Can cake mix be used for muffins? Yes, it can! This recipe in particular is chocolate chip muffins made with yellow cake mix. Super easy to make, only 5 ingredients and ready in less than 30 minutes.
This is why I always keep cake mix on hand because there are so many ways that you can use it as a shortcut and this easy recipe is a great example. It’s an easy shortcut recipe and a great way to improve cake mix!
It’s just a really easy cake mix muffin recipe to have in your back pocket, especially when you’re short on ingredients. Who would’ve ever thought that you could get moist bakery style chocolate chip muffins from cake mix?
By the way, this recipe fits in so well with the “theme” of this baking blog. It’s all about baking for beginners. Nothing complicated over here! And in this post I’m going to show you how to make easy chocolate chip muffins and exactly how to use cake mix for muffins.
How to make Chocolate Chip Muffins with Cake Mix
If you’re wondering how to make cake mix muffins it’s quite easy. It doesn’t require much effort to convert cake mix to muffins. They’re made without baking soda or baking powder and all you need is one bowl and 7 minutes (or less) to mix it all together.
{Full recipe at the bottom of the page}
- Prep the baking pan.
- In a large bowl combine the butter and milk then beat in the eggs.
- Add the cake mix and gently mix until incorporated. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Scoop batter into the muffin pan filling the cups to the top.
- Bake for 18 – 20 minutes.
- Cool in pan 5 minutes then remove.
This cake mix chocolate chip muffin recipe exceeded my expectations. The muffins turned out so fluffy and moist all thanks to the butter.
I used the Betty Crocker yellow cake mix but you can also use Duncan Hines or Pillsbury.
This recipe yields 12 jumbo chocolate chip muffins. If you prefer your muffins a little smaller you can always make 16 muffins instead. Just be careful not to over bake them (since they’d be smaller in size).
And although I’m an experienced Baker, I love these kinds of easy baking recipes with few ingredients because sometimes I just feel lazy and I don’t feel like making something that requires a lot of effort.
If you really love baking with cake mix just as much as I do, there are a few more cake mix recipes here on Beat Bake Eat. You should check them out! Baking at home does not have to be hard or complicated.
Cake mix hacks are such Lifesavers. Never underestimate the power of a box cake mix!
More Easy Cake Mix Muffin Recipes
The next time it’s a busy morning and you’re short on time, just make some easy cake mix breakfast muffins.
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Cake Mix Chocolate Chip Muffins
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) salted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup milk (2% or whole milk)
- 3 eggs
- 1 box (432 g/15 oz) yellow cake mix
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (mini or regular sized)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Line the muffin pan with muffins liners then spray it with nonstick cooking spray as well (they tend to stick to the pan). Set aside.
- In a large bowl combine the butter and milk using a whisk or an electric mixer.
- Beat in the eggs.
- Add the cake mix and mix gently until fully incorporated. Try your best not to overmix.
- Fold in the chocolate chips using a large spoon or spatula.
- Scoop the batter into the muffin pan filling the cups to the very top.
- Bake for 18 – 20 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with a few crumbs.
- Cool in pan 5 minutes then remove to cool completely.
Notes
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10 comments
Omgosh! How do you make a muffin better? Make it from cake mix, duh! Thanks so much for sharing your recipe with us at Merry Monday this week!
You’re very welcome! Thanks for leaving a comment.
These are simply awesome – I am by no means a good Baker but these turned out to bakery quality.. I used sugar free mix, sugar free chips and almond milk.
Wow, I’m happy to hear that! It’s nice that you made them a little healthier. Thanks so much for leaving a comment!
I made these and they was good but I had a problem with my chocolate chips sinking to the bottom of the muffin then when I tried to remove them they stuck and torn apart. Got any advice? I sprayed my mini muffin pan. I didn’t let them completely cool. Maybe I should have. How do I keep cc from sinking to bottom?
Hmm, try tossing the chocolate chips in flour first before folding them into the batter. It could be that you put too much batter in each cup; maybe that’s why they stuck. I wish I could offer more helpful advice but I’ve never made this recipe as mini muffins before.
Awesome recipe! So fluffy, moist and doesn’t fall apart!! Notes for my version of them! I melted my butter, used a butter pecan cake mix, part mini chocolate chips and aldi Belgium chocolate chunks, topped them with a few minis before baking in a mini muffin pan for 12-15mins at 350!
That sounds delicious! It never even occurred to me to use butter pecan flavor. Thanks for sharing how it went.
Can’t wait to make these! I was thinking of doubling the recipe, do you think I could freeze them?
To freeze, you’d need to wrap each muffin individually because they stick to each other! I recommend making just 1 batch first to see how you like them.