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Cake Batter Blondie Bars

Oct 22, 2014

Whenever I take the kids to self-serve froyo, I always get the same 3 yogurts.

Cake batter, cheesecake, and red velvet cake.

I like cake.

I like anything that tastes like cake.

If Lay’s decides that the next weird chip flavor is cake batter, you better beat me to the store because I’m buying every bag.

(But I’m now on my fave froyo place’s FB page and it says they have pumpkin pie and brownie batter this month so my usual cup may be changing. Besides the point.)

So when Dessert Mash-Ups, a brand new baking book by Dorothy from Crazy for Crust, showed up at my door, I immediately went searching for anything labeled “cake batter”. Because I know that Dorothy loves a cake-flavored dessert as much as I do.

And I found these super cute and delicious Cake Batter Blondie Bars!

You guys, I love a good blondie. Like, I’d choose a really good blondie over a brownie most days.

And this is a really, really good blondie. The chewiness was just perfect. Plus sprinkles and frosting? So good. I definitely ate all the slightly-crunchy-but-not-really edges off these. Yep, a whole 9 x 13-inch pan worth of edges. #noshame

The trick for getting these blondies to taste like cake batter is to use butter extract (you can find it in the baking aisle with the rest of the extracts) which is crazy because how does something as simple as butter extract totally take it from regular blondie to CAKE blondie?

If you haven’t checked out Dessert Mash-Ups yet, you definitely need to. The book is absolutely gorgeous and I can’t wait to make even more recipes from it. If these Cake Batter Blondie Bars didn’t tempt you, how about Sugar Cookie Dough Cups? Or Almond Joy Dip? Or Snickers Cake Roll? Add this book to your Christmas list if it isn’t already there!

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Funfetti Dip

Jan 29, 2014

Funfetti Dip – a healthy no-bake treat that takes just like cake batter! Only 3 ingredients and perfect for dipping fruit, animal crackers, or graham crackers!

Are you searching for the perfect sweet to put out at your Superbowl party? I got you covered.

I am normally not one for sweet dips – like I can’t get into the sweet cheeseballs or anything like that – but I love some Funfetti. If this dip wasn’t primarily Greek yogurt, I would be ashamed to tell you that I ate at least half of this myself. I had it with animal crackers, with strawberries, with a spoon…

It is so good! And don’t be scared of the plain yogurt – you can’t even taste the tanginess once you mix everything up. If you really wanted though, you could go for vanilla yogurt.

How To Make Funfetti Dip

This is a really simple dessert dip recipe AND it’s healthy.

You just mix plain Greek yogurt, lite Cool Whip, and a boxed Funfetti cake mix together until it’s all well combined. You can add extra sprinkles like I did, too, because sprinkles make everything better.

After it is all mixed together, just refrigerate it until ready to serve. It should also be fine stored in an airtight containers in the fridge for a few days if you want to prep it ahead of time for snacks throughout the week.

More Dessert Dip Recipes

Peanut Butter S’mores Dip – a rich and delicious dessert dip! A creamy peanut butter cream cheese base with chopped chocolate and mini marshmallows stirred in. Serve it with graham crackers so it tastes just like a s’mores with peanut butter!

M&Ms Brownie Batter Dip – a seriously decadent sweet dip. This one is made with cream cheese, butter, and a boxed brownie mix. M&Ms are stirred in for the perfect crunch! It tastes JUST like brownie batter and you don’t have to worry about raw eggs.

Cannoli Dip with Waffle Sticks – a dip that tastes just like the filling of a cannoli! Sweetened mascarpone and ricotta with orange zest and mini chocolate chips. Serve it with homemade orange waffle sticks!

Funfetti Dip

Ingredients

1 18.9 oz box Funfetti cake mix
2 cups fat-free plain Greek yogurt
1 cup lite Cool Whip

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, use a rubber spatula to mix cake mix, Greek yogurt, and Cool Whip together until no lumps remain.
Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
Serve with fruit or animal crackers.

Funfetti Monster Cupcakes #ScareEdu

Nov 04, 2013

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If you went back to Monsters University, would you major in scaring?

One desperate day during deployment, I was searching through the kids movies that my satellite people offer and you know how as you’re scrolling through, the movie cover pops up on the side? As soon as Monsters, Inc. popped up my kids started screaming, “Yes! That one! PLEASE!” And even though it was $2.99 and I avoid the paid movies like the plague, I put it on. Because like I said, I was desperate.

My kids loved it. LOVED it. It was one of the first movies that my then 2 year old sat down and actually watched. So we bought it a few months later for Christmas and anxiously awaited the next one, Monsters University.

Monsters University finally came out on DVD last week (October 29) and we rushed out to get. Nope, that’s a lie. I stupidly waited until Thursday to go get it since we didn’t plan on watching until the weekend and the first Walmart we went to was completely sold out! Lots of little monsters in Colorado Springs apparently! We did manage to find the Monsters University 2-Disc Blu-ray + DVD + Infinity Figure Combo Pack at another Walmart though.

We also picked up the Monsters University Toxic Race Play Set and an extra monster for it. They are so cute! The monsters have some sort of magnet in them that make them pop up when they reach the finish line.

We let the big boys stay up late Friday night to watch the movie with us. We had pizza and popcorn and those cute funfetti monster cupcakes you see at the top of the post. We loved the movie! My husband and I both found ourselves laughing at times. If you like the first one, I think you will like this one even more!

We ended up letting the boys (and the dog) have a sleepover on the living room floor and they were kind enough to pose for the obligatory photo.

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Funfetti Monster Cupcakes with Vanilla Bean Buttercream

Ingredients

1 batch Homemade Funfetti Cupcakes

1 cup 2 sticks unsalted butter

dash salt

1 vanilla bean scraped

1 3/4 – 2 cups powdered sugar

up 1/4 cup heavy cream

3 gel food colors

candy eyeballs

Instructions

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream butter until light and fluffy. Add salt and vanilla each. Begin adding powdered sugar 1/4 cup at a time. Once sugar is in, add heavy cream as needed to reach desired consistency.

Divide the buttercream into 3 bowls and add a tiny bit of gel food color to each bowl. Stir until the color is completely blended in.

To decorate the cupcakes, I used a basketweave tip, a flower tip, and a star tip. I filled a decorating bag with each color and just alternated tips. They’re monsters so you can’t really mess them up! Top with eyeballs.