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Doctored Cake Mix

Heather Hansen
The best cake you'll ever make from a box! it may require a few extra ingredients but it is ohhhhh so good!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 12

Equipment

  • Kitchenaid Mixer A hand mixer will also work
  • Small bowl to melt butter

Ingredients
  

  • 1 box Cake Mix (Any brand will do!)
  • 1 cup Flour
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • ¼ tsp Salt
  • 3 whole Eggs
  • 1 cup Milk (Full fat is best, but any milk will work)
  • 1 cup Sour Cream (Again, full fat is best, but any will work)
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • ½ cup Melted butter

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to the temperature suggested on your cake mix package.
  • Grease and flour two 9 inch round pans. Using either crisco, or cooking spray, coat your pans well and then add a little flour to them and rotate them until all the sides and bottom are covered with flour. Discard any additional flour. If making cupcakes, prepare the cups with paper liners, no grease or flour are necessary.
  • Mix all dry ingredients together.
  • Add liquids and mix well.
  • Evenly divide your batter between the two cake pans. If making cupcakes, use a #20 scoop to fill each cup perfectly.
  • Bake for the amount of time necessary for your pan which will be listed on the cake mix package. You can also check doneness by poking a tooth pick into the center of the cake. If it comes out clean, your cake is done. If not, give it a few more minutes.

Notes

For chocolate cake, use any chocolate cake mix and follow the ingredients and instructions above, substituting the 1c flour for ¾c flour and ¼c cocoa powder. Do not add vanilla.
Buttercream Frosting! The most important part!
2 cups room temp butter (do not use margarine!)
2 pounds powdered sugar
4 tbl milk, full fat is best, but any will do!
2 tsp vanilla
Beat the butter in a stand mixer for 1-2 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and mix until smooth and creamy. If it seems too thick, you can add a small amount of milk and mix again. For chocolate buttercream, add 1/2 cup cocoa powder and 1 cup melted semi sweet chocolate chips and mix well. Add more cocoa powder or chocolate chips as desired.