Three words: cake batter milkshake. The key ingredient to boost your next shake with a creamy, rich twist? Boxed cake mix.

Grand Baby Cakes founder Jocelyn Delk Adams shares tips for how to make boxed cakes taste better, including adding extracts, using mix-ins, and substituting dairy for water.

Aldi’s entry into the boxed-cake-mix game, Baker’s Corner Classic Yellow Cake Mix, is a winner. It makes attractive cake layers with balanced flavor for pennies per ounce.

Cake mixes can be used for Bundt cakes, sheet cakes, and layered cakes simply by adjusting the baking time. But you'll find so many other easy desserts that start with a box of cake mix, too.

Boxed cake mix is designed to be delicious even if you foul up the liquid measurements. I ran some tests to find out how far you can go.

Frost with your favorite frosting nd serve. Related: How to Make a Boxed Cake Mix 10x Better, According to Food Network Star Duff Goldman My Honest Thoughts About the Beer and Boxed Cake Mix Hack ...

First, you need to choose your boxed cake mix flavor. Goldman didn't specify, but we think either a yellow cake mix, white cake mix or spice cake mix would be a good match for the apples and cinnamon.

Baking with a boxed cake mix is simple and quick but very boring. With these 12 easy and innovative additions your boxed cake ...