If you’re wondering how to make a box cake taste like a bakery cake, you’re in for a treat! With a few simple baking tips, you can elevate your boxed cake mix to delicious, bakery-quality perfection.
From adding milk and extracts to adding an extra egg, you can create a cake that has a richer, more indulgent flavor.
With these tricks, your cake will impress family and friends, making them think you spent hours in the kitchen!
Whether it’s for a birthday celebration or a simple dessert, transforming a box of cake mix into a bakery-style masterpiece is easier than you might think!
How to make a cake mix cake taste like a bakery cake?
These easy steps will make your cake mix cake will taste like it came straight from a bakery, impressing everyone with its flavor and texture!
Start with a good quality cake mix.
There are a lot of great box cake mixes on the market that will give you a delicious and moist cake. Just make sure to read the ingredients list to avoid any unwanted additives.
Use Milk and Replace the Water
Replace water with milk (whole milk or buttermilk) to add richness and moisture. This substitution will give your homemade cake a richer, fuller flavor as well as add moisture and fat which will help keep it from drying out during baking.
Add an Extra Egg
Use one extra egg! The extra moisture from the egg will give your cake that homemade texture and flavor that you’re looking for. Just be sure to use room temperature eggs for best results!
Add Flavor Extracts
Enchase the flavor for a deeper flavor. Vanilla extract is always a great choice, but don’t be afraid to experiment with other flavors like almond, lemon, orange extract or even use coffee!
A little goes a long way, so start by adding just 1 teaspoon at a time until you get the desired level of flavor intensity. You can also use extracts in combination with each other (e.g., vanilla and almond) if you want an even more complex flavor profile in your finished product!
Add Pudding Mixes
Another great trick is to use vanilla or chocolate pudding mix! Adding ½ cup–1 cup of dry pudding mix into your batter can provide subtle deliciousness without overpowering its natural sweetness.
Plus, it’s an easy way to add extra flavor and texture since most instant puddings come in either vanilla or chocolate – both classic flavors that pair well with almost any type of boxed mix cake you might be making!
Add Spices
Adding some spices into your batter such as cinnamon, nutmeg or ginger can intensify the flavors of your cake without altering much else about the recipe itself too much.
Add Soda to Cake Batter
Adding soda to your boxed cake mix helps create a light and airy texture that’s more moist and flavorful than regular cake mixes. The carbonation in the soda helps activate some of the ingredients in the cake mix, like baking powder and baking soda, giving it a boost that makes it even fluffier as it bakes. Plus, the soda helps to replace that boxed cake taste.
Incorporate Sour Cream or Yogurt
Adding about 1/2 cup of sour cream or plain yogurt will make the cake extra moist and add a subtle tang.
Bake at a Lower Temperature
Bake the cake at a slightly lower temperature – around 325° – for a longer time to ensure it cooks evenly and retains moisture.
Let It Cool Completely
Allow the cake to cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, then transfer it to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.
Frosting
For the ultimate touch, make a homemade frosting such as a vanilla frosting or chocolate buttercream or cream cheese frosting instead of using store-bought.
If you choose to use store-bought frosting, beat the frosting with an electric mixer for a few minutes to make it fluffier and lighter in texture.
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