Duncan Hines, the man, not the brand. I am a professional recipe developer who trained as a pastry chef, so when a recipe gets rave reviews and simplifies an otherwise tricky dessert, it catches ...

To find the best grocery-store option, I made Pillsbury's, Ghirardelli's, Duncan Hines', Kodiak Cakes', and Betty Crocker's versions of brownies using box mixes. For consistency, I scaled all ...