Cake Mix Brownies
Updated Mar 15, 2026
All you need is just 5 pantry staples and just a few minutes to prep these deliciously fudgy Cake Mix Brownies. The easiest brownie recipe!
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 recipe 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!
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“This is my favorite “GoTo” brownie recipe! Everyone loves them each and every time I make them.” -Joyce
Ingredients & Notes
- Chocolate cake mix: use your favorite chocolate cake mix. I like using dark chocolate fudge.
- Oil: olive oil, vegetable oil, or any other neutral flavored 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 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 8X8 baking dish with cooking spray, then add the brownie batter in.
Smush it down into the edges, and flatten out any lumps using a rubber spatula.
Step 3: Bake the brownies at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
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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“Everyone really loved these brownies!! Definitely going to be my new go to recipe for some quick and delicious brownies!!!” -Joanne
Cake Mix Brownies
Ingredients
- 15 oz box chocolate cake mix, I used Duncan Hines Dark Chocolate Fudge
- 1/2 cup oil , olive oil, vegetable oil, or any neutral cooking 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 8X8 baking dish. Flatten down the batter into the pan using the rubber spatula.
- Bake the brownies at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean (mine were perfect right at 25 minutes).
- Allow the cake mix brownies to cool completely before cutting.
easy but a bit too moist in the middle. more like undercooked cake than brownies
If they are undercooked, you may want to bake them longer. Cook time can vary based on your baking dish and oven
I didn’t even use chocolate, I use this as a base. I used a spice cake mix, with the two eggs, and half cup oil, but before I put it into my 8 x 8 baking dish, I dumped A can of apple pie filling into the bottom and then spread this all on top.
Definitely works. And the possibilities are endless with all the different flavors of cake mixes and add in.
Nice recipe. I added pieces of a chocolate Carmel bar on top of the mixer and they baked right in.
yum
i have several boxes of cake mix and wanted to try something different
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!!