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Showing posts with label doctored cake mix recipes. Show all posts

Lemon Coconut Cake Mix Cookies

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Doctored cake mix cookies are perfect for a busy lifestyle, these lemon coconut cake mix cookies will cut down mixing and measuring time in the kitchen.

Just one doctored lemon cake mix, with the addition of coconut, eggs, and oil, will easily bring a burst of lemony sunshine to your tables.

Cake mixes are just the beginning for a new, easy cookie; with additions plus many flavor options, baking cookies can become a new creation every time you bake a batch.

The cookies looked so pretty, frosted, plain with white or lemon icing, or sprinkled with a dusting of powdered sugar.

Scroll down the recipe card for these easy, no-fuss cookies starting with a cake mix!


cake mix lemon flavored made into cookies with coconut in the batter and frosted with more coconut on top


Pumpkin Cake with 2 Ingredients

Wednesday, August 7, 2024
This 2 ingredient Pumpkin Cake is perfect for anyone who doesn't want to spend time in the kitchen baking from scratch this no-fuss cake is a winner in ease and delicious.

If you love the onset of fall flavors this cinnamon-spiced doctored cake mix is going to be the first recipe you'll want to make when it comes to cake using pumpkin puree, and fall recipes.

This is an easy doctored cake mix recipe that's absolutely mind-blowing and simple for those who don't like baking desserts, the kid can even make this one.

Then if you want to get fancy just dress this easy pumpkin cake up with a dusting of powdered sugar, or top it with whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon and nuts to serve to guests.

If you love easy recipes, also try my pumpkin cake mix cookies, pumpkin cheesecake squares, and some slow cooker pumpkin spice latte, to go with all these recipes!

Scroll down and read the mix-in suggestions and take this from a plain 2 ingredients cake to a gourmet dessert you'll be proud to serve to friends and family for Thanksgiving!


2 ingredients best ever pumpkin cake made with a cake mix!


Easy Zucchini Cake Mix Bread

Sunday, June 18, 2023
In this busy world we live in I welcome easy recipes like this zucchini cake mix bread.

This snack cake is the perfect dessert for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

The recipe is quick and will make the most moist flavored bread using a cake mix.

Besides being delicious it's a great way to incorporate healthy vegetables into your diet.

Using a cake mix will save you not only time but ensure a foolproof loaf of deliciousness every time.

With just 5 ingredients, this easy snack cake using a cake mix can be transformed into many different desserts with our suggestions below.

The mild sweet taste of zucchini paired with the aroma of cinnamon while baking will make your mouth water for a hot slice right away but you'll have to wait just a bit for it to cool.

We also have a collection of Best Quick Bread recipes if you prefer an all-made-from-scratch recipe.

The bread can be served plain, sprinkled with powdered sugar, or even topped with whipped cream, a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream, or topped with fresh fruits.

For a printable recipe without ads, scroll to the bottom and hit print.


this is a zucchini bread made with a cake mix


Chocolate Caramel Poke Cake

Sunday, April 30, 2023
Any fan of the Chocolate Caramel Poke Cake recipe is ultimately going to be very happy with this one because it's fully loaded with chocolate and caramel in every bite making this sinfully delicious!

This decadent cake is certainly going to satisfy anyone with a sweet tooth that loves chocolate cake with a luscious gooey filling.

These two flavor combinations are wonderful for picnics, birthdays, or just because you love chocolate and caramel!

Whenever there was a colleague's birthday my staff associates would request this cake and the office party favorite.

This cake became so popular in my family that I was asked to make it for holidays, and other social gathering events.

We actually are big fans of poke cakes you may remember our Coconut Cream Poke Cake another delicious dessert we make for coconut lovers.

The store-bought ingredients are easily found or you can try our homemade chocolate cake recipe included along with our homemade hot fudge and homemade caramel sauce recipes.

The best part about this cake is that it’s even better when the flavors all meld together overnight in the fridge.

For this delicious recipe scroll down to the printable recipe card all the way at the bottom of this post and bypass all the tips and suggestions if you like.


chocolate cake with caramel filled and whipped cream caramel frosting

Cake Mix Whipped Topping Crinkle Cookies

Wednesday, December 21, 2022
If you're pressed for time with a busy lifestyle and love doctored cake mix recipes these crinkle cookies, (otherwise known as cool whip cookies) will be your new favorite cookie to bake for the holiday season.

Just one doctored cake mix that takes 4 ingredients to make these crinkle delights that will be transformed into pretty snow-topped delicious tasting cookies perfect for a holiday baking tray or cookie exchange party.

Any flavored cake mixes can be used and a variety of colorful cookies make an easy full beautiful tray for the Christmas holiday and adding green food coloring to a white cake mix can also make a Grinch inspired colorful cookie.

We love using Red Velvet, Spice, and Lemon will make such a pretty array of colors and you can even add some mix-ins for a delicious change from plain to chunky cookies.

These cake mix cookies are very light in texture ( using the whipped topping of choice) and with a few mix-ins like chocolate chips, nuts, sprinkles, or dried fruits, you can create all different kinds with our tips and suggestions below.

This easy-to-make cookie recipe can also be made with also flavors, and brands you prefer of cake mixes, however, to get a vast variety we usually choose a yellow or a white mix to start off with.

The cookies are great to bake for that last-minute parties and will take half the time to make all those different kinds just with one dough and one mix.

If you love easy doctored cake mix recipes try our Turtle Cake Mix Brownies, Sour Cream Coffee Cake Mix Cupcakes, and our Half Moon Cake Mix Cookies we make often.

Scroll down to the recipe card and don't forget to read my tips and suggestions that have some creative ideas for other flavored cake mixes.


crinkle lemon cookie using a doctored cake mix


Wedding Dress Mini Cupcakes

Wednesday, October 5, 2022
During the year I always try to make something just a little extra special when it comes to weddings, showers, or any life event and these Wedding Dress Mini Cupcakes are perfect for that special someone in your life.

The cupcakes are always the center of attention on the table when hosting a dinner rehearsal party for a special person in your life getting married and these mini cupcakes are quite the showstopper.

These easy mini cupcakes shaped in the bride's wedding dress are very easy to make and you'll surprise yourself with the finished product on how beautiful and creative this is to share with a loved one.

Our all-shimmering dress is made with sparkling glitter, edible beads, and buttercream-frosted cupcakes, arranged in the shape of a wedding dress.

The cupcakes can all be made from scratch along with the buttercream frosting or you can use your favorite flavored cake mix with our version below of a fabulous bakery-transformed doctored cake mix instructions.

With these step-by-step instructions, you will feel very proud of your creation plus it makes a nice shower or wedding rehearsal dessert.

Whenever I make these I feel like I really contributed something special from the heart this is a vintage suppose to look old worn and wrinkly almost Victorian style dress, make the dress how you like.

Make it your own in color for frosting, change up the beads, and get however fancy your creative juices can get and let the kids learn in the kitchen by decorating the cupcakes.

Please read our tips before starting and follow the step by step with the photos, this is super easy to do, and worth the time it takes to make someone's day super special (see our printable instructions at the bottom).


cupcakes shaped into a bridal dress decorated


Cake Mix Eggnog Cake

Monday, October 1, 2018
Making this semi-homemade Eggnog cake is so easy using a doctored cake mix!

The cake is moist and delicious and totally a great way to use up any leftover homemade eggnog from the holidays.

Really just the title of Eggnog Cake shouts Holiday and is perfect for bringing to a party or to serving some last-minute unexpected guests during the busy Christmas season.

If you're a busy homemaker who works from home, busy with kids, has a job outside the home, or maybe just not fond of baking, this recipe is the perfect delicious holiday cake.

Even if you don't decorate it, this cake tastes marvelous just dusted with powdered sugar!

I love it topped with whipped cream and sliced bananas with caramel topping or a homemade buttercream rum frosting with eggnog in it!

This eggnog cake tastes great plain or frosted and just shouts Holiday!

If you want my Dad's recipe for eggnog click here or grandma's eggnog bread pudding click here.

You're going to get lots of compliments on this one for sure!


Scroll down to the recipe card to print this off and pin it for later when you need a great recipe like this one!



eggnog cake


Pistachio Tea Cakes for St. Patrick's Day

Sunday, March 5, 2017
Little mini pistachio cakes. Perfect for any event and party.

We typically make these mini cakes around St. Patrick's Day because of the green festive color besides being delicious.

These teacakes are perfect for holidays, baby showers, birthdays and so much more.

They also are made with a doctored cake mix so the recipe is super easy to make.

If you're a pistachio lover and want an easy cake recipe these can be made in just about any shape of pan.

Just scroll down to the printable recipe card to get the recipe below at the end.






Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Bars

Friday, September 9, 2016
All you need is a box of chocolate cake mix and a can of pumpkin some cinnamon spice and you're going to have bars or cake squares that are the moistest and more delicious fall Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Bars!

You can even use mashed fresh pumpkin the batter will be super thick add an egg to the mix with a little cinnamon, pour it into a baking pan, and cook to the package instructions.

This Chocolate Pumpkin Spice cake is great plain, with whipped cream or just dusted with powdered sugar, super easy and a chocolate pumpkin cake delight!

Doctored cake mix recipes are the best and with the addition of pumpkin puree, no one will believe it wasn't made from scratch.

The cake isn't overly sweet so if you would like to make a cream cheese frosting it will be quite yummy.

It’s an easy, one-bowl recipe that takes just minutes to whisk together.

There’s plenty of pumpkin pie spice and using a cake mix with loads of chocolate flavor in every bite.

I used the fresh pumpkin puree that I had from last year in the freezer.

Using canned or fresh puree, these came out the moistest most delicious chocolate brownie style bar ever!

I never dreamed that pumpkin and chocolate would be so heavenly in one bar so scroll down to this super simple recipe at the bottom!




these are a chocolate cake bar made with pumpkin and chocolate chips




Cream of Coconut Cake

Wednesday, April 16, 2014
This fluffy pineapple and coconut combination in a cake is a coconut lover and pineapple dream cake.

A delightful doctored cake mix that will fool everyone it wasn't made from scratch and if you add some rum, it's more like a Pina Colada Cake!

The whipped cream and coconut that covers the cake are just perfect with this tender yellow, white, or even coconut cake mix to start out with.

The cake really has simple store-bought ingredients and the key to the sweet topping is a mixture of sweetened condensed milk and cream of coconut.

Perfect for celebration parties and with the addition of rum you can make this an adult pina colada cake for those who love that popular drink.

If you're looking for a special cake to bake for someone, this is a great choice and addition to your cake-baking recipe collection.

Coconut layer cake is one of our favorites and this one can even be made in a 13 x 9 pan.

You may also like to try our Maraschino Cherry Cake or Hummingbird Cake both delightful cakes.

Just scroll down to the bottom of this page, and click on print for our easy doctored cake mix recipe for Cream of Coconut Cake.


coconut and pineapple cake


Cake Mix Irish Cream Bundt Cake

Friday, March 9, 2012
If you love easy recipes and doctored cake mixes, then this doctored Irish Cream Bundt cake will be your favorite addition to your recipe collection.

This is a moist bundt cake made with pudding in the mix and has a sweet boiled glaze over the top similar to the classic Rum Butter Cake except this one uses Irish Cream Liqueur.

Everything about this cake is yummy, we added some chocolate chips to our batter to give this a nice addition of milk chocolate in every bite.

If you're a fan of Irish cream this cake is the perfect choice for St. Patrick's Day celebrations or even bringing to any potluck for dessert.

You don't even need to be a baker or like to bake it's that simple to make with just a few extra ingredients added to the cake mix you'll have a delicious semi-homemade Irish liqueur cake.

Sometimes we even tint the batter green for St. Paddy's Day!

Although any kind of pan can be used to bake this wonderful flavored cake, we usually use a bundt pan, but no worries use whatever you have.

For the complete recipe scroll to the recipe card below and click "PRINT".


swirly pan Irish cream doctored cake mix


Pina Colada Pineapple Rum Poke Cake

Sunday, September 4, 2011
This is the perfect party cake for adults, however, our Pina Colada Pineapple Rum Poke Cake can have substitutions for alcohol that's in the cake.


The flavor of this cake takes on the popular cocktail you find all over the Caribbean and is a delicious addition to any pineapple coconut rum lover in flavor.


Over the years we adapted the cake using all pineapple juice and fresh pineapple, and also added rum extract instead of the alcohol, so adapt this recipe to your dietary needs.


This Pina Colada kind of a cocktail cake just may become one of your favorite desserts for all you tropical drink lovers out there!


For this delicious cake scroll all the way down to the bottom to print it off.