Cake Mix Brownies
on May 07, 2023, Updated May 07, 2024
All you need is just 5 ingredients and 5 minutes to prep these easy fudgy Cake Mix Brownies! A quick and delicious dessert made using a box of cake mix.
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 hack 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 secret weapon recipes to throw together a crowd pleasing dessert in only minutes.
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!
I have been known to ruin batches of brownies because I just couldn’t wait to dig in and try one.
Share these at a party, with your friends and neighbors, or just make it for yourself when you deserve a treat.
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Cake Mix Brownies
Ingredients
- 15 oz box chocolate cake mix, I used Duncan Hines Dark Chocolate Fudge
- ½ cup olive oil , or vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Add the chocolate fudge 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
- 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
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Hi! I am still obsessed with this recipe! Lol I’ve tried it with strawberry cake mix and white choc chips. It was a hit! Also, I used a small cookie scoop and put in mini muffin pans. Baked at 350 for 8-10 min and it makes them into mini brownie bites!! QUESTION- best way to store these and for how long? Thanks in advance!
So glad you enjoyed the recipe! Cake mix brownies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.
@Joy Shull,
Three days? In this house they won’t last three hours!
Haha same here!
Allow to cool, is the operative task here. Too soon and you seem to get what appears to be undercooked mess. Fresh out of the oven could be a topping for ice cream though…
Mixing this batter is a workout in itself….
So easy and delicious. Great texture. Thanks for sharing.
Swapped out the chocolate cake mix for the orange supreme one and added about 1/2 more chocolate chips….oh my goodness is this yummy!
Hi. I’m making this recipe tomorrow and realized I picked up a box of chocolate fudge cake mix instead of DARK chocolate fudge. Do you think it will make much of a difference?
I can cook, but I am not a baker, so this is perfect for me. Thank you for posting!
I think any cake mix will work fine!
This is so great! I’m definitely more of a brownie the cake fan, but brownie mix is over double the price of cake mix
Tried this tonight using a yellow cake mix, white chocolate chips and pecans… Amazing!!! Gooey in the inside and crunchy on the outside. Served warm with vanilla ice cream and caramel drizzle. Definitely a hit with my husband. Thank you!!
So glad you enjoyed it!
This is the best easiest recipe for brownies. I used a yellow cake mix with chocolate chips it was very good for like white brownies.
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I just made a double batch in a 9×13 pan. BIG brownies. Gooey goodness. Used one choc cake mix and one white cake mix 4eggs, 1.33 cup oil and 3tbsp vanilla. Oh my!!!!
@Dan Adam,
To clarify did you use 1 & 1/3 C oil??
Thanks in advance.
I’m attempting to make my own version tonight. I’ll let you know what adjustments worked best!
Made this last week, my husband loved them! This week we are trying with vanilla cake mix and white chocolate chips!