14 Popular Dessert Recipes Made With Cake Mixes

When baking is not one’s forte, one has to seek some help from cake mixes. Quite often, people say - “How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young?”

But then, we take a moment to appreciate the advancement of technology and the kind of luxurious life; it has blessed us with. A cake premix eases our lives out by saving us from the pain of having a messed up kitchen, even more, messier cake and the messiest baking session ever.

Surely, our life may not be perfect, but cake mixture tends to make it nearly close to that by easing out the lives of all those aren’t great at baking. While there might be many, who would not even like to take a chance to play around with cake mix recipes of red velvet, black forest or even chocolate cakes, instead, directly order a cake of their choice online from some recognised bakery. But, baking a cake at home would include the secret ingredient, i.e. your love, which would mean the world to your loved ones and even make your homemade cake or even cupcake scrumptious to the core.

One can easily brainstorm their unique dessert ideas according to their baking skills and creativity by using boxed cake mix powder as a means to create something delightful of their own. You can choose any flavour of the cake mix you wish to experiment with, be it a red velvet cake mix or of any other kind.

A cake batter mix can give rise to a unique yet gorgeous dessert which would look no less than an edible dessertilicious masterpiece! One can go with any popular brand fitting their budget and cake mix price. But below, we have mentioned a list of popular cake mix cakes and desserts, that one has tried to ace their baking game.

1. Butterfinger Cookie Bars

Utterly, Butterly And Delicious! Butterfinger Cookie Bars are the best brunch item amongst all the other kind of muffins, cookies and other dreamy desserts. Perfect for tea parties or kitty party like small-time gatherings, this is a dry sweet treat is something irresistible.

2. Apple Pie Cupcakes with Cinnamon Buttercream

If we talk about some flavoursome dessert items that can be prepared with instant cake mixes, then this has to be one! Apple pies are always a major hit across all the special occasions and when it came topped up with cinnamon buttercream every single one who has tried this recipe has been left in awe of it.

3. Peanut Butter Caramel Bars

A sweet and savoury treat made of everyone’s favourite - Peanut Butter is sure to leave everyone in the room craving for more and more. So, make sure you try this one out for sure, the next time when it calls to satiate your sweet cravings!

4. Almond Chocolate Biscotti

Crunchy crispy sweet yet chocolatey dessert like this delectable almond chocolate biscotti is sure to melt anyone’s heart into tears. Perfect for a tea party, this biscotti recipe is an easy peasy task to master!

5. Pear Bundt Cake

Dusted with powdered sugar and having absorbed the sweet flavour of pears and syrup, a pear bundt cake is a moist cake which is close to everyone’s heart. Unlike the preparation of other cakes, there is little, or no oil used while preparing this tender cake which eventually makes this a low in fat kind of dessert.

6. Lemon Snowflakes

All you need is just four major ingredients, i.e. a cake mix, whipped topping, egg and confectioner’s sugar to bake these heavenly cookies at home. It’s unique cracked open surface along with their snowflake appearance is what makes these cookies a must-try.

7. Irish Creme Chocolate Trifle

Exotic Edible Masterpiece - is what one chooses to describe such dessert. A rich, decadent dessert adding its Irishy touch with its Irish cream liqueur is just he kind of magnificence every dessert lover was waiting for!

8. Cake & Berry Campfire Cobbler

As distinct as its name suggests it to be, this cake & berry campfire cobbler it's quite like the sundae ice cream, that we like to savour, during summers. This easy to make recipe is worth a try for sure!

9. Pecan Pumpkin Dessert

If your like pumpkin pie, then we bet, you are gonna fall for another “one of a kind” dessert made of pumpkin called pecan pumpkin dessert. Well, some like to diggin to this delightful dessert during Halloween, others like to call it a perfect Thanksgiving dessert. Be it whatever, but this dessert has made a special place in everyone’s heart, for sure.

10. Caramel Apple Cupcakes

Once you bake this sweet treat, you will witness how quickly it disappears simply, because of this dessert being absolutely irresistible. A spicy cake base which has been beautifully topped with sweet caramel topping becomes an instant show stopper across any of your next parties.

11. Lemon Angel Cake Bars

To add a citrusy punch to quintessentially sweet cakes is something special that your special ones need to be treated over with. While relishing something “oh so good”, one will end up believing that it has been a secret angel in the whole baking industry. Trust us; you don’t have to be a 5-star baker to master baking this treat.

12. Butterscotch Toffee Cookies

When butterscotch and milk chocolate English toffee bits come together to create something wonderful as this dessert, how can one resist? Bringing the best of the baking world together (chocolate and butterscotch) the cookie stands out of the crowd and helps the baker seek appreciation for such sweet delights.

13. Triple Fudge Brownies

If you love chocolate, then this is the perfect recipe for you. It’s so convenient to bake and bakes in no time; this dessert recipe is quite famous amongst the folks because it is very rich, fudgy and easy to make amongst other brownies.

14. Tres Leches Cupcakes

A classic take on a dairy-based dessert in the form of this famous recipe won’t be at all a disappointment for you. All one needs are four types of milk, plus cream, eggs, confectioner’s sugar and fresh berries to bake this divine dessert recipe.

So, these were the top 14 dessert recipes that one can easily make by using cake mixes. Try at your home and let us know which one was your favourite. So, #givealittlelove in the form of baking these sweet treats! Happy Baking!