how to make a box cake taste homemade

12 Pinches
Miami, FL
Updated on Mar 20, 2018

I remember my grandmother always making a yellow cake with pineapple filling and egg white frosting and the family always requested she make it for family gatherings.

prep time 5 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Bake
yield 8 to 12 depending on the serving size

Ingredients

  • 1 box cake mix, any flavor
  • 1 package 3 ozs instant pudding, any flavor
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup vegetable oil or canola oil
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch salt

How To Make how to make a box cake taste homemade

  • Step 1
    Beat together all the ingredients until smooth and combined batter forms.
  • Step 2
    Bake according to cake mix instructions or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in cake.
  • Step 3
    Because of the additions to the cake mix, you will have more batter than normal. Take care not to overfill your cake pans. You only want to fill 1/2 to 2/3 full. It will rise while baking.

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