Cake mix can be a helpful shortcut when you want dessert without extra work. With a few small changes it can turn into something that looks homemade. These recipes start with a simple box mix and add ...

Use low-sodium soy sauce. If you’re making a cake from scratch you can adjust the salt in the recipe to account for the presence of the soy sauce. But because chocolate cake mix already has some salt ...

You don’t need fancy ingredients to make a decadent homemade lava cake. This method uses a store-bought cake mix as the base and a simple technique to create that ooey-gooey chocolate center. You can ...

This Irish cream poke cake recipe starts with a box cake mix! The chocolate dessert is soaked in Irish cream and topped with ...

Prepackaged desserts tend to get the stink eye, but boxed cake mix doesn't have to be less than. With one simple trick, you ...

Kat Thompson is the audience editor of Eater’s Southern California/Southwest region. For many people, including myself, boxed cake mix is the entry point to baking. It’s both convenient to use and ...

Buttercream-frosted yellow cake is one of life's greatest pleasures. There's a reason why we use cake to celebrate birthdays—it's joyous, delicious, and can be full of flavorful surprises! The ...