# Box Cake Mix- From Scratch

This recipe guides you through making a homemade box cake mix from scratch, which can then be used to bake a delicious cake.

- Total time: 35 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cups sugar
- 2.5 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1.5 tsp sea salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup water
- 2 tbsp vanilla extract
- 0.5 cup oil
- 2 eggs

## Instructions

1. Combine sugar, all-purpose flour, baking powder, and sea salt in a bowl.
2. Mix these dry ingredients well.
3. Store the mixed dry ingredients in a mason jar for future use as the cake mix.
4. When ready to bake the cake, add milk, water, vanilla extract, oil, and eggs to a separate bowl.
5. Mix these wet ingredients well.
6. Add the prepared cake mix (from the mason jar) to the wet ingredients and mix again.
7. Pour the batter into a 9x13 pan.
8. Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F (175°C) for 35 minutes.
9. Cool the cake completely after baking.
10. Ice the cooled cake with your favorite icing.

## Equipment

- mason jar
- bowl
- 9x13 pan

## Tips

- Store the dry cake mix in a mason jar for future use.
- Cool the cake before icing.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2026-02-27

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