12 Genius 9×13 Cakes You Won’t Believe Start with a Box Mix
Think a box mix can’t deliver a bakery-worthy dessert? Think again! These 12 genius 9×13 cakes take simple store-bought mixes and transform them into showstopping treats with just a few extra ingredients. From rich, decadent chocolate creations to bright and zesty fruit-filled delights, these recipes prove that easy can still be impressive. Get ready to wow your family and friends—no one will ever guess these cakes started with a mix!
Blueberry Coffee Cake
This is a delicious and easy recipe for Blueberry Coffee Cake. This sweet treat is perfect for breakfast with your morning latte or for dessert and can be whipped up in just 60 minutes. Make this coffee cake recipe for the holidays, and your guests won’t believe how good it is!
Walnut Banana Cake
Whether it’s banana bread, banana cream pie or a delicious banana split, I love them all! That’s why I’m excited to showcase this moist yet fluffy Walnut Banana Cake!
Honey Bun Cake
Incredibly soft and buttery honey bun cake with a spiced sugar filling and a shiny glaze. This all-time classic is really easy to make and takes only minutes to prepare.
Orange Creamsicle Cake
Orange Creamsicle Cakeis fluffy, light, and refreshing. Zesty, sweet, and topped with mandarin orange slices, this cake is everything you could want in a dessert.
Pina Colada Poke Cake Recipe
This Pina Colada Poke Cake adds a fun twist to a standard sheet cake, using a creamy vanilla or rum filling, the convenience of a box cake mix, and the flavor combination of pineapple and coconut, resembling the tropical Pina Colada cocktail!
Mandarin Orange Cake
This mandarin orange cake (aka Southern Pig Pickin’ Cake) is super moist and delightful. It’s perfect for any occasion, from a picnic to a dinner party, you cannot go wrong. Light, fluffy, and full of that tropical taste everyone is sure to love, you will love this cake.
Gooey Butter Cake
Gooey Butter Cake is a classic, sweet and rich cake that starts with a yellow cake mix! Turn a box cake mix into something decadent with easy ingredients!
Easy Pumpkin Crunch Cake
This easy Pumpkin Crunch Cake (aka Pumpkin Dump Cake) is the perfect dessert for the fall season. The pumpkin, cinnamon spice, and pecans make the perfect autumn dessert. It comes together quickly since you make it with a yellow cake mix.
Lemon Poke Cake with Marshmallow Frosting
One bite of this Lemon Poke Cake and you’ll fall in love! The combination of tangy lemon and soft white cake is simply irresistible. Cover your semi-homemade moist lemon cake with marshmallow frosting and it’s even better! This is the perfect dessert to ring in Spring!
Cherry Chip Cake
Forget the cherry chip cake mix that has little flavor and make my mom’s recipe that is FULL of maraschino cherries and homemade buttercream.
Flag Decorated Jello Poke Cake
Celebrate the holiday and impress your guests with this Flag Decorated Jello Poke Cake. Red and Blue Jello in a white cake topped with pudding and cool whip frosting.
Oreo Poke Cake Recipe
Oreo Poke Cake is an easy yet decedent dessert full of cookies and cream flavor. Make everything from scratch or use a boxed cake mix and cool whip! This fun twist on the classic Better than Sex cake is an Oreo Lover’s dream come true!
