I picked up a box of both Duncan Hines and Betty Crocker's Devil's Food cake mixes, took them home, baked them according to the box's instructions, and conducted a side-by-side taste test.After ...

Duncan Hines Perfectly Moist Classic Yellow Cake Mix, like our picks from Aldi and Betty Crocker, bakes up cakes with the synthetic vanilla flavor.But this mix was slightly saltier and breadier ...

A Texas bakery owner noticed Betty Crocker had quietly decreased the amount of its boxed cake mix. She conducted a bake-off between the new and old boxes, which called for the same wet ingredients.

Aside from those tweaks, you should follow the directions on the box as written. “Another way to level up your cake is to add custom filling, whether it’s fruit or cream,” Janna adds.

Boxed cake mixes, like those from Duncan Hines, Pillsbury, or Betty Crocker, are all designed to be nearly foolproof. You just need to add liquid—eggy or not—and it will become cake.