batter wet enough for the chemical reactions to take place.
- The more eggs the moister. I use 4 eggs instead of 3. Adding eggs gives the cake a richer flavor and makes it moister. (More moist?) It also makes the cake fluffier and lighter.
- You can add a dollop of sour cream to your cake mix to up the moisture factor. When I initially heard this, I thought for sure it would add a funny taste to my cake.
Nov 4, 2020 · Want to know how to make a cake mix taste like a cake from the bakery? here are my simple swaps to get that decadent flavor.
The first and foremost tip to make your cake mix taste like bakery is to substitute oil with butter. While oil works perfectly fine in cake mixes, butter adds a rich and indulgent flavor that resembles the cakes you savor in bakeries.
How to make your box cake mix cake better: Follow the recipe hack I’m sharing with you today. Make your frosting from scratch. This cake is made using a strawbrerry frosting which is both pretty AND delicious. Throw on some fancy sprinkles! Like literally….throw them on! That’s how I got them on the sides of the cake.
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