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!
This Cake Mix Cornbread recipe is so good! The cornbread is moist and light. I’m not a huge fan of cornbreads that are really grainy and dense, or corn breads with vegetable surprises inside. That is why I love this 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 honey.
This is a great side dish for fall and winter to serve with soup or chili. If you like your 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. You can add the excess batter to some muffin tins for little cornbread muffins.
How to make Cake Mix Cornbread
Cake Mix Cornbread
INGREDIENTS
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 9 oz box corn bread mix
- 1/3 cup milk
- 4 eggs
- 5 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 cup water
INSTRUCTIONS
- Spray 9x13 glass pan with cooking spray, or a regular-sized muffin tin.
- 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 prepared pan (or muffin tin)
- Bake at 350-degrees for 20-25 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.
Try this Cake Mix Cornbread with one of our delicious chilis:
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- Creamy Italian Sausage Chili – This creamy and hearty chili is made with sausage and 3 types of beans.
- Mom’s Cheater Chili – This chili recipe is simple and fast! The ground beef, onions, and tomatoes make a hearty meal.
- Cafe Zupas Chicken Enchilada Chili Copycat Recipe – This chili is loaded with seasoned chicken, beans, and corn in a creamy, slightly spicy, soup.
- Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili – Chicken, corn, white beans, Monterey Jack cheese and green salsa combine to make a creamy, flavorful chili.
Liz says
February 27, 2014 at 4:06 pmThank you for the nice recipe. Have a Wonderful Day!
Robin says
February 6, 2017 at 4:19 pmFantastic! Tastes like Wegmans corn muffins. Jiffy muffin mix is now 8.5 oz., so I added 1/4 c locally ground corn meal. Baked in preheated 13″ cast iron pan. Forget the chili, this is the star!
Echo says
February 7, 2017 at 10:53 pmI’m so glad you like it! Thank you for sharing your adaptation to the recipe.
Melissa Lindsey says
July 10, 2017 at 1:20 pmWhat size cake mix is to be used??
Favorite Family Recipes says
July 11, 2017 at 12:06 pmFor the Cake Mix Cornbread, use a 15.25 oz boxed cake mix. Thank you for asking!
Lindsay says
September 3, 2017 at 2:36 pmCan I make this with flax eggs? If so, how many? We are vegans, I have the dairy free milk covered as well as the butter. Thanks so much
Favorite Family Recipes says
September 5, 2017 at 2:24 pmWe have never used flax eggs before so I’m not sue how it would affect the recipe. If you try it, let us know how it turns out!
Lafon says
September 10, 2017 at 1:45 pmIt’s really good!!!….even though I forgot 2 add water….lol…no one could tell….lol
Melanie says
September 23, 2017 at 10:35 amI’m sorry to rain on the parade of comments but, you might as well use Jiffy corn muffin mix. This is NOT cornbread, not real cornbread. I am Southern and have been making cornbread since I was a little girl….from scratch. Please don’t try to pass this off as real cornbread. Thank you.
TL says
November 18, 2017 at 9:43 pmI had to laugh at your comment. Since you’ve been making such amazing cornbread… from scratch.. since a child.. why are you looking at cornbread recipes on the internet? Don’t you have your own perfected already? SMH…
Miss Ann says
November 29, 2017 at 11:33 pm“DITTO” LOL!!!
Lady J says
December 9, 2018 at 4:25 pmExactly 😂
Suzanne Bernstein says
December 14, 2018 at 11:36 amI do not believe she stated it was ‘real cornbread” in her descriptor…..
Shanna says
July 22, 2018 at 6:41 pmThis recipe is definitely a keeper!!! It was absolutely delicious, thanks for posting ????????
Favorite Family Recipes says
July 24, 2018 at 10:02 amThank you! So glad you liked it 😀
Nita says
July 23, 2018 at 11:54 pm????????????????Exactly but u know there always has to be that one to go against the grain and be negative. Smh laughably silly is the exact right response to that.
peggy says
September 27, 2018 at 11:01 amhi, made the corn bread was really good i add a jalpena to it. going to make 3 more with different pepper and some garlic.
Favorite Family Recipes says
September 27, 2018 at 6:13 pmOh I love the idea of adding some jalapeño. I have heard of people adding some cheddar cheese to the mixture as well, yum!
Cee Cee says
September 30, 2018 at 4:54 amLoved the flavor of this cornbread but it was almost too light for my tastes. It didn’t hold together once sliced and crumbled when we tried to butter it. Next time I made add some oil to make it a little denser.
Favorite Family Recipes says
October 2, 2018 at 9:09 pmThank you for sharing your thoughts on this recipe. Yes, it is supposed to be light and airy. Let us know how adding oil works out, would love to know if it makes it more dense!
Avia says
September 30, 2018 at 7:41 amThis is best cornbread I ever tasted. This is a definite keeper.
Favorite Family Recipes says
October 2, 2018 at 9:08 pmWow, what a compliment! Thank you so much!
J. Mansfield says
October 18, 2018 at 10:27 amNot being a novice cornbread “baker”, I wanted to give this recipe a try. After baking for 40 minutes, the top was nicely browned and top felt firm. I had used a toothpick at 30-and 35 minutes. After it had been out of the oven for about 15 minutes, the center sunk. Obviously not throughly baked. My oven tests correct on temps, and I used the 9X13 pan. Was the 350* baking temp the culprit? How did you get yours to bake in 35 minutes?
Favorite Family Recipes says
October 20, 2018 at 8:55 amThank you for sharing your experience– I am actually not sure why it would sink in like that. You could definitely try baking for longer next time. What elevation are you at?
Marilyn says
November 26, 2018 at 5:47 pmQuestion: I have 2 boxes of Jiffy cornbread mix which comes to 17 oz. I’m 2 oz shy of what recipe requires. I think I should be okay following your recipe. What do you recommend?
Favorite Family Recipes says
November 26, 2018 at 10:18 pmThe recipe calls for one 9 oz box of cornbread mix, so you should have plenty!
Clive Gouldthorp says
January 26, 2019 at 1:03 pmIt’s confusing –
1 9 Oz (one nine) oz. looks like 19 (nineteen)oz .
Favorite Family Recipes says
January 26, 2019 at 1:50 pmYeah you are right, it does kind of look like a 19, we use a recipe plugin that formats the recipes. I will se what we can do to make this less confusing. Thanks for catching that.
Carolyn Jorgensen says
February 2, 2019 at 10:57 amI was about to use two 8.5 oz boxes of jiffy mix to make this with 17 oz and add 2 more oz of corn meal . Glad u read the reviews.
Victoria says
December 24, 2018 at 7:46 pmI couldn’t stop craving this cornbread cake and need to try it. I finally made a bundt cornbread cake today for Christmas Eve. So delicious, dense and moist! I also added a capful of vegetable oil to make it more dense as suggested. My cornbread had to bake for 50 min. Simply amazing!! Thank you
Favorite Family Recipes says
December 26, 2018 at 2:30 pmWhat a great idea to make it in a bundt pan! Thank you for sharing! I’m so glad you like the recipe. 🙂
Sonja says
February 4, 2019 at 9:22 pmI agree. I loved the light and fluffy texture… typical cornbread tends to be too dense or grainy for me… I also added peppers but it was still REALLY REALLY sweet. Any suggestions on taking this good recipe and toning down the sweet? Thanks!
Favorite Family Recipes says
February 5, 2019 at 6:07 pmProbably the best solution would either be to make your own cake mix or a low-sugar cake mix. I know you can even get sugar-free cake mixes but the artificial sweeteners still might make it on the sweet side. It may be worth a shot though! Hope this helps!
beth lancaster says
April 20, 2019 at 3:19 pmThis cornbread is delicious and I’ve made it several times – I do have a problem, though, it consistently doesn’t cook in the middle. I have used a 9 x 13 pan and tried using 2 8 x 8 pans. Same results. It appears done when I test it with a toothpick, but after I take it out of the oven and it sits a bit, the center falls and is undercooked. Any suggestions??
Erica says
April 20, 2019 at 9:31 pmThat is strange. You may need to try cooking it on a slightly lower heat for a longer amount of time. Hopefully that way it will cook more evenly. Hope this helps!