Strawberry Cupcakes with White Chocolate Buttercream frosting

I found this cake recipe at apronofgrace. But it called for Cream Cheese frosting, and I am not cream cheese's biggest fan, so that led me to smells-like-home which has a recipe for white chocolate buttercream, and I felt like the two would pair perfectly.  And boy did they ever!  These cupcakes were divine!  My husband even said they were amazing without being asked how he liked them! Mine didn't turn out (color wise) quite like they did over at apron of grace because I didn't have enough red food coloring, but the taste was perfection!  Someone even asked if they came from a box, that, to me, and is a great compliment!

Easy Petits Fours

I love Petits Fours.  Any other little cake lovers out there!?  I have attempted to make these before and it was an epic fail.  So then I stumbled upon these on Pinterest at iambaker and decided to give them a go.  There are just 3 ingredients (if you are choosing to make your own fondant, and the creativity is limitless when it comes to decorating.  I made these yesterday for Valentine's day and only had time to cover 3 cakes (Oreo cakesters.  Easy, right?).  They were a gift to my hot Valentine.  We dropped a few off for him at work with some cupcakes!

Barbecue Beef Bicuits

My sister introduced me to this recipe.  They sure are good.  They work as a meal paired with a salad, or are great as a party snack food, maybe for the big game?  I really liked these.

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Coco-Maca Nut French Toast

My Husband does NOT like French toast.  I LOVE french toast.  So I do not get french toast as often as I would have liked.  When Sam from Oh Nuts!  (LOVE their nuts) sent me some nuts, I knew exactly what I was going to make.  I came across this recipe this summer and have been waiting to try it out, and let me tell you, it was Heaven on a plate.  So good.  Seriously, I could write a book.  I even have a new syrup recipe I want to try with this the next time I make it!

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Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies

This are incredible.  They are made with a sugar cookie dough, but are a chocolate chip cookie.  And the mint is just right.  This is a cookie I will now make many times over!  Love it!

Ingredients:

1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz)  sugar cookie mix

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon mint extract

6 to 8 drops green food color

1 egg

1 cup creme de menthe baking chips (Andes)

1 cup semisweet chocolate chunks (I just used plain old semisweet chocolate chips)

Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, extract, food color and egg until soft dough forms. Stir in creme de menthe baking chips and chocolate chunks.
2. Using small cookie scoop or teaspoon, drop dough 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
3. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Cool 3 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Serve warm or cool completely. Store tightly covered at room temperature

Heavenly.

Homemade Butterfingers

 This is a recipe that has been going around Pinterest.  And I LOVE Butterfingers.  I was skeptical.  But I thought I would give it a shot.  They ended up turning out pretty well!  Not exactly like a Butterfinger, they are just a little softer, BUT  they have a taste very VERY similar to a Butterfinger, and who woulda' thunk, CANDY CORN!?

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Ingredients:
1 lb. candy corn
16oz jar peanut butter (we always use Peter Pan because it's awesome)
16oz pkg. chocolate candy coating



Directions:
1. Melt candy corn in microwave on high 1 minute. Stir
2. Continue cooking in 15-second intervals til melted, stirring after each interval.
3.  Once melted, stir in peanut butter. (Make sure it is all melted!  And make sure you didn't go to the gym and work out your arms the day you make this.  It is an arm workout)
4. Spread mixture in an 8x8 pan lined with parchment.
5. Cool completely. Cut into squares.
6. Dip in melted chocolate candy coating. Lay on waxed paper to set.