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Friday, April 27, 2012

Cupcakes!

I love to make my own frosting.  Sometimes, I like to take shortcuts.  Tonight, I bought Duncan Hines Frosting Creations in Cotton Candy and Chocolate Mint.  It's plain frosting with a wide variety of flavor packets.

I made chocolate cupcakes, and frosted them with the chocolate mint frosting.  I made strawberry cupcakes and frosted those with the cotton candy frosting.


In closing, cupcakes are awesome.

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Pull-Apart Bread (looks like a Bloomin' Onion)

I got this recipe from Pinterest.  It was originally from this blog.

I used some substitutions.  I couldn't find thinly sliced Monterey Jack cheese, and the line at the deli was insane,  so I opted for Sargento's thinly sliced Provolone cheese.  The recipe called for 12-16 oz, so I bought 2 7 oz packs.  I didn't even use the whole first pack, because I couldn't fit anymore cheese in the slits.  Stop and Shop was out of scallions, so I used the chopped (dried) chives from the spice cabinet.  I also used sesame seeds instead of poppy seeds.

I was thinking about it and there are so many options for fillings.  You could do a pizza bread, a cinnamon apple bread, or any kind of cheese.  The possibilities are endless!


Cake Batter Rice Krispies Treats

I love cake batter flavored things and I love Rice Krispies Treats.  When I came across this recipe on Pinterest, I knew it was a must-try!  The website that this originally came from (before someone pinned it to Pinterest) has quite a few recipes on my must-try list.  This will be an ongoing kitchen experiment!




Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Cookie Dough Dip

Here's a recipe that I got from my boss.  We had this at a work function not too long ago.  It was a tasty treat! (So tasty, in fact, that my co-worker and I had more of it today!)

1 Stick of butter, softened
8 oz cream cheese
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup confectioners sugar
2 tbsp. vanilla extract
mini chocolate chips

mix everything together and serve with graham crackers, teddy grahams, or any other sweet treat of your choice.

I was thinking about it, and this might work as a truffle filling too!