Wanted: Recipes using boxed cake mixes

[BarbaraJean]

I'm looking for recipes for desserts which use a boxed cake mix.

Any good ones out there?

 

[Maeyken]

you mean besides just a cake?

You can make trifle.
Use an angel food cake mix (or a pre-made angel food cake)
Tear it into pieces.
*I suppose you don't have to use angel food cake... I've been informed that you can make trifle with any kind of cake. Just cut it in cubes*
Get a box of pudding
Get some fresh or canned fruit (drained)
Get a box of your favourite whipped topping (and whip it up)

Layer these things in the order given in a large (preferrably glass) bowl. Layer till the bowl is full, ending with the whipped topping. To be fancy, you can sprinkle some chocolate shavings on top

 

[Maeyken]

Jello Cake

Bake a regular white cake from a box (9x13 pan)
When it's done, (and cooled a bit!) poke holes in it with your finger (kids love this part... just make sure the fingers are freshly washed!)
Kids fingers are actually better for this, cuz they're smaller. If you're doing it yourself, use your baby finger.
Mix up a box of your favourite jello variety (use the icecube method if you can). Pour a bit in each hole (ideally, to fill the hole, but the jello soaks in so don't keep pouring. Just fill the hole once.)
Chill cake in fridge for several hours before serving (ie. until jello is set)
For Christmas, you could use green and red jello, alternating holes. Red is nice for Valentine's day, Green for St. Patty's, etc.

Serve with a squirt of whipped topping from a can- looks real pretty and it's tasty!

 

[suzybeezy]

Take cake mix, add container of whipped cream, and an egg roll in confectioners sugar and bake. Make sure to use Pam cooking spray on cookie sheet and make sure it cool well before trying to remove it from the cookie sheet.

Lemon cake mix works really good because it's so flavorful. Use a real flavorful kind of cake mix for best results.

 

[BarbaraJean]

Thanks All! Keep 'em comin'!

Jello Cake

Bake a regular white cake from a box (9x13 pan)
When it's done, (and cooled a bit!) poke holes in it with your finger (kids love this part... just make sure the fingers are freshly washed!)
Kids fingers are actually better for this, cuz they're smaller. If you're doing it yourself, use your baby finger.
Mix up a box of your favourite jello variety (use the icecube method if you can). Pour a bit in each hole (ideally, to fill the hole, but the jello soaks in so don't keep pouring. Just fill the hole once.)
Chill cake in fridge for several hours before serving (ie. until jello is set)
For Christmas, you could use green and red jello, alternating holes. Red is nice for Valentine's day, Green for St. Patty's, etc.

Serve with a squirt of whipped topping from a can- looks real pretty and it's tasty!

Maeyken, I made this Sunday for a dinner. My 14 year old came up with a great name for it - "Fungus Cake"! I'm going to make it again for our church Easter egg hunt using green jello and spread Cool Whip on top and toss some green gum drops on top.

 

[PromiseSeeker]

Banana Cake Mix Cake

This is a very moist cake and it's a great way to use those over-ripe bananas.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 package yellow cake mix
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 or 3 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup oil
• 2 mashed, ripe bananas
• 3 eggs

PREPARATION:

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour a 9 x 12 inch baking pan. (Or spray with non-stick spray.)

Add all ingredients. Mix with a blender on low speed until well mixed; scrape bowl. Mix on medium speed for 2 minutes.


Chocolate Crunch Peanut Butter Bars

Made with yellow cake mix, peanut butter, chocolate chips and cornflakes, these bars are easy and delicious.
INGREDIENTS:

• 1 box yellow cake mix
• 1 1/2 cups crunchy peanut butter
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 cups cornflakes
• 1 cup chocolate chips

PREPARATION:

Mix egg, water, 1 cup peanut butter and cake mix. Press evenly into ungreased jelly roll pan. Bake at 375 for 13-18 min until light golden brown. Cool slightly.
In a medium saucepan melt 1 cup chocolate chips; stir in 1/2 cup peanut butter and 1 1/2 cups slightly crushed cornflakes.

Spread over base and refrig. until set. Cut into bars.

 

[BarbaraJean]

Ummmm, those both sound good!

 

[VeronicasImage]

love this recipe!!!

Jello Cake

Bake a regular white cake from a box (9x13 pan)
When it's done, (and cooled a bit!) poke holes in it with your finger (kids love this part... just make sure the fingers are freshly washed!)
Kids fingers are actually better for this, cuz they're smaller. If you're doing it yourself, use your baby finger.
Mix up a box of your favourite jello variety (use the icecube method if you can). Pour a bit in each hole (ideally, to fill the hole, but the jello soaks in so don't keep pouring. Just fill the hole once.)
Chill cake in fridge for several hours before serving (ie. until jello is set)
For Christmas, you could use green and red jello, alternating holes. Red is nice for Valentine's day, Green for St. Patty's, etc.

Serve with a squirt of whipped topping from a can- looks real pretty and it's tasty!

 

[Maeyken]

Thanks All! Keep 'em comin'!



Maeyken, I made this Sunday for a dinner. My 14 year old came up with a great name for it - "Fungus Cake"! I'm going to make it again for our church Easter egg hunt using green jello and spread Cool Whip on top and toss some green gum drops on top.

lol @ fungus cake! kids will come up with "wonderful" names for food! (I'm guessing you used green jello?)
I'm glad you guys liked it! I learned how to make it when we did fundraising dinners for our youth group. So simple, yet so tasty

 

[BarbaraJean]

lol @ fungus cake! kids will come up with "wonderful" names for food! (I'm guessing you used green jello?)

No, actually I used blue but next time I make it I'll use green and I'll call it Fungus Cake!

 

[akasmom]

1 box chocolate cake mix
1 stick butter, soft (don't use marg.)
1 egg
2 tbs milk (or 2 eggs)
1 cup (1/2 bag) chocolate chips

mix eggs & butter (or eggs, milk butter) together, mix in cake mix, stir in chips, drop by spoonfuls onto lightly greased sheet, bake at 375 for about 11 min (watch because you can't tell if they brown). They should just begin to develop cracks in them.
The cookies will be a little puffy when you take them out, and flatten as they cool; when they are fairly cool to the touch, take them onto a plate and let them finish cooling. These are quite soft when warm so don't cool on rack.
Yummy, make sure you've got milk.
(if you are so inclined, these could probably hold either coconut or nuts of choice, but I personally have never added either)

 

[Greenthumb]

Chocolate Chip Cake

One chocolate cake mix
One cup chocolate chips
One cup chopped walnuts

Mix the cake and pour into a 9x13 pan. Cover with chocolate chips and walnuts. Bake. Serve with ice cream. Yum!

My mom always made chocolate cake mixes this way. Saves the time of icing in the end.

 

[Raives]

Apple Pan Dowdy


2 lbs apples pealed cored and sliced (Frozen works)
1 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 c apple juice
1 tbl Cinnamon
pinch cloves
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp vanilla
Corn starch slurry - as needed
Cook untill apples soften slightly and sit aside.

Either one box spice cake mix
or The white cake mix +
Make the mix to instructions
substituting apple juice for the water
add cinnamon, cloves alspice and nutmeg to taste

Method:
Place the apple fiilling in a deep square corning bowl. Cover
with the Cake mix and cook to box instructions.
Serve warm

Great for Church socials

 

[amyu]

You can make huge drop cookies by adding an extra 3 tablespoons sugar and 5 tablespoons flour and the regular ingredients. We use spice coolie mix and add grated carrots and golden raisins and put 2 cookies together with cream cheese icing in the middle

 

[jenptcfan]

I'm looking for recipes for desserts which use a boxed cake mix.

Any good ones out there?

There's a series of cookbooks by Anne Byrn Called Cake Mix Doctor (the titles vary, but they usually include those words). I've heard it's a wonderful cookbook.

 

[Lambkins]

I can't believe nobody has given you the recipe for Dump Cake!!!
This is got to be the easiest dessert, and gets many raves!

Dump Cake

1 can Crushed Pineapple, not drained
1 can Cherry Pie Filling
Lg Box White Cake Mix, like Betty Crockers (the small pkgs that you can buy are not enough for recipe)
1/2 cup margarine, melted (I don't even melt mine, just drop small chunks on top)

Grease a 9 x 13 pan. Dump first 3 ingredients in pan. Pour melted butter over top.
Bake at 350F for 45 mins. - 1 hour
Serve with Ice Cream

Variation: Use different pie fillings, such as blueberry or apple. Use different cake mix, such as spice or chocolate.

 

[kleptobismol]

i came up with this idea when i was given the responsibility of making my lil bro a super cake for his birthday. i ended up making two 3 layer cakes that ended up looking fantastically gorgeous and tasted as good as they looked!
neopolitan cake:

Ingredients:

1 box white cake mix
1 box strawberry cake mix
1 box chocolate (german tastes best) cake mix

1 can white frosting
1 can strawberry frosting
1 can chocolate frosting

follow instructions to bake six 8" or 9" rounds (you will have 2 white, 2 chocolate, and 2 strawberry cakes). spread frosting in between cakes and you end up with two 3 layer cakes. this is the order i did my cake in but you can do whatever:

________________
chocolate frosting
strawberry cake
vanilla frosting
chocolate cake
strawberry frosting
vanilla cake

cut a slice out of cake and serve. its pretty impressive and we got quite a few compliments off it, and later entered it into a recipe contest and won first place!

 

[invisiblefootprints]

i came up with this idea when i was given the responsibility of making my lil bro a super cake for his birthday. i ended up making two 3 layer cakes that ended up looking fantastically gorgeous and tasted as good as they looked!
neopolitan cake:

Ingredients:

1 box white cake mix
1 box strawberry cake mix
1 box chocolate (german tastes best) cake mix

1 can white frosting
1 can strawberry frosting
1 can chocolate frosting

follow instructions to bake six 8" or 9" rounds (you will have 2 white, 2 chocolate, and 2 strawberry cakes). spread frosting in between cakes and you end up with two 3 layer cakes. this is the order i did my cake in but you can do whatever:

________________
chocolate frosting
strawberry cake
vanilla frosting
chocolate cake
strawberry frosting
vanilla cake

cut a slice out of cake and serve. its pretty impressive and we got quite a few compliments off it, and later entered it into a recipe contest and won first place!

Wow! That sounds interesting. You could serve it with Neopolitan ice cream! My son has a birthday coming up...this could be something he would like. Thanks!

 

[BarbaraJean]

Bumping this up as our church will be having several dinners over the next few months and I'm in need of quick and easy recipes for desserts.

 

[sammipher]

Well this is not so much as a receipe...but, it's more of tips that I seen off of paula deen's show about a year and half ago...I tried it and loved it. This is a good way to perk up your regular old cake mixes in a store. Always do three eggs, add a extra teaspoon of vanilla extract, and instead of water add milk. My cakes always get mistaken as being made from scratch since I have been doing this...esp. with just reg. ole yellow cake mix and chocolate frosting.