Made with chopped pecans, semisweet chocolate chips, butter, chocolate cake mix, caramels, sweetened condensed milk
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Cooking With Convenience Foods

Of course, if we had the time, money, and energy to make everything from scratch we would, wouldn't we? But let's face it, that's not a reality for most of us (at least not every day!). So, cheat a little and sneak some convenience items into your recipes without anyone knowing!
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Cake Mix Turtle Cake
Root Beer Float Cake
Made with oil, root beer soda, root beer flavoring, powdered sugar, flour, milk, shortening, egg white, vanilla flavoring
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Hokey Pokey Cake
Made with toffee bits, frozen whipped topping, chocolate cake mix, sweetened condensed milk, butterscotch ice cream topping
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Yogurt Fruit Pie
Made with fruit-flavored gelatin, water, fruit-flavored yogurt, frozen whipped topping, graham cracker pie shell
Time: 2-5 hours
Big Red Soda Pop Cake
Made with oil, strawberry flavored soda, white cake mix, egg whites, egg
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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Banana Bread Pie
Made with vanilla extract, bananas, biscuit baking mix, large eggs, sweetened condensed milk, butter
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Yum Yum Cake
Made with pecans, miniature marshmallows, white cake mix, oil, eggs, water, chocolate chips, coconut
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Impossibly Easy Spinach Pie
Made with egg whites, green onions, garlic, butter or margarine, frozen chopped spinach, cottage cheese, milk, Bisquick, egg substitute
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
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
Lemon Blueberry Brunch Cake
Made with powdered sugar, almonds or pecans, blueberry fruit pie filling, eggs, water, cream cheese, margarine or butter, lemon cake mix
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
Impossible Rhubarb Streusel Pie
Made with butter, Bisquick, brown sugar, nuts, rhubarb, milk, eggs, sugar
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Apple Buttermilk Spice Cake
Made with buttercream frosting, nuts, tart apples, ground cinnamon, maple syrup, eggs, vegetable oil, buttermilk, spice cake mix
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Quick Crescent Baklava
Made with lemon juice, margarine, honey, ground cinnamon, sugar, walnuts, refrigerated quick crescent dinner rolls
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Pumpkin Caramel Cake
Made with caramel ice cream topping, cinnamon, spice cake mix, eggs, pumpkin
Method: microwave, oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Impossible Italian Chicken Pie
Made with black pepper, milk, biscuit baking mix, Parmesan cheese, cut-up cooked chicken, mozzarella cheese, dried oregano, dried basil, garlic powder, tomato paste
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
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
Chocolate Cake Mix Zucchini Cake
A quick and easy way to make chocolate cake with zucchini added for texture along with chopped nuts and chocolate chips.
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Chocolate Chip Pound Cake
Made with semisweet chocolate chips, vegetable oil, flour, pound cake mix, water, eggs
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Slow Cooker Pineapple Pound Cake
Made with flour, eggs, pound cake mix, pineapple chunks, pineapple juice
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
French Onion Chicken
Made with chicken breast halves, onion soup mix, cream of mushroom soup, milk, rice, sliced mushrooms
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Root Beer Sweet Potato Sauce
Made with sweet potatoes, root beer, bourbon, lemon juice, water, cornstarch, butter, ground cloves
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Holy Cow Cake
Made with Cool Whip, cream cheese, German chocolate cake mix, caramel ice cream topping, sweetened condensed milk, candy bars
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Tiramisu Cake
Made with mascarpone cheese, whipping cream, powdered sugar, coffee liqueur, brewed black coffee
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
Slow Cooker Barbecued Cola Chicken
Made with black pepper, salt, chicken pieces, onion, cola, ketchup, brown sugar
Method: crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
Haupia Cake
Made with heavy cream, water, egg whites, lemon extract, coconut, coconut milk, sugar
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Easter Angel Cake
Made with jelly beans, green food coloring, angel food cake mix, frozen whipped cream topping, flaked coconut
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Black Forest Dump Cake
Made with cherry pie filling, butter, pitted dark sweet cherries, walnuts, chocolate cake mix
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Lemon Cream Dessert Cake
Made with lemon cake mix, water, vegetable oil, egg whites, lemon peel, egg yolks, lemon juice, powdered sugar, cream cheese
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 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
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
Rhubarb Dump Cake
Made with water, rhubarb, sugar, white cake mix, raspberry gelatin powder, miniature marshmallows, eggs
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
15 Minute Clam Chowder
Made with clams, celery, dried minced onion, cream of celery soup, cream of mushroom soup, cream of potato soup, half and half or milk
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 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
Crescent Chicken Bundles
Made with crushed seasoned stuffing croutons, cream cheese, butter or margarine, chives, milk, salt, black pepper, cooked chicken, refrigerated crescent rolls
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Chocolate Tunnel Of Love Cake
Made with corn syrup, semisweet chocolate, chocolate cake mix, margarine, cream cheese, sugar, egg
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 2-5 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
Impossible Salmon Asparagus Pie
Made with salt, Parmesan cheese, milk, eggs, asparagus, red bell pepper, cheddar cheese, green onions, red sockeye salmon, biscuit baking mix
Time: 30-60 minutes
Dr. Pepper Cake
Made with cinnamon, flour, sugar, salt, eggs, buttermilk, baking soda, Dr. Pepper, margarine
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Sand Pail Dessert
Made with candies, yellow cake, angel food cake or pound cake, vanilla pudding, graham crackers
Time: 30-60 minutes
Chocolate Crunch Cake
Made with butter or margarine, devils food cake mix, chocolate chips, graham cracker crumbs, pecans
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Sweet Southern Coconut Cake
Made with coconut, Cool Whip, sweetened condensed milk, white cake mix, buttermilk, water, coconut flavoring, eggs, cream of coconut
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Cherry-Cola Gelatin Mold
Made with cream cheese, Dream Whip, nuts, Bing cherries, cherry gelatin, crushed pineapple, sugar, water, cola
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Yogurt Chiffon Mini-Tarts
Made with fruit-flavored yogurt, water, gelatin, cream cheese, vanilla wafers
Time: 2-5 hours
7-Up Pork Roast with Glaze
Made with sweet and sour sauce, water, boneless pork loin, 7-Up, Sprite or ginger ale, red bell pepper, onion, garlic, soy sauce, Wondra flour
Method: oven, microwave
Time: over 5 hours
Lemon Loaf Cake
Made with lemon juice, icing sugar, lemon gelatin powder, water, corn oil, lemon supreme cake mix, eggs
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Zucchini Bread
Made with nuts, nutmeg, biscuit baking mix, zucchini, sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla extract, cinnamon
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
What's the secret ingredient in these cakes? Pudding mix. It not only adds flavor but it gives the cake a richer, creamier texture. No one will know your secret ingredient!
Keeping a can of frozen orange juice concentrate in the freezer means you can make more than just orange juice. Try it in a variety of orange-flavored recipes.
Pumpkins aren't just for pies or Halloween decorations. These large, orange gourds - while naturally sweet - also work well in savory dishes. They pair well with poultry and pork (and especially bacon) and their creamy-when-cooked texture blends easily into soups.




























































