Don’t bake from a box unless it’s yellow cake

Yellow cupcakes (from a mix) with ganache

Duncan Hines and Betty Crocker are not my friends. I tend to snub them since I take pride in baking from scratch and not from a box. But one exception I will make is…yellow cake. For some reason, yellow cake from a box is light, spongy and has that tangy flavor that I remember from my childhood.

So to jazz up the cake mix, I add chocolate chips to the batter and homemade ganache.

Ganache

1 part heavy cream or half ‘n half
3 parts bittersweet chocolate in small bits

Heat the cream almost to a boil. Pour it over the chocolate and whisk until smooth. Let it sit a bit until thick.