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WHO COULD BELIEVE THESE CAKES EVER CAME OUT OF A BOX?

By enhancing packaged cake mix with just the right additions, even the least confident baker can turn out signature desserts. From Devilishly Good Chocolate Cake to a to-die-for Caramel Cake to coffee cakes, sheet cakes, bars, brownies, and frostings, here are 175 fast, foolproof recipes that marry the convenience, ease, and dependability of commercial cake mixes with a dash of creativity, a spoonful of richness, and a cup of pure inspiration.

From the Doctor's Pantry

FLAVOR BOOSTERS -- Lemon zest, nuts, coffee, poppy seeds, grated coconut, unsweetened cocoa powder, peppermint schnapps, fresh strawberries

MAKING IT RICHER -- Buttermilk, whipping cream, sour cream, eggs, yogurt, butter, peach puree

OFFSETTING THE CAKE MIX TASTE -- Dry sherry, lime zest, pure almond extract