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Easy Carrot Cake Cupcakes (doctored cake mix)
These easy carrot cake cupcakes are moist, spiced, and topped with cream cheese frosting. A simple, from-scratch treat packed with classic flavor!
Best Italian Cream Cake (doctored cake mix)
This Italian Cream Cake is rich, moist, and packed with coconut, pecans, and tangy cream cheese frosting. A classic Southern favorite perfect for celebrations!
Yummy Double Mint Chocolate Cookies
These yummy double mint chocolate cookies are rich, fudgy, and packed with mint chocolate flavor. A festive, chewy treat perfect for holidays or everyday cravings!
Cookie Decorating with Royal Icing
Learn how to decorate cookies with royal icing! This easy guide walks you through piping, flooding, and adding beautiful details to sugar cookies like a pro.
Easy Ombre Cake Tutorial (Perfect for Beginners!)
Learn how to ombre a cake with this easy step-by-step technique. Create a stunning gradient effect using simple tools and tinted frosting — perfect for any occasion!
Best Holiday Sugar Cookies
These holiday sugar cookies are soft, buttery, and perfect for decorating. A classic Christmas cookie recipe that holds its shape and tastes as festive as it looks!
Delicious Mint Oreo Trifle
This mint Oreo trifle is a no-bake dessert layered with crushed cookies, pudding, and whipped topping. Cool, creamy, and full of chocolate-mint flavor!
Delicious Butter Pecan Cupcakes with Brown Butter Frosting
These butter pecan cupcakes are what dreams are made of. Here are step-by-step instructions to make them.
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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