These simple changes will give your store-bought cake mix a made-from scratch taste! In this video, Ivy shows you how to upgrade your boxed cake mix to make it taste like a homemade cake. The process of mixing and baking the cake remains the same as the instructions direct, but there’s two ingredients that change. Instead of using water, replace it with whole milk and use melted butter instead of oil. These slight changes give your cake so much more flavor and texture!