The Cake Mix Doctor Returns!: With 160 All-New Recipes

A New York Times–bestselling cookbook with 160 recipes for transforming boxed cake mix into finished cakes. The book shows how to enhance ordinary mixes through strategic additions: buttermilk and sour cream for moisture and richness, cocoa powder, peppermint extract, lemon zest, and lemon yogurt for flavor, and substitutes like orange juice, canned pumpkin, or coffee in place of water. The recipes are organized by cake type: forty layer cakes including Holiday Eggnog Cake, Blueberry Muffin Crumble Cake, and Lemonade Chiffon Layer Cake with Raspberry Filling; thirty-eight Bundts and Pound Cakes in flavors such as Key Lime, Fudge Brownie, Pina Colada, and Red Peach Nectar; thirty-five sheet cakes and cheesecakes; and fifty brownies, bars, cookies, and cupcakes, including Whoopie Pies. The book also includes eighteen frosting recipes and offers guidance on frosting techniques, garnishing, and baking lighter cakes.