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  Lately I have been trying to diet and it isn’t working. AT ALL. Because the people who say that you should have a few bites of chocolate or whatever so that you will stop craving it are LIARS. What happens is, you keep going back for more tiny bites until...

Mounds Layer Cake **cake batter adapted from Hershey INGREDIENTS Cake: 2 cups sugar 1 cup Dutch Process Cocoa Powder (I used Hershey’s Special Dark) 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 2 large eggs 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1...

I’ve seen lots of Easter Bunny cakes on the Internets and Pinterest, but I’ve never seen the bunny cake from my childhood. This is the bunny cake I make my family every year — no round head with cake ears, no bow tie…just a little bunny standing there with...

Mint Chocolate Chip Cake **cake portion adapted from Hershey INGREDIENTS Cake: 2 cups white sugar 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour 1 cup unsweetened, Dutch process cocoa powder (I used Hershey Special Dark) 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 1 cup...

S’mores Poke Cake INGREDIENTS 2 cups graham cracker crumbs 4 TBS granulated sugar 1/2 cup butter, melted 1 box Dark Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix, plus eggs, oil and water to prepare 1 small box (3.4 oz) instant chocolate pudding 2 1/4 cup milk Large jar (13 oz) Marshmallow...

Chocolate Strawberry Brownies INGREDIENTS Brownie Base: 1 box strawberry cake mix 1/3 cup oil 2 eggs Fudge Frosting: 1 stick (8 TBS) butter 4 heaping Tablespoons cocoa powder 1/3 cup milk 3 cups powdered sugar INSTRUCTIONS 1.  Preheat oven to 350.  Spray a 9×9 or 7×11...

Red Velvet Heart Petit Fours INGREDIENTS Red Velvet Cake, baked in 2 (9 inch) round pans,  then removed from pans, wrapped in plastic, and chilled in the refrigerator overnight Glaze: 8 cups powdered sugar 3/4 cup water 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Few drops red food coloring...

Biscoff Gooey Butter Cake Time: 1 hour + cooling time Yield: 20 squares INGREDIENTS Cake Layer: 2 cups cake flour 1/2 cups granulated sugar 2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 egg 1/2 cup butter, melted 2 Tbs. milk 1 Tbs. vanilla extract Gooey Biscoff Layer: 8 ounce cream...

Boston Cream Poke Cake INGREDIENTS 1 box yellow cake mix, plus eggs, oil, and water to prepare 1 (4.2 oz) box instant vanilla pudding 2 cups milk Glaze: 4 oz semi sweet chocolate, finely chopped 1/4 cup heavy cream 1/2 cup corn syrup INSTRUCTIONS 1.  Preheat oven to 350.  Butter...

  Applesauce Bars with Caramel Cinnamon Frosting INGREDIENTS 2 1/2 cups flour 1 cup granulated sugar 1/4 tsp baking powder 1 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon 3/4 tsp cloves 1/2 cup shortening 1/2 cup water 2 cups applesauce 1 egg Frosting: 1/4 cup (1/2...

Two Ingredient Lemon Bars INGREDIENTS Can of lemon pie filling (roughly 16 oz) Box of Angel Food Cake Mix Glaze: 2 Tablespoons lemon juice 1 cup powdered sugar Instructions 1.  Preheat oven to 350. 2.  In the bowl of a mixer, combine cake mix and lemon pie filling.  Beat on...

Are you tired of me making stuff with Twinkies yet? If you said yes, we are not friends anymore. (Just kidding, we still are) I’ve been trying to figure out what this obsession is with me and Twinkies, and I think I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s because I...

Girls. It’s officially THAT time of year. You know, where you fall asleep on the couch at like 9 pm while your husband sits in the recliner talking to football players on the television? Doesn’t that happen at your house too? Most of you know that I live in Arkansas,...

Oreo Poke Cake INGREDIENTS 1 box white cake mix, plus ingredients to prepare 1 package Oreo cookies 1 (4.2 oz) box instant Oreo Pudding 2 cups milk 8 oz container Cool Whip, thawed INSTRUCTIONS 1.  Preheat oven to 350.  Butter and flour a 9×13 baking pan and set aside. 2. ...