Funfetti!!!

Who doesn't love a really yummy cake?

Especially... a really, really yummy funfetti cake. My personal go to box mix, for sure! But when my sister asked me to make my niece's cake for her 2nd birthday, I thought, "Funfetti, yes. Box mix, no." And so my journey to find the perfect homemade funfetti recipe began.

And I found it. 

SO delicious : moist, vanilla-y & sprinkles galore!

Here's the birthday girl... all happy to eat her cake! {and that, she did!} 

the recipe i {kinda} followed here . 

i tweaked it a little bit, but it's a great recipe to go off of!

Better Than 6,7,8.

Today, my family celebrated this outgoing man. 

He's always worked hard to provide a better life for us.

He's always loved us no matter what.

He's been there to make us Samoan pancakes when we are in need of some comforting. 

He's an awesome, amazing, outstanding & wonderful father! 

Oh. And he has the best dance moves. Hands down.

And in the spirit of celebrating... I baked a cake.

And not just any cake.

A "Better Than Sex" cake. 

My family is pretty open about anything & everything. So we were just throwing that name around. It wasn't until my nephew said, "I want some better than sex" that we realized we should probably rename the cake we've all grown to LOVE (& will have at other family functions - i'm sure of it).

So. It's the "Better than 6,7,8" (my nephew then asked for a slice of better than six cake) or "Better than the birds & the bees" cake. 

Moist. Chocolately. Caramely. Whipped goodness-y. Heath bar-y. 

Change your life for sure-y. 

(and like my sister in law carrie said, "change my life & my waistline.")

But trust me, if you're going to eat crappy for a day - add this dessert to your meal plan!!!

Better Than 6,7,8 Cake

Ingredients:

Make your own Devils Food Cake (great recipe here) OR Just use a box Devils Food Cake (just as good & super easy - if you use box mix, don't forget you'll need eggs, water & oil)

Jar of Butterscotch Caramel Ice Cream Topping

4 oz of Cream Cheese (room temp)

1/2 C of Powdered Sugar

8 oz Cool Whip

Package of Milk Chocolate Heath Bar Bits 

Assemble:

*Preheat oven to directed time for your cake mix

Bake cake as directed

When cake is done, let it cool for about 10 minutes

With fork, poke as many holes into cake as you can - without completely mutilating it.

With the caramel, I like to warm it up so it's really nice & thin - instead of thick & super sticky. When it gets to the right consistency, pour evenly over the cake. 

(I never use the whole jar and the cake is sweet enough for me - but if you're feeling adventurous, be my guest)

Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar & cool whip together until smooth & spread over the caramel. 

Sprinkle heath on top.

Refrigerate over night.

Eat & be merry the next day. 

You'll thank me later. 

Xoxo. 

It's Friday... Friday...

Today it's dark, cold & rainy. surprise. 

It's getting kind of old actually. 

They say it's supposed to be nice & sunny this weekend. Which, surprisingly, I believe them.

BUT I do wish it would stay nice & sunny until winter. 

one can dream...

On days like this, I want to stay home, watch movies and bake yummy things. 

Here are some of the things I've pinned to Pinterest  (click to follow me!) and I am telling myself that I should try to make them in the next couple weeks. One a week, maybe?

Beer & Brown Sugar Pancakes 

I don't know if I want beer first thing in the morning... but hey... it sounds good.

Overnight Peaches-and-Cream French Toast

I love peaches. And I love french toast. This is perfect for me.

(but probably not perfect for my weight loss goal...oops)

Triple Chocolate Chunk Muffin

(Knock off of Whole Foods Chocolate Muffins)

These muffins are supposed to be surprisingly healthy for me. Hard to believe. They look too yummy.

Well. If you're in the PNW (pacific northwest), happy rainy day to you. Maybe you should do some baking on my behalf, since I have to work. 

And if you're in a nice, warm, sunny place. I am green with envy.

I hope it starts snowing wherever you are.

....Okay, not really. That was mean.

Happy Friday! 

feb 14th is around the corner..

..which means, ladies... make your gents a lovely heart cake. or gents.. get in that kitchen & bake your lady a cake. whoever. kids make it for your mom/dad. friends.. make it for your other single friends (*ahem*cough*cough*hint to my friends..). isn't it such a lovely cake? and you don't even have to tell the person you made it for that there's a heart in it. it could be a surprise! 

recipe here .. tons of other fun recipes on that blog as well! enjoy!