2 Yummy Tips for a Box of Chocolate Cake Mix

A tip from a college friend. Instead of using water in a chocolate cake mix, she used coffee from her coffee pot. Make sure it is room temp, don't add hot coffee. Some times if I don't have the full amount leftover in my coffee pot, I use what I have and finish it off with water.

I also sprinkle between a teaspoon and a tablespoon of cinnamon in the mix!

A Devil's Food Cake Mix is my favorite!

Random notes...

I was making a Deceptively Delicious recipe the other night and it called for Buttermilk--I never have this on hand, but I called my mom and she said you can add 1 & 1/3 TBS vinegar to 1 Cup of milk and it makes "buttermilk"...I thought this would be a good tip to share. By the way, I was making J. Seinfeld's chocolate "beet" cake and it turned out great! I'll definitely use this recipe again (I figure most of you have her cookbook or I'd post the recipe).

Also, another random note here--Trent is out of town and I didn't feel like cooking a big dinner, so I got one of those Bertolli skillet dinners from the frozen section (it comes in a bag and serves two); this is the second time I've had one of these meals and they are really good!! Just thought I'd share in case you ever need a quick meal. They definitely don't make enough for a family of 4, but they're good for 2 people who aren't starving or for one person who wants a little left over!