What are some good recipes to make with cake mixes? (other than cake)

Question

I have a chocolate, german chocolate, and french vanilla cake mix to use up but I wanted to try something different. Thanks for any help!

Answer 1

Cake mix cookies.. Yum!

Just substitute the yellow cake mix for any of the ones you have

Answer 2

any box of cake mix  plus 1/3 cup water and 1/3 cup vegetable oil, mix them together and bake on 350 for 10-12 min, they make great cookies!!!

Answer 3

Cookie's & Cream Bars

Ingredients:

1 fudge or chocolate cake mix

4 eggs, divided

1 stick (4 ounces) butter, melted

1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, room temperature

2 3/4 cups confectioners sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

8 to 12 chocolate sandwich cookies, coarsely crumbled

Directions:

Mix cake mix with 1 egg and butter; press into greased and floured 13- x 9-inch pan.

In a mixing bowl with an electric hand-held mixer, beat confectioners' sugar with cream cheese, vanilla and 3 eggs until smooth. Pour about 2/3 of the topping mixture onto the cake mixture; sprinkle with crumbled cookies (or chocolate chips) then pour remaining mixture evenly over crumbs. Bake in a preheated 325° oven for about 50 to 60 minutes, or until topping is lightly browned.

Cool thoroughly and cut into bars. Keep refrigerated.

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Blueberry Cheesecake Bites

Ingredients:

Bottom:

4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature

1 egg, at room temperature

8 Tablespoons butter, melted, but at room temperature (1 stick)

1 box (18.25 ounces) French vanilla cake mix

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Filling:

2 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature

3 eggs, at room temperature

1-1/2 cups powdered sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

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1 can (21 ounces) extra-fruit blueberry pie filling, drained

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line mini-muffin pans with papers.

For the Bottom:

Cream 4 ounces of cream cheese, 1 egg and butter together on low speed until combined, about 1 minute. Blend in cake mix by hand until combined. It will be very thick, but piable like a soft dough. Press 1 teaspoon mix into bottom of each mini-muffin paper.

For the Topping:

Place cream cheese, 3 eggs, powdered sugar, and vanilla in a small bowl. Begin mixing on low speed until sugar is incorporated. Increase to medium speed and beat until smooth, at least 3 minutes or longer if need be. Drop about 1/2 Tablespoon of mix into each muffin cup over vanilla base. Press 2 to 3 drained blueberries into the filling in each muffin.

Bake at 350 degrees F. for 15 to 17 minutes. Cool completely before serving.

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Papaya Raisin Muffins

Ingredients:

1 package French vanilla cake mix

3 eggs, lightly beaten with a fork

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup sour cream

1/4 cup water

1/2 cup applesauce

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground allspice

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1 cup mashed fresh papaya

1 cup raisins, soaked in hot water for 15 minutes and drained

1/4 cup chopped pecans, optional

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Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting:

3 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature

1/2 cup confectioners' powdered sugar

1 Tablespoon cream or whole milk

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 F. Line muffin tins with muffin papers.

In a large bowl, beat cake mix, eggs, oil, sour cream, water, applesauce, cinnamon, allspice, and ginger on low speed for 1 minute. Increase mixer speed to medium and beat for 2 additional minutes. Batter may look a little lumpy.

Fold in papaya, raisins, and pecans.

Fill muffin papers 3/4 full. Bake for 25 minutes. Let cool to room temperature before frosting.

For the Frosting:

Beat together cream cheese, powdered sugar, cream, vanilla, and cinnamon until smooth. (Alternatively, you may simply sprinkle the muffins or bread with powdered sugar or omit topping completely.)

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Nutty Chocolate Dream Bars

Ingredients:

1 (18-1/4 or 18-1/2-ounce) package chocolate or fudge cake mix

1 egg

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1 cup chopped cashews (or your favorite nuts)

1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)

1 cup (6-ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips

1/8 tsp salt

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

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Frosting:

2/3 cup confectioners' powdered sugar

1 Tbsp cream cheese, at room temperature

1/2 tsp heavy cream or whole milk (about)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with non-stick foil.

Pour cake mix into a very large bowl and make a well in the center. Pour the egg and oil into the well. Using a mixer on medium speed, blend until the mixture is combined to a crumbly texture. Fold in the cashews. Remove 1 cup of the mixture and set aside for use later in the recipe.

Pour remaining crumb mixture into the bottom of the foil-lined baking pan. Press firmly into an even layer.

In a small saucepan, bring the sweetened condensed milk slowly to a simmer. Turn off heat and immediately stir in chocolate chips, salt, and vanilla extract. Stir until chocolate is melted and all is combined. Pour chocolate mixture evenly over the crumb layer in the pan. Sprinkle reserved 1 cup of chocolate crumb mixture evenly over the fudge layer.

Bake about 30 minutes until the edges are firm. Place on a rack and let cool completely before adding the frosting.

Frosting:

Whisk together powdered sugar, cream cheese, and heavy cream until smooth. It should be thick, but still thin enough to extrude. Pour into a zip-top plastic bag, press out all the air, and seal. Snip a very tiny bit of the corner from the bottom of the bag. Use as a pastry bag to drizzle frosting in a decorative pattern over the top of the brownie dream bars. Let brownies sit at room temperature for about an hour before cutting to let the frosting firm up.

Store leftovers covered at room temperature.

Answer 4

I like using yellow cake mix and a can of peaches to make peach cobbler!...so easy and you would never think it was just a cake mix and a can of peaches - lol!

I bet the french vanilla cake mix would be yummy as well, especially with strawberries! Just prepare the cake mix as directed....pour batter into cake pan and then add the can of peaches right on top of the batter cook as directed! SOOOO easy! For the strawberries i would use sliced fresh strawberries (soak in a couple tsp of sugar for a few hours first) then pour over the batter and cook as directed....yum!

Answer 5

Cookies....

1 box any flavor cake mix

1 egg

1 stick butter softened

1 pkg cream cheese softened

1 tsp vanilla

powdered sugar

Mix everything except the powdered sugar. Refeidgerate at least 1 hr. Scoop into balls with a spoon. Roll in powdered sugar and bake on a lightlt greased cookie sheet at 350 for 8-10 min.