Cake Mix Dinner Rolls

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We went out of town for the holiday and spent Thanksgiving with our family. As great as it is to see everyone there really is no place like home. I am so happy to be back and so are the kids. I promised I would post a new recipe so I wanted to get this post up before it got to late. You might think it is a bit strange adding cake mix to Dinner Rolls but it really does work.

It's a great time saver if you re in a pinch for rolls. Awhile back I tried this recipe out of curiosity. I am all for using a cake mix as a time saver in a lot of my recipes in most recipes you cant even detect that a cake mix was used, those are my favorite recipes. These rolls have a slightly sweet taste and baked up really nice. My husband thought they were really good and could not even tell that I used a cake mix until I mentioned it to him.

This recipe is very versatile and can be used to make cinnamon rolls as well. Just roll out the dough into a rectangle and slather butter all over the dough and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Roll up and cut into slices and place in a greased dish. You can sprinkle more cinnamon sugar on top if you like.

Make up a homemade powdered sugar glaze or cream cheese frosting and top them off.These rolls turn out awesome every time I make them. Keep in mind when making this recipe that a traditional cake mix is about 18.5 oz you will only need a 9 oz of the cake mix. You can measure out a little over a cup as I did or you can use one box of Jiffy yellow cake mix.

If you use the larger box just save the remaining cake mix to make more rolls or use it for a dump cake or cobbler. Lets get started and I will show you how easy it is to make these rolls.


In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.



Stir in cake mix

and flour and beat until smooth. Add some additional flour on the counter and knead until the dough is no longer sticky.

Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.

Just like this. Grease two baking sheets. Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface.

Divide the dough into two equal pieces and form into rounds. Let rest for 5 minutes and then roll into 12 inch circles.

Cut each circle into 10 wedges or smaller if you want smaller rolls.

Brush melted margarine onto the circles. Roll up the wedges, beginning at the wide end to make a crescent. Place on greased baking sheets with the end of the roll on the bottom.

Cover with plastic wrap that has been sprayed with baking spray. Let rise until doubled in size, about 25 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).



Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until golden brown.

brush with more melted butter before serving.

Remove to cooling rack and brush with more melted butter before serving.

Cake Mix Dinner Yeast Rolls

1 - (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
1 1/2 - cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
3 1/4 - cups all-purpose flour or bread flour (I prefer bread flour)
1 - 9 oz package Jiffy yellow cake mix or 1 1/4 cups of a standard 18.5 oz cake mix
1/4 - cup margarine, melted + additional butter to brush on baked rolls

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes. Stir in the flour and cake mix. Beat until dough is smooth. Add some flour on the counter and knead any additional flour to the dough. Knead until it is not sticky anymore. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.

Lightly grease two baking sheets. Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into two equal pieces and form into rounds. Let rest for 5 minutes and then roll into 12 inch circles. Cut each circle into 10 wedges. Brush melted margarine onto the circles. Roll up the wedges, beginning at the wide end.

Place on prepared baking sheets with the end of the roll on the bottom. Cover with clear wrap that has been sprayed with baking spray. Let rise until doubled, about 25 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until golden brown brush with additional butter when done.

Recipe yields: 20 rolls

Tina, The Mom in Mommy's Kitchen