Sour Cream Yellow Cake

I love this recipe! Instead of vegetable oil I used 1/3 cup of melted butter, it made it taste even more homemade. Went great with my homemade fluffy chocolate frosting!

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This is exactly the recipe I was looking for; I'm not interested in becoming a cake-baking aficionado, but I figured there had to be some way to spruce up a boxed cake so it actually tasted good. This was perfect! Really impressive-tasting for how easy it was. Thanks!

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GREAT!! I dont like the "mix taste" of the box and this had none! It is very easy to put together. I have made this as a sheet cake with chocolate icing and as a bundt cake with chocolate glaze. This recipe is a keeper. Thanks.

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I stopped making yellow cake mixes because I hated the "process flavor" of it that seemed I (a regular baker) could only detect. I decided to try this one because the reviews said it didn't have that "taste" and since it seemed easy. Well I was very happy I did! It taste really good! I will be making it again.

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i had reached the point where i detested cake mixes!!! dry and artificial tasting and just all around awful. i started making chocolate cakes this way and the difference is like night and day. so i thought i'd try this yellow cake. to me, yellow cake has never been something to write home about. but this recipe is FANTASTIC! almost tastes like pound cake to me. i also added a package of vanilla instant pudding. otherwise, followed this recipe. highly recommended. you'll never go back to the old way of just adding eggs, oil, and water again!

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This is a great way to Dr. up an ordinary yellow cake mix.I have to say I can still taste that cake mix flavor, but the texture was great! Thanks for sharing the recipe. 12-8-12-Wanted to update that the cake is even better the next day.

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Delicious! I made this for hubby's birthday and he said he wants THIS cake every year! I topped it with Lite Cool Whip Frosting and kept it in the fridge.

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I needed a cake in a hurry and I made this in no time! I made it for my neighbor who was to have her family in from another state. I almost always do from scratch cakes, but I had a box cake mix to use up. I didn't eat any of it, probably because they ate every crumb! My neighbor called me this morning and said it was delicious! Next time I'll take a picture! Thanks, Marie for a winner!

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I prefer to make cakes from scratch, but decided to try this. It was very yummy and easy to make. Served at a get together (with homemade choc frosting) it was deemed wonderful. Making this again for Valentines Day to take to work for co-workers.

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This was pretty good. Much better than a plain cake mix. Very easy. Doubled it for a giant two layer 9x13 cake for my son's birthday and used Kittencal's Buttercream #80118 for the filling. Topped with marshmallow fondant. Will make again for the fans of yellow cake in my home! Thanks.

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Better than homemade! I gave up on box mixes long ago but have never been able to find a good yellow cake recipe. Last month, for my 5 year old's birthday party I made a homemade yellow cake and it was terrible, dry, dry dry. Now this month, for my little girl's first birthday, I was determined to not let that happen again. I decided a mix might not be *that* bad if I could add some things to it. This cake was fantastic. It didn't taste like a mix at all, and it didn't have the texture of a box mix. Very moist, flavorful. I used cream cheese frosting (#6536) and was just so pleased. Until I find that perfect yellow cake recipe (which I'm beginning to doubt is out there, I've tried LOTS), this is the one for me. Thank you so much!

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This was very fast and easy to make..so much better than just a box mix..the cake came out just a bit more dense and more rich than what it would have if just following the box recipe. It was easier to frost and made a great bday cake. Thank u for the recipe!

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This was delicious and sooo moist! I made three 8" layers and frosted with chocolate buttercream icing...YUM!! Thanks Marie for a great recipe!

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This was great. I never just like to make a box cake. Like the other person said it was about half way to a pound cake consistency. Thanks!

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This cake was delicious! I used Caramel Cake Frosting/Icing on it (#44051) on it the first time and a chocolate icing the second time. I love the texture of it. Thanks for a great recipe.

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This came out wonderfully moist, with a beautiful texture. I used a devils food mix, & it was simply FANTASTIC! Thanks

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I made this cake for a birthday party and it was devoured! The guests thought the cake was home-made from scratch. I just smiled and let them think so. Will definitely make this again!

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I needed a moist yellow cake recipe, but I didn't just want to make a cake straight from the box. I tried this one because of the rating and it turned out pretty good, it was moist, but not as moist as I would like it to be. I made this cake as the base for what my friends called, Polynesian cake. It's my version of April's mother's recipe. She doesn't give out her recipe, so I tried to replicate it and this is what I came up with.....it was YUMMY!!

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Very very good, will try it with fruit next time! Thanks

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I wanted to make a sour cream white cake but found I only had a box of yellow cake mix, so this recipe came in handy. I found the flavor to be very buttery and moist. The texture was about half-way between a regular box mix cake and a pound cake. A nice dense texture, but not heavy. I used a Chocolate Butterscotch frosting #89369 that has a coffee flavor kick to jazz it up a bit. My dh loved it, even though he's more of a white cake lover.

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