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Cakes with Yellow Cake Mix

Cakes with Yellow Cake Mix

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.



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recipe for easy cinnamon nut cake

Easy Cinnamon Nut Cake

Whip up this delightful cinnamon nut cake using a basic yellow cake mix, enhanced with layers of crunchy walnuts and warm cinnamon.

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for rum bundt cake

Rum Bundt Cake

A rich and moist rummy cake batter gets baked in a Bundt pan and glazed with a sweet rum icing. You'll never know it started with a box of yellow cake mix!

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for pineapple upside-down muffins

Pineapple Upside-Down Muffins

This recipe turns a classic dessert into muffins, complete with pineapple rings and maraschino cherries. Ideal for a basic afternoon snack or breakfast addition.

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for cream cheese bars

Cream Cheese Bars

Yellow cake mix forms the crust for the sweet cream cheese layer in these slightly gooey and completely delicious dessert bars.

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for easy pumpkin bundt cake

Easy Pumpkin Bundt Cake

This Bundt cake tastes like it was made from scratch but it secretly starts with a box of yellow cake mix.

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

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recipe for chocolate chip bundt cake

Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake

What's not to love about a chocolate chip bundt cake? This rich and delicious cake is perfect for any occasion. It uses a cake mix combined with pudding mix for a decadent...

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for bacardi rum cake

Bacardi Rum Cake

Made with butter, pecans, yellow cake mix, instant vanilla pudding mix, eggs, water, vegetable oil, rum

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for easy king cake

Easy King Cake

Made with red, blue, yellow, and green food color, sugar, lemon peel, ground nutmeg, gumdrop, yellow cake mix, confectioners' sugar, lemon juice, water

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for banana cake

Banana Cake

Made with cinnamon, pecans, brown sugar, bananas, oil, sugar, yellow cake mix, eggs, vanilla extract

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for butterfinger banana cake

Butterfinger Banana Cake

What a delicious way to dress up a box of cake mix! Stir in some mashed ripe banana and chopped Butterfinger candy bars for a decadent treat.

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for butterscotch cake with creamy frosting

Butterscotch Cake With Creamy Frosting

Made with brown sugar, cream cheese, Cool Whip, yellow cake mix, butterscotch pudding mix, eggs, water, vegetable oil

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for eggnog bundt cake

Eggnog Bundt Cake

Made with oil, almonds, yellow cake mix, ground nutmeg, rum, eggs, eggnog

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for pineapple and coconut better than sex cake

Pineapple And Coconut Better Than Sex Cake

Made with milk chocolate candy bar, pecans, yellow cake mix, sugar, crushed pineapple, coconut, vanilla pudding mix, Cool Whip

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for better than sex chocolate chip cake

Better Than Sex Chocolate Chip Cake

Made with German chocolate, chocolate chips, yellow cake mix, vanilla pudding mix, margarine, water, sour cream, eggs

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for copycat tennessee ernie ford's pea picking cake

Copycat Tennessee Ernie Ford's Pea Picking Cake

Yellow or white cake is baked with the addition of mandarin oranges and then frosted with a frosting made from crushed pineapple, Cool Whip, and vanilla...

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for hawaiian delight cake

Hawaiian Delight Cake

Made with pecans, maraschino cherries, Cool Whip, yellow cake mix, cream cheese, vanilla pudding mix, milk, bananas, sugar, crushed pineapple

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for fuzzy navel cake

Fuzzy Navel Cake

Made with vegetable oil, eggs, orange extract, peach schnapps, orange juice, powdered sugar, instant vanilla pudding mix

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours


recipe for almost heaven cake

Almost Heaven Cake

A yellow cake is baked and topped with crushed pineapple, vanilla pudding, cream cheese, and Cool Whip.

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for easy apple cake

Easy Apple Cake

Made with cinnamon, yellow cake mix, apple pie filling, eggs, sugar

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for cool frosted pineapple pudding cake

Cool Frosted Pineapple Pudding Cake

Made with Cool Whip, yellow cake mix, pineapple, instant vanilla pudding mix

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for rave reviews coconut pudding cake

Rave Reviews Coconut Pudding Cake

Made with yellow cake mix, vanilla pudding mix, water, eggs, oil, walnuts or pecans, butter or margarine, coconut

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for pineapple-orange sunshine cake

Pineapple-Orange Sunshine Cake

Made with crushed pineapple in juice, instant vanilla pudding, yellow cake mix, applesauce, eggs, mandarin oranges in light syrup, Cool Whip Light

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for grandma's wine cake

Grandma's Wine Cake

Made with vegetable oil, eggs, yellow cake mix, instant vanilla pudding mix, nutmeg, sherry or port wine

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for banana bundt cake with pineapple

Banana Bundt Cake With Pineapple

Made with crushed pineapple, yellow cake mix, flour, bananas

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for apple cream cake

Apple Cream Cake

Made with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream, whipping cream, yellow cake mix, tart apples, walnuts, sugar, ground cinnamon

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for apple cider bundt cake

Apple Cider Bundt Cake

Made with allspice, cinnamon, yellow cake mix, butter or margarine, eggs, apple cider

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for pecan pie cake

Pecan Pie Cake

Made with pecans, yellow cake mix, butter, eggs, light corn syrup, dark brown sugar, vanilla extract

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for slow cooker blueberry dump cake

Slow Cooker Blueberry Dump Cake

Make dessert a breeze with this blueberry dump cake. A mix of blueberry pie filling, yellow cake mix, butter, and walnuts creates a comforting dish that's ready in just...

Method:   crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for classic orange chiffon cake

Classic Orange Chiffon Cake

Made with egg whites, cream of tartar, yellow cake mix, egg yolks, orange juice, vegetable oil, orange juice concentrate, orange peel

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours


recipe for marbled chocolate sour cream cake

Marbled Chocolate Sour Cream Cake

Made with powdered sugar, sugar, water, semisweet chocolate chips, yellow cake mix, eggs, sour cream, vegetable oil

Method:   microwave, oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for basic pineapple upside down cake from cake mix

Basic Pineapple Upside Down Cake From Cake Mix

Made with halved walnuts, yellow cake mix, dark brown sugar, butter, sliced pineapple, maraschino cherries

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for cream soda cake

Cream Soda Cake

Made with Cool Whip, yellow cake mix, water, strawberry gelatin, cream soda, milk, instant vanilla pudding mix

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for caramel crater cake

Caramel Crater Cake

Made with all-purpose flour, vegetable oil, water, eggs, butter flavoring, brown sugar, walnuts, vanilla extract

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for pumpkin bars

Pumpkin Bars

Made with pecans, butter, eggs, pumpkin, sugar, salt, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, groundcloves, yellow cake mix

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for bailey's irish cream cake

Bailey's Irish Cream Cake

Made with eggs, Bailey's Irish cream, yellow cake mix, chocolate pudding mix, oil, water, vodka

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for banana split cake

Banana Split Cake

Made with coconut, Cool Whip, bananas, yellow cake mix, frozen strawberries, crushed pineapple, vanilla pudding mix, cream cheese, peanuts

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for pineapple dream cake

Pineapple Dream Cake

Made with cool whip, vanilla pudding mix, yellow cake mix, eggs, mandarin oranges, oil, vanilla extract, crushed pineapple

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for baileys irish cream bars

Baileys Irish Cream Bars

Made with yellow cake mix, eggs, Bailey's Irish cream, oil, cream cheese vanilla frosting, white chocolate chips

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for easy butterscotch cake

Easy Butterscotch Cake

Made with pecans, butterscotch chips, butterscotch pudding mix, milk, yellow cake mix

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for pumpkin crunch cake

Pumpkin Crunch Cake

Made with butter or margarine, pumpkin, sweetened condensed milk, sugar, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, eggs, yellow cake mix, pecans

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for peach dump cake

Peach Dump Cake

Made with butter, peach pie filling, crushed pineapple, yellow cake mix

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for pistachio bundt cake

Pistachio Bundt Cake

Made with milk, butter or margarine, powdered sugar, yellow cake mix, pistachio pudding mix, vegetable oil, eggs

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for pumpkin streusel cake

Pumpkin Streusel Cake

Made with eggs, solid pack pumpkin, butter or margarine, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, nuts, yellow cake mix

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for twinkie cake

Twinkie Cake

Made with vanilla extract, butter, yellow cake mix, milk, all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, shortening

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   over 5 hours


recipe for pineapple coconut rum cake

Pineapple Coconut Rum Cake

Made with crushed pineapple, eggs, yellow cake mix, instant vanilla pudding mix, cream of coconut, rum, vegetable oil

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for friendship fruit cake

Friendship Fruit Cake

Made with apricots, brandy, sugar, fruit starter, peaches, pineapple chunks, maraschino cherries

Method:   oven
Time:   over 5 hours

recipe for sand pail dessert

Sand Pail Dessert

Made with candies, yellow cake, angel food cake or pound cake, vanilla pudding, graham crackers


Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for bourbon cake

Bourbon Cake

Made with sugar, butter, yellow cake mix, vanilla pudding mix, bourbon, eggs, milk, vegetable oil

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for amaretto-almond cake

Amaretto-Almond Cake

Made with sugar, almonds, yellow cake mix, vanilla instant pudding mix, eggs, vegetable oil, water, Amaretto liqueur, almond extract

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for dr. pepper cherry marshmallow cake

Dr. Pepper Cherry Marshmallow Cake

Made with vegetable oil, dark sweet cherries, cherry syrup, Dr. Pepper, cherry gelatin, almond extract, yellow cake mix

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   over 5 hours





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