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Puff Pastry Apple Galettes
If you're looking for a quick and simple dessert that's both beautiful and tasty, this is it! These lovely little apple galettes will impress your guests and are perfect for a tea party!
Doctored Chocolate Cake Mix Recipes
Discover the best doctored chocolate cake mix recipes that turn a simple box mix into rich, moist, bakery-style cakes, cookies, brownies, trifles, and bars! These easy, foolproof upgrades add homemade flavor with minimal effort—perfect for any chocolate lover!
Easy Doctored Spice Cake Mix
If you love the ease of a boxed spice cake mix but you’re looking to take things up a notch, this is the post for you! Keep reading to discover simple but delicious ways to amp up that boxed cake.
Simple 4-Ingredient Chocolate Cake
If you're looking for the world's simplest, quickest, tastiest chocolate cake from scratch, this is the recipe for you!
Orange Cherry Bundt Cake
If you’re looking for a rich orange cake filled with bursts of cherries, this is the recipe for you. Best of all, the is a simple cake that starts with a box of cake mix!
How to Decorate Wedding Cookies
If you're looking for cookie ideas for an upcoming wedding or bridal shower you've come to the right place. These cookie ideas are simple, delicious, and oh, so cute!
Cheesecake Factory Brown Bread (Copycat Honey Wheat Bread)
This copycat Cheesecake Factory Honey Wheat Bread is soft, slightly sweet, and has that rich, hearty flavor you love from the restaurant version. Made with simple ingredients and a touch of honey and molasses, this homemade bread is perfect for...
Mary Berry Fork Biscuits (aka “The World’s Simplest Cookie")
If you love a simple butter cookie that comes together in minutes, this is the recipe for you! And they come highly recommended by one of the world's finest bakers: Mary Berry!
Popular Bundt Cake Recipes
Discover the best bundt cake recipes in this delicious roundup! From classic flavors to creative twists, these beautifully shaped cakes are perfect for any occasion.
Sourdough Discard Focaccia (Two Ways)
If you’re looking for a delicious and simple focaccia recipe, one that’s packed full of flavor and texture, look no further. This one is (literally) perfect! In this post I'm going to show you how to make it two ways...

About Janice
Let’s Step Out of the Box, Y’all!
If you love to bake and you’re looking for great hacks that start with a boxed mix, you’ve come to the right place! Out of the Box Baking is the brain-child of Janice Thompson (yours truly), an inspirational author of over 165 books and self-proclaimed cake and cookie expert.