Today, which boxed yellow cake mix is party ready? Boxed cake mixes were patented in 1933 by a Pittsburgh molasses company called P. Duff and Sons as a way to use the company’s excess molasses.

For those who want a delicious cake without having to include any upgrades, we conducted a ranking of the best and worst boxed cake mixes. This is our winner.

Americans eat a lot of cake from boxes — 214 million were sold last year, according to the research firm NielsenIQ. And yellow cake is far and away the most popular flavor, with chocolate at second.

Aldi’s entry into the boxed-cake-mix game, Baker’s Corner Classic Yellow Cake Mix, is a winner.It makes attractive cake layers with balanced flavor for pennies per ounce.

1 box yellow cake mix (I used Duncan Hines Butter Golden) 1 stick butter, melted. 1 egg. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. For the filling. 1 block softened cream cheese (8-ounce block) ...

A list of tested additions to make your next box of cake mix taste a little less out-of-the-box. Here’s the thing about boxed cake mixes: there’s absolutely nothing wrong with them, and they ...

While boxed cake mix is completely fine without eggs, not all boxed mixes are as forgiving. I tried to skip the egg in boxed Ghirardelli walnut brownie mix and—ho boy. That was absolutely ...

We bought yellow cake mix from the brands that offered it to get a total of 10 boxed mixes (private-label brands were No. 5 on the list, so we picked up a few popular grocery-store brands).