How to Make CHOCOLATE BOX CAKE taste HOMEMADE • JonnyCakes 

Good ideas! Here's mine: instead of spending money on a jar of powdered espresso, use brewed (and cooled) coffee in place of the water. I use it for cakes and brownie mixes with good success.

Cake babies!!! How cute 🥹🥹🥹

I use pudding in my cakes. 1 pudding cup that matches the flavor you are baking. It keeps it SO moist❤

3:49 him almost dropping the cake right out of the oven made my life flash before my eyes 😱

In my house if I made it at home it's homemade 😂

I use greek yogurt instead of mayo. Tastes heavenly

I add a box of instant chocolate pudding. I've tried the mayo and sour cream and the pudding seems better to me.

I just wanted to say I'm a big fan and I saw you on is it cake and I'm 10 years old and I love cooking I also think you do great work

Nice and straightforward, thanks for the tips!

Now give us a buttercream recipe to go with the cake!

I just did this it was so good tasted like it came from a bakery. I will do this every time from now on

I add vanilla, pudding mix and use milk instead of water. Lol thanks to pinterest! Jonny, do you have a good and easy pipeable buttercream frosting recipe you can share?! I have just been using canned frosting mixed with powdered sugar 😂😅

If Jonny cakes is reading this your videos are so good and i always have a alarm on my phone and when u post i always watch it but u are amazing thank you for reading this

You're hilarious 😂 love this

As much as I hate Mayo it makes such a good substitute for ingredients so I always keep some around.

Love the mayo idea! My Mom taught me that 45 years ago, God rest her soul! And jonny cakes reminds me of my little brother, God rest his soul, as well!

I followed your recipe and it came out so moist, so delicious I ate 4 pieces before bedtime. The only substitute I made was. I made a sheet cake. The chocolate chips made it taste extra special.

Love this helpful video!!

Jonny cake cake cake Is gonna bake bake bake

I’ve done many box, cake, hacks, and they have always left a box cake taste in my mouth. I prefer homemade cakes, so I know the homemade taste. When I made this cake hack yesterday, it turned out amazing! I don’t taste the box cake taste at all ,maybe a smidge.😊 this is definitely gonna be made again. I also did put chocolate chips in it milk chocolate chips, and I used the canned frosting, melted some milk, chocolate chips with some milk and added it to the frosting and mixed it up really well and it was delicious on the cake just a chocolate frosting. Thank you.

Ofc, the one time i decide to go for the miracle whip instead of mayo. Who would’ve known I needed it for a cake 🥲

you'er videos always inspire me 😄

Just baked the cake with your lovely tutorial🎉🎉 New Subscriber!!

Do you also have tips for making store-bought canned frosting into something tasty? I dunno if I'd do that, 'cause I don't even tend to like fresh-made buttercream all that much, but just curious!

hey boo. Brown eggs are good also

ITS MR CUT THE DAMN CAKE!!!

I want to try this. I have everthing. But i have a very gut feeling im going to set the house on fire cause i always forget to turn the oven off.

I love a good chocolate cake so this should be fun! I’ve missed your longer form videos.

I have a cake idea make a cake that looks like a cake box then it is a literal box cake and one more thing cut the damn cake Jonny hats

You are my type

Hi Jonny! Were you by any chance on Is It Cake??

12 seconds ago no views damn

What if your house is a cake jonnycakes

So I’m gonna try this way for my next chocolate batch. I usually do 1-box mix, 1-cup flour, 1-cup sugar, 1 cup whole milk, 1 cup sour cream, and 3 eggs. 1 tbs. Vanilla for vanilla or 1 tbs. Espresso for chocolate. The vanilla ones are the tits, but I find the chocolate one is a little dry. I’m more in to vanilla cake with a fudge frosting personally, but I would love a doctored box chocolate mix recipe that I actually like.

Yogurt, sour cream, buttermilk, or kefir all would add moisture if you don’t want to use mayo

How does this compare to the other video you've done like this? Would the tips from that one also work for a chocolate cake mix or do you recommend only these ones for chocolate cake mix and the ones from the other video only for non chocolate cake mixes?

Now Ik why you’re familiar bc I watched the cake show u were in!

Jonathan you lied I could totally taste the espresso! Okay but the cake is still pretty tasty 😋

I’ve heard of adding applesauce instead of oil for lower fat.

Can I use Nutella for icing and fresh berries on top of the cake or is that a bad idea?

Donde puedo ver la receta?

i love u cake daddy

are you Jonny "hats" from Netflix?

Always a treat to get a video before I go to bed:) please do a tic toc cake trend

it was all fine until he said you needed mayo 💀

I’m sure it wasn’t as good as he was acting.

Hiii :D

Marry me

I made a video about is it cake.

UK 4 Tyson Cocker in a dishwash dog hair nets you

Water is a no no , full fat milk is much better ,also no mayo , use sour cream , it will be perfect

Stop eating cake bad for your teeth

If I make a box cake mix I always massage the flour mix a good bit before opening it up to break up any clumps of flour. That way I don't need to sift it and it reduces the time needed to stir it and potentially over-develop the gluten. Plus, if you're nice to your cake, your cake will be nice to you!

I normally always bake from scratch but I kid you not, a day after this video was posted I had to use a box mix because I was in a huge rush to make a birthday cake before we went to my grandad’s for his birthday. I used these tips and it tasted practically like my homemade cake. Obviously it wasn’t the exact same as a cake made from scratch but it tasted similar enough that nobody even noticed. My mum was so shocked when I told her it was actually a box mix. Thank you Johnnie for saving my grandad’s 83rd birthday!

Also a good idea for the 1 cup of water: make sure its hot water and that it's the very last thing you put in before the mix (so you can put in the ovven asap) the hot water actually gives a super moist crumb and a fluffier result.

MOM WAKE UP JOHNNY POSTED

Johnny never fails to make me smile!

I just discovered your channel after watching you and Rosanna Pansino create the AI cake for her bday, and I have to say I love your energy and the helpful tips you provide. Keep it up!

A tiny bit of cinnamon adds lovely depth of flavour, like the coffee does.

Mayo is so useful! I use it instead of butter to make grilled cheese. Y’all should try it!

Growing up in Chicagoland - if you've ever had Portillos chocolate cake, they add mayo to their recipie. It's how I make all my box cakes. SOO good! 😋

My family makes box cake all the time (my parents bring out a cake anytime someone visits 😂) so this is perfect! Thank you Jonny!

Always a treat to watch a new video from Jonny ❤

Great oven temp tip!! Never would have know! Thanks :)

I learned a lot and I'd like to watch a whole cooking show of you doing this. I like it when you make things that I could make. Love you!

Why can't I have neighbours like this guy 🤦🏽‍♂️

Are we cake babies now? I love it!

How do you feel about whole milk instead of water?

I did NOT like mayo in my cake - tried it many years ago. Honestly, If I'm doing all that swapping, I'll just do 2c self rising flour and some sugar and make it from scratch - boxed is so sweet to me.....

I used to make a chocolate mayo cake when I worked in the cafeteria at school and used coffee as part of my wet ingredients, it was so moist and delicious

Who knows what is "Johnny Hats"? :)

Mayo is great in baked goods

I would love a vanilla version and maybe even a strawberry version. Love these and your videos!

i love the reassurance you're able to reflect, lovely channel and top content. you been workin hard since ever and now your talent is masterclass league, thanks for teaching and inspiring!

❤❤❤❤❤ I love watching your videos your so innovative

When he almost dropped the cake my hands got the weird tingling sensation like if I was the one dropping something

are you the guy from "is it cake"?🤔

Instead of the water, I use milk. Also, I am in love with your house. It is so pretty !

I love these videos. I’m quite a lazy baker.

God I love Johnny cakes .. thank you ❤ 🙏🏽

When he said Mayo I freak stopped blinking like this 😳

the way you said "And you gonna need me.." it is really cool cuz ofcourse we we need the CAKE GOD

Mr. Cakes making cakes taste great!

Why the mayo 1:59

Can I use regular coffee instead of espresso?

i'd like to see the same but for brownies

When you pulled them out of the oven my heart dropped with that cake 🫣

My favourite videos on upgrading the box cake are you and Vaughn Vreeland. ❤

My mom always put a little dream whip in her cakes to make them moist

Jonny what size cake pan is that?

Have you watched Is It Cake Too yet? I do really good.

Omg i ❤ johnny i see him on is it cake all the time and im the biggest fan ever i hope you come back to netflix

How much cake do you eat? Just curious haha, love your content

Johnny did you really win 10000 dollars in is it cake ?

What an amazingly well done video, concise and fun

Hey cake baby's 💀💀

Make the damn thing from scratch. So much better!

Can I use Greek yogurt instead of Mayo or sour cream? Or is there a reason you only use those two as substitutes?

I use almond milk or cream instead of water. You don’t let it cool in the pan for 10 minutes?

Who don’t wana use mayo use curd 👍🏽