I tried every hack I could find for how to make box cake mix better and determined the simplest way to make a moist, flavorful, better-than-scratch cake by adding two simple ingredients to any mix!

Boxed cake mix can be surprisingly versatile. Next time you fancy a quick sweet treat, use this bubbly ingredient to whip up ...

Ditching the usual eggs, oil and water renders a cake that tastes way more sophisticated than what you with get with the instructions on the back of the box. Much like adding a can of soda to the mix, ...

Jelly beans: Use an assortment of colors to bring the bow tie to life.

I made a crumb cake out of muffin mix, peach dump cake, very convincing black and white cookies, and a super tender boxed cake by adding too much oil and not enough egg. I’ve learned a lot from ...

Bake the cookies until they are puffed, set, and just beginning to brown, 10 to 14 minutes. Transfer the cookies to a wire ...

Goldman recommends adding some fruit and spice to your boxed cake mix to take it to the next level. “Toss in some chopped up apples and some cinnamon, and do an apple cinnamon cake—or swirl in ...