Cakes Using Yellow Cake Mix Recipes

Start with a box of yellow cake mix and using the recipes below create a new gourmet favorite! No need to bake 100% from scratch (and no one will know you cheated and used a mix!). Delicious cakes can be made easy.

Christmas Surprise Cake

Serves/Makes: 10 Cook Time: 1-2 hrs Difficulty: 3/5
Ingredients: box yellow cake mix with pudding in the mix, instant vanilla pudding, of cream cheese, of milk **reserve 1/2 cup of milk if needed**, of crushed pineapple, drained...view the recipe

Easter Basket Cake

Serves/Makes: 12 Cook Time: 30-60 minutes Difficulty: 3/5
Ingredients: box 2-layer Yellow Cake, container Chocolate Frosting, Shredded Coconut, Green Food Coloring, Candy Easter Eggs Or Jelly Beans...view the recipe

Easy King Cake

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Serves/Makes: 12 Cook Time: 1-2 hrs Difficulty: 3/5
Ingredients: grated lemon peel, ground nutmeg, gumdrop, (18.25 ounce size) yellow cake mix, batter prepared according to directions, confectioners' sugar...view the recipe

Eggnog Cake with Rum Syrup

Serves/Makes: 8 Cook Time: 1-2 hrs Difficulty: 3/5
Ingredients: ***Eggnog Cake***, butter or margarine, sliced almonds, (18 1/2 oz.) yellow cake mix, nutmeg...view the recipe

Grandma's Rum Cake

Serves/Makes: 10 Cook Time: 2-5 hrs Difficulty: 3/5
Ingredients: (18 1/2 oz.) pkg. yellow cake mix, (3 3/4 oz.) pkg. instant vanilla pudding mix, (15 oz.) can Coco Lopez cream of coconut, rum (Bacardli White), PLUS, rum (Bacardli White)...view the recipe

Jellybean Cake

Serves/Makes: 10 Cook Time: 30-60 minutes Difficulty: 3/5
Ingredients: box yellow cake mix, container white frosting, bags jellybeans...view the recipe

Mug Cakes

Serves/Makes: 8 Cook Time: 30-60 minutes Difficulty: 3/5
Ingredients: box (18.5 oz.) yellow cake mix, box (3.4 oz.) instant vanilla pudding mix, confectioners' sugar, powdered lemonade mix, coffee mugs...view the recipe

Pumpkin Bundt Cake IV

Serves/Makes: 10 Cook Time: 1-2 hrs Difficulty: 3/5
Ingredients: ***CAKE:***, sliced almonds, yellow cake mix, instant butterscotch pudding mix, eggs...view the recipe

Pumpkin Pie Cake II

Serves/Makes: 8 Cook Time: 1-2 hrs Difficulty: 3/5
Ingredients: can solid pack pumpkin, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, beaten, vanilla...view the recipe