I don’t say this very often.
But this is one of the most delicious things I’ve ever eaten.
Remember how I made dense, fudgy brownies by using a boxed chocolate cake mix? Well, let’s just say that I haven’t been able to stop imagining doing the same with a yellow cake mix ever since. I thought, if this method can get me to actually love chocolate, how insanely good would a cake version be??
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So, chocolate-lovers, this isn’t entirely for you. This is for my fellow blondie/vanilla/rainbow sprinkle/cake batter lovers. Represent.
cake batter blondies.
ingredients:
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/4 – 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup rainbow sprinkles
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips (optional)
directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine the cake mix and sprinkles in a large bowl, then mix in the oil and egg. Add the milk slowly just until the batter is combined – you want it to remain as dense as possible. Place better in a greased 8×8 pan or 8-inch cake pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes or just until the edges turn golden. Let cool for 20 minutes before cutting because the gooey center needs to set. The result will be a decadent, cake-batter texture.
notes: I should mention that because I don’t have any bakeware yet, I actually baked this batch in a casserole dish (I’m classy like that, what can I say?). If you bake this in a typical brownie pan (8×8) I’m assuming that it would cut the baking time down. So just be sure to keep an eye on this one – you want the edges to *just* be turning golden brown.
**edited to add: I made these again in an 8-inch cake pan, and they came out perfectly! Still bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the edges begin to turn golden brown.
Also – you might think that it’s not fully done because the center will still be quite gooey upon first exiting the oven – but that’s what you want!
After cooling for about 20 minutes, the gooey center is what will lend to the decadent, cake-batter texture. Trust me on this one.
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Amanda and Erica – if you’re reading – act surprised when I bring this tonight 
And everyone else, have a blessed and safe New Year’s Eve! xoxo G
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My boyfriend made these for me. I asked where he found the recipe and he showed me your site. And that’s the story of how I found a lovely fellow NYC blogger
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Made these tonight with the maple butter sauce from here: http://www.thecountrycook.net/2011/09/white-chocolate-blondies-with-maple.html
SOOO good!
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Hi there! Love this recipe!! I live in a small town and ran out to get the ingredients but they only had white cake mix and no white chocolate. So, I made the recipe with white cake mix and the sprinkles, but I uses mini milk chocolate chips and a couple scoops of peanut butter chips too…….THEY ARE AWESOME!!!! Can’t wait to try the real recipe but these were a hit too!
Thanks!!
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OMG these are amazing!!!!! I’ve made them about a dozen times in the past month, and my roommates keep devouring them up before they’ve even cooled!! I’ve resorted to only baking when they aren’t home, and stashing half the batch somewhere else so that I can at least have some for myself, lol! Thank you soooooooo much!!!!
PS i’ve also done it with a strawberry cake mix, and it is also deliciouso!! Looking forward to trying more, but the original is still the best!!
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i will be making these for my birthday next week! thanks!
This is my second time making these. They are SO DELICIOUS.
They were literally gone in 10 minutes the last time I made them.
Yum Yum Yum!
Can you tell me if you used a hand mixer or just used a spoon to mix the wet and dry ingred…???
Do you hand mix the ingred in or use a mixer?
I used a hand mixer. Worked like a charm.
Thank you so much for responding! Have a great weekend
Just found these on Pinterest and can’t wait to make them soon! Thanks for sharing!
Amanda
Are the sprinkles required or can I just make it plain?
You can leave the sprinkles out!
Thanks, this recipe is awesome!! They turned out great!!
I made them but forgot the milk…how do you forget milk haha! Smh
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May all your culinary adventures be royal and majestical,
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Hi Gracie! I must add to the hundreds of other praise-filled comments; THIS. RECIPE. IS. INCREDIBLE.
I blogged about it and linked back to you, here:
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Thanks for such a delicious recipe!!
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This is one of the first recipes I ever pinned on Pinterest, and I’ve made different varieties since.
Today, I made it with a strawberry cake mix, white vanilla baking chips, and some strawberry-flavored candy crunch that was in a variety pack of cookie/cake toppings. OMG- tastes like a Strawberry Scooter Crunch! The best combo yet!!!! (Hopefully, I can find these sprinkles at a bakery supply store when I run out!) Yum! Thanks for posting this highly-adaptable recipe!
Wow, what a fantastic idea!
That makes me so happy to hear – it really is such an adaptable recipe – and I hope to test out more ideas/options soon! Thanks for the comment