Cake Mix Brownies
on May 07, 2023, Updated Jul 30, 2024
All you need is just 5 ingredients and 5 minutes to prep these easy fudgy Cake Mix Brownies! Don’t have brownie mix? Make these instead!
Cake mix brownies are a quick and yummy dessert!
These rich and chocolatey brownies are a ridiculously simple dessert that you can throw together in minutes. Don’t have brownie mix on hand? Try this instead!
Cake mix are a favorite dessert in our house. It’s such a great time saver for making recipes in much less time! These cake mix brownies are perfect for when you are craving brownies but don’t have any brownie mix or the time to make them from scratch.
This recipe uses dark chocolate fudge cake mix for a rich and super chocolatey brownie that tastes amazing!
Ingredients & Notes
- Chocolate cake mix
- olive oil: or substitute vegetable oil or another neutral cooking oil
- vanilla extract
- chocolate chips: mix and match chocolate chip types for more flavor combinations!
While I love a good dessert made from scratch, sometimes you need those quick and fast recipes that you can whip up in no time!
How to make brownies from cake mix
Step 1: Add the chocolate fudge cake mix, oil, eggs, vanilla extract, and chocolate chips to a large bowl. Use a rubber spatula or spoon to mix the batter until it is completely combined.
For this recipe, I used Duncan Hines Dark Chocolate Fudge, but any chocolate cake mix will work.
Step 2: Spray an 8 X 8 baking dish with cooking spray, then add the brownie batter in.
Smush it down into the edges, and flatten out any lumps.
Step 3: Bake the brownies at 350 degrees until a toothpick inserted comes out clean, around 20 – 25 minutes!
Allow them to cool completely before cutting for easiest results. If you’re like me, this is pretty much impossible!
Share these cake mix brownies at a party, with your friends and neighbors, or just make it for yourself when you deserve a treat. You’re going to love them!
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These are a reader favorite! Here’s one of the many reader reviews you can find under the recipe!
These brownies come out super good are nice and thick and taste homemade. Followed recipe exactly. Two thumbs up from entire family -Carol
Cake Mix Brownies
Ingredients
- 15 oz box chocolate cake mix, I used Duncan Hines Dark Chocolate Fudge
- 1/2 cup oil , olive oil or vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Add the chocolate cake mix, oil, eggs, vanilla extract, and semi sweet chocolate chips to a bowl and use a rubber spatula to mix until well combined.
- Transfer the cake mix brownie batter to a greased 8 X 8 baking dish. Flatten down the batter into the pan using the rubber spatula
- Bake the brownies at 350 degrees for 20 – 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean (mine were perfect right at 25 minutes)
- For best results, allow the cake mix brownies to cool completely before cutting
I made these using melted butter with 1/2 cup chocolate and 1/2 cup mint chips
What if you didnt add chocolate chips?
Can I use melted butter instead?
It might change the texture some but I think it would work!
Just wanted to tell you that I made these using both; regular DH mix and chocolate chips and another batch with Pillsbury Sugar Free and Hersheys Sugar Free chocolate chips and they both came out great!!! Thank you and greetings from Puerto Rico
Yay! Thanks for letting me know 🙂
before anything else I didn’t use the same cake mix as I didn’t have that I had betty crockers 13.5 oz triple chocolate fudge cake mix. also my 3 year old and I added mini marshmallows into the mix as well as some on top along with a few hand fulls of chocolate chips. I didn’t have an 8×8 metal pan I had a 9×13 glass pan. besides all of that (oh and not having vanilla but adding cinnamon) I followed the recipe as close as I could. we haven’t cut into them yet but so far they look delicious. I’m sure if I follow the recipe to a T next time it will turn out exactly as you’ve described. I’m hopeful that these will be just as yummy as the original.
Sounds yummy!!
They came out so great!! I forgot to pick up funfetti mix or browni mix for my hubbys bday and tried this instead! Thank you!!