So I like cake, and being an adult I can make it whenever I want. Now I know some people who wouldn’t have a boxed cake in their house to save their lives, I’m not one of them. Boxed cakes are a great place to start but you have to rev it up a bit so it doesn’t taste like, well, a boxed cake. So here’s what you do:

• The only directions to note are that whatever the back of the box directs you to use, you have to:
• Add an additional egg.
• Replace the water with milk, same amounts.
• Replace the oil with melted butter. DOUBLE the amount.
• Cook with the same directions that are printed on the box.

I’m still doing store-bought icing but I think there’s a lot of room to learn on that front.