Our fudgy Devils food cake mix brownies recipe with Nutella is amazing. If you’ve never made brownies made from cake mix let me show you what you’ve been missing! All you need are 4 ingredients to make a batch of this delicious dessert.
Have you ever made fudgy cake mix brownies?? They’re really easy and just as ooey gooey as if you used a traditional brownie boxed mix but you can really amp it up with lots of other flavors like making Nutella style as we did here! You can even add nuts!
Ok so we have used this same idea to made strawberry brownies too, and yes those were delicious as well. There are so many flavors to choose from this is just going to be the beginning….
Ever since then we’ve gone wild with cake mix recipes of all kinds and have even made air fryer brownies for fun too. This time I thought I’d add some Nutella because it’s such a fun nutty add in on sandwiches and just about anything really and let me tell you they turned out amazing!
First off, don’t follow the directions on the back of the box! Use our ingredients below. When done the key is to NOT overbake these beauties. You want to bake them just enough so the edges get golden brown and look like they’re getting somewhat cakey but the middle seems like it still will be underdone, that is when they are perfect!
Ingredient Notes
Devil’s food cake mix is the best one for this obviously but there are many brands out there. I suggest you pay the extra dollar or so for the name brand as there is a difference in the quality of the ingredients in mixes.
Your large Eggs should be at room temperature for the best outcome and whisked beforehand is even better. I prefer organic free range for the richness and health benefits.
You are going to want a bit of fat to make them ooey gooey. I used vegetable Oil but you could use canned pumpkin like we did with our brownies with pumpkin as a healthier option
A jar of Nutella is the key to making them fudgier I tell you, and adds more of a chocolate flavor to them with a hazelnut tweak too.
We are going to bake in a square 8×8 baking pan with non stick cooking spray or lined with parchment paper.
Can you add chocolate chips?
Of course there are a number of add ins you can include like 1/4 cup crushed nuts, peanut butter chips (like our cake mix peanut butter brownies) are delicious, or semi-sweet chocolate chips will make them even more fudgy.
How Long to Cook Brownies with Devil’s Food Cake Mix
Whether you make a cake or these out of this deep chocolate mix you do NOT want to bake it too long. You see how ours are still ooey gooey but not liquid and raw, perfection I tell you. 24 minutes is perfect for us but you can fool around with the timing your first go around and see how “well done” you want them the next time. I guarantee you won’t regret leaving them a bit underdone.
How do you make brownies fudgy?
The texture you desire is all about the cook time. For a fudgy texture you want to bake for a little bit less time so they are essentially a bit underdone when you pull them out. Then the second step to achieving this outcome is leaving them in the hot pan for a while as they cool – essentially continuing to cook and solidify them as they sit.
Should you let brownies cool in the pan?
Yes, this will give you the best texture from the outside to the center which means more time to stiffen up as they sit. This is just one of the cake mix hacks on our site. Of course you can immediately scoop your devils food brownies out of the pan but they will kinda’ fall apart so if you want to be able to cut them into squares like this then follow this suggestion. Try our red velvet brownies with cake mix next
Devil’s Food Cake Mix Brownies Recipe
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Equipment
- 1 8×8 pan
- 1 Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 box Devil's Food cake mix, chocolate cake mix
- 2 large eggs
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup Nutella, we used Nutella, this is optional but makes richer
Instructions
- Mix together your box of cake mix with your eggs and oil.
- Fold in your Nutella (if you want to add 1/2 cup chopped nuts or 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips do so at this time)
- Spray an 8×8 pan with non stick spray or you are better off to line it with parchment paper so you can lift it out easily and slice.
- Spread batter evenly into the pan and put into preheated oven at 350 degrees for about 24 minutes, do NOT over-bake (timing depends on altitude and oven).
- Start at 21 minutes, check, add 2 more minutes if necessary until the edges are just barely browned, cracking and stiffened up while the middle is starting to crack, no longer looks wet and feels a bit firm to the touch. A toothpick should come out with moist crumbs attached, without wet batter present.
- At this point put hot pan on a cooling rack with brownies in it until completely cooled before lifting parchment paper out and on to the counter to easily cut it into pieces.
Notes
How to Know When Brownies are Done
If you want them fudgy, they are done when the outsides are cracked and middle is starting to crack, slightly firm to the touch, and a toothpick comes out mostly clean but with moist crumbs attached when removed from the center. Always allow to cool in the pan on a cooling rack to continue to solidify before slicing. For cakey you want the whole top to be cracked, firm to the touch in the center and toothpick comes out clean.Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This recipe is great! I’m planning on making it with the red velvet brownies recipe as well. If I ommit the nutella, will it affect the recipe other than flavor?
I only want to make plain brownies using a Pillsbury devil’s food cake mix.What could I add to make them more like brownies instead of cake
You can use this recipe but omit the nuts. Any brand cake mix works.
Just wondering if Hersheys Chocolate could be substituted for the Nutella and still turn out ok?