This is a very simple recipe.
Why?
Because you’re taking a very big shortcut to get to it.
Why?
Because you can, and you deserve a little extra time in your day for you.
I love baking things from scratch. I have a huge catalog of yummy scratch-made goodies on here. And I also am not above using a boxed mix to get things started sometimes. You won’t find me using a boxed mix as it was intended to be used… I won’t make a plain yellow cake out of a yellow cake boxed mix, but I will absolutely ‘doctor’ it up to use as the foundation for something fun and different.
My most famous doctored up box mix is probably the Campfire Brownies.
Those were a massive success and I just recently made them again – sooo good.
I think I find the boxed mix especially useful if I’m planning on creating a recipe that will have other non-scratch made add-ins. Like marshmallows… cookies, candies, sprinkles… It makes sense to me to just go all in on the convenience!
So for this new short-cut recipe, I bring you…
Birthday Cake Batter Blondies
And… holy sprinkles, are they good. They’re so easy to throw together, so cute and pretty, and a huge crowd pleaser. Perfect for an Easter picnic potluck type of jammer, just sayin’…
It started with a sad little box in my pantry about to bite the dust, a tiny pocket of free time with shower hair, and another impromptu video where I made it up as I went along.
Watch it on Instagram here.
Birthday Cake Batter Blondies
Preheat your oven to 350.
In a mixing bowl, using an electric beater, mix the following :
- 1 box yellow or butter cake mix (white cake mix will also work; it just won’t be as rich as white cake uses only the egg whites, while yellow uses the whole egg)
- 1 stick unsalted butter or margarine, melted (this is 1/2 cup or 1/4 pound)
- 1 large egg
Then add in and mix with a spatula or wooden spoon :
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup rainbow sprinkles
- splash vanilla extract
- a couple pinches of kosher salt
Spread into a greased 7×11 inch / 2 quart glass baking dish* (a 9×9 square dish can also work if that’s all you have! But the baking time will be a bit longer.. 5 minutes maybe.)
*buy here on Amazon
Bake at 350 for 28-32 minutes, or until a wooden skewer comes out clean when inserted in the center.
Allow to cool in the pan on a rack until you can touch it.
Slice into 12 squares.
And enjoy 🙂
thanks for reading! much love xx
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