What can you add instead? A can of soda. While that may sound like an odd combination, depression-era cake mix manufacturers created their mixes with simplicity and economization at heart.

For this hack, you can also use diet soda. This might seem counterintuitive, as many sugar alternatives do not do well in baked goods, often losing sweetness or stability in the oven.

If you want to transform a boxed cake mix into something light, airy, and delicate, all you need is a 12-ounce can of soda ...

Luckily, you don’t need either of those things to make a cake from a boxed mix. You just need a can of Coke. Actually, with the exception of diet soda, any carbonated beverage will do.

Our tender Flag Cake is not only extra easy to make (no stand-mixer required), but it’s also super moist and tender thanks to ...

My favorite hack (or as I like to think of it, sorcery) is to mix a 12-ounce can of soda with a standard cake mix. I omit the eggs and oil in this case. The carbonation in soda causes its fizz ...

Instead, it was a little too sweet (if you can imagine) and the fruit flavor became murky against the yellow cake. The soda however, was actually very tasty. Even though I’m not a soda person ...

To make boxed cake mix without relying on any of the ingredients called for on the package directions, just add in a can of soda. As a seasoned baker, I've heard of Coca-Cola cakes and 7-Up cakes ...