11 Best Hacks to Making Boxed Cakes Taste Homemade | Can Food Professionals Tell the Difference?
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- Опубликовано: 9 июн 2024
- Nicole shares 11 of the best tricks to making your boxed cake mix taste homemade. We’ll see if professional tasters can tell the difference between a homemade cake and boxed cake mix.
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0:00 Introduction
0:18 Ditch the Water
0:32 Butter is Better
0:41 Up Your Eggs
1:02 Swap in Coffee
1:14 Increase Your Vanilla
1:25 Add Some Sour Cream
1:45 Break Out the Instant Pudding
1:56 Try Some Mayonnaise
2:10 Customize Your Cake
2:21 Make Your Frosting From Scratch
2:33 Get Creative with the Layers
Here’s the homemade cake recipe we used, the only difference is to substitute vanilla for almond extract: www.myrecipes.com/recipe/ulti...
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Ingredients
2 cups sugar
1 cup butter, softened
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups cake flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
How to Make It
Step 1
Beat sugar and butter at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until creamy and fluffy (about 5 minutes). Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until yellow disappears after each addition. Beat in vanilla bean paste and almond extract.
Step 2
Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl; add to sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at medium-low speed just until blended after each addition. (Batter will be thick.) Use immediately.
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11 Pro Secrets to Making Boxed Cakes Taste Homemade | Can Food Professionals Tell the Difference? 
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I am not a good baker. I always used the box cake hacks Nicole recommended for 30 years. Milk, butter, 1 extra egg and vanilla extract. My family always thought my cakes were homemade. They were. I made them in my home.
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I like that. Lol homemade, made in my home.
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I am impressed with how much the professional tasters can detect!!!
I'm just an old guy who has made cakes from scratch instead of mixes and I think it's a no brainer. Scratch cakes are denser and not as airy, that's why I personally prefer them. Plus they're just as quick to make if you have the right tools (measuring cups/spoons) and a little technique from having made them before. I don't even use a mixer, one bowl and a really solid silicone spatula (kind of in the shape a a ruler) Strangely though, I prefer cheap ice cream as opposed to the good stuff because the cheap stuff is full of air. Go figure.
I make cakes from scratch and I can tell the difference in a homemade cake or one from a box with ingredients added.
@@lindasolomon9348 which taste better, in your opinion? I don't know if I could tell the difference but I have to guess the homemade one is better.
Love that cheap ice cream with my cake too as opposed to gourmet stuff. Thought I was the only one!
I’m not impressed by anything. I’m disappointed that the “average” person is not discerning enough about quality to know the difference. That’s where we are these days. Still, if you feel like it’s easier to use the mix and your friends and family will be just as happy, go for it I suppose.
If you grew up with boxed cake mix, you end up loving it more than homemade
I'm a rookie Grandpa Baker and I learned so much from watching this now time to test these hacks on my 12 grandchildren professional eaters 😂😂
I'm another Poppy Baker! Started last year during lockdown. Every Sunday the grandkids look forward to a new dessert from Poppy. We also have a short Bible story and a short patriotic lesson.
A professional taster? My dream job!😱😱😱
Wait are you joking 🙃 or are you saying it for reals if reals 😐
ME TOO
Where can I sign up, my tastebuds are ready.
I used to watch Samantha Brown. Food tasting is one Job, I really wish I had. I would watch other tasters programs as well. But every time I saw Samantha Brown, I used to say that woman stole my job. That is a dream job. The People you meet the aromas the taste of happiness. What a wonderful job.
It's amazing how the tasters are not really big 👌
I won second place at my state fair with a boxed cake mix. They never knew it was a mix! Lol Triple Chocolate cake with raspberry jelly filling and dark chocolate ganache.
Woah - awesome!
They do now. 😂🤣😂🤣
@@myrecipes would you please tell me how to make a Sacher Torte from a box cake mix, and how to make the glaze and the filling?
@@snooooopycomehome 😂😂😂😂
@@snooooopycomehome 😲🤣😂
I use the Duncan Hines lemon cake and I jazz it up with lemon juice, some grated lemon peel, and instant lemon pudding, turns out great. I also make a glaze using confectioners sugar a bit of lemon juice, and grated peel. Turns out great.
Yes!
Sods so good if you like lemon flavor.
Woo-Hoo!!!
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Thay sounds yummy. I love lemon. I also love lemon bars
I’m so glad you told of mayonnaise. I taught my son this trick. And he learned to beat the whites and yellows of eggs separately then beat together until foamy and fluffed a bit. His cakes are better than mine now. And people request him to make cakes. Yes people turn noses up at this but I’m telling you, it doesn’t add a mayonnaise flavor at all. But a rich moist cake that’ll keep you coming back for more. He uses 3 heaping spoonfuls
You think mayonesse is better than 1/2 cup sour cream ?
Mayonnaise would’ve stumped them. I add it in place of eggs.
@@mignondee same here! Another good way to use mayo, you might think I'm nuts, lol, but sometimes I add a couple heaping tablespoons to my mashed potatoes! Might sound awful but it's really good, makes them so creamy.
I’m toying with the idea of using apple sauce instead of oil or butter but then adding a couple tablespoons of Mayo for flavor. 🤔
@@MM-yb2fy so, use sour cream, in place for milk?
those are all great hacks. I've got one to add. Sift your cake mix and mix all dry and wet ingredients separately first before blending. thanks for posting.
Great tip!
I think boxed mixes are very good
@@gloriafloyd9769 I think they're great too. It's the prepared icing I can't stand.
@@Jannie227 Exactly! Can we please get a hack for that disgusting store bought icing?! *bleck*
I did see a hack once on RUclips but didn’t try it as I can’t stand those bought icings either, ladies.
i LOVE box mix. don’t care that i grew up working in my family’s iconic philadelphia bakery. there’s no award for “i have more refined taste buds than you.” if you love it you love it so eat it
With buttercream frosting I started sifting the powdered sugar and it is much smoother and creamier. Well worth the extra step even if the lumps in the powdered sugar seem to eventually blend in if you don’t sift.
It's homemade if I made it at home.... southern girl.❤️✝️🕊️♥️😝
Period
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Agreed!
Yep
Thank you 💁🏼♀️
I have also found that if you make them and freeze the layers for later when needed, thaw and then add the icing, the cake is so much moister.
In 1961 I was adding a stick of butter and extra flavoring to cake mixes. Pudding cake recipes were the latest thing. Time flies!
Enjoyed your ideas. Yum!
I've secretly used about half of those ! Thanks for another batch of secret ingredients. You are incredibly easy to listen to..
I grew up on Duncan Hines boxed cake mixes. Never thought I was missing out, with a few exceptions when an experienced baker made a very exceptional cake from scratch cake. Otherwise, Duncan Hines was and has been fine with me.
GoGreen1977 try making cake from scratch, you will forget about cake box
Duncan Hines French vanilla is one of the best! I've always used the butter and the milk I never used an extra egg and I get a win all the time when I use it for a cannoli cake!
That's because the cannoli cake requires a lot of extra work! Otherwise I love making a homemade cake!
Box cake is no fail and convenient way to use, not to mention very delicious. Homemade cakes made with milk products such as butter, milk, youghurt, sour cream, ect usually become tough and dense specially when refrigerated.
It’s funny how I’m the exact opposite of you. Lol. I’m fine with the made from scratch but has been impressed with the box.
I've replaced the water with whole milk and it turned out great. I imagine that 2% might have worked almost as well but skim milk probably would have been no different than water. My aunt always used sour cream and her cakes were delicious. I've made cakes from scratch and from a box. I don't think there's any shame in that.
Agreed! And thanks for the insights :)
Use butter instead of oils.
I made cupcakes from scratch once to take to a get-together....they turned out like hockey pucks. Thankfully, I had time to run to the store and picked up a box of Duncan Hines to the rescue.
Thanks for the tips, I enjoy baking and homemade is definitely worth the effort, but sometimes time and money dictate a quick fix and I'm always looking for ways to improve the flavor when doing so, so this video was great.
Awesome! Thanks for commenting
I love watching your videos! With your facial expressions, added sounds, and witty comments...it just makes me happy! Great hacks and recipes too! lol
This was fun to watch. Thank you. I like that you had guests. That's really cool.
Hey, this was fun to see if these ladies could choose the homemade cake. They, all three cakes, looked delicious!
I can make the box cake taste glorious. The canned frosting is another story...
Canned frosting is a travesty!
vegangelist The chemical-y taste of canned frosting is horrid.
Adding into the frosting cool whip, or cream cheese and whipping it with the mixer about 2 to 3 minutes it will form soft peaks when done, makes it taste much better not nearly as sweet and is nice and light and fluffy! Hope this helps everyone.
It’s just gross. I have whipped it til fluffy, and added some extra flavoring on occasion . It’s helpful, if that’s all you have on hand.
Yeah used that frosting and said never again. It was major yuk for me. But didn't know it was a thing to jazz up boxed cakes, I've been doing it for a while trying to hide cheating when I am short on time.
The first taster was awesome!👏
This was so much fun to watch. Great tips. Thanks for sharing this video. 😀
Love your approach. Not too complicated or problematic just practical.
Thats it....I am going to start my baking season.....in the middle of a heat wave.......Those cakes look so good!!!!
Sounds great! Good luck!
Excellent video! Thanks for the tips to jazz up a box mix, Im definitely going to give this a try. Also, I struggle with the speaking (intro/out-ro) parts of my cooking videos, its good that you show that side of your out-takes. Shows us how natural it is to be anxious/nervous in front of the camera.
To her first recipe - Add a cup of flour- then 2 additional eggs- 1/4 more milk- 1 stick of butter softened- 1/4 cup mayo. This will make a bigger cake plus firm it up. Several years ago cake box company's shrunk the amounts to keep them inexpensive. The box cake in the 1950 and 1960 had more volume. All this does is put that back.
I'm JUST starting to learn, so I apologize for the dumb question. Self rising or all purpose flour? Thanks!
@@marnak24 I use cake flour but all-purpose will work.
I know this is an old post, but shouldn't you add more sugar as well, will it be sweet enough?
@@eliciasmith2488 the recipe hack I used added 3/4-1 cup of sugar.
Ok, so that would be
1 box cake mix
1 cup cake flour
3/4 cup sugar
5 eggs plus 1 yoke
1&1/4 cups milk
1&1/3 sticks butter
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup mayo?
That seems like a lot of ingredients, especially the eggs, you sure Fred?
Professional cake tester 😍 what a wonderful job to have.
Wow! This was so awesome to watch! Thank you! I was entertained while learning! lol
I’ve made both home made and hacked box cakes. I personally like the box better. It’s not as dense, and it lasts much longer. A home made cake is dense and drys out fast. I like a box better. 😂
I totally agree!
Great video! Many people will never know that there are MANY famous bakeries in NY City use Box cake mix!
Makes no sense
If you have to add all that just make a cake the old fashioned way
@@Demebeso714 exactly. And you can leave out all the grasp that they put in box mixes. Ugh. I don't care how appealing they might look, they are filled with junk, crappy ingredients.
Only box mixes I've ever bought (for doctored up recipes that call for mixes) are organic cake mixes. At least those don't have scary ingredients.
Yep, they come in massive bags rather than boxes.
I'm so going to use these hacks! Thanks
to 2 boxes choc cake mix I added: 1 box choc instant pudding - 2 extra eggs - orange juice instead of water - 1 t vanilla - glazed it with a heated jar of orange jam
This was a very FUN video. Thanks for sharing the hacks.
Thank you so much for sharing your idea with us
Your shows are FANTASTIC !
Thank you, I am going to try all of these.
This is my favorite box cake mix. It makes a terrific banana nut, blueberry poppyseed, carrot or zucchini pineapple breads. All I've ever added was milk, eggs and sometimes the butter. Her other suggestions are wonderful!! Also, there is a Pampered Chef recipe that uses boxed cake mix for cookie gun cookies that taste like the butter cookies in the blue tin you see around the holidays.
What are gun cookies?
@@jewellevy cookie press..I believe
Great tips! Especially the addition of puddings!
Glad you like them!
I remember a family birthday where I thought the cake was so delicious and asked my aunt about how she made it so moist. She said it was one of the box mixes that come with pudding.
It's the cornstarch that contributes to a cake's lightness.
I have used these hacks and my husband begs for me to make one right after the other! Delicious! 😋
I’m going to use these ingredients on the next cake I make! Super excited and I’m a professional Eater too!!!!
Just watched your cake hack video. Delightful. Learned some great tricks and was entertained at the same time. thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
professional taste tester were amazing!!! you did a awesome video!!!
Great ideas! Thank you!
That was awesome ♥️. My mom always made Homemade cakes.♥️. Sometimes jazzed up boxed cakes.
This was fun to watch, I also grew up on Duncan Heines, but my mother was European so when she baked- it was if the hook, all her cooking and baking was from scratch, only once in a while she'd make a DH cake 🤗💜🌷
I so love this video, your amazing!
Best hack for box cake. Applesauce! Regardless of the flavor of the cake. Applesauce & 4 eggs. Try it. You'll be amazed.
Nice!
What would I be using the applesauce in place of?
@@loveinautumn3978 in place of the oil.
How much applesauce?
Always use ilk, applesauce, separate eggs and whip whites to be folded in after batter is mixed.
Wow! Thanks for the tips!
Very helpful, exactly what I needed
Very..very I formative..thank you
Loved your hacks.
Loved it ! Thanks
I did some of your hacks and it turned out GREAT! Thanks for the tips :)
The 3rd tast tester... her hair is fantastic! Just beautiful. Enjoyed the cake hacks and got a style bonus! Thanks for sharing 😊
I always do butter, sour cream, milk in my box cakes. Tried 7up in a pound cake, will try the coffee in my chocolate cake. Thx...
Sounds great!
Another hack would be to add applesauce for moisture.
But applesauce makes it go bad faster
Hate wet moist cake and box cake it already to moist wet over sweet. Nothing new here have been these things for over 20 years even add a 1/2 cup of flour to give it some texture.
@@carol8696 and sift the mix and extra flour too
@@cynthiacrawford1573 oh,good to know.
Interesting! I'm definitely going to jazz up a box cake!
I know this was a long time ago, but this video has helped me, and just having all three different cakes and having people taste them was perfect! 😊
I could listen to your accent all day...
Great video, thank you!
I really like the host she can appeal to every one . Blessings to your channel.
Me too! I enjoyed the video and couldn't help but feel connected to the host. She has such a warm and genuine personality. It is nice to see authenticity on YT and such a rare thing these days. Looking forward to checking out more content from this channel.
Great ideas, I’ll need to save this vid😃
Your videos are fun. Thank you!
Thanks for your tips😻
Excellent new tips!
Those first two ladies meant business, lol. I was so nervous. Also, if those are Southern accents I hear, how cute.
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Enjoyed this and you
This was good lol, I really enjoyed this.
This was Super Cool! I enjoyed the entire experiment.#1👍
yellow cake mix: pureed apricots and juice from apricots, solo almond filling (use like pudding) press halved, well drained, apricot slices into top of cake 1/2 way through baking. Dust with powdered sugar after cake is baked
Great cake making!
My Mom made the best box cakes. She used a lot of these tricks. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for this comparison. It is so true, I always gussy up cake mixes, using all your suggestions but not all at same time. I just recently tried the sour cream and that flavor and texture was amazing! Great video, thank you.
Have you used mayo ? Compared to sour cream?
Sour cream instead of what?
@@sandratorres5633 In addition to
Thank you, good trick
This was absolutely helpful AND entertaining I love u guys!!! SUBBED
thank you!
This was so entertaining I managed to get through the Entire video without skipping lol
I've done a few of these and it's been so helpful
Cool! Thanks for sharing with us
Great tips!
Great video Nicole!
So glad I found you!!!!!
Loved this video! Homecakes is its own class flavor and cake density. However the added ingredients are clever and makes me say crap how common I didnt figure that out. So smart!
This was a very good video thankyou for sharing some hacks 😊
Good tips.
Great video finally figured the bell , how to click it! ….. it took a while! Entertaining video!
I'm NOT A BAKER, so I'm going to make the Duncan Hines Lemon Supreme and jazz it up with zest, lemon juice, melted butter, the pudding, and extra eggs, then into a Bundt pan. I'll make my own glaze adding fresh lemon juice and zest to the confectioners sugar and cross my fingers for my friends' sons' graduation party coming up soon!! Thanks so much for these great tips.
I want a bite of all three!!! I love cake!
Wish I had seen this video last month when I made a box cake for my birthday. I'm sure it would have tasted even more awesome!
Next time!
Thanks for the tips 👍🏼
Any time!
Late 3 years to the cake box party. I recently whipped up a Dundee fruit cake using Duncan Hines yellow by shifting in one cup all purpose flour into the mix, half cup almond flour, 2 cups dried fruits mix with citrus peels and spices, 4 eggs, half cup chopped slivered almonds, half cup orange juice, half cup sour cream and 1 cup of melted butter. Came out really good. Taste wonderful indeed.
You're so much fun to watch!
Oh thank you!
Oh wow I learned a lot in this video about homemade vs boxed
I add mayo to my biscuits & roll mix!.. they're great.
This was fun. 😊
I've never put mayonnaise in a cake mix, but I've made a chocolate cake from scratch with mayo and it's 1 of the most rich delicious chocolate cake recipes I have! And doesn't everybody put a hardy splash of vanilla extract in everything they bake? I sure do! (Forget that 1 teaspoon nonsense) LOL
I use vanilla like Justin Wilson used to measure. Fill the spoon and keep on pouring :)
Super cute vid! Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Love this.
These professional tasters amazes me.
I love this video!!!