Southern bakers have always been crafty with the ingredients they have on hand and the time they have to use them. Even if Mama is a diehard from-scratch baker, there are times when everyone has to ...

I just don’t necessarily love to make it. That’s why I love a good boxed mix. Brownies are a particular boxed fave, but a close second is chocolate cake. Too often, though, cake made from a mix can ...

Cake mix can be a helpful shortcut when you want dessert without extra work. With a few small changes it can turn into something that looks homemade. These recipes start with a simple box mix and add ...

Cookies are always a winner on game day: they're chewy, studded with sprinkles, and readily made using just a handful of ingredients. Bake a batch, then switch up the mix-ins (think: mini-M&M's, ...

Aldi's brownie mix tastes nearly identical to Ghirardelli’s, but costs about half as much. These chocolatey brownies have chewy edges and a fudgy yet cake-like texture. At $2.85 a box, keep a few in ...

Brownies from a mix were the “special treat” dessert of my childhood. My first memory of them was learning how to crack eggs into a massive steel mixing bowl at age 4. As I recall them, these brownies ...

Cake mix has been around for decades and it is still doing exactly what it was designed to do. Make baking easier faster and ...

Use low-sodium soy sauce. If you’re making a cake from scratch you can adjust the salt in the recipe to account for the presence of the soy sauce. But because chocolate cake mix already has some salt ...

Pastry chef Crystal Kass of Valentine in Phoenix, Arizona, also adds a jolt to her brownie mix. “My number one tip is to swap ...