35+ Box Cake Mix Recipes!
Today we are featuring our favorite moist, delicious box cake mix recipes!
We love both scratch cake recipes as well as doctored cake mix recipes, and have added many to our Cake Recipes section over the years! Make sure to scroll through and save your favorites!
Today's collection of crowd pleasing doctored cake mix recipes have wonderful flavor and texture! Nobody would guess that they aren't from scratch.
What Can be Added to Box Cake Mix?
Cake mix recipes can easily be doctored up to change the texture, the flavor of the cake, and to increase the amount of cake batter.
These recipes are moist, easy-to-follow, and consistent. The options are endless!
When preparing our doctored cake mix recipes, the box of cake mix is just one of several ingredients. Many of our box cake mix recipes call for additional extracts, fruit puree,
Texture of the Cake
As you scroll through our box cake mix recipes, you'll notice several different ingredients that act to give the cake mix a slightly denser, more "from-scratch" texture.
These differ from recipe to recipe, but here are a few examples:
- Adding Sour Cream or softened Cream Cheese to the Cake Mix
- Adding a Box of instant Pudding to the mix
- Adding an additional egg than what the back of the box calls for
Other Add-ins for Box Cake Mixes
In addition to the ingredients listed above, other add-ins can dramatically change the flavor of the box mix as well as the resulting amount of batter.
Flour and Sugar are often added in our Doctored Box Cake Mix recipes to extend the batter even further- most of our doctored cake mix recipes make three 8 inch cake layers (or about 28 cupcakes).
We've also added pureed fruit, fruit juice, extracts, coconut, chocolate chips, sliced fruit, zest, and so on. Some of our most popular examples of this are our Easy Strawberry Cake Mix Recipe, Italian Cream Bundt Cake, and Easy Carrot Cake Recipe, but there are so many more!
Once you fine a "base" doctored cake mix recipe that you love, you can change it a hundred different ways with extracts and add-ins to make something truly unique and delicious.
Enjoy the Recipes!
We hope that you enjoy these delicious cake mix recipes! If you give any of them a try, we would love for you to leave a comment and photo below!
Cake Mix Recipes
These delicious doctored cake mix recipes are so easy, moist and flavorful! They are moist with wonderful texture and flavor. Nobody would guess that they aren't made from scratch!
Marble Cake (from Cake Mix)
This amazing Marble Cake Mix recipe may just be my favorite at the moment! It is incredibly moist, with vanilla pudding, sour cream, and other addi-ins to make the texture and flavor delightful! This is a great birthday cake recipe! ( We have a scratch marble cake as well!)
Strawberry Cupcakes (Box Mix)
These moist strawberry cupcakes with strawberry whipped cream cheese frosting are so flavorful. Nobody would guess that they start with a box of white cake mix!
Banana Rum Cake (from cake mix)
This amazing Banana Rum Cake is so decadent and flavorful. Nobody would guess that this cake starts with a cake mix!
Easy Pineapple Upside Down Sheet Cake
This moist Pineapple Upside Down Sheet Cake is so delicious with light pineapple flavor and a brown sugar glaze.
Chocolate Caramel Cake (Cake Mix)
This moist chocolate caramel cake is so easy to make and so flavorful! Soft chocolate layers are filled with caramel cream filling and frosted in chocolate buttercream in this simple doctored cake mix recipe.
Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes (Box Mix)
These moist and flavorful lemon blueberry cupcakes start with a box of white cake mix! We love them with a swirl of lemon cream cheese frosting!
Lemon Cream Cake (Doctored Cake Mix)
This moist Lemon Cream Cake starts with a cake mix! It consists of soft, moist lemon cake layers filled with lemon cream filling and frosted with lemon cream cheese frosting! Perfect for the lemon lovers in your life!
Raspberry Cake (Box Mix)
This moist, flavorful raspberry cake starts with a box of white cake mix! Raspberry cake layers are glazed with raspberry jam, filled with whipped cream, and frosted with cream cheese frosting!
Carrot Cupcakes (Cake Mix Recipe)
One of our favorite cake mix recipes! These moist carrot cupcakes start with a spice cake mix but the delicious add-ins give it a wonderful from-scratch texture and flavor!
Cinnamon Roll Layer Cake (Cake Mix Recipe)
This moist Cinnamon Roll Layer Cake is soft with wonderful flavor!
Butter Pecan Cupcakes (Cake Mix)
These moist, fluffy butter pecan cupcakes are flavored with brown sugar and chopped buttered pecans. They start with a box of yellow cake mix!
Eggnog Rum Cake
This moist Eggnog Rum Cake has a rich and decadent flavor from eggnog, spices, and a buttery rum glaze. It's the perfect easy and delicious cake for Christmas and winter gatherings!
Chocolate Chip Pecan Cake {A Doctored Cake Mix Recipe}
This moist and delicious Chocolate Pecan Chip Pecan Cake is so flavorful with chocolate chips, chocolate shavings, and pecans. Nobody would ever guess that it starts with a cake mix!
Strawberry Cake- Doctored Cake Mix Recipe
This easy Strawberry Cake all starts with a simple cake mix! So flavorful!
Mocha Cake (from Cake Mix)
This ultra moist, decadent cake has three chocolatey cake layers filled with mocha mousse filling and mocha buttercream frosting! It has the perfect balance of chocoalte and espresso flavor.
Hummingbird Cake {A Cake Mix Recipe}
This ultra moist Hummingbird Cake starts with a cake mix! The add-ins of crushed pineapple, mashed banana, chopped pecans, and cinnamon give it a wonderful "from-scratch" flavor!
Pink Champagne Cake -A Doctored Cake Mix Recipe
Nobody would guess that this moist, flavorful Pink Champagne Cake starts with a simple cake mix! This is such a wonderful special occasion recipe.
Easy Carrot Cake (Cake Mix Recipe)
Nobody would ever believe that this amazing Carrot Cake recipe starts with a box of spice cake mix! The added carrots, coconut, pecans, and crushed pineapple add wonderful flavor. This easy Carrot Cake is so delicious!
Peanut Butter Cake {A Doctored Cake Mix Recipe}
This moist peanut butter cake starts with a cake mix! I love how easy it is to make, but even more, I love the wonderful peanut butter flavor!
Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cake- A Doctored Cake Mix Recipe
Peanut Butter and Chocolate are a match made in heaven in this delicious, decadent, and surprisingly simple layer cake!
Margarita Cake - A Cake Mix Recipe
This delicious Margarita Cake starts with a cake mix! You will love the amazing lemon lime flavor with a hint of tequila.
Apple Spice Cake- A Doctored Cake Mix Recipe
This moist and delicious Apple Spice Cake all starts with a simple cake mix! This is such a wonderful, easy recipe for fall, or whenever you're in the mood for apple spiced goodness.
Chocolate Chip Cake (A Cake Mix Recipe)
Easy and delicious Chocolate Chip Cake from a Cake Mix! We LOVE this moist and flavorful recipe!
Pumpkin Spice Cake~Doctored Cake Mix
This delicious Pumpkin Spice Cake all starts with a simple cake mix!
Strawberry Champagne Cake- A Doctored Cake Mix
This Strawberries and Champagne Cake is so easy and delicious- and it all starts with a simple cake mix! It works great for cupcakes too!
Orange Spice Cake- A Doctored Cake Mix Recipe
This Orange Spice Cake is so moist and has wonderful flavor! If you love spice cakes, you must give this recipe a try!
White Almond Sour Cream Cake~Doctored Cake Mix
This delicious White Almond Sour Cream Cake is a great, flavorful go-to doctored cake mix recipe. Many of our doctored cake mix cakes are based on this popular recipe!
Gingerbread Cake ~ A Doctored Cake Mix Recipe
This easy and delicious Gingerbread Layer Cake starts with a simple cake mix! This recipe is a fantastic choice for fall and winter gatherings! We love it with our Spiced Cream Cheese Frosting!
White Cake (Doctored Box Mix)
This doctored White Cake Mix recipe is so delicious, fluffy, and perfect for baking up cupcakes and cake layers!
Red Velvet Cake - Doctored Cake Mix Recipe
This delicious Red Velvet Cake is super moist and has just the right amount of chocolate flavor. I love red velvet year-round, but especially for Christmas and winter gatherings!
Cherry Layer Cake (A Doctored Cake Mix Recipe)
This moist and delicious Cherry Layer Cake is so simple and delicious! We love it with our cherry cream cheese frosting.
Key Lime Cake (A Doctored Cake Mix Recipe)
We love this moist, refreshing Key Lime Layer Cake and it is so easy to make using a cake mix!
Peanut Butter Chocolate Marble Cake with Peanut Butter Whipped Cream Frosting (Doctored Cake Mix)
This moist Peanut Butter Chocolate Marble Cake is SO delicious! We've frosted it with a luscious Peanut Butter Whipped Cream. This recipe all starts with a simple cake mix!
Lemon Coconut Cake (Doctored Cake Mix Recipe)
This moist Lemon Coconut Cake from Cake Mix is so soft, moist, and delicious! You will love the combination of lemon cake layers with lemon curd filling and coconut whipped cream cheese frosting! The cake is covered in a coat of flaked coconut as well for a beautiful, impressive dessert
Orange Dreamsicle Cake {A Doctored Cake Mix Recipe}
This delicious Orange Dreamsicle Cake all starts with a simple cake mix! We love the combination of the orange cake layers with orange cream filling and orange cream cheese frosting!
Rum Cake- Doctored Cake Mix Recipe
This moist, flavorful Rum Cake is so easy and delicious. Perfect for the holidays or just because- and it all starts with a simple cake mix!
Peppermint Patty Cake-Doctored Cake Mix Recipe
This rich Peppermint Patty Cake is a delicious doctored cake mix recipe that consists of peppermint chocolate cake layers, peppermint buttercream, and a decadent ganache.
Banana Layer Cake (Doctored Cake Mix)
Love bananas? You need this easy banana cake recipe in your life! It is so flavorful! We've paired it with a dreamy cinnamon cream cheese frosting. You can also substitute this easy banana cake for any of the scratch banana cakes in our recipes section (including our banana pudding cake).
Candy Bar Cake- A Doctored Cake Mix Recipe
This Candy Bar Cake is so moist, light, and delicious! Chocolate cake layers are blanketed in a heavenly whipped candy bar cream cheese frosting.
Baileys Toffee Pecan Cake- a Doctored Mix
This decadent bundt cake is flavored with Baileys Irish Cream, pecans, and toffee bits.
Butterscotch Cake (Doctored Cake Mix Recipe)
This moist Butterscotch Cake with Butterscotch Cream Filling and Cream Cheese Frosting has amazing flavor and it all starts with a simple cake mix!
Banana Pecan Bundt Cake (A Doctored Cake Mix Recipe)
This moist Banana Pecan Bundt Cake with Caramel Glaze has amazing flavor and texture- and it all starts with a cake mix!
Rocky Road Cake (Cake Mix Recipe)
This delicious, moist Rocky Road Cake consists of chocolate cake layers (we used cake mix) filled with chocolate frosting, ganache, almonds, chocolate chips, and marshmallows!
Maple Pecan Layer Cake (Doctored Cake Mix)
Nobody would guess that this flavorful Maple Pecan Layer Cake starts with a simple cake mix! We love this delicious cake for fall and winter celebrations!
Banana Pudding Cupcakes (Doctored Cake Mix Recipe)
These easy Banana Pudding Cupcakes have amazing flavor! Banana cupcakes are filled with vanilla (pudding) cream filling, frosted with cream cheese frosting, and a dollop of whipped cream.
Peanut Butter Cupcakes (Cake Mix)
These delicious peanut butter cupcakes are so easy to make from cake mix. They bake up with a nice dome and we love to fill and frost them with peanut butter buttercream. (Our Peanut Butter cream cheese frosting is a great option too!)
German Chocolate Cake (Doctored Cake Mix)
This moist German Chocolate Layer Cake with homemade Coconut Pecan filling and topping is divine! The flavor is amazing, and the cake layers are so light and flavorful. Nobody would guess that it starts with a cake mix!
Oreo Cupcakes (Doctored Cake Mix)
These moist, fluffy, flavorful Oreo Cupcakes are so easy to make as they start with a box of white cake mix! We topped them with Oreo Buttercream, but Chocolate Buttercream is a great choice as well. Keep these in mind for birthdays and other special occasions!
Wow these cakes look amazing. I can't decide which to make first. Thank you so much.
These cakes look scrumptious can't wait to try them.
Can I substitute Betty Crocker for Duncan Heinz as it is no longer sold in Canada. Could I add anything to Betty Crocker mix to make it a lighter cake?
Just a quick question. With these recipes can they be used as bundt cares?
Wow, a very full selection. Incredible! Love it! :-)
Can you make Oreo Cupcakes (Doctored Cake Mix) this in cake
Hi Chloe, yes that would work!