JONNY! next time you should make the boxed cake normally too and taste them side by side and/or have other people try them both and try to guess which is which!
I made this cake exactly as you suggested for my son's birthday yesterday, and it is so much better than I was hoping! Thank you so much for this video!!!
Why would you make cookies with cake mix? It's not as if cookie dough is hard to find plus the ingredients to make cookies from scratch are super cheap and you probably have all or most in your fridge and pantry already.. I just don't understand I guess unless it produces a different texture of cookie?
I’m not sure why UA-cam is suddenly recommending this old video to me because I don’t bake but I can only assume the algorithm has learned I adore this man so I’m all for it
This is the cake I made for my birthday! Boxed funfetti cake, made with milk and butter and sour cream, topped with homemade cream cheese frosting. I’m wary of almond extract because it smells like cherries, but maybe I’ll give it a whirl next year.
Milk, never water. Butter, never oil. Always an extra egg. ❤ Never thought to add sour cream, how smart! Also love a quick homemade cream cheese frosting on a box cake!
@@pasttenseroyalty a can of pumpkin plus CHOCOLATE cake mix is my go-to! That or mixing pumpkin into chocolate chip cookie dough. It elevates everything!
This is my exact cheat sheet, except I do 3 whole eggs and one extra yolk. If I'm making 2 cakes that gives me enough leftover whites to make macarons!
I literally don’t make cupcakes without most of these suggestions (milk in place of water, sour cream added, butter instead of oil) but I have never ventured into making an actual cake itself. Probably gonna try this to celebrate my friend’s birthday soon, so thank you for the tips!!!
Hahaha you are funny, 😂. As soon as i saw the back of the box called for only egg whites i knew i had to find an improved recipe. Glad i found you. Definitely subscribed 😊
Anyone else near shit themselves when he started spinning that pan with 2 pounds of sprinkles precariously placed at the edge of the table? I know it’s spooky season but my heart can only take so much Jonny!!
• Set oven to 325° instead of 350° (lower temperature ensures the cake will cook evenly) • Add 1 more egg than the box calls for. • Use milk instead of water • For moist cake use oil, or substitute oil for butter and add 1/2 cup sour cream. • Add a dash of extract for extra flavor. • Bake for around 30 minutes
An older woman I worked with a long time ago swore by adding a package of dry pudding to the mix and her cakes were always really good. Since then most times I will do that, especially if I make a sweet bread like banana, pumpkin or amish friendship bread. Just match the pudding flavor that would taste the best with the flavor cake you make. Pistacio pudding added to a vanilla cake is very good. I've never tried using butter, but I will add just a smidge more neutral oil to the mix for added moisture. My friend was annoyed at me when she asked how I make it and I didn't give an exact measurement and said to eyeball it. I do that with most things I make unless it requires exact measurements.
Pillsberry does a GF funfetti and I think it’s the best boxed cake gf on the market. I make them for my son’s bday because one of the moms has an allergy. No one has ever suspected and there’s never any left
I love making box cakes with the milk/butter/extra egg recipe. The first time I made it I found it made a less crumbly cake and was just better in general. I’ll have to try the extra add ins next time 🥰
Pillsbury came out with a GF funfetti mix, and it has made my poor little gluten intolerant life so much better. Would you consider doing this with a GF box mix? I'm curious to know if it would be the same.
Made this the day after watching. Everyone loved it. Also I gave never cared about domed or flat tops but this cake was huge and had a flat top. Everyone loved it. More vids like this please!
I've used egg whites with cake mix before to keep the cake white, instead of going yellow... I was using all blue sprinkles for a baby shower cake and didn't want everything's to turn green. 😊 But in every other circumstance, the whole egg, always. Yes. Lol ❤
I made a yellow cake using your sour cream hack a little while ago and it was THE most delicious thing. I'd love to see a video about making frosting because the store-bought frosting does not do this recipe justice.
for my bday this year i made funfetti cupcakes using your white box cake tutorial!! i also added some lemon zest for a little extra oomph, and it turned out amazingggg - gonna try it with the almond extract next time!!
Lemon zest sounds great! Have you ever topped cupcakes with lemon zest before baking? I used to make the mini Muffin size that way. They were always a hit!
I add citrus zest. I love orange chocolate or orange and white chocolate together. I will melt white chocolate chips and add that with the orange zest. I also like adding rum or vanilla extraxt for flavor depending on what I'm going for in terms of flavor. I always use a cultured dairy, usually sour cream because its cheaper than yogurt, but sometimes yogurt flavor makes more sense.
OMG YES ABOUT THE YOLKS!!! In the 2000s, we weren’t good at distinguishing good and bad cholesterol. So when it went round that yolks were high in cholesterol, people would pick them out and trash them 😢. And composting wasn’t that big yet. I always asked to have them, bc I felt it was such a waste of potential, resources, and landfill space when it was such nutrient rich food!! I’m so glad we’re done with that myth.
I always wondered why people would separate the egg and the yolk in certain recipes like baking is a science but not all theories need to be tested lolll 😂
So, the egg white option is not actually a health thing. It’s there for aesthetic purposes. The yolks can make the cake tinge a bit yellow, so if you want the stark white look to make the funfetti colors pop go with the egg white version (you can always use another hack to make the cake less dry).
Any tips for adjusting this for high altitude? Box mixes usually have some instructions for that but I wonder how the sour cream affects the leavening reaction
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I have never been able to make a funfetti cake where the sprinkles don't sink to the bottom. Not even once. Same with adding berries to cupcakes or muffins. I don't think I work with runny batters though. Any advice?
My grandmother taught me, save your butter wrappers in the fridge or freezer and use those to butter your pans.
This is such a good tip! Thank you for sharing
😮🤯 Your Grandma sounds like a wise woman.
Genius!!
JONNY! next time you should make the boxed cake normally too and taste them side by side and/or have other people try them both and try to guess which is which!
I made this cake exactly as you suggested for my son's birthday yesterday, and it is so much better than I was hoping! Thank you so much for this video!!!
add 1/2 a cup of oil and 2 eggs only, and mix with the dry ingredients. turns it into cookie dough. bake at 350 for 10 minutes
Love making cake batter cookies. Easy and quick way to make some around the holidays.
👍@@Fishylucifer
add some peppermint extract to a chocolate dough! @@Fishylucifer
Why would you make cookies with cake mix? It's not as if cookie dough is hard to find plus the ingredients to make cookies from scratch are super cheap and you probably have all or most in your fridge and pantry already.. I just don't understand I guess unless it produces a different texture of cookie?
Never have I ever wanted to be called "Cake baby" more than now.
I’m not sure why UA-cam is suddenly recommending this old video to me because I don’t bake but I can only assume the algorithm has learned I adore this man so I’m all for it
It's not old lol
Literally no one online captivates me with their humor like you sir. Thank you for this tutorial
I will forever refer to myself as a “lactoad” now. Thank you Jonny
This is the cake I made for my birthday! Boxed funfetti cake, made with milk and butter and sour cream, topped with homemade cream cheese frosting. I’m wary of almond extract because it smells like cherries, but maybe I’ll give it a whirl next year.
Let me know your box cake HACKS!
Milk, never water. Butter, never oil. Always an extra egg. ❤ Never thought to add sour cream, how smart!
Also love a quick homemade cream cheese frosting on a box cake!
I add 1 can pumpkin puree to 1 box cake mix (+ spices) for easy pumpkin muffins in the fall!
@@pasttenseroyalty a can of pumpkin plus CHOCOLATE cake mix is my go-to! That or mixing pumpkin into chocolate chip cookie dough. It elevates everything!
This is my exact cheat sheet, except I do 3 whole eggs and one extra yolk. If I'm making 2 cakes that gives me enough leftover whites to make macarons!
I like to add either sour cream or plain greek yogurt, usually about 1/2 cup to whatever other ingredients are specified
I swap full-fat buttermilk for the milk, as well as butter for the oil. Gives it that slight tang that your sour cream brings.
I'm wanting to use Buttermilk Did you use the same amount of Buttermilk in exchange of the water?
@@amygeehuggs: Yep! Might need a little bit more if the buttermilk is thick.
I add a box of chocolate instant pudding, sour cream and mini chocolate chips to my chocolate box cakes. They turn out AMAZING.
I literally don’t make cupcakes without most of these suggestions (milk in place of water, sour cream added, butter instead of oil) but I have never ventured into making an actual cake itself. Probably gonna try this to celebrate my friend’s birthday soon, so thank you for the tips!!!
Johnny: Not enough sprinkles (adds 4 pounds of sprinkles)
Hahaha you are funny, 😂. As soon as i saw the back of the box called for only egg whites i knew i had to find an improved recipe. Glad i found you. Definitely subscribed 😊
I love your baking tips!
Anyone else near shit themselves when he started spinning that pan with 2 pounds of sprinkles precariously placed at the edge of the table?
I know it’s spooky season but my heart can only take so much Jonny!!
• Set oven to 325° instead of 350° (lower temperature ensures the cake will cook evenly)
• Add 1 more egg than the box calls for.
• Use milk instead of water
• For moist cake use oil, or substitute oil for butter and add 1/2 cup sour cream.
• Add a dash of extract for extra flavor.
• Bake for around 30 minutes
An older woman I worked with a long time ago swore by adding a package of dry pudding to the mix and her cakes were always really good. Since then most times I will do that, especially if I make a sweet bread like banana, pumpkin or amish friendship bread. Just match the pudding flavor that would taste the best with the flavor cake you make. Pistacio pudding added to a vanilla cake is very good. I've never tried using butter, but I will add just a smidge more neutral oil to the mix for added moisture. My friend was annoyed at me when she asked how I make it and I didn't give an exact measurement and said to eyeball it. I do that with most things I make unless it requires exact measurements.
OMG you are to much fun 😆 Love your channel love your cakes!
I've added Peanut Butter to boxed Chocolate Cake Mix. Have also tried adding Pure Mint Extract to a Dark Chocolate cake mix.
Please make a video on making gluten free box cakes better!! I have yet to find one that is comparable to a normal cake
I was coming to the comments to say this!
Yes this!!!
Though I will say the Aldi brand gluten free yellow cake mix isn’t bad
Pillsberry does a GF funfetti and I think it’s the best boxed cake gf on the market. I make them for my son’s bday because one of the moms has an allergy. No one has ever suspected and there’s never any left
I love making box cakes with the milk/butter/extra egg recipe. The first time I made it I found it made a less crumbly cake and was just better in general. I’ll have to try the extra add ins next time 🥰
Pillsbury came out with a GF funfetti mix, and it has made my poor little gluten intolerant life so much better. Would you consider doing this with a GF box mix? I'm curious to know if it would be the same.
I could watch you bake all day! You’re super adorable ☺️
Jonny: Hi, Cake Babies
Me, immediately: Hi, Cake Daddy
😂
Cake daddy needs to bake in a Speedo 😊
Made this the day after watching. Everyone loved it. Also I gave never cared about domed or flat tops but this cake was huge and had a flat top.
Everyone loved it.
More vids like this please!
You should do a video where you make a boxed cake, a cake from scratch, and then different cakes with different swap outs and then compare tastes.
brown the butter, it is what i do, gives it a more nutty taste and makes it taste more complex
Love brown butter!
i always add an extra egg for sure and often i add pudding mix to my cake (little extra moisture to go with that)
I've used egg whites with cake mix before to keep the cake white, instead of going yellow... I was using all blue sprinkles for a baby shower cake and didn't want everything's to turn green. 😊 But in every other circumstance, the whole egg, always. Yes. Lol ❤
Have a yellow box cake at home that I want to make, now seeing this I am VERY OK waiting for your substitutes and ideas!
Try adding instant pudding, it is such an easy upgrade!
I made a yellow cake using your sour cream hack a little while ago and it was THE most delicious thing. I'd love to see a video about making frosting because the store-bought frosting does not do this recipe justice.
Try sour cream and a box of instant pudding in your cakes. It’s even better! I use them all the time. It’s so unbelievably good!
for my bday this year i made funfetti cupcakes using your white box cake tutorial!! i also added some lemon zest for a little extra oomph, and it turned out amazingggg - gonna try it with the almond extract next time!!
Lemon zest sounds great!
Have you ever topped cupcakes with lemon zest before baking?
I used to make the mini Muffin size that way. They were always a hit!
Seriously 👀👀 I'm dipping my toe into baking and I wanna try this
I used the mayo hack yesterday, and you were NOT kidding. It's really helpful!
I love Johnny cakes
So cool!
But what about a realistic sardine cake?
I add citrus zest. I love orange chocolate or orange and white chocolate together. I will melt white chocolate chips and add that with the orange zest. I also like adding rum or vanilla extraxt for flavor depending on what I'm going for in terms of flavor. I always use a cultured dairy, usually sour cream because its cheaper than yogurt, but sometimes yogurt flavor makes more sense.
OMG that looks so moist and fluffy! I can't wait to try this! 🧁
yesssssss!
LOVE that you put the almond extract in there!!!
OMG YES ABOUT THE YOLKS!!! In the 2000s, we weren’t good at distinguishing good and bad cholesterol. So when it
went round that yolks were high in cholesterol, people would pick them out and trash them 😢. And composting wasn’t that big yet. I always asked to have them, bc I felt it was such a waste of potential, resources, and landfill space when it was such nutrient rich food!!
I’m so glad we’re done with that myth.
I'm going to try this with a gluten-free cake mix for my son's birthday next month!
6:35 Technically, this counts as a chill break.
Thanks for the baking hacks. ❤
It looks so fluffy🤩
I'm excited for this as I have my own birthday coming up & my partner doesn't bake (he's team ice cream cake)!
I always wondered why people would separate the egg and the yolk in certain recipes like baking is a science but not all theories need to be tested lolll 😂
You Sir are quite the Rebel!😂
I make my own pan release. Equal parts flour, shortening and flour. Never failed yet
I gotta try this
Love❤x2
5:01 Chaos Gay Baker enters the chat
4:42 10/10 Voice Acting lol
Happy 1mil subs❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Almond extract tastes like cherry to me. My favorite hack is adding hazelnut coffee to dark chocolate cake mix.
The best trick-coffee in chocolate cake
Try soured milk swapped for water.
So good!
I love whole milk!
@thejonnycakes You are the only Cake Daddy who can call me Cake Baby. 😂
I will be updating u very soon I’m making this for my BDAY in November but in (a) 2-Layer
I once drove a car from before 1990, and that's exactly how you steered it. Like a boat.
So, the egg white option is not actually a health thing. It’s there for aesthetic purposes. The yolks can make the cake tinge a bit yellow, so if you want the stark white look to make the funfetti colors pop go with the egg white version (you can always use another hack to make the cake less dry).
So making it today fornmy daughters 5th bday!!
6:20 because that’s how they drove on All That!
I also use Oberwies chocolate milk to make my chocolate pudding pies. It’s so much more chocolatier.
It could be so so wrong but I often use applesauce instead of oil.
JOHNNY YOUR A PILL,I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS😊😊
Can you do a French vanilla cake box next pleasee
i do all the changes to the ingredients but i add pudding mix. it makes the batter a lot thicker and fluffier, instead of how it's super liquidy
Ooooh any particular brand or flavor you’d recommend? Never added pudding mix to anything other than pudding so I am very unfamiliar lmao
I love butterscotch pudding with yellow cake.
Any ideas on how to make tub frosting less awful?
Johnny, would the same work for a gf king arthur vanilla cake mix? *Trying to make my only safe cake mix taste less sad*
Club Lactoad 🎉
I mean it's gonna suck when people in my fam are really turned off by using sour cream or yogurt in a cake and I have to waste a whole ficken cake but
Do red velvet cake box next pls
Ever do instant pudding?
Chaos Gay Baker!!!
Any tips for adjusting this for high altitude? Box mixes usually have some instructions for that but I wonder how the sour cream affects the leavening reaction
I think they omit the egg whites cause it's a white color cake, that's what they do with the plain white one. I'm going this recipe!
#Lactoad
I too am a lactoad.
I've been binge watching your channel for the past 30 minutes and I'm hooked! You are FABULOUS. A question I had while watching your anti-gender reveal video was do you continue to check how many people have watched that video and donate the income it generates? Just curious. (BTW I've subscribed) Thanks!
You were in is it cake 🎂
Hilarious
I have never been able to make a funfetti cake where the sprinkles don't sink to the bottom. Not even once. Same with adding berries to cupcakes or muffins. I don't think I work with runny batters though. Any advice?
Cake is being funny
What if the box called for only egg whites? Can I add the whole eggs anyways ?
2:09 If you don’t want eggs, just make an eggless cake. Either put the whole egg or none at all.
Inspired by Macintosh, lactose intolerant people can call themselves ‘Lactintosh’.
If I feel the chocolate cake could be more moist, I add chocolate syrup to it.
Regarding pretending to drive a car as a kid… you’re from Michigan…had to avoid all those imaginary potholes 😂
Step one, throw box mix I trash 😜
Do you think I didn’t finish the Is it Cake series,Johnny Hats??
You missed the opportunity to just title this video "MOIST" and call it a day. 🤣
Why does Jonny remind me off Eva Destruction
I don't use eggs for baking i use apple sauce. 😅 come at me 😘
A box cake. Wuuuuut?
Pillsbury Dough Boy and Garfinkel Dramamine?!? The nerve of some people 😱
Does anyone know the size of the pan he’s using?
8 inch round!
They make lactose free whole milk