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Cake Mix

Who says you can’t make a unique dessert with a simple store-bought cake mix? These cake mix recipes are proof that you can! From Lemon Cake Mix Cookies to Mocha Oreo Poke Cake, there are tons of ways to turn a boxed cake mix into something new and delicious.

Fancy a fun, easy dessert? Try these Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies made with funfetti sprinkles. Or, go back to the basics with my helpful guide on How to Bake With Cake Mix!

My Favorite Cake Mix Recipes

Whether it’s making cookies from cake mix or jazzing up a box of yellow cake mix into something totally new, these are the recipes I’ve been loving recently!

All your boxed cake mix questions answered. This is the best guide for what types of cake mix to choose. What cake mix is the most chocolaty? What cake mix has the best rise? I’m answering all your questions. Three layers of chocolate cake are stacked on top of each other.

How to Bake with Cake Mix

closeup of a slice of chocolate poke cake on a white plate

Triple Chocolate Poke Cake

Side view of a slice of funfetti cake on two stacked white plates.

Homemade Funfetti Poke Cake

closeup of a slice of strawberry poke cake on a plate

Strawberry Cheesecake Poke Cake

Popular Recipes from Cake Mixes

Check out the most popular cake mix creations on the blog right now.

My Latest Recipes

Find all sorts of cake mix recipe inspiration from my latest treats below.

A slice of salted caramel butterscotch cake on a plate with a second slice in the background.

Salted Caramel Butterscotch Cake

a slice of cherry poke cake on a plate topped with chocolate sauce and a cherry

Cherry Chocolate Chip Poke Cake

A close up of a slice of Chocolate Strawberry Cake

Strawberry Milkshake Poke Cake

side view of a slice of red velvet poke cake on a white plate

Red Velvet Peppermint Poke Cake

One bite of this Chocolate Funfetti Cheesecake Bundt Cake is not enough. This dark chocolate cake is filled with a funfetti cheesecake filling and a cream cheese glaze. Plus there’s plenty of sprinkles to go along!

Chocolate Funfetti Cheesecake Bundt Cake

Sinful Brownie Batter Poke Cake. This chocolate poke cake is soaked with dark chocolate pudding, and topped a brownie batter mousse and brownie batter glaze. It’s for true chocolate lovers.

Brownie Batter Poke Cake

A slice of Funfetti Cheesecake on a spatula next to the original whole bundt cake in the background. This Funfetti Cheesecake Bundt Cake is a vanilla bundt cake filled with a funfetti Oreo cheesecake filling. It’s topped with a cream cheesecake glaze. You can see it's nice and dense and loaded with plenty of sprinkles.

Funfetti Cheesecake Bundt Cake

A slice of brookie cake on a white plate

Slutty Brookie Poke Cake

A slice of margarita lime cake topped with a strawberry cream and whipped cream

Strawberry Margarita Cake

All your boxed cake mix questions answered. This is the best guide for what types of cake mix to choose. What cake mix is the most chocolaty? What cake mix has the best rise? I’m answering all your questions. Three layers of chocolate cake are stacked on top of each other.

How to Bake with Cake Mix

A slice of glazed lemon bundt cake on a white plate.

Easy Lemon Bundt Cake

a slice of chocolate chip cookie cake on two blue plates

Chocolate Chip Cookie Poke Cake

This Lemon Oreo Cheesecake Bundt is a perfectly moist and bursting with lemon flavor. The filling is a lemon Oreo cheesecake and it’s topped with a cream cheese glaze and lemon zest.

Lemon Oreo Cheesecake Bundt Cake

This Strawberry Champagne Cake is an orange infused vanilla cake soaked in a champagne glaze and topped with a tangy strawberry cream cheese frosting.

Strawberry Champagne Cake

Three chocolate banana cream pie cupcakes: chocolate banana cupcakes filled with a chocolate mousse and topped with whipped cream, bananas and Nilla Wafers.

Chocolate Banana Cream Pie Cupcakes

closeup of a slice of chocolate oreo cake on a white plate

Oreo Chocolate Cheesecake Cake

closeup side view of a slice of vanilla and chocolate marbled cake topped with a cherry

Root Beer Float Cake

A maple pecan cupcake balancing between the divots of a cupcake tin with a bunch of whole pecans beside it

Maple Pecan Cupcakes

A close-up shot of a piece of snickerdoodle cake on a dessert plate

Easy Snickerdoodle Cake

If you like Circus Animal Cookies, you will love this cake! It’s an easy vanilla tye dye cake, vanilla buttercream and Circus Animal cookies. It’s covered in a pink chocolate ganache and sprinkles.

Circus Animal Cookie Cake