--- title: 11 Delicious Treats to Make With Cake Mix (Other Than Cake) description: From birthday cake pretzels to cake batter cinnamon rolls canonical: https://time.com/3765323/make-treats-cake-mix/ author: ALL YOU article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-03-31T16:20:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:56:54.112Z og:title: 11 Delicious Treats to Make With Cake Mix (Other Than Cake) og:description: From birthday cake pretzels to cake batter cinnamon rolls og:url: https://time.com/3765323/make-treats-cake-mix/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ba7ccd6b3ae00f5/698784c9cd1bba150b6f5d06/rainbow-cake.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: cake og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 11 Delicious Treats to Make With Cake Mix (Other Than Cake) twitter:description: From birthday cake pretzels to cake batter cinnamon rolls twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ba7ccd6b3ae00f5/698784c9cd1bba150b6f5d06/rainbow-cake.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 11 Delicious Treats to Make With Cake Mix (Other Than Cake) by [ALL YOU](https://time.com/author/all-you/) ## ALL YOU Mar 31, 2015 4:20 PM UTC  Rainbow Cake on White Pedestal Rainbow Cake on White PedestalGetty Images by [ALL YOU](https://time.com/author/all-you/) ## ALL YOU Mar 31, 2015 4:20 PM UTC We don’t mean to suggest that [plain-old cake](http://www.allyou.com/food/treats/cake) isn’t delicious (it is!). But we’ve come to realize that there might actually be better uses for that box of [Funfetti mix](http://www.amazon.com/Pillsbury-Funfetti-Cake-Mix-15-25/dp/B000R32OKY/ref=sr%5F1%5F2?ie=UTF8&qid=1427739123&sr=8-2&keywords=funfetti+mix) sitting in your pantry. Here are eleven drool-worthy ideas we found on Pinterest, from low-calorie cake batter dip to the sweetest pancakes you’ll ever make. Happy baking! 1. Cake Batter Truffles from [The Novice Chef Blog](http://www.thenovicechefblog.com/2012/06/cake-batter-truffles-food-processor-giveaway/) 2. Skinny Funfetti Cake Batter Dip from [The Skinny Fork](http://www.theskinnyfork.com/blog/skinny-funfetti-cake-batter-dip) 3. Birthday Cake Pretzels from [The Housewife in Training Files](http://thehousewifeintrainingfiles.com/birthday-cake-pretzels/) 4. Strawberry Cake Bars from [Raining Hot Coupons](http://www.raininghotcoupons.com/strawberry-cake-bars/) 5. Cake Batter Cinnamon Rolls from [Sally’s Baking Addiction](http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2013/03/25/cake-batter-cinnamon-rolls-without-cake-mix/) 6. Funfetti Pound Cake from [The Sweet Tooth Life](http://thesweet-toothlife.com/2014/02/funfetti-pound-cake/) 7. Skinny Cake Batter Ice Cream from [Call Me PMC](http://www.callmepmc.com/skinny-cake-batter-no-churn-ice-cream/) 8. Birthday Cake Pancakes from [Seeded at the Table](http://www.seededatthetable.com/2012/08/15/birthday-cake-pancakes/) 9. Cake Mix Donuts from [It’s Always Autumn](http://www.itsalwaysautumn.com/2014/10/20/quick-easy-baked-cake-mix-donuts-recipe.html#%5Fa5y%5Fp=2925101) 10. Cake Batter Blondies from [Sally’s Baking Addiction](http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2012/04/06/take-2-funfetti-cake-batter-blondies/) 11. Funfetti Gooey Butter Cookies from [Cookies and Cups](http://cookiesandcups.com/funfetti-gooey-butter-cookies/?utm%5Fsource=feedburner&utm%5Fmedium=feed&utm%5Fcampaign=Feed:%2Bcookiesandcups%2B%28cookies%2Band%2Bcups%29) _This_ [_article_](http://dailysavings.allyou.com/2015/03/30/cake-mix-recipes/) _originally appeared on_ [_All You_](http://dailysavings.allyou.com/)_._ _More from All You:_ * [24 Mouthwatering Casserole Recipes to Try](http://dailysavings.allyou.com/2015/03/27/casserole-recipes/) * [This Is The Worst Time of Day for Stress Eating](http://dailysavings.allyou.com/2015/03/30/control-stress-eating/) * [9 Beauty Products Real Women Swear By](http://dailysavings.allyou.com/2015/03/27/budget-beauty-products-spring/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3765323/make-treats-cake-mix/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3765323/make-treats-cake-mix/"},"headline":"11 Delicious Treats to Make With Cake Mix (Other Than Cake)","datePublished":"2015-03-31T16:20:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:56:54.112Z","description":"From birthday cake pretzels to cake batter cinnamon rolls","url":"https://time.com/3765323/make-treats-cake-mix/","keywords":["Living","Food & Drink","cake","dessert","baking"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ba7ccd6b3ae00f5/698784c9cd1bba150b6f5d06/rainbow-cake.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"ALL YOU","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/all-you/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ba7ccd6b3ae00f5/698784c9cd1bba150b6f5d06/rainbow-cake.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"cake","caption":"Rainbow Cake on White Pedestal","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3765323/make-treats-cake-mix/","name":"11 Delicious Treats to Make With Cake Mix (Other Than Cake)"}}]}] ```