# Box Cake Mix Hack

A hack to make store-bought boxed cake mix taste homemade by adding instant pudding, mayonnaise, and strong coffee for a moist, dense, and flavorful result.

- Servings: 2 cakes
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- 1 cup strong coffee
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 4 whole egg
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 packet instant chocolate pudding
- 1/2 bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp all-purpose flour

## Instructions

1. Whisk together coffee, melted butter, eggs, mayonnaise, and instant pudding mix in a bowl until combined.
2. Coat chocolate chips in flour to help them suspend in the cake batter, then add them to the bowl.
3. Add the boxed cake mix to the bowl and whisk until incorporated.
4. Let the batter sit for 20 minutes to hydrate.
5. Grease two cake pans with baking spray and a light dusting of cocoa powder.
6. Pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake at 325 degrees.
7. Wrap the warm cakes in plastic wrap and freeze.
8. Frost the cooled cake with chocolate ganache and garnish with sprinkles.

## Equipment

- whisk
- mixing bowl
- rubber spatula
- cake pans
- cake stand

## Tips

- Coffee helps boost the chocolate flavor.
- Using melted butter instead of oil adds more flavor to the cake.
- An extra egg adds structure and rise.
- Instant pudding makes the cake moist and adds a velvet-like density.
- You can experiment with flavor combinations like vanilla cake with pistachio pudding.
- Coating chocolate chips in flour prevents them from sinking to the bottom of the cake.
- Use cocoa powder instead of flour to grease pans for chocolate cakes to avoid white residue.
- Baking at a lower temperature (325 degrees) results in a longer bake but a more even rise.
- Chocolate ganache is a simple mixture of equal parts heavy cream and dark chocolate.

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS4jBymva/
- Creator: thejonnycakes
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/508ed1c8-e5c5-4d6d-b4ad-3669150d97ee
- Extracted: 2026-07-30

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