Looking for something sweet to brighten a winter day? Bake this upside-down citrus cake. Made with a convenient boxed cake mix and crowned with a layer of shining orange and grapefruit wheels, this ...

I love chocolate cake—rich, fudgy, and indulgent. But let’s be honest, life gets busy, and making it from scratch isn’t always an option. That’s where boxed cake mix comes to the rescue! And while a ...

Vegetable oil was saved for frying in her house (and mind you, my grandma wasn't even Southern). The neutral oil has its place in baking, but when it comes to cake mixes, she always used melted butter ...

She never followed the instructions on the back of the box exactly, and neither should you. My grandma didn’t always use boxed cake mixes, but when she did, they were never made following the ...

Kat Thompson is the audience editor of Eater’s Southern California/Southwest region. For many people, including myself, boxed cake mix is the entry point to baking. It’s both convenient to use and ...