Birthday cake on a stand
Your Boxed Mix Cake Will Taste Like Heaven With One Simple Swap

NEWS

By HILARY WHEELAN REMLEY

Betty Crocker cake mix
Just because your cake comes from a box, doesn't mean you can't make it your own or improve its taste. You can improve it by swapping out vegetable oil
for other forms of fat.
Choclate cake batter in a bowl
Vegetable oil is often used for frying and baking as it has a neutral flavor. However, that neutral flavor also makes it not stand out in the baked goods.
A person holding a bottle of olive oil
Switching to another form of fat like butter, ghee, browned butter, coconut oil, or olive oil can significantly impact your cake's flavor and texture.
A cake mixer being used on a bowl of cake batter
Choosing the right oil replacement for your cake mix can take some experimenting. For example, adding browned butter to a vanilla cake mix can give your cake a warm, toasty flavor.