Cake Week: The Only Cake Recipe You'll Ever Need

Sweet Treats

Like I said before, February is a month full of birthdays. This cake recipe was conceived in heaven and is the only recipe you will ever need...I ain't lying. It is perfect. The recipe is extremely versatile, the cake comes out moist and tasty, and it is very hard to mess up...

Thank you, Our Daily Obsession, for this life-changing cake recipe.

Ingredients

What you'll need:

*For a double layer 9" round cake

• 1 (18 ounce) box of cake mix, Betty Crocker or Pillsbury (flavor depends on which cake you are baking)
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 0.75 tsp salt
• 1 & 1/3 cups water
• 2 Tbs vegetable oil
• 1 tsp real vanilla extract
• 1 cup sour cream
• Eggs (amount depends on which cake you are baking)

Flavor specific ingredients:

1. White Almond Cake

• White cake mix
• 4 large egg whites
• Add 1 tsp almond extract

2. White Vanilla (or Coconut) Cake

• White cake mix
• 4 large egg whites
• For coconut...
• Add 1 tsp almond extract
• Fold in 4 ounces sweetened shredded coconut to batter

3. Chocolate Cake

Stay tuned for this recipe tomorrow!

• Chocolate cake mix
• 3 whole eggs

4. White Chocolate Cake

Stay tuned for this recipe on Friday!

• White cake mix
• 3 whole eggs
• 6 ounces white baking chocolate, melted (added to the batter)

5. Liqueur Flavor Cake

Kahlua Coffee Ice Cream Cake

• Whichever cake mix you prefer
• 4 large egg whites
• Substitute alcohol (ie. Champagne or Kahlua) for 1/2 cup of the water in the recipe

6. Berry Flavor Cake

Perfect for 4th of July...

• White or yellow cake mix
• 4 large egg whites
• Use frozen berries, thaw and reserve the juice
• Substitute the berry juice for part of the water in the recipe
• Stir the berries in the batter at the end

7. Lemon Cake

• White or yellow cake mix
• 3 whole eggs
• Add 1/2 tsp good lemon extract
• Substitute lemon juice for about 1/2 cup of the water in the recipe
• Stir 1 Tbs lemon zest into the batter

Recipe

1. Preheat oven to 325F.
2. Sift the cake mix and flour into a large mixing bowl.
3. Add the rest of the dry ingredients (sugar & salt) and stir together with a wire whisk.
4. Add the remaining ingredients (water, oil, flavor extracts, sour cream, eggs, etc...) and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
5. Pour batter into greased and floured cake pans, filling each pan a little over half full.
6. Lightly tap the filled cake pans on the counter to release air bubbles.
7. Bake at 325 until cake tests done and inserted knife comes out clean (anywhere from 20-30 minutes depending on your oven).
8. Once cooled, fill, frost, and top your layer cake with whatever frosting you'd like!