About 10 months ago I decided that I just had to take the Wilton's Cake Decorating Courses...so I did and went a little overboard with all the accessories and such to go along with it. Since then, our family has had a homemade buttercream cake or fondant depending on the person...I think we are about fondant/buttercreamed out. So for my grandma's birthday, I decided to keep it simple and go with a cake based on her favorite candy bar...the butterfinger. If you are craving a simple and moist cake...here's your new go to!
Ingredients:
1 box of Devil's Food Cake Mix
1 jar of caramel Ice Cream Topping
1 can of sweet condensed milk (not evaporated)
1 tub of Cool Whip
1 8-pack of mini butterfingers
1. Prepare the Devil's Food Cake according to the box directions.
2. While the cake is still warm, take a fork and poke holes all over the cake. It will make it ugly and messy but the more holes the better!
3. Mix the caramel topping and sweet condensed milk together in a bowl. Pour over the warm cake.
4. Crush 4 of the miniature butterfingers and sprinkle over the cake. I crushed them in the packages and it cut down on my mess. Put the cake in the fridge and let it cool.
5. When you are ready to serve the cake, spread the cool whip over the cake and then sprinkle the remaining crushed butterfinger over the top of the cake. Chill and serve.
Making banana pumpkin pancakes...
First, I should start by saying a very Happy Birthday to the most amazing woman that I could ever imagine having in my life, my grandma. What better way to start someones birthday than breakfast in bed with their favorite pancake?!?! If I only had a dollar for every time I said they were banana pancakes...maybe because of the "Banana Pancakes" song by Jack Johnson that relaxes me just like the rest of his music after a stressful day! These pancakes were super easy...thanks to some Bisquick and this recipe is based on your preferences! If you aren't crazy about pumpkin, lean towards the 1/2 c range of pumpkin puree...if you love pumpkin, add 1 c to the mix! I hope that you love these pumpkin pancakes as much as we did...and I hope you hold a great conversation with the people you share them with :)
2 cups Bisquick
2 eggs
1 1/4 cups milk
1/2 cup-1 cup pumpkin puree
3 T Sugar
1T Cinnamon
1/2 T nutmeg
1. Whisk all the ingredients together, don't over mix.
2. Allow the mix to rest for 10 minutes.
3. Get griddle warm on Low-Med heat and spray with cooking oil.
4. Pour 1/4 cup mix for pancake. Allow to brown on one side and then flip.
5. After browning on both sides, serve warm with your favorite syrup.
Sorry there aren't any pictures, I couldn't find my camera...and didn't think of using my phone until they were gone.
Hope you all have a great day!
