Most of the time, when I bake cupcakes, I use a boxed cake mix. Although, I do add some extra ingredients to make it taste homemade. And yes, I know baking from scratch is the best, but a lot of the time we are all just too busy.
I often have readers ask what I add to the cake mix, and although I always share in each recipe what to add, I thought it would be good to have a special post giving you the recipe.
Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes Recipe
Sometimes I add other ingredients to change the flavor a bit, but by starting with a cake mix, it’s super easy. I created a short video for you…
How to make a Cake Mix taste Homemade
- Cake Mix
- 4 eggs, room temperature
- 1 cup buttermilk {or amount of water on box}
- 1/3 cup oil {or amount on box}
Tips:
- To bring eggs to room temperature quickly, place in bowl of hot water and let set a couple minutes
- To make your own buttermilk, add a splash {about 1 tablespoon} of vinegar to measuring cup, fill with milk and let set for a couple minutes
What are you baking this week?
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Thanks for your help on the cheesecake. All recipes I checked were either 300 or 375•, so i think i’ll try at 350• and continually check for doneness after 15 minutes.
Thank you for the great tip … I am going to try it!
I prefer using a cake mix since it is easier and people usually rave over how well it tastes. I haven’t watched your video yet (will after commenting) but I always use the mix that calls for oil instead of butter and I strictly following the mixing and cooking times and it turns out fabulous every time
Looking forward to seeing how you do it 
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Thanks for the tips Tammy! I typically always use oil also, but have also used butter.
~Liz