Birthday Cake Krispie Treats

Source: http://www.gimmesomeoven.com/cake-batter-rice-crispy-treats/

So, these are amazing.

So yea...you should make them. Especially if you are like me and you are a sucker for anything that says cake.

Cake batter ice cream.
Birthday cake Froyo.
Cake batter puppy chow.
Birthday cake Oreos.
Cake.

I have to say, though, that out of all of the cake-batter things I have tried, this one "Takes the Cake."
HAHAHHAHA! Get it?!

Birthday Cake Krispie Treats:
-1/3 a cup of dry white or yellow cake mix (I used yellow)
-4 TBS of butter (1/4 cup)
-5 cups of rice cereal
-1 package of regular sized marshmallows
-colorful sprinkles!

-Over low heat in a large saucepan, melt the butter. 

Add the marshmallows once the butter is completely and melt those completely, stirring occasionally to speed things up a bit.

Stir cake mix into melted marshmallows

Add the cereal one cup at a time and fully coat with the mixture. 

Add in a few dashes of the sprinkles, but don't stir them around a ton because the colors will all mesh together and it'll look super ugg.

Spread into a greased baking pan (a buttered spatula might help, things get pretty sticky.)
It doesn't mater what size the pan is, but the smaller the pan, the thicker the treats.

Now, for the best part: Sprinkling the sprinkles. Seriously. Relax. Have fun. Loosen up. Sprinkle.

Ok, I lied. Sprinkling the sprinkles is the second best part. EATING is the first best part. So enjoy.

YUM..

Bon Appetite!
-Andrea

Craving Buster!: Dark Chocolate Covered Strawberries with White Chocolate Drizzle

Do you ever have a huge craving for chocolate? Do I even need to ask that?! Lots of times, I get sweets cravings when I shouldn't- like right after a big 'ol meal. So instead of wastin' more calories on a Hershey's bar or that Oreo flurry...nix the craving with this simple, quick Chocolate Covered Strawberry with White Chocolate Drizzle. I made four of these at once: one for me, my sisters, and my mom. They were totes delish! So you can make one or four or eight or how every many you would like to make at once. Here's what you need for four of these, although they are pretty self- explanatory :)

Ingredients:

- About 1/4 a cup of chocolate chips, ours were dark chocolate (makes it healthier :)

-1/8 cup of white chocolate chips

-4 Large Srawberries

-4 treat sticks (optional)

Directions:

1. Melt brown chocolate according to directions on package, or 30 second intervals. Stir.

2. while the chocolate is melting, attach a treat stick into the center of each strawberry (optional)

3. Once chocolate is melted and stirred through, immediately coat each strawberry.

4. Set the strawberries in fridge or freezer till solid, but not frozen. (10 minutes.)

5. Melt white chocolate according to directions, or 30 second intervals. Stir.

6. Drizzle white chocolate over coated strawberries. 

7. Refrigerate or Freeze for 10 minutes, then enjoy!

               Thanks for stoppin by!

xoxo- Andrea 

Easy and delicious garlic bread

This Garlic bread is super simple and delicious! My family LOVED it when I made it. This is one of those recipes that you will most likely have all the ingredients in the house for. This recipe serves 4, but you can easily add a little more butter to serves couple other people.



What you'll need
-2 Tbs. butter (or more, if you want to make a couple more slices of bread.)
-1 clove of garlic, minced.
-A few dashes of basil and garlic salt. If you use whole basil lives, mince them. I used dried basil.
-4 slices of bread such as Italian (I used), Ciabatta, French, or Vienna.
-Shredded Mozzarella cheese (optional).

Directions:
-Preheat oven to 3:50 degrees or use broiler for a quicker method
-Heat butter in microwave until melted.
-Once butter is melted, stir in minced garlic clove, basil, and garlic salt.
-Cover a baking sheet with tinfoil. Place bread the sheet.
-Using a marinade brush, or spoon, spread each slice evenly with mixture.

-Sprinkle lightly with Mozzarella cheese.
-Once oven is preheated, set in oven. Bake until the cheese is melted and the bread is golden brown, like on the pictures. I think mine took about five minutes to bake.
-Once it's done, let it cool for about 1 minute and then serve and ENJOY!
It should be buttery, garlicy, and taste much better than the packaged kind of garlic bread. Let me know what you think in the comments below!

Thanks a million~

-Andrea