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What Is Cake mix and How Can I Use It?

Wondering what to do with cake mix? This guide covers how to pick it, cook it, store it, and swap it — with 137 recipes to put it to work.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 oz (28g)
Amount per Serving
Calories 120Calories from Fat 29
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 3.2g 5%
Saturated Fat 0.5g 2%
Trans Fat ~
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 183mg 8%
Total Carbohydrate 21.9g 7%
Dietary Fiber 0g 1%
Sugars 12.1
Protein 1.2g
Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 4% Iron 2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your caloric needs.

Food group

Cake mix is a member of the Baked Products US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.

How much does cake mix weigh?

Amount Weight
1 ounce 28 grams
1 package (18.50 oz) 524 grams

Baked Products

In Chinese:蛋糕粉
British (UK) term:
en français:le mélange à gâteau
en español:mezcla para pastel

Recipes using cake mix

There are 137 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Halloween Grave Yard Cupcake

Halloween Grave Yard Cupcake

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Grave yard cupcakes add some extra horrific sense to your Halloween party!

Simply Delicious Black Forest Cake

Simply Delicious Black Forest Cake

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Black Forest cake the shortcut way: devil's food cake mix spiked with cinnamon and cherry yogurt, layered with cherry pie filling and whipped topping. A faster take on the German classic.

Lemon/Orange Cake Dessert

Lemon/Orange Cake Dessert

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Lighter poke cake built on a yellow cake mix doctored with lemon gelatin, applesauce, and egg substitute, then drenched in a citrus glaze that soaks into every fork-pricked hole. Tangy, moist, easy.

Super Easy Chocolate-Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Super Easy Chocolate-Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

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Chocolate-oatmeal raisin cookies built on a cake mix base with quick oats, cinnamon, and chocolate-covered raisins. Five-minute prep, ready in 25 minutes, makes four dozen.

Cake Mix Cookies Your Way

Cake Mix Cookies Your Way

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Cake mix cookies need just three pantry ingredients plus your favorite stir-ins. The ultimate four-ingredient shortcut cookie ready in under 30 minutes.

Cake Mix Bar Cookies

Cake Mix Bar Cookies

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Cake mix bar cookies need just five pantry ingredients and one bowl. Cake mix, an egg, oil, water, and chocolate chips bake into chewy bars or drop cookies in under 30 minutes.

Carrot Cake Crinkle Cookies

Carrot Cake Crinkle Cookies

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My latest creation must be healthier than a cake with icing...

Neapolitan Gooey Cake Bars

Neapolitan Gooey Cake Bars

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These colorful, rich and gooey bars could not be simpler to prepare.

Easter Pink Easy Bunny Cake

Easter Pink Easy Bunny Cake

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This bunny cake is really simple and easy to make, if you don't want to use coconut flakes, you can just color the frosting with food coloring, and it will still look cute and pretty!

Mrs. Picky's Pig Pickin Cake

Mrs. Picky's Pig Pickin Cake

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When you want to take a wonderful cake to any social event, make a pig pickin cake.

Easy Pumpkin Pecan Bundt Cake

Easy Pumpkin Pecan Bundt Cake

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Pumpkin pecan bundt cake from spice cake mix, canned pumpkin, and vanilla pudding for an extra-moist crumb. A 5-minute fall dessert dressed up with powdered sugar.

Easter Lamb Face Cupcakes

Easter Lamb Face Cupcakes

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These lamb face cupcakes are too cute, and also they are so easy to make, the tender cupcakes are coated with the vanilla frosting and marshmallows, great cupcakes for your Easter!

Easy Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Easy Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

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With the help of a cake mix, these bars go together in a flash.

White Easter Bunny Cake

White Easter Bunny Cake

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As you are planning a BUNNY CAKE recipe, this is one of the best, pure white coconut flakes let bunny look fluffy and pretty, also very easy to make, and you are allowed to be creative if you have any interesting idea!

Cute Bunny Cake for Easter

Cute Bunny Cake for Easter

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This beautiful bunny cake will impress everyone at your Easter party!!

Favourite Mandarin Orange Cake

Favourite Mandarin Orange Cake

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Mandarin orange cake layers a fluffy box cake with crushed mandarins and juice, then frosts it with a no-cook whipped topping, vanilla pudding, and crushed pineapple filling. Easy retro potluck favorite.

Oreo Sandwich Cookies

Oreo Sandwich Cookies

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Homemade Oreo sandwich cookies with crispy fudge cake mix wafers and a velvety cream filling. Just 3 ingredients for the cookies and 4 for the filling. A fun baking project the whole family will love.

Black Forest Dump Cake

Black Forest Dump Cake

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Chocolate cherry pecan cake, using a box cake mix. "Dump" in the ingredients, bake and enjoy.

Baby Chicks Cupcakes-Easter

Baby Chicks Cupcakes-Easter

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Yellow colored coconut flakes make these Easter chicks cupcakes look fluffy and cute, this is a great recipe to make with your kids, they will love these cutest chick cupcakes!

Three Layer Tiramisu Cake

Three Layer Tiramisu Cake

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Using a box cake mix as a base is a time saver; substituting cream cheese for mascarpone is a money saver. Tastes like the real thing, is beautiful and surprisingly light.

Classic Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Classic Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

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This is from the Dole.com website. I believe it is authentic.

Italian Sour Cream Cake

Italian Sour Cream Cake

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Italian sour cream cake with amaretto, a coconut-pecan meringue lining, and glossy chocolate-amaretto glaze. A tube pan showstopper that starts with boxed cake mix.

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Slow Cooker Cherry Pound Cake

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Slow cooker cherry pound cake bakes a flour-tossed maraschino-studded cake mix batter inside the crockpot for an unbelievably moist crumb. A no-oven dessert for hot summer days.

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Coffee Cake Apple

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Easy apple coffee cake using a cake mix shortcut with a cinnamon-brown sugar crumble, diced apples, and raisins. Top it or flip it for two different textures.

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Coffee Cake Apple

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Easy apple coffee cake using a cake mix shortcut with a cinnamon-brown sugar crumble, diced apples, and raisins. Top it or flip it for two different textures.

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