I make my cakes from a box and they are okay, but not that great. At first they were dry so I started adding some applesauce and using simple syrup. That sure did moisten them but they are still just "okay". I really don't want to start making scratch cakes (just not my thing). Any tips on what I can do to a box cake to make it even yummier?? Thanks everyone!

I always use melted butter instead of oil. Some people use mild instead of water, but I haven't had much luck with that. Lately I have been doctoring almost every box mix with 1 cup of flour, 1 cup of sugar, 1 cup of sour cream, and a pinch of salt. Works wonders, and I get a full 4+ inches of cake out of one box! (It does have to cook a bit longer, though.)

I use box cake mix i prefer the cake mix with pudding. I like to add vanilla and almond flavoring to my cake mix along with oil i find that my cakes are more moist than with butter. I'm always asked what recipe did i use for my cakes.

You might try other brands of cake mix to see if they might not be so dry. My family loves Aldi brand chocolate cake mix. Their white and yellow mixes are good too.

Have you tried the *original* WASC cake recipe? The basic recipe can be used with any box mix flavor.

try the "cake mix doctor" she has a lot of suggestions, and I found it at the library. I use the white recipe from her Charleston poppy seed cake- yogurt, buttermilk, oil and whole eggs.
I also use the original WASC and love it!

Thanks everyone!!!