Chocolate Poke Cake From Scratch

This is very yummy! I am always afraid of making recipes I see on pinterest because I have been so excited about a recipe then it turns out tasting aweful. I try and read comments before making something but some times all there are are a bunch of comments saying it LOOKS good nothing stating that they tried it and it was good. This said lol it is a very good recipe. I did however have to change a couple of things with the pudding. I did not have corn starch so I used flour so if anyone runs in to tha problem they can use 1tbl of cornstarch=3 tbl of flour. And I ran out of cocoa so had to use part cocoa and part chocolate cooking bar. It probably would have been better if I was able to follow the recipe exactly but it still turned out great! Also, I did not let it sit for 4 hours. For one, I don’t like cold cake and for two I am not that patient lol. I ate a piece after about a hour of it being in the fridge so it was still a little warm and gooey.

Recipe >> Chocolate Poke Cake From Scratch @ spendwithpennies.com

Peanut Butter, Oatmeal Breakfast Bars

I make these bars all the time. I am obsessed. It’s been about 3 years since I started making them and I still love them, I can eat the whole batch by myself and have eaten nothing else all day. My kids love these too! Recently I started using the powder peanut butter and yesterday I made these using it. They are not the same. They are alright, better cold, but I was hoping maybe you had a better ratio for me. It saves about 100 calories per serving (I get about 12 bars per batch). They came out more cake like which was fine, but were lacking in the flavor department. I should add that I usually omit the raisins and opt for milk chocolate chips but I use less.

Recipe >> Peanut Butter, Oatmeal Breakfast Bars @ numstheword.com

Rolo Chocolate Chip Blondies

I bought a bag of Rolo Candies on Easter Clearance and decided I wanted to make a dessert with them. I found a Rolo blondies recipe and decided to try something like that.

Oh.my. These Rolo Chocolate Chip Blondies were good! They are very sweet, but yet I could still eat a giant square (or two). My little boys had a great time unwrapping the candies and then throwing them into the pan – hence why they are so randomly placed in the baking pan! Once it’s baked, it doesn’t really matter :) Having them help unwrap all those little candies helped me a lot, and then they felt like they were helping mommy.

So next time you pick up a bag of clearance Rolo Candies, give these Rolo Chocolate Chip Blondies bars a try – they are yummy! Have a glass of milk ready

Recipe >> Rolo Chocolate Chip Blondies @ averiecooks.com

11 Blissful buttercream frosting combinations (INFOGRAPHIC)

Crown your cakes with a glorious homemade buttercream frosting

Buttercream frosting is one of the best toppers for cakes and cupcakes, and even better to lick from the spatula. The flavor possibilities are limitless, and it's so simple to make.

All you need is unsalted butter, powdered sugar and a hand or stand mixer. Then add your favorite flavorings to make it extra special. It's so versatile and so easy you'll wonder why you ever started buying frosting in a container in the first place. Just try one of these flavorful combinations.
How to make buttercream frosting

Beat room-temperature unsalted butter with any extracts until it's fluffy (2 – 4 minutes), then add any other flavorings and the powdered sugar a little at a time. To thin, add corn syrup. To thicken, add more powdered sugar. Top with garnishes after the cake or cupcake is frosted.

Homemade Gourmet Chocolate

Learn how to make easy homemade gourmet chocolate with any fillings you like. Pack them in a fancy box and they would work great as a homemade gift too!

Ingredients:

•     2 cups melted chocolate (your choice of dark, milk or white)
•     2 cups of add-ins (see note below)
•     Paintbrush
•     Ice cube tray

Read More >> Homemade gourmet chocolate @ cakewhiz.com

APPLE COOKIES

This was pretty good. I only used half the sugar because I added a cinnamon spice drizzle on top, which made it just sweet enough. I only used 4 Tbls. of butter instead of 1/2 cup shortening. I also added 1 tsp. cinnamon powder as suggested by another member. I think I would double the apple next time because I really couldn't taste any. The batter is very dry until the apples are added, then it becomes more like a drop batter. I used parchment instead of a greased cookie sheet and it worked fine.

Get the recipe here >> APPLE COOKIES @ rachelschultz.com

Hawaiian Chicken Kebabs

I made this for a Hawaiian-themed bbq. I read through many of the other reviews & found them very helpful. I gathered together the most pertinent info & the dish turned out wonderful! Here are the changes I made to make the dish 5*'s. I used rice vinegar instead of sherry. Rice vinegar makes chicken tender. I used fresh ginger & garlic. Triple when using fresh herbs. I added fresh mushrooms. You could add other veggies too. As another reviewer pointed out, it is safer to separate the chicken & veggies. After marinating several hours, I skewered the chicken and vegetables separately as they are done at different times. I soaked the skewers in water to keep them from burning. After I skewered the chicken and vegetables I used the left over marinade from the vegetables, like other reviewers suggested, heated it on the stove until boiling & added 2T of cornstarch dissolved in a 1/4 -1/3 of water to make a basting sauce which I applied during the last few minutes of grilling. The dish was a hit! Everyone loved it! The basting sauce was worth the extra few minutes. It really topped it off. Yes, I would make it again! It was worth the time, which really wasn't much. What was time consuming for me was deciding what to make, reading the reviews & putting it all together. I wrote this review hoping to condense all the reviews I read for other viewers so they don't have to go through all the time & trouble I did.

Recipe >> Hawaiian Chicken Kebabs @ cookingclassy.com

Cream Cheese Lemonade Pie

Made this twice once with great resluts, once not so great. I used limeade both times but the second time I bought low fat Cool Whip by mistake and ended up with a runny mess that didn't set up. So I ended up freezing the pie which ended up tasting as great as my first try. Good thing that I made it the day before I was serving it. I also added some crushed pretzels to the graham cracker crust I made hoping for a Margarita type pie. That was a nice chang.. So refreshing and delicious!

Recipe >> Cream Cheese Lemonade Pie @ greatgrubdelicioustreats.com