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Just because you use boxed cake mix doesn't mean you have to feel ashamed. Instead, feel inspired by these ingredients that can make any cake taste homemade.

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).

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This trick, like many kitchen origin stories, came from necessity. A friend and I were preparing a Funfetti cake for a birthday party, and realized we only had two eggs instead of the requisite three.

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).

But one detected a “slight metallic” note, and another said it was more redolent of generically sweet “birthday cake” than natural vanilla. ( Price: $2.39 / 15.2 ounces at Giant) 3.