I picked up a box of both Duncan Hines and Betty Crocker's Devil's Food cake mixes, took them home, baked them according to the box's instructions, and conducted a side-by-side taste test.

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Boxed cake mixes, like those from Duncan Hines, Pillsbury, or Betty Crocker, are all designed to be nearly foolproof. You just need to add liquid—eggy or not—and it will become cake.