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This easy Cake Mix Cornbread is a perfect cross between a cake and cornbread. The texture is fluffy and smooth, but has that yummy cornbread taste!
Easy Cake Mix Cornbread
This delicious and easy cornbread recipe is in regular rotation at our house. The bread is moist and light. I’m not a huge fan of corn breads that are really grainy with cornmeal and are dense, or corn breads with vegetable surprises inside. That is why I love this easy homemade cornbread recipe so much. It is a perfect cross between a yellow cake and cornbread, and there are no surprises. It is easy to prepare and tastes amazing with some butter and a drizzle of honey. This is a great side dish for fall and winter to serve with a hearty stew, soup, or chili.
Make This in a ‘Jiffy’
One of the great parts about this recipe is the inclusion of Jiffy Cornbread Mix in the list of dry ingredients. No need to mess with extra salt, teaspoons of baking soda, baking powder, or cornmeal. It’s all in the box! That’s part of what makes this such a wonderful cornbread recipe. Between the boxed cornbread mix and the boxed cake mix, half of your work is done! Sometimes you just need the help from convenient resources, right? Then, all you need are some eggs, milk (you can whisk in buttermilk or regular milk) and some melted butter, and water. I promise, this recipe is a quick, simple, delicious way to get all the flavor you love with the perfect texture.
Pans to Use for this Easy Cornbread Recipe
- If you like your homemade cornbread slightly more grainy, add another cornbread mix and another egg. You will end up with more than what will fit in a 9×13 pan.
- Some people like to get creative with the baking dish choice when baking this bread. If you have more batter than will fit in the 9×13 cake pan, you can add the excess batter to some muffin tins for little cornbread muffins.
- One reader suggested baking it in a bundt pan for a different way to serve. Round pans in in the oven work well too.
- You can even bake this in a cast iron skillet in the oven.
Tips for Baking Cake Mix Cornbread
While we try to give accurate cooking times, there are many factors that can affect the total time and how quickly your cornbread bakes. The best way to tell if your cornbread is done is to do the toothpick test. You’ll know its done when the top crust is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. If the edges and top are golden brown, but the toothpick does not come out clean, you can wrap the pan with tin foil to slow the outside down and leave time for the inside to cook.
Try this Cake Mix Cornbread with one of our delicious soups or chili recipes
Easy bread recipes are a favorite in our family. Freshly baked bread like this Homemade Banana Bread, our delicious Chocolate Zucchini Bread or this Irish Soda Bread are perfect to serve with any meal or for a yummy snack.
Cake Mix Cornbread
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Equipment
- 9×13 inch pan
- Mixing Bowls
- Hand Mixer
Ingredients
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 17 ounces Jiffy cornbread mix 2 boxes
- 1/3 cup milk
- 4 eggs
- 5 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Mix cake mix and corn bread mix together in a large bowl.
- Add remaining ingredients and stir well. The batter should be nice and thick.
- Pour into a greased 9×13 pan or lined muffin tin.
- Bake at 325-degrees for 40 minutes, or until baked through. Use the "toothpick test" to determine doneness. If baking in a muffin tin, bake for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown and baked through.
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I made this and we ate it with chili and it was delicious. We were just eating it plain all week. I’m in the process of making it again for a Friendsgiving. But I’ve added 1 can of pumpkin puree, 1.5 TBS granulated sugar, 1.5 tsp pumpkin spice and only used 2/3 cup of water. It’s in the oven now and I hope it taste as amazing as it smells.
Ohhh so delicious!!
This idea is genius! Not only is it super easy to make, but the cake mix helps make the texture so soft and fluffy. I don’t think I’ll ever make cornbread any other way! Thank you!
I’m with you on cornbread texture so when you said a mix of yellow cake and cornbread, I was sold! Perfect recipe – will definitely be coming back to this one time and time again!
We have a local restaurant famous for their cornbread. Years ago I figured out to make half Jiffy cornbread and half Jiffy yellow cake mix. I made each according to directions and mix together. However, it’s getting harder to find to the small box of cake mix. Glad I ran across this recipe!