Brownies from a cake mix?

[Moosetoo]

Has anyone tried making brownies using a cake mix? I tried a white cake mix and just added 3 eggs and 3/4 cup of oil and stirred in raspberry chocolate chunks. I used a 9 x 13 pan which was lined with waxed paper. The result was very good, but not quite brownie consistency. Any suggestions?

 

[marmalady]

Look for the book, 'Cake Mix Doctor' or something like that. She's got a lot of recipes for converting mixes into cookies and bars.

I personally don't think you're going to come up with anything that's truly like a real brownie with a mix. The magic of brownies is all that butter and sugar. It's really not that hard to make 'scratch' brownies. IMNSHO, by the time you take a cake mix and alter it to make cookies or brownies, you're essentially using all the steps you would to make a scratch recipe - so why not 'start from scratch' and get a truly divine brownie?!

 

[Moosetoo]

I got a great buy on cake mixes and thought I'd experiment with different uses for them. Cakes last too long in a household of 2 and with brownies and muffins I can always freeze some for later. Thanks for the book suggestion, I will look for that one.

 

[marmalady]

Do a search on here for 'Gooey Butter Cakes', made with all sorts of cake mixes - they're wonderful!

 

[RMS]

off topic*** but if you are looking for a really good brownie mix, try Hershey's Triple chocolate chunk brownie mix. They are the best box mix brownies I have ever tried.

 

[Constance]

Here are several recipes for cake mix brownies:

http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-0,cake_mix_brownies,FF.html

 

[Dakota Rose]

I have to agree with marmalady. I suppose there are all sorts of ways to doctor up a brownie mix, but why bother? The brownie recipe I (mostly) use is Katherine Hepburn's . . . essentially, on the stove in a kettle, melt a stick of butter together with 3 squares baking chocolate, add a cup of sugar, an egg, 1/4 - 1/3 cup flour lol:depending on how gooey you like your brownies), salt and vanilla. The lengthiest part of the process is waiting for the stove to reach 325 degrees. Scratch beats a mix any day!!

Dakota Rose

 

[chocojun]

Very interesting

That's very interesting.. i never used a cake mix for brownies.

 

[jkath]

I love making brownies, but with brownie mix being on sale at $1 per, I've made some boxed ones lately. (I just add extra ingreds to make it mine)

 

[kleenex]

off topic*** but if you are looking for a really good brownie mix, try Hershey's Triple chocolate chunk brownie mix. They are the best box mix brownies I have ever tried.

I see your box of brownie mix and raise you one box of Ghiradelli Chocolate Syrup Brownie Mix. Now that is the best brownie from a box that you can have.

 

[marmalady]

And I'll raise your Ghiradelli to Ina Garten's (Barefoot Contessa) brownie mix. I acted totally on a whim, and spent the totally, totally outrageous price of $11.50 for the mix, just because I had to see if it was worth it. Well - it was good - but still not as good as my own homemade!

 

[Chocoholic]

Don't know if you're looking for cookie recipes, too, but this thread contains two:

http://www.discusscooking.com/forums/f43/cool-whip-cookies-19783.html?highlight=Chocolate+Crinkles