Recipes and Baking Tips by Janice Thompson

This no bake cherry cheesecake pie features a creamy filling, tart cherries, and a buttery crust—easy, delicious, and perfect for holidays.

If you're in the mood for a buttery cake with luscious swirls of cinnamon and brown sugar, you've come to the right place! This moist, delicious pound cake is easy to whip up and the addition of the cinnamon and brown sugar sends it over the moon!

You're in a hurry to make cookies for the kids but you don't have all of the ingredients you need. You look in the pantry and see something that just might work--a white cake mix. But, can you really use it to make cookies? You bet you can, and it's so easy, you might just ask the kids to do it!

This Easy Banana Berry Cake is light, fluffy, and filled with the creaminess of bananas and tartness of raspberries. The addition of the luscious cream cheese drip sends it over the edge, to a whole new place! Best of all, this recipe starts with a boxed cake mix!

Every now and again you want something so classic, so comforting, that nothing else will do. This easy Pineapple Upside Down Dump cake is cobbler-like in texture but one of the most flavorful things you'll ever eat.

You've seen those cookies in the store--the soft cake-like sugar cookies with a lovely spread of buttercream on top. You've tasted them, and they're really delicious. You wish you could make Lofthouse Cookies at home. Now you can!

If you love raspberry and you're also a fan of flaky pie crust, this is the recipe for you! This has to be one of the simplest recipes I've ever posted, and yet one of the tastiest! Best of all, it starts with my DIY Bisquick Mix!

Enjoy this master list of baking substitutions from Out of the Box Baking.com. You'll find a host of tips and tricks.

This luscious, gooey cinnamon roll has a warm, nutty bananas foster taste and feel. And best of all. . .it's made with crescent rolls! It comes together so quickly and easily!

You're trying to avoid gluten, but you really miss some of those sweet treats you used to enjoy. You've tried a few recipes, but none of them hit the spot. Then you stumble across this recipe for a gluten free banana nut muffin. . .with chocolate chips! And you're hooked.

Baking with mayonnaise is a terrific idea. It's the secret ingredient that makes your baked goods turn out perfect every time! Whether you're making cake, bread, or biscuits. . .adding mayo will help! And if you're short on ingredients like eggs, butter, or oil, it's really going to come in handy! Don't believe me? Keep …

This is a simple but tasty recipe for dark brown sugar cookies with pecans. It calls for no butter or shortening. Instead, this recipe calls for something you've likely got in your pantry right now. . .mayonnaise.

You love lemon. You love the tangy sweetness of berries. And when you merge the two? Perfection! These luscious lemon berry muffins have the right blend of fruity flavors. They're perfect for breakfast or even for dessert or a mid-afternoon snack!

The crisp goodness of oats and the tender juciness of blueberries come together in this tasty breakfast muffin from Out of the Box Baking.

If you're looking for a classic pound cake to serve at your next get-together, you can stop looking! I've got a luscious butter pound cake recipe for you that's going to thrill and delight your guests and make you proud to serve it!

You love cinnamon rolls. You love pie crust. You're looking for something pastry-like and crisp, but with the brown sugar and cinnamon flavors you've grown to love.
You've come to the right place. These flaky Pie Crust Cinnamon Rolls are going to knock your socks off. Best of all, they're incredibly easy to make with no rising time necessary!

Bisquick is a versatile product, capable of baking a variety of things--from biscuits, to dumplings, to pancakes, to waffles. . .and more! With prices going up, you might be tempted to skip it when you're at the store. Now you can do that with a clear conscience! You can make your own DIY Bisquick Mix for pennies on the dollar. And, guess what? It's just as good (maybe more so)!

If you love the flavor of a yummy oatmeal cookie but you're looking for a bit more crunch, this is the recipe for you. Crisp and sweet, this delicious cookie is packed full of nutritious goodness. Best of all, it's incredibly easy to make.

You love those buttery, hot, cheesy biscuits at Red Lobster and you're wishing you could make some at home. But most of the Cheddar Bay Biscuit recipes call for Bisquick mix, and you don't happen to have any on hand. No problem! In this quick tutorial we're going to whip up a batch using an ingredient you probably do have in your refrigerator. . .mayonnaise!

If you’re looking for a super easy, tender biscuit, you’ve come to the right place. These mayonnaise-based biscuits are flaky, tasty, and so, so easy to make! Best of all, you’ve probably got everything you need in your pantry and refrigerator right now. 

If you've been on a search for the best banana bread recipe out there, search no more! This one is absolutely perfect! Best of all, this Old-Fashioned Banana bread recipe is super easy to whip up in a hurry! It's loaded with flavor. . .and thanks to a secret ingredient (mayonnaise!) this banana bread is moist, flaky, and super tasty!

Whether you like your cornbread plain or sweet, in muffin form or baked in a square pan, you've come to the right place. This doctored cornbread mix is super easy and so incredibly tasty. And, thanks to the addition of a very special ingredient (full fat mayonnaise) it's rich and decadent.

If you love chocolate and mint, you're going to adore these easy mint chocolate brownies. They're rich, minty, and best of all, easy to make. Like so many of our recipes here at Out of the Box Baking they start with a box mix.

If you love caramel apples, apple pie, or monkey bread… You’re going to absolutely love this new recipe for apple pie monkey bread biscuits. You can whip them together in minutes just like traditional monkey bread but this recipe focuses on individual portion sized muffins that you can share with your friends and family without the mess!

If you're looking for a rich, moist cake, loaded with flavor, you've come to the right place. This Old Fashioned Chocolate Mayonnaise cake is a southern favorite guaranteed to please everyone on your guest list. And this yummy recipe takes things a step further, adding a rich chocolate frosting with mayonnaise in it, as well!

What's inside of the cupcake is important, but what's on top of the cupcake is just as critical. Decorate with style and folks will be tickled to dive right in! Cupcake decorating has come a long way in recent years, and it all comes down to having the right tip and knowing how to use it. In this practical tutorial I'm going to show you seven of my favorite decorating techniques using two Wilton tips--the 1M and the 6B

Whip up gooey, golden cinnamon rolls in under 30 minutes with this easy canned biscuit recipe—perfect for breakfast, brunch, or a sweet snack.

Enjoy 101 general (and often humorous) quotes about baking, guaranteed to inspire you to bake. Feel free to share these with your friends who love to bake!

Every baker needs an amazing chocolate chip cookie recipe, one that causes people to stop in their tracks and say, "Oh my goodness, this is the best cookie I've ever eaten!" This recipe will bring that sort of reaction. It's got the charm of a traditional chocolate chip cookie with something extra--the bliss of browned butter.

If you're looking for an amazing cinnamon streusel muffin with crunchy topping you've come to the right place. This recipe, which features a streusel topping over a moist cinnamon-y muffin, is perfect. Whether you're baking for a breakfast treat, an afternoon snack, or even a tasty dessert, these bakery style muffins will hit the spot.

Enjoy 101 quotes about cookies, guaranteed to bring a smile to your face.

In this exciting post I'm going to give you 101 Fun Cake Quotes for Bakers. Many of these cake sayings should make you laugh or smile. Still others will make you think. But I promise you one thing. . .every one will make you hungry for cake!

If you’re looking for adorable quotes about cupcakes, you’ve come to the right place. No doubt you’ll want to heat up your oven before reading because you’re sure to want cupcakes after-the-fact! 

If you're looking for a tasty muffin that you won't have to feel guilty about, you've come to the right place. These bran muffins start with ground oats and finish with a dash of peanut butter, just enough to add flavor and texture.

20 creative and easy ways to turn a basic white cake mix into cookies, cupcakes, bars, bundts, and more—perfect for quick baking and big flavor.

This decadent dessert is a fun new spin on the old "dirt cake" we used to make for the kids. This one is loaded with dark chocolate cake, Oreo cheesecake mousse, crushed Oreos, and chocolate whipped cream. Oh, and fudge sauce. Lots of fudge sauce!

If you're in the mood for an easy, quick peach cobbler, one loaded with warmth and spice, you've come to the right place! This recipe comes together easily, but it doesn't feel like a "cheat" dessert. It tastes like you slaved over the stove for hours.

This is a fun twist on a traditional Thumbprint cookie that uses cherry preserves (or sour cherry spread) in the center of a delicious almond-infused s

If you've been looking for the perfect sugar crinkle cookies, you've come to the right place! This easy recipe is so fool-proof that you'll use it again and again! It's perfect as a sugar cookie, but with a few variations can serve as a base for much, much more!

You love chocolate. You love coffee. You love muffins. These amazing, gooey Double Dark Chocolate Espresso Muffins merge all three of those things into one delicious bite! You'll swoon, I promise!