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\r\n\r\n\"King\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

Most Like Homemade<\/h2>\r\n

King Arthur Baking Company Golden Yellow Cake Mix<\/h3>\r\nForgot it was your turn to bring the office birthday cake or to stir up some sweets for the bake sale? If you ask our Test Kitchen, no one will suspect that your tender yellow cake came from a box when you use King Arthur Baking Company Golden Yellow Cake Mix<\/strong><\/a>.\r\n\r\nYes, this boxed cake mix is that good. \"This one really does taste like a homemade cake,\" says Mark Neufang<\/a> in the Test Kitchen.\r\n\r\nTaste testers remarked on how this cake had all the classic yellow cake flavors of butter, sugar and vanilla, but it also had a hint of almond to create a more complex taste. Little touches like that can take a cake from plain ol' box mix\u00a0 into homemade territory.\r\n\r\nYes, this cake was slightly denser than others in our taste test, but our team still enjoyed the moist texture. This cake didn't crumble very easily and was a really wonderful bite.\r\n\r\nMark summarizes the appeal of this cake best: \"Please serve me a piece of this with thick fudge frosting<\/a>,\" he says.\r\n\r\n[embed_shop_button shop_btn_text=\"Shop on King Arthur\" shop_btn_url=\"https:\/\/shop.kingarthurbaking.com\/\/items\/golden-yellow-cake-mix\" shop_btn_tab=\"true\" \/]\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\"Betty\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

Fluffiest Yellow Cake Mix<\/h2>\r\n

Betty Crocker Super Moist Yellow Cake Mix<\/h3>\r\nCreating a light and fluffy cake from scratch can be a challenge. But with Betty Crocker Super Moist Yellow Cake Mix<\/strong><\/a>, you can get a perfectly lofty cake with minimal effort.\r\n\r\n\"What stands out is the nice height and tender crumb of this cake,\" says the Test Kitchen's Maggie Knoebel<\/a>.\r\n\r\nBetty Crocker makes a yellow cake mix that has lift and a wonderfully light texture. It's the sort of cake that may have you asking for a second slice.\r\n\r\nBesides the texture, our team explains that the vanilla flavor of the cake is prominent and the color is beautifully golden. The fluffy nature of this cake may make it more challenging to frost with thick icing (think storebought frosting<\/a>), but a super light buttercream<\/a> would be the perfect match.\r\n\r\n[embed_shop_button shop_btn_text=\"Shop on Walmart\" shop_btn_url=\"https:\/\/www.walmart.com\/ip\/Betty-Crocker-Super-Moist-Yellow-Cake-Mix-15-25-oz\/20511496\" shop_btn_tab=\"true\" \/]\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\"Pillsbury\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

Easiest to Frost<\/h2>\r\n

Pillsbury Moist Supreme Yellow Cake Mix<\/h3>\r\nWhen you're frosting a cake<\/a>, you need a cake that won't crumble under the spatula. That cake, according to our Test Kitchen, is\u00a0Pillsbury Moist Supreme Yellow Cake Mix<\/strong><\/a>.\r\n\r\nHaving a good structure is key, especially when stacking a layer cake or carving cakes into a new shape, like with this classic Easter bunny cake<\/a>. A cake that's too soft will collapse under the frosting or will leave crumbs tangled in the icing. Fortunately, this Pillsbury yellow cake mix \"makes a sturdy cake that would be easy to frost,\" says Shannon Norris<\/a> in the Test Kitchen.\r\n\r\nBut don't let the term \"sturdy\" scare you! This cake is still springy and tender with a classic yellow cake flavor. You'll get notes of vanilla without any cloying sweetness.\r\n\r\n[embed_shop_button shop_btn_text=\"Shop on Walmart\" shop_btn_url=\"https:\/\/www.walmart.com\/ip\/Pillsbury-Moist-Supreme-Premium-Yellow-Cake-Mix-15-25-Oz-Box\/702079441\" shop_btn_tab=\"true\" \/]\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\"Bakers\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

Best Vanilla Flavor<\/h2>\r\n

Baker's Corner Classic Yellow Cake Mix<\/h3>\r\nVanilla is the major flavor in a classic yellow cake. If you can't get enough vanilla desserts<\/a>, go for Aldi's Baker's Corner Classic Yellow Cake Mix<\/strong><\/a>.\r\n\r\n\"This one has really nice vanilla notes,\" explains Mark. \"It's not overly sweet and is just really classic.\"\r\n\r\nWhen you stir up this Aldi cake mix, you'll find that it doesn't taste artificial. Instead, this cake delivers a smooth vanilla taste wrapped up inside a pale yellow cake. The sponge here is very moist and delicate which can make it more challenging to frost, but our Test Kitchen agrees that the taste is worth a few crumbs.\r\n\r\n[embed_shop_button shop_btn_text=\"Shop on Aldi\" shop_btn_url=\"https:\/\/www.aldi.us\/en\/products\/pantry-essentials\/baking-supplies-ingredients\/detail\/ps\/p\/bakers-corner-yellow-cake-mix\/\" shop_btn_tab=\"true\" \/]\r\n

How We Sampled Yellow Cake Mixes<\/h2>\r\nFor this taste test<\/a>, our culinary crew gathered up eight different boxes to find the best yellow cake mix. These mixes ranged from store brands to specialty options.\r\n\r\nOur team sampled<\/a> these cakes without knowing which brand was which to avoid any sort of bias. After all, the brand that makes the best chocolate cake mix<\/a> or the best white cake mix<\/a> may not necessarily make the best yellow cake mix.\r\n\r\nEach slice of cake was judged according to these categories:\r\n