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
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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Butterfinger Banana 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
Lemon Pudding Pound Cake
The lemon flavor in this cake really pops. Yellow cake mix with lemon pudding mix in the batter yields a delicious cake, topped with a sweet lemon glaze.
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Sour Cream Swirl Cake
This recipe is a great example of how you can dress up a simple box of cake mix to taste like homemade
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Dutch Oven Dump Cobbler
Fruit cobbler is one of the most delicious and easy-to-make desserts that you can prepare using a Dutch oven.
Method: campfire, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
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Banana Cake
Made with cinnamon, pecans, brown sugar, bananas, oil, sugar, yellow cake mix, eggs, vanilla extract
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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
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
Jell-O Poke Cake
Poke cakes let the topping sink down into the cake creating layers of flavor (and a fun design when you cut into them)
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Strawberry Dump Cake
Dump cakes are made by topping a fruit filling with dry cake mix then baking. This version uses strawberry pie filling combined with crushed pineapple.
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Oreo Cookie Filled Cake
Made with milk, confectioners' sugar, chocolate sandwich cookie crumbs, semisweet chocolate chips, all-purpose flour, margarine, butter cake mix
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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
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
Eggnog Cake with Rum Syrup
Made with almonds, yellow cake mix, nutmeg, eggs, eggnog, vegetable oil, rum, rum flavoring, brandy flavoring
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Eggnog Bundt Cake
Made with oil, almonds, yellow cake mix, ground nutmeg, rum, eggs, eggnog
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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
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
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
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
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
Bourbon Cake
Made with sugar, butter, yellow cake mix, vanilla pudding mix, bourbon, eggs, milk, vegetable oil
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
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
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
Friendship Fruit Cake
Made with apricots, brandy, sugar, fruit starter, peaches, pineapple chunks, maraschino cherries
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Banana Bundt Cake With Pineapple
Made with crushed pineapple, yellow cake mix, flour, bananas
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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
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
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
Amaretto Cake
Made with powdered sugar, yellow cake mix, eggs, vanilla instant pudding mix, water, vegetable oil, almond extract, amaretto
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Easy Apple Cake
Made with cinnamon, yellow cake mix, apple pie filling, eggs, sugar
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Easy Butterscotch Cake
Made with pecans, butterscotch chips, butterscotch pudding mix, milk, yellow cake mix
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Pina Colada Sheet Cake
Made with shredded coconut, yellow cake, cream of coconut, sweetened condensed milk, dark rum, crushed pineapple, frozen whipped topping
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
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
Blueberry Pineapple Dump Cake
Made with crushed pineapple, nonstick cooking spray, butter, yellow cake mix, blueberry pie filling
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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
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
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
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
Boston Cream Cheesecake
Made with yellow cake mix, cream cheese, sugar, vanilla extract, eggs, sour cream, unsweetened baking chocolate
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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
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
Cherry Pineapple Dump Cake
Made with butter, crushed pineapple, cherry pie filling, yellow cake mix
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Caramel Flan Cake
Made with evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, cream cheese, egg yolks, egg, vanilla extract, ground nutmeg, yellow cake mix
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: over 5 hours
Apple Cider Bundt Cake
Made with allspice, cinnamon, yellow cake mix, butter or margarine, eggs, apple cider
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Chunky Monkey Cake
Made with chocolate frosting, chocolate chips, bananas, yellow cake mix, water, eggs, vegetable oil, walnuts
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Twinkie Cake
Made with vanilla extract, butter, yellow cake mix, milk, all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, shortening
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Crumb Cake
Made with cinnamon, margarine or butter, yellow cake mix, flour, sugar, salt
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Cool Frosted Pineapple Pudding Cake
Made with Cool Whip, yellow cake mix, pineapple, instant vanilla pudding mix
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Mug Cake Mixes
Made with powdered lemonade mix, yellow cake mix, instant vanilla pudding mix, confectioners' sugar
Time: under 30 minutes
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
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