44 Box Cake Mix Recipes that Taste Homemade

Recipe: Chocolate Bundt Cake

The key to this super simple, super delicious chocolate Bundt cake? Boxed cake mix and boxed brownie mix.

Recipe: Praline Mini Cakes

If you’re not into sharing dessert (we understand), these personal cakes are just the right size.

Recipe: Naked Lemon Cake with Flower Crown

This cake is simple and fresh, with a lemon cake base and a light layer of frosting.

Recipe: Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies

Want the chewiest cookies? Use cake mix! Plus, the higher oil content helps them keep better than regular cookies.

Recipe: Mini Confetti Cakes

These mini two-layer cakes are perfect for a bridal or baby shower. Top them with color-coordinated edible flowers.

Recipe: Peach Cobbler

This might be the easiest peach cobbler recipe you ever make: Simply put all the ingredients in the slow cooker and let it do its thing!

Recipe: Rose Petal Cupcakes

We flavored our homemade buttercream with rose and vanilla, but you can make it whatever you want. With the addition of edible rose petals, the rose flavor is a nice touch.

Recipe: Chocolate-Peanut Butter Mousse Cake

If you’re not in the mood to cut a layer cake for every guest at the party, this recipe includes an option to make personal parfaits instead.

Recipe: Vanilla Layer Cake with Flower Cuff

If you’re looking for an impressive layer cake without all the fuss, we love this one. Yellow cake mix, homemade buttercream, and an abundance of flowers combine for a show-stopper dessert.

Recipe: Mint Chocolate Chip Ice-Cream Cake

This refreshing ice-cream cake is a summertime dream come true.

Recipe: Candy Cane Cake Bars

These festive bars make an adorable Christmas dessert or gift in a pretty tin.

Recipe: Blackberry-Raspberry Truffle Cake

The presentation for this easy holiday cake couldn’t be prettier, so no one will know it started with a box of mix.

Recipe: Pumpkin Dump Cake

Pumpkin pie is a fall favorite, but it can’t feed a huge crowd. This easy dump cake has the same flavor you love, and every guest will get a slice. Homemade whipped cream and freshly grated nutmeg are a delicious seasonal topping to make it feel holiday-worthy.

Recipe: SweeTARTS and Smarties Tie-Dye Cake

Sheet cakes are ideal for birthdays because they’re festive and feed even the biggest party. This colorful cake is a callback to the ’70s, but today’s kids will eat it right up.

Recipe: Red Velvet Cake Balls

Whether for Christmas, Valentine’s Day, or any celebration, these cake bites are a cute and easy way to serve dessert.

Recipe: Snickers Cake

This decadent chocolate-caramel cake is uses Snickers in the cake mix and as a garnish.

Recipe: Cranberry Upside-Down Cake

Would you believe this gorgeous cake came from the slow cooker? You should!

Recipe: Sweet Potato Sheet Cake

This sweet and salty cake is the ultimate fall dessert for your at-home football watch party or Thanksgiving feast.

Recipe: Heart Cookies

These chewy cookies are the sweetest way to a party spread that’s Instagram-worthy.

Recipe: Gingerbread Cake With Stout Buttercream

It seems too good to be true that this holiday stunner only takes five ingredients to make.

Recipe: Apricot-Almond Coffee Cake

Brunch with the girls? This easy breakfast treat pairs perfectly with a cup of coffee.

Recipe: Cheerwine Cherry Cupcakes with Cherry-Swirl Frosting

Southerners know: Everything tastes better with a little Cheerwine in the mix!

Recipe: Candy Corn Cake

You can make the layers for this colorful cake ahead of time and freeze them until your Halloween party.

Recipe: Reese’s Cake

This Reese’s-garnished cake looks beautiful, but when you cut into it, the peanut butter-cream cheese filling is the best surprise.

Recipe: Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes

With presentation this cute, no one will notice these birthday cupcakes were made with boxed cake mix.

Recipe: Red Velvet Peppermint Cake

This recipe adds a bit of peppermint extract to classic cream cheese icing for a festive holiday finish.

Recipe: Pineapple Cherry Dump Cake

This super-simple dump cake is best when finished off with whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Recipe: Halloween Cake Pops

How cute are these? Give the kids a batch to decorate for themselves for a fun Halloween activity.

Recipe: Sugar-and-Spice Cake

Serve a showstopping Christmas cake with classic vanilla buttercream that guests will never realize wasn’t from scratch.

Recipe: Nehi Orange Poke Cake

This old-school soda cake is inspired by one of Mama Dip’s famous cakes.

Recipe: Chocolate-Cinnamon Latte Cake

Chocolate lovers will adore this dreamy cake that’s made with the hands-off help from your slow cooker.

Recipe: Candy Corn Cupcakes

If your kids need a last-minute treat for the class, this simple cupcake recipe can be made on the fly.

Recipe: Peach Dump Cake

You don’t have to wait for peach season to make this five-ingredient cake.

Recipe: No-Bake Red Velvet Truffles

We decorated these mini treats for the Fourth of July, but you can swap out the colors for whatever holiday or occasion you’re celebrating.

Recipe: Better Boxed Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting

The name says it all with this recipe. Make your boxed cake mix taste homemade with this recipe that tastes like a birthday party.

Recipe: Honey Bun Cake

Sour cream makes this classic cake extra moist and adds a hint of tang to every sweet bite.

Recipe: German Chocolate Cupcakes

We packed all the flavor of classic German chocolate cake into these portable cupcakes your neighbors would love to see on their doorsteps.

Recipe: Key Lime Sheet Cake

We love an elegant layer cake on our table, but when we’re short on time and have a family that needs something sweet, we’ll always turn to the bellowed sheet cake.

Recipe: Birthday Cake in a Jar

This easy recipe is the most adorable way to surprise your friends on their birthdays.

Recipe: Apple Pie Cake

When you’re not in the mood to fuss with pie dough, this one-dish dessert is a fall miracle.

Recipe: Easter Egg Cake

Because this spring cake is a masterpiece in decorating, we used a box of cake mix to quicken up prep time.

Recipe: Sunflower Cupcakes

Add a little sunshine to any random day with these sweet cupcakes that the kids will love to help decorate.

Recipe: S'mores Cake

With buttery graham cracker layers, decadent chocolate cake, and a fluffy meringue topping, this dreamy cake tastes like you’re sitting around the campfire.

Recipe: Cherry Dump Cake

Your family won’t believe this treat came together with just four ingredients.