25 Ultra Moist Yellow Cake Recipes That Are Soft, Fluffy, and Perfect for Any Occasion

A simple box of yellow cake mix can be transformed into countless amazing desserts. These 25 recipes range from upgraded classic cakes to cookies, bars, poke cakes, dump cakes, and more. Easy to make, incredibly tasty, and perfect for any occasion!

1. Doctored Up Yellow Cake

Make a boxed yellow cake mix taste homemade by adding extra ingredients for extra moisture and flavor.

Ingredients:

• 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup full-fat sour cream or buttermilk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil or melted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 small box instant vanilla pudding mix (optional, for extra moisture)

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Mix all ingredients together until smooth.
3. Pour into greased pans.
4. Bake 25-35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
5. Cool and frost.

2. Cake Mix Chocolate Chip Cookies

Soft, chewy cookies loaded with chocolate chips.

Ingredients:

• 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Mix cake mix, eggs, and oil.
3. Stir in chocolate chips.
4. Drop onto baking sheet.
5. Bake 10-12 minutes.

3. Honey Bun Cake

Swirled with cinnamon sugar and glazed, just like a honey bun.

Ingredients:

• 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix
• 4 large eggs
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup full-fat sour cream
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• Glaze: 2 cups powdered sugar, 4-6 tablespoons milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions:

1. Mix cake ingredients.
2. Pour half batter in pan, swirl in brown sugar and cinnamon.
3. Top with remaining batter.
4. Bake 40 minutes at 350°F.
5. Drizzle with glaze.

4. Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Classic caramelized pineapple topping with easy cake mix base.

Ingredients:

• 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix (plus eggs, oil, and water called for on box)
• 1 can (20 oz) pineapple slices in juice, drained (reserve juice)
• Maraschino cherries
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, melted

Instructions:

1. Melt butter, add brown sugar in pan.
2. Arrange pineapple and cherries.
3. Prepare cake mix using reserved pineapple juice instead of water.
4. Pour over fruit.
5. Bake 40-45 minutes at 350°F.
6. Invert.

5. Gooey Butter Cake

Cream cheese topping over cake mix crust.

Ingredients:

• 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix
• 4 large eggs (divided)
• 1/2 cup butter, melted (for crust)
• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3-4 cups powdered sugar

Instructions:

1. Mix cake mix, 1 egg, and melted butter for crust; press into pan.
2. Beat cream cheese, remaining 3 eggs, vanilla, and powdered sugar.
3. Pour over crust.
4. Bake 40-50 minutes at 350°F.

6. Pumpkin Crunch Cake

Pumpkin filling topped with cake mix and nuts.

Ingredients:

• 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix
• 1 can (15 oz) pumpkin puree
• 1 can (12 oz) evaporated milk
• 3 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup butter, melted

Instructions:

1. Mix pumpkin layer ingredients.
2. Pour into dish.
3. Sprinkle dry cake mix.
4. Top with pecans and drizzle butter.
5. Bake 50-60 minutes at 350°F.

7. Banana Bread

Moist banana bread made easy.

Ingredients:

• 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix
• 3 ripe bananas, mashed
• 3 large eggs
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• Optional: 1/2 cup chopped nuts

Instructions:

1. Mash bananas.
2. Mix with cake mix, eggs, and oil.
3. Pour into loaf pan.
4. Bake 45-55 minutes at 350°F.

8. Boston Cream Poke Cake

Vanilla pudding and chocolate ganache topping.

Ingredients:

• 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix (plus eggs, oil, water on box)
• 2 boxes (3.4 oz each) instant vanilla pudding mix
• 4 cups milk
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup heavy cream (for ganache)

Instructions:

1. Bake cake according to box.
2. Poke holes.
3. Mix pudding with milk and pour over cake.
4. Heat cream and pour over chocolate chips for ganache; spread on top.

9. Cherry Dump Cake

Super easy dump and bake.

Ingredients:

• 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix
• 2 cans (21 oz each) cherry pie filling
• 1/2 cup butter, melted or sliced

Instructions:

1. Dump cherries in pan.
2. Sprinkle dry cake mix on top.
3. Drizzle or dot with butter.
4. Bake 45 minutes at 350°F.

10. Cake Mix Cinnamon Rolls

Fluffy rolls with cake mix dough.

Ingredients:

• 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 packets active dry yeast
• 2 1/2 cups hot water
• Filling: 1/2 cup butter softened, 1 cup brown sugar, 2 tablespoons cinnamon
• Frosting: cream cheese, powdered sugar, milk, vanilla

Instructions:

1. Mix dough ingredients and let rise.
2. Roll out, spread filling, roll and slice.
3. Let rise again, bake at 350°F.
4. Frost.

11. Peanut Butter Cookies

With peanut butter added to the mix.

Ingredients:

• 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Mix all ingredients.
3. Roll into balls, flatten with fork crisscross pattern.
4. Bake 10-12 minutes.

12. Lemon Poke Cake

Lemon Jell-O soaked cake.

Ingredients:

• 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix (plus ingredients on box)
• 1 package (3 oz) lemon Jell-O
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1 container (8 oz) whipped topping, thawed

Instructions:

1. Bake cake according to box.
2. Poke holes.
3. Dissolve Jell-O in boiling water, add cold water, pour over cake.
4. Chill, top with whipped topping.

13. Peach Cobbler Dump Cake

Peaches with cake mix topping.

Ingredients:

• 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix
• 2 cans (15 oz each) sliced peaches in syrup
• 1/2 cup butter, melted

Instructions:

1. Dump peaches with syrup in pan.
2. Sprinkle dry cake mix.
3. Drizzle melted butter.
4. Bake 45-50 minutes at 350°F.

14. Funfetti Cake Bars

With sprinkles for fun.

Ingredients:

• 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup rainbow sprinkles

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Mix cake mix, eggs, and oil.
3. Stir in sprinkles.
4. Spread in greased pan.
5. Bake as bars 20-25 minutes.

15. Butter Pecan Cake

With pecans and butter flavor.

Ingredients:

• 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix
• 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
• Ingredients on box (eggs, oil, water)
• Optional frosting: cream cheese or vanilla

Instructions:

1. Toast pecans.
2. Prepare cake mix per box, fold in pecans.
3. Bake and frost.

16. Oreo Poke Cake

Crushed Oreos and pudding.

Ingredients:

• 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix (plus ingredients on box)
• 1 box (4.2 oz) Oreo cookies and cream instant pudding mix
• 3 cups milk
• 1 container (8 oz) whipped topping
• 10-15 Oreo cookies, crushed

Instructions:

1. Bake cake, poke holes.
2. Mix pudding with milk, pour over cake.
3. Top with whipped topping and crushed Oreos.

17. Apple Dump Cake

Apple pie filling dump cake.

Ingredients:

• 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix
• 2 cans (21 oz each) apple pie filling
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)

Instructions:

1. Dump apple pie filling in pan.
2. Sprinkle with cinnamon if using.
3. Top with dry cake mix.
4. Drizzle melted butter.
5. Bake 45-50 minutes at 350°F.

18. Snickerdoodle Bars

Cinnamon sugar topped bars.

Ingredients:

• 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• Topping: 1/4 cup sugar + 1 tablespoon cinnamon

Instructions:

1. Mix batter.
2. Spread in pan.
3. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
4. Bake 20-25 minutes at 350°F.

19. Rum Cake

With rum glaze.

Ingredients:

• 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix
• 1 box (3.4 oz) instant vanilla pudding mix
• 4 large eggs
• 1/2 cup rum
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• Glaze: 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup rum, 1/2 cup butter

Instructions:

1. Mix cake ingredients, bake in Bundt pan.
2. Poke holes, pour hot rum glaze over cake.

20. Coffee Cake

Streusel topped coffee cake.

Ingredients:

• 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix
• 1 cup sour cream
• Streusel: 1 cup brown sugar, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1 cup chopped nuts, 1/2 cup melted butter

Instructions:

1. Prepare enhanced batter with sour cream.
2. Layer with streusel in pan.
3. Bake at 350°F.

21. Butterfinger Poke Cake

With caramel and crushed Butterfinger.

Ingredients:

• 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix (plus ingredients on box)
• 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
• 1 jar caramel topping
• 1 container (8 oz) whipped topping
• 4 Butterfinger candy bars, crushed

Instructions:

1. Bake cake, poke holes.
2. Mix condensed milk and caramel, pour over.
3. Top with whipped topping and crushed Butterfinger.

22. Blueberry Bundt Cake

With blueberries and glaze.

Ingredients:

• 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix
• 1 box (3.4 oz) instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries (tossed in flour)
• Ingredients on box + sour cream optional
• Glaze: powdered sugar, milk, vanilla

Instructions:

1. Mix batter, fold in blueberries.
2. Bake in Bundt pan.
3. Cool and glaze.

23. Carrot Cake Bars

Add carrots and spices.

Ingredients:

• 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix
• 2 cups shredded carrots
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• Optional: nuts, raisins
• Ingredients on box

Instructions:

1. Mix batter with spices and carrots.
2. Bake as bars.
3. Frost with cream cheese frosting if desired.

24. Strawberry Poke Cake

With strawberry Jell-O.

Ingredients:

• 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix (plus ingredients on box)
• 1 package (3 oz) strawberry Jell-O
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1 container (8 oz) whipped topping

Instructions:

1. Bake cake, poke holes.
2. Dissolve Jell-O in boiling water, add cold, pour over.
3. Chill, top with whipped topping.

25. Crumb Cake

Buttery crumb topping.

Ingredients:

• 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix (plus ingredients on box)
• Crumb: 2 cups flour, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, 1 cup melted butter

Instructions:

1. Prepare batter.
2. Mix crumb ingredients.
3. Spread half batter, top with crumbs, repeat.
4. Bake at 350°F.

Enjoy these versatile yellow cake mix recipes – they're quick, delicious, and sure to become favorites!