40 Recipes to Make With Yellow Cake Mix (That Taste Like They're From-Scratch) (2024)

Pumpkin Dessert

""This recipe is easy to make and delicious. My kids don't like pie crust but love pumpkin pie so this was a great alternative for us. Very easy to make. This was gone in a matter of days and there was a fight over the last piece!" —KTinIA

Golden Rum Cake

"This rum cake is a family favorite at all our get-togethers. The butter rum glaze makes it very special!" —Jackie

Gooey Butter Cookies

"These gooey butter cookies are sure to be a favorite if you like the cake by the same name. You won't be able to stop eating them!" —Kim Pearson

Best Ever Cinnamon Buns

"This is a great recipe! I wasn't sure about the cake mix, but I followed the recipe exactly and these cinnamon buns are the best I've ever made!" —Joanie

Orange Cake

"Wonderful, delicious cake—and such a different twist on boring boxed cake mix." —the6CCs

No-Fail Pound Cake

"This pound cake made with cake mix is simple to make and the best I've ever tasted. I often take one to work, where it quickly disappears." —Patsy

Dump Cake

"This dump cake is as easy as dumping ingredients in a pan! It's topped with crunchy walnuts and melted butter for a delicious dessert." —Wilma Hull

Quick Banana Nut Bread

"Absolutely delicious and easy banana bread with yellow cake mix and instant pudding." —Crystal Russell Gates

Ooey Gooey Butter Cake

"This is amazingly sweet and way too tempting to resist!" —Lacey

Michelle's Honeybun Cake

"Honey bun cake is delicious. If you love honey buns, then you'll love this cake. It's literally a giant honey bun." —M.B.P.

Outrageously Buttery Crumb Cake

"This recipe is the best. It is absolutely delicious as is. Every single time I make it people need the recipe and the entire cake is gone." —aimerlena

Lemon Cupcakes

"These cupcakes are truly lighter than air and will melt in your mouth." —friedbluetomato

Homemade Twinkies

"This is a darn good dessert using a boxed cake mix." —Molly

Cranberry Bars

"These yummy cranberry bars are tart and sweet at the same time. They're easy to put together, and your home will smell wonderful while they're baking!" —TWILLIAMS05

Monster Cookies

"Quick, easy cookie using a boxed cake mix as its base. Very moist and fluffy!" —ESKMom

Easiest Applesauce Cake

"This moist spice cake starts with a simple cake mix and adds in applesauce. It makes a wonderful breakfast or snack cake. This is the easiest applesauce cake I have ever made!" —Brenda Follin

Triple Berry Cheesecake Poke Cake

"Poke a classic yellow cake and fill with homemade berry sauce before topping with a tangy, delicious no-bake cheesecake! This cake is best made the day before, which makes it great to bring to all those summer potlucks!" —Julie Hubert

Easy Peach Cobbler with Cake Mix

"This fresh peach cobbler with cake mix is so simple, yet it wins rave reviews. It's a quick but company-worthy cobbler." —Rebecca Lentz

Easy Bunny Cake

“My daughter and I have made this cake for 10 plus years now. A family Easter tradition!! I will keep making it as long as she wants too. A very fun cake to make with the kiddos and delicious!!” —Bob O'Neal

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake From Dole

"Very easy to make and delicious!" —Toy Smith

Simple Cake Pops

"Cake pops are perfect for birthdays, baby showers, weddings, or any special occasion where sweet treats are needed! This recipe is simple to make with any flavor cake mix or frosting." —Miss Amy

Pumpkin Crumb Cake

"This is pretty much the perfect recipe. It's easy to make, wonderful, and tasty." —Leona

Jelly Doughnut Cupcakes

"This is such a great recipe!! So good and so easy!!" —slowbutsteady

Lemonade Cake

"This is my husband's favorite cake. It is two layers of yellow cake with a lemonade flavored ice cream center. Wonderful on a hot day." —Mona

Grammy's Easy Blackberry Cobbler

"Delicious and super simple! My husband said it was the best cobbler he'd ever had!!" —Laura Villoria

Easy Banana Pudding Cake

"My family always thinks this cake takes way more time and energy to fix then it actually does. Who am I to correct them?!" —pholsch

Cherry Cobbler

"Quick, easy and delicious. All the kids and adults loved it!" —Faith N

Easy Cake Mix Peanut Butter Cookies

"Delicious! And so easy!" —Sharon Fisher

Sweet Potato Dump Cake

"This easy sweet potato dump cake is like sweet potato casserole, the dessert version. Buttery and sweet, with a crunchy top, you'll be the hit of every fall potluck you're invited to." —Kathryn Hendrix

Mandarin Orange Cake

"This mandarin orange cake is super easy to make with yellow cake mix and mandarin oranges." —Ellen

Peach Jello Dump Cake

"If you love peaches, you will love this cake made with peach Jell-O and cake mix. My grandmother used to make it for Sunday dinner." —GERONEMO

Cherry Cream Cheese Dump Cake

"Wow! I never thought I'd be giving dump cake a 5-star review, but it was that good!" —Lins

Easy Pumpkin Muffins

"My older daughter has declared these muffins to be her new favorite!" —Tera

Fresh Strawberry Upside Down Cake

"A very soft cake where strawberries get the chance to shine. So easy to make. I served it with whipped cream on the top." —Mary-the-Fairy

Copycat of Starbucks Lemon Bread

"This recipe is amazing! It really does imitate the lemon pound cake at Starbucks. Moist and lemony!" —coachmattwagner

Peach Cake with Brown Sugar Icing

"A moist, light peach cake is topped with a sugary sweet, praline-like icing for a decadent dessert. Since this recipe starts with boxed cake mix and canned peaches, you can make it easily any time of year, not just when peaches are in season!" —Ramona Cruz-Peters

Pumpkin Crunch Cake

"This pumpkin crunch cake tastes great and is really easy to make!" —Nora LaCroix

Blueberry Cream Cheese Pound Cake

"Delicious! No one will know that I used a cake mix! Awesome!" —Linda

Coffee Cake

"This is the best coffee cake recipe ever! So easy. So tasty! Everyone always asks me to make." —Kimh

Ricotta Cheese Cake

"It's a wonderful, easy, light cheese filled cake... but not a cheesecake!" —Gingee

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