7 secret ingredients that make cake mix taste homemade

It's your Great Aunt Mildred's 80th birthday party and you're on cake duty. The only problem? You've got eight billion other things to do, and this red velvet triple-decker isn't going to bake itself. Or is it? Here are seven cheats to make cake mix taste like you made it from scratch. They'll never know. Promise.

See the ingredients below (we bet you've never thought about No. 5):

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