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Luscious Brown Butter Walnut Cake with Maple Glaze
This rich yellow cake, loaded with browned butter, toasted walnuts, and vanilla extract will make you swoon. The addition of sour cream makes it sturdy and moist and the milk adds a luscious texture. The brown butter maple glaze on...
Ooey-Gooey Chocolate Chip Blondies
Have you ever had a hankering for something sweet but couldn't quite put your finger on what you really wanted? These chocolate chip blondies are perfect for days like that! Not quite a cookie, not quite a brownie, not quite...
The Most Delicious White Cake from a Box (Doctored Cake Mix)
Turn a simple white cake mix into a soft, fluffy, bakery-style cake with this easy doctored recipe—perfect for birthdays, weddings, or any celebration.
Cupcake Tips and Tricks to Use in 2025
Cupcakes are the perfect choice for any special occasion. They're easy to bake, simple to transport, and sanitary to serve. Best of all, they're incredibly versatile. You'll find them at fancy, high-end weddings, at a toddler's birthday party, and even...
Zebra Stripe Cake Technique
If you want to learn the zebra stripe cake technique, you've come to the right place! In this tutorial I'll give you all the tools you need to learn how to add layers of color to the inside of your...
The Ultimate Decorator's Buttercream Frosting
If you’re looking for a buttercream that’s bright white, fluffy, and filled with sweetness, you’ve come to the right place. Best of all, this recipe is easy to make and requires very few ingredients.
DIY Cake Flour
If you want to turn all-purpose flour into cake flour, you've come to the right spot! You can do it, easy as 1-2-3!
Simple White Cake Recipe (from scratch)
You can make this Simple White Cake Recipe (from scratch). No, really!
20 Amazing Ways to Use Ripe Bananas
You were absolutely sure you would eat those bananas before they started going bad. But here you are, facing a bunch of bananas that are completely speckled and you don't know what to do with them. Oh, sure, you could...
Best Banana Pudding with Biscoff Cookies!
If you love Banana Pudding but you're looking for a twist, one that involves the warmth of a Biscoff cookie, you've come to the right place! This creamy pudding will leave your guests swooning. Best of all, it's simple to...
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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