Sure, you could follow the recipe on the back of your box cake to a T, and it would likely be perfectly fine. But life is short. Why not make that box cake the “best cake you could ever make in your life?” One that “literally melts in your mouth”?

This is the result promised by baking enthusiast Kendric Jacobs, who’s taken TikTok by storm with his now-viral box cake hack. 

Simple swaps make all the difference

The hack, which now has over 3 million views, can be summed up with this sentence: “Don’t listen to that box, listen to me.” The “box” being for a “yellow”- or “butter”-flavored cake that you can find at pretty much any grocery store. 

Jacob’s hack is all about being indulgent. Where the box says use 3 eggs, he tells you to use four. Instead of the  1/3 cup of oil recommended, he says “you gonna do a stick of melted butter.”

He also says to swap out the one cup of........

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