Snickers Babycakes - 4 ways!  

Posted by: Amanda

This superbowl weekend, instead of watching the game, I got a little creative in the kitchen. The result were these adorable (and delish) snickers babycakes. Melted Snickers bars enveloped by fluffy yellow cake, topped with caramel and chocolate (and your choice of other goodies)... definitely more satisfying than watching football!

Topped with caramel and melted chocolate...



Topped with fluffy whipped cream...



Topped with whipped cream and shaved chocolate...



Or (my personal favorite!), topped with a decadent peanut butter buttercream (recipe below)!





How could I resist?! (Hint: I didn't, and you shouldn't either.)


For the babycakes (makes 21 cupcakes):

10 fun-size Snickers bars
1 box of yellow cake mix
3 egg whites
1/4 cup applesauce
1-1/4 cups water


  1. Mix all ingredients except Snickers bars in a large mixing bowl

  2. Pour into greased cupcake tins

  3. Cut each fun-size Snickers bar in half

  4. Press half of candy into center of each babycake-to-be

  5. Bake for 18 minutes at 350 degrees

For the peanut butter buttercream:

1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1 stick butter (room temperature)
2 tsp. (or more if you like) vanilla extract
3/4 bag of powdered sugar


  1. Beat butter and vanilla until well-mixed

  2. Add peanut butter and beat

  3. Add in powdered sugar at intervals, beating consistently until well-mixed and relatively stiff (if icing becomes to stiff to beat, add whole or 2% milk by the tablespoon until it reaches desired consistency)

  4. Eat some before you ice your babycakes

  5. Eat more after you've iced your babycakes (Don't resist. It's futile.)

Happy baking (and eating)!


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So Much Food, So Little Time  

Posted by: Amanda

It seems that the year began with a bang, and I haven't quite recovered from it! Rather than posting several different times, I thought it would be more sensible to compile one large, DELICIOUS post. So, here goes...

First, let me begin by saying that not everything delicious has to fall into the food category. These tulips, ever-so-lovingly purchased for me by my fantabulous hubs, qualify as delicious, in my opinion! Romance can be "delicious," right?!

(Okay, okay, on to the goods...)


Kraftrecipes.com introduced me to these wonderfully-amazingly-to.die.for. Strawberry Pretzel Squares. Sweet meets salty meets AMAZING, I say. You can find the recipe here.


Oh, Megan's Munchies. How I love you. And loathe you for all the inches you put on my waist.
These Snickerdoodle Pie Bars were adapted from Megan's recipe, and they were phenomenally gooey, sweet, and full of snickerdoodle cookie-ness.

Now THESE. These were possibly the best blueberry muffins ever made (and I'm not just saying that because I made them - seriously). And... get this... they're GOOD for you! Really - just substitute the white flour for whole wheat. Check out the recipe to see for yourself.

I had to throw these in here, basically because they are a staple around our house on lazy, cozy weekend mornings. Chocolate Chip Pancakes, baby. Complete with whipped cream and sliced strawberries. Yup. They're worth the work (which, really, isn't all that much).

Your basic ingredients:
Your basic instructions: Whip up the pancake batter according to the directions on the box, add in 2 tsp. of vanilla (or more if you like), 2 tsp. of cinnamon, and as many chocolate chips as you can stomach! Add these babies to a hot skillet, and they'll be looking like this in no time!


Whew! After all those sweets, I think we're due for a lighter recipe! Try this one on for size:

Homemade Strawberry Poppyseed Salad. Who needs Panera?!
This salad is - simply put - a.maz.ing. Yup. That good.

Your ingredients:
Lettuce (as much as you want, any kind you want)
Freshly-sliced strawberries
Granola (I like Quaker Natural Granola)
Light poppyseed dressing (I like Brianna's)

Your directions:
Throw it all in a bowl and mix until your heart is content! Next step: EAT and enjoy!


It seems time for more deliciosity. Coconut cream cheesecake deliciosity to be exact. The picture pretty much says it all, so click here to find the recipe.

...and perhaps one more for good measure. I do believe I may have saved the best for last, and I must thank Bakerella. This Apple Crunch Cake could very well have been the easiest (and one of the best) recipes ever. Apples, pecans, and yellow cake... oh my. Check it out here.


And just one more reminder that wonderful and delicious doesn't always have to mean food:

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