Pistachio Cake

Ingredients:
1 pkg white cake mix
3/4 c vegetable oil
1 c lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage
3 eggs
2 pkgs of instant pistachio pudding mix
2 envelopes whipped topping mix (i used Dream Whip brand)
1 1/2 c milk

Directions:
1. Beat cake mix, oil, soda, eggs, and 1 pkg of pudding mix until smooth. Pour batter into greased 9x13 pan.

2. Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes, or until cake tests done.

3. Beat whipped topping mix, milk, and the other pkg of pudding mix until stiff.

4. Pour over cooled cake, Refrigerate.
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I made this cake for my uncle for his birthday per his request. My grandma used to make it for him all the time. So needless to say there was a lot of pressure for this to turn out good. It was actually very good. It doesn't taste like pistachios or at least I didn't think so. Delicious for sure!

Strawberry Upside Down Cake

Ingredients:
2 c crushed fresh strawberries
1 6oz pkg strawberry flavored gelatin mix
3 c mini marshmallows
1 18oz pkg yellow cake mix batter prepared as directed on pkg
(need oil, water, and 3 eggs for cake batter)

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. Spread crushed strawberries on the bottom of a 9x13 inch non greased baking pan. Evenly sprinkle strawberries with the dry gelatin powder. Top with marshmallows.

3. Prepare cake batter as directed on pkg. Pour on to the top of marshmallows.

4. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the middle.

5. Cool in pan for 15 minutes. Run a knife around the edges to loosen the sides from the pan. Turn the cake out on to serving platter. Store in fridge.
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This was a very cheap dessert and very little ingredients. I chopped my strawberries pretty small instead of crushed. It was a hit for our 4 of July BBQ!

Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients:
1 (1/4 ounce) package dry yeast
1 cup warm milk
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup margarine
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
4 cups flour

FILLING
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
1/3 cup margarine, softened

ICING
8 tablespoons margarine
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup cream cheese
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon salt

Directions:
1. For the rolls, dissolve the yeast in the warm milk in a large bowl.
2. Add sugar, margarine salt, eggs, and flour, mix well.
3. Knead the dough into a large ball, using your hands dusted lightly with flour.
4. Put in a bowl, cover and let rise in a warm place about 1 hour or until the dough has doubled in size.
5. Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface, until it is approx 21 inches long by 16 inches wide.
6. It should be approx 1/4 thick.
7. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
8. To make filling, combine the brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.
9. Spread the softened margarine over the surface of the dough, then sprinkle the brown sugar and cinnamon evenly over the surface.
10. Working carefully, from the long edge, roll the dough down to the bottom edge.
11. Cut the dough into 1 3/4 inch slices, and place in a lightly greased baking pan.
12. Bake for 10 minutes or until light golden brown.
13. While the rolls are baking combine the icing ingredients.
14. Beat well with an electric mixer until fluffy.
15. When the rolls are done, spread generously with icing
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this recipe was delicious. (thanks to a friend of mine) I cooked mine in a pyrex and had to cook them for about 15 minutes. This recipe made 9 rolls!

Mud Puddles

Ingredients:
1 pkg. refrigerated cookie dough
1 bag of mini reeses peanut butter cups
cup cake liners

Directions:
1. Scoop a small spoonful cookie dough into each liners.

2. Bake at 350 for 7 minutes. 9 minutes if you are using mini cupcake liners.

3. Immediately after you take them out of the oven, place a reese into the middle of the cookie.

4. Let candy melt and cookie cool and then ENJOY!!

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This recipe was from a friend of mine and she used the mini cupcake pan and liners. I think that the mini ones maybe a better idea.

Mickey Mouse Carmel Apples

Ingredients:
10 Granny Apples
2 bags of carmels
10 sticks
2 bags of chocolate melts
1 bag of white chocolate melts
2 bags of M&Ms
Red Sprinkles
1 bag of Large Marshmallows

Directions: (in pictures)


after this... you dip just the bottom in white chocolate, place the 2 M&Ms, sprinkle with red sprinkles and let dry!!

Cake Batter Cookies

Ingredients:
1 box of cake mix (your choice I did confetti cake)
1/3 c. oil
2 eggs

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375

2. Mix all ingredients together.

3. Place on a cookie sheet. (I used a cookie scoop size and they were perfect)

4. Bake for 6-8 minutes, until bottoms are golden brown.
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I got this recipe from a friend of mine. They are probably the easiest thing I have made. They will taste like cake batter though with a bit of a cookie texture. YUMMY!

Marshmellow Pops

Ingredients:
1 bag of candy melts or Left over candy melts from cake pop
1 bag of large marshmallows
1 bag of lolli pop sticks
1 small box of rice krispies

Directions:
1. Insert sticks into lolli pops.

2. Melt chocolate. See Cake Pop recipe for melting tips.

3. Dip Marshmallows into chocolate and then immediately into rice krispies.

4. Place on wax paper to dry.
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This is the easiest treat ever and it is so cheap to make!!!

Cake Pops

Ingredients:

1 box of cake mix of choice (I used German Chocolate)

1 frosting of choice (I used plain chocolate)

A bag of lolli pop sticks* (at least 50)

2 bags of candy melts of choice*( I used Coco Mint)

* You can get these at any craft store near the cake decorating stuff.

Directions:

1. Bake cake as directed on box. Let cool but only until it is a cool/warm.

2. Crumble cake in to a LARGE mixing bowl, add whole case of frosting, and mix with a blender.

3. With a cookie scoop, scoop out on to cookie sheet. Don't worry they are not suppose to be balls yet. Place in freezer for 20 minutes.

4. Take out of freezer and roll each scoop into a ball with hands. Push a lolli pop stick all the way through each ball. Place in freezer for at least 1 hour.

5. Right before you pull the balls out of the freezer, melt the chocolate. The chocolate will need to stay melted for a long period of time so the best way is to use a fondue pot. {If you don't have one you can get a large and small saucepan. Fill large pot a little under half way with water. Place the small pot in the large pot and turn on a medium flame. Put the melts into the small pan and the will stay melted until your done!!}

6. Take pops out of the freezer. Dip into chocolate, hold it over pot to let excess chocolate drip off. Place pop on to wax paper to dry. {I held mine until they were almost dry and then placed in freezer on wax paper to finish cooling so that it wouldn't drip and create a flat top to the pop. This took ALOT of time}

7. ENJOY!!!

I wanted mine to taste like a thin mint and that is why I chose the coco mint melts. You can choose any kind of combination of cake mix, frosting, and candy melts.

I made little bouquets out of the pops for mother's day...

I bought the little wrappers at Michael's as well as the pail. I placed a foam block into the pail and stuck them right in!!