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I don’t really know how this has happened, but over the course of the last few months, I’ve lost complete control over the television. At first, I was super busy with the baby,  (you know how they need things like ALLLL the TIMMMME) and I turned into one of those...

  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...

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 Cherry Push Pops INGREDIENTS Chocolate Cake, baked and cooled in a jelly roll pan so it’s thin (I used Duncan Hines Dark Chocolate Fudge) Cherry Frosting: 2 sticks (1 cup) butter, slightly softened 10 oz jar maraschino cherries 4 cups powdered sugar 20 empty push...

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...

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...

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...

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. ...

Buttercream Frosting Recipe INGREDIENTS 3 sticks salted butter, slightly softened 5 TBS milk 3 teaspoons vanilla 6 cups powdered sugar INSTRUCTIONS 1.  In the bowl of a mixer, beat butter, milk and vanilla on medium low speed until smooth and combined.  With the mixer on low,...

Fruit Dip INGREDIENTS 8 oz block of cream cheese, softened 7 oz jar marshmallow creme 1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (optional — but I love the black flecks it added through the dip!!) INSTRUCTIONS 1.  In the bowl of a mixer, beat the cream cheese, marshmallow creme, and...

Peanut Butter Fudge Cake Cake base recipe from Allrecipes.com INGREDIENTS 1 (18.25 oz) butter cake mix 1/2 cup peanut butter 1/2 cup butter, softened 4 eggs 2/3 cup water Jar hot fudge sauce 6 Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, chopped INSTRUCTIONS 1.  Preheat oven to 325.  Butter...

Snowball Cake Recipe from Taste of Home Cake Mix Treats Feb Issue INGREDIENTS 1 (16 oz) package angel food cake mix 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin 1/4 cup cold water 1 cup boiling water 20 oz can crushed pineapple with juice 1 cup sugar 3 Tablespoons lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon salt...

Blueberry Cream Cheese Coffeecake INGREDIENTS 1/4 cup (4 Tbs) Butter, softened 2/3 cup sugar 1 egg 1 cup plus 2 Tablespoons flour, DIVIDED 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup milk 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries 3 oz cold cream cheese, cut into small cubes...