Blog Hop: Another Favortie Recipe

This is a repost of one of my favorite dessert recipes. Check out the blog hopping fun below!

My sister gave me this recipe and I fell in love. And now it is requested at special events all the time! It is very healthy and moist - a great combination for a cake! I usually make it as a 9x13 cake, but it works great for cupcakes as seen above. I made these for both boys' first birthdays.

And by the way, it is super easy and versatile. We have only done fruit flavors (strawberry, raspberry, peach) with a white cake mix, but you can use any kind of yogurt and cake mix combination. I might need to try chocolate next!

Yogurt Cake

Cake Ingredients:

1 box white or yellow cake mix

2 egg whites

1 cup water

8 oz. strawberry yogurt

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix ingredients well (I use my stand mixer or a hand mixer). Pour into a greased cake pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let the cake cool.

Frosting Ingredients:

4-8 oz. strawberry yogurt

1 8 oz. container of Cool Whip

Directions:

Mix together yogurt and Cool Whip. Apply frosting to the cake once it has cooled. Top with sliced strawberries if desired.

Refrigerate and enjoy! Thanks sis!

Easy Pumpkin Spice Cookies

This is the perfect cookie recipe to make with the kids - thank you Screwed Up Texan! 3 ingredients, no messy eggs, very easy! And the cookies are actually fairly healthy - bonus!

I love pumpkin all year round, so Jeremiah and I made a double batch yesterday and they are delicious! I put some raw dough and baked cookies in the freezer - I will let you know how they come out later!

Check out the recipe here. Yum.

Cake Mix Cookies

Delicious. Easy. Cheap.

What more could you ask for in a cookie?

This recipe has endless possibilities. In the past I have done lemon cake mix with powdered sugar sprinkled on top. I have also done white cake mix with vanilla extract which makes yummy sugar cookies. Today we did devil's food cake mix with mini-M&Ms- YUM!

The key is to stock up on cake mixes when they are on sale. I bought a bunch when they were on sale for 75 cents or less. Dessert does not come much cheaper!

I have heard this recipe from various sources, but this particular one comes from the Everyday Cheapskate, Mary Hunt.

Cake Mix Cookies

1 - 18 oz box of cake mix
1/2 cup oil
2 eggs
1 Tbsp. water
1-2 tsp any flavor of extract (optional)

Mix well with an electric mixer, roll into 1-inch balls, flatten onto a ungreased cookie sheet, and bake 8-10 minutes at 350.

**This cookie dough, once mixed, can be frozen for baking later. Just roll into a log, cover tightly with plastic wrap, and then slice what you need and bake!

Possible combinations:
*2 tsp mint extract + chocolate cake mix
*2 tsp lemon extract + yellow cake mix OR just a lemon cake mix - dust with powdered sugar when cool
*white chocolate chips + strawberry cake mix
*mini M&Ms + devil's food cake mix
*2 tsp vanilla extract + white cake mix = sugar cookies (maybe try with the confetti cake mix?)
*peanut butter chips + chocolate cake mix
*toffee bits + chocolate cake mix

Just the tip of the iceberg I'm sure! Let me know if you think of any other exciting combinations!

The Pioneer Woman Strikes Again

This might be the most sinful dessert out there because it is SO easy to make and SO yummy to eat. And the possibilities are endless. What are you doing to me, Pioneer Woman?! (And yes, the beautiful picture above is hers.)

It's called PW's Pita Chip Crunch. I made it last night for a BBQ, brought home the leftovers (big mistake) and I can't stop eating it.

The original recipe calls for plain pita chips, milk chocolate almond bark and pecans. I made one batch that way - delicious. Then I tried some of her other suggestions. Oh man.

Batch 2 - cinnamon sugar pita chips, white chocolate almond bark and mini-M&Ms. Jeremiah had his eye on this batch from the minute I put the M&Ms on. This was super yummy too.

And then I got to batch 3 and hit one of my biggest weaknesses - toffee. Plain pita chips, milk chocolate and toffee bits. Wow. Wow. Did I say wow?

I am only allowed to make this for other people or large gatherings now. Self-imposed restrictions for my own health and safety.

But you should make it for yourself at least once. You won't want to share the first time.

Or maybe not ever.