Who Loves Wedding Cake?

How many of you love wedding's? How about wedding cake? There is just something that is so delicious about a wedding cake. What makes it so good? Is it the whole day with all of the beauty, excitement, joy, romance, and love that is in the air? Possibly. Yes. I think it does play a big part in what makes the cake and all of the other delightful treats taste so much more yummy.
So, how would you like a recipe for such a cake? I have one you know and it is so wonderful that you can make it for a wedding cake, birthday cake or anytime cake when you just get a craving. It is pretty durable for stacking too. The best part....it's versatile, quick and easy. I used it for the two cakes that you see below. A BIG hit!

Chocolate Groom's Cake with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting and Fondant UGA G.

Bride's cake with yellow layers and traditional butter cream frosting.

Enjoy playing around with the recipe. I think you will like it.

Easy Cake Layers

1 box cake mix white, chocolate, etc...

1 box instant pudding mix (I use the same flavor as the cake mix)

4 eggs

1 cup sour cream

1/2 cup milk

1/3 cup oil

Mix all ingredients together until blended. Mix 2 more minutes on medium speed.

Pour into 2 greased and floured 9" cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.

Remove from pans and cool on wire rack.

Use your favorite frosting and dig in. Don't forget the milk on the side!

Best Ever Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanuuuuut Peanut Butter.....

What better way to start of this beautiful month of September than with a sweet, creamy, melt in your mouth peanut butter cookie recipe and a few pictures to make you drool.

This is the best PB cookie recipe ever. I love adding the morsels to it for a little extra PB flavor.

2 c. AP flour

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1 1/4 c. dark brown sugar

1 1/4 c. granulated sugar

1 c. butter, softened

3 eggs slightly beaten

1 c. creamy peanut butter

2 tsp vanilla extract

2 c. peanut butter morsels

Mix dry ingredients and set aside.

Blend together sugars and butter. Add the eggs, peanut butter, and vanilla until fluffy.

On low speed add dry mixture until barely mixed with wet. Add morsels and blend well.

Drop by the Tablespoon 2 " apart onto baking sheet.

Using a fork dipped in sugar, make a criss-cross pattern on each cookie.

Bake for 18-20 minutes. Cool on flat surface or wire rack.

Want a better look? Here you go! Sorry, I'm out of virtual napkins ENJOY!!!!

Happy Birthday Dad!

Hey Y'all! Just a quick post tonight. I have been hard at work for 3 days on this cake for my Dad's 63rd birthday. Isn't this little guy just the cutest. :)


He is made out of fondant as well as the road. The cake is covered in butter cream with a milk chocolate ganache filling. Yummy!

Okay....so here goes nothing....

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday Dear Sweet Daddy! Happy Birthday to you.

Did you guys like my singing? HeeHee!

Happy Birthday to any and everyone with a Birthday this month.


Lot's of Love and Yummy Baking!


The Cookie Girl

Stubb' Style Giveaway Ending Soon

Just a reminder to scoot on over to my Frying Bacon Naked Blog and enter to win the Stubb's Style giveaway. An entire case of Stubb's grilling and BBQ sauce is up for grabs. Entry deadline ends tonight at Midnight!

Garden Dibble?

Garden dibble anyone? Do you even know what a garden dibble is? I sure didn't. Not until I won it during Lucy and Shawnee's garden apron swap. This thing is too cool for school and I absolutely love it! It is an old time garden tool used for making holes to plant your seeds and plants in the garden. It is handcrafted by a company out of Nashville ,TN called Wood Elements. Click their name here and check out all of their beautiful handcrafted items in their Etsy shop.

You can even get a dibble for yourself.

As soon I opened the box today I wanted to use it. Luckily I had bought some onion bulbs to plant. My picture shows a little dirt on it. That's because it was put to work getting those onions in the ground. This thing really does the job.

So check out Wood Elements and tell em' that the Cookie Girl sent you.

A Humdinger of a Cookie (This ones for you Suzi)

It's may not officially be Summer yet but It is definitely close around here. I know some of you are already having 100 degree weather. Whew!

Who wants to heat their kitchen in HOT HOT weather? Not me! So today I am offering up a Humdinger of a cookie that is No-Bake. Now this is a bit of a Holiday thing but who cares? When you are craving a cookie in 100 degree weather, this one will fit the bill.

So whip up a batch and get outta that kitchen y'all. It's Summer Time!

PS. I will be adding more no bake cookies for the Summer.

Krispie Skillet Cookie Photo by Linda Larsen

Humdingers

(Also known as Krispie Skillet Cookies)

1 stick butter (softened)

1 cup sugar

8 oz. chopped dates

1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

pinch of salt

1 1/2 cups Rice Krispies

1 tsp vanilla

1 box confectioners sugar

Melt butter, add sugar,dates,nuts and salt. Cook for 8 minutes over medium heat. (Don't over cook or they will be glazed) Remove from heat and add rice krispies and vanilla. Mix well with wooden spoon. When cool enough to touch roll into 1 inch balls and then roll in confectioners sugar.

Tada! A Quick No Bake Treat! Enjoy!