Confetti Cake Truffles

 Happy Sunday! 

Last weekend I made some yummy Cake Truffles courtesy of Milk Bar Bakery. They came in such a cute box that I had to try em out...plus confetti cake, need I say more?! The box included the cake mix, chocolate coating and crumb coating. These were much like cake pops, minus the stick. 

Making the cake was first, which was yummy he he! Funfetti will always be king but you can't really go wrong with any kind of confetti/birthday style cake. Then toasting the crumb coating and melting the white chocolate coating.

After the cake cooled the real fun began and I got to brake up the cake by hand and form  them into balls, then roll it in the chocolate and crumb coating. I added each cake ball to a baking sheet to harden.

Each little ball looked so delicious...it was honestly hard not to just inhale them. I kept telling myself that they were to share! 

And I did..share them that is. I took some to work too. These Confetti Cake Truffles were such a nice treat. Perfect combo of crumbly, chewy, sweet and savory. The Milk Bar site actually includes lots of recipes and instructions. 

Check them out!

http://milkbarstore.com/main/party-cakes/

Thanks Milk Bar, my taste-buds and friends thank you. 

-Bunny xoxo

Hummingbird Cake

Happy Easter! 

This year I wanted to make something truly delicious for my family and had seen a recipe for Hummingbird Cake on MyRecipes. Turns out that this is a really popular cake and it seemed so interesting that I wanted to taste it for myself. I didn't do a play-by-play for you...I thought about it but for once it was nice to really focus on making the cake. It was just me and my mixer! The recipe included some different ingredients like bananas and pineapple...which I had never thought about adding to cake batter. 

As I suspected it was the most delicious, mouthwatering, sweet and savory, home-made cake I have ever had! It smelled like banana-nut bread and tasted like a dream...a carrot cake/banana-nut bread hybrid of pure yum! The cream cheese frosting paired well, giving it a little extra sweetness. The pineapple was not overwhelming either and the pecan...OMG the pecans!  I had to literally stop myself from consuming the whole thing. Here is the recipe from MyRecipes.com  and their link! 

Ingredients/Directions:

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups of sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 large eggs, beaten
• 11/2 cups vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained
• 2 cups chopped bananas
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• Shortening
• Cream Cheese Frosting
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350°. Whisk together flour and next 4 ingredients in a large bowl; add eggs and oil, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in vanilla, pineapple, bananas, and 1 cup chopped toasted pecans. Spoon batter into 3 well-greased (with shortening) and floured 9-inch round cake pans.Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes our clean. 

Cool cake layers in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks, and cool completely (about 1 hour).

Place 1 cake layer on a serving platter. Spread 1 cup Cream Cheese Frosting over cake layer. Top with second layer, and spread 1 cup frosting over cake layer. Top with third cake layer, and spread top and sides of cake with remaining frosting. Arrange toasted pecan halves in a circular pattern over top of cake.

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/hummingbird-cake-0 

You should definitely make this cake!! 

-Bunny

It's a Girl!!

Hi there!

My very first piece of kitchen equipment and she is beautiful!!!! Thanks Santa Mom!

I had to christen it with my favorite...funfetti!

 Oh mixer we have to stop meeting like this *blushes*....okay let's bake!

 NO Shame at all!! ha ha 

Nom nom nom nom nom nom!!! Glorious! 

Love ya, Bunny

New Book

Look what I snagged for Christmas! Thank you Craig for my new sweets recipe book. I know you will reap the benefits!  He he
Definitely more to come. -Bunny

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