Especially pertinent to the "science" component is deciding how long (and at what temperature) to bake your cake.

Kat Thompson is the audience editor of Eater’s Southern California/Southwest region. For many people, including myself, boxed cake mix is the entry point to baking. It’s both convenient to use and ...

Turn that boxed mix into brownies, pancakes, cookies and more. Using cake mix to make cookies has become my favorite way to use cake mix in the last few years. These are so delicious, friends are ...