Bakery Style Cake from a Box

I've seen this method all over the place and finally decided to try it. It's pretty good! Start with any boxed cake mix you like. No name or name brand....it doesn't matter.

Add an extra egg than what they call for on the box, replace the oil with melted butter, replace the water with half & half (10 %) cream and add 2 tsp vanilla.

It seems to give you a little more batter. I made 2 - 8 inch rounds and 6 cupcakes out of each mix. In the picture below you can see that 2 of the 8 inch rounds are a bit deeper and 2 more shallow, but that was just for a recipe I was trying.

(I'll freeze the cupcakes for later when I'll be posting a cupcakes and chocolate sauce recipe. Stay tuned.)

Oh and here's a little trick you might not have known about for cutting a cake for layering. Take a length of string, wrap it around the cooled cake where you want it sliced, cross it over and gently pull.