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
This is my favorite “GoTo” brownie recipe!
Everyone loves them each and every time I make them.
So glad you enjoyed them Joyce!
i had made this recipe quite awhile ago. It came out very nice (I used the choc. chips) but now I”m going to use either peanut butter chips and walnuts with a peanut butter icing or one third of a cup of choc. chips with a half of a cup pecan nuts without an icing. Will let you know how they come out! I have an advantage lol. My daughter has a very large sweet tooth and she gets to try all of my endeavours.
I used melted butter instead of oil. The brownies were delicious, but a bit more of a cake texture than a dense brownie. Still, good, quick, and easy.
Made these tonight. Followed directions to a T
Used an 8×8 pan. Might coukd get by with a 9×9.
I out Caramel on the top and the middle didn’t get as done as I wouod have liked. But edges were good and done.
Tasted just like brownies and everyone raved!! Thanks for this quick go to. When I need a dessert
These tasted like oil. Way too much oil for tge recipe.
Did you use a different sized cake mix? These are definitely not oily.
Everyone really loved these brownies!! Definitely going to be my new go to recipe for some quick and delicious brownies!!! I used a Betty Crocker Super Moist Chocolate Fudge cake mix and added 1/2 cup chopped pecans too! They were moist, tasty and nice and thick!!
So glad you enjoyed the recipe!
I think these were freaking fantastic!
didn’t taste like brownies but it sure was tasty! would make again
The batter itself seemed a lot thicker than brownie mix usually is, so I was skeptical, but it baked up fine and it’s quite chewy. The taste is okay. Like, not bad but not great… decent for cake mix I suppose [note: I used Duncan Hines Devils Food Cake Mix, so maybe that’s not as good?]. I think the chocolate chips really carry it, so the more, the better.
Can I also just say, God bless your site for not having 5 billion ads like every other recipe blog. For real, it’s gotten so bad out there.
These were really mediocre. I used the triple chocolate cake mix and made exactly as directed. They were a bit dry and more like a muffin (not a cake) texture just pan shaped. I ended up serving with caramel ice cream to give it some moisture and flavor. I think a lot of adjustments would be needed in order for this to be more like brownes. Still I enjoyed trying a new recipe with items I had on hand.