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20 Amazing Recipes that Start with a White Cake Mix
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.
Oreo Dirt Cake with Succulents
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...
Easy Peach Cobbler (with pie crust)
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...
Easy Thumbprint Cookies (with preserves)
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
The Perfect Sugar Crinkle Cookies
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...
Double Dark Chocolate Espresso Muffins
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!
Peanut Butter Ranger Cookies (aka Cowboy Cookies)
I started to call these my "Everything but the Kitchen Sink" cookies because I (literally) throw everything in them that you can think of. Crunchy. Salty. Sweet. Savory. It all goes in these yummy Peanut Butter Ranger Cookies. You're going...
Pineapple Upside Down Cake from a Box Mix
It's so easy to turn a yellow cake mix into this easy Pineapple Upside Down Cake! One can of sliced pineapple rings, 1 cup of brown sugar, some maraschino cherries, and the usual ingredients for a boxed cake mix. ...
Yummy Blackberry Cobbler
There's nothing like a hot blackberry cobbler to make you feel comforted after a long, hard day. I don't know about you, but the combination of sweet berries, luscious thickened juice, and crisp pie crust is just divine!
Delicious Apple Crisp
Loaded with brown sugar, cinnamon, butter, oats, and pumpkin pie spice, this apple crisp will leave your family and friends swooning!
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.
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