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Chocolate Frosting: Best Ganache Recipe
Whether you're baking a cake from scratch or you start with a boxed mix, you'll want to have a creamy chocolate frosting recipe in your arsenal. This one is perfect and it's not like all the rest.
Healthy Banana Pancakes (without flour)
These delicious flavor-packed banana pancakes are loaded with protein and antioxidants and they're easy to make. Best of all, they're gluten-free!
Easy Lemon Yogurt Cake (Granny Cake)
In France, they call this lovely Lemon Yogurt Cake a French Granny Cake (or a Gateax de Mamie). It's a simple cake with a distinct tart flavor, thanks to the addition of lemon zest and yogurt.
8 Cake Baking Tips
You can become a better cake baker by following these 8 cake baking tips from Out of the Box Baking.
12 Cookie Baking Tips and Tricks
If you're looking to improve your cookie-baking skills you've come to the right place. Out of the Box Baking brings you all of the tips and tricks you'll need to bake up the perfect cookies every time.
Easy Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Loaded with the richness of bananas and the sweetness of chocolate, these muffins are the perfect breakfast food, snack, or dessert!
Become a Better Baker
Want to level up your baking game? These quick, practical tips will help you bake with more confidence and fewer flops—no fancy tools required. From measuring tricks to mixing techniques, learn how to get better results every time you preheat...
Strawberry Lemon Creme Scones
Tart, sweet, with a lovely biscuit-like texture, these scones are absolutely lovely!
Easy Valentines Treats for Kids
Four easy treats you can make with the kids this Valentines Day!
Brown Butter Pecan Cookies
Nutty, rich, and loaded with the delicious flavors found only in brown butter, this cookie is a sensory overload!

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.