Little Frugal Homestead on MSN

Cake mix magic for busy home cooks

There’s something comforting about recipes that remind us of Grandma’s kitchen. The warm smell of fresh-baked cake, the sound ...
The Cheat Sheet

‘The Pioneer Woman’: Ree Drummond’s Easy Box Cake Mix Brownies Recipe Has a Fun Surprise Inside

If you don’t have time to make brownies from scratch, you could use a boxed brownie mix to get the job done. The Pioneer Woman star actually uses a cake mix for her rich brownie recipe, adding just a ...
The Takeout on MSN

Martha Stewart's Easy Tip On How To Get Next-Level Chewiness In Brownies

Martha Stewart has one of the best chewie brownie recipes out there. If you want to achieve the chewiness, though, there's a ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Brownies come in many guises — fudgy, cakey, chewy, shiny, crinkly — but how does that happen?

What's the ideal texture? Cakey or fudgy? Why are some brownies -- often those from a mix -- so delectably chewy? Why do some brownies have matte brown tops while others have a shiny, crinkly crust?