A Lil Bit of Everything = Delicious

These are amazingly simple yet so delicious. The part that takes the longest is unwrapping all the Reese's - they should really sell these in bulk and unwrapped. What would really be delicious is to make bite-size versions of these in a mini-muffin tin. They're extremely rich and although I had no problem eating one (or two...), they would be best shared in mini form in my opinion.

Brownie Cookie Surprise

Makes 24 standard cupcake sized goodies.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Smoosh one square of break apart refigerated chocolate chip cookie dough into the bottom of each well.

Please Reese cup upside down on top of cookie dough.

Top with a spoonful of (prepared by the box) fudge brownie mix.

Bake for 18 minutes, let cool slightly, then flip out onto a plate to finish cooling.

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White Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes

Sometimes things just don't turn out exactly how we would like them to. Even in those instances, there is always something positive to take away. In this instance, I had a case of screwy-recipe-itis. So, I didn't really like the recipe for these too much as the cake was too dense/sticky, the filling was nixed due to texture issues and I completely re-did the icing recipe. The positive spin I am taking on these is that I thought they turned out kind of pretty and I just can't resist sharing the things I find pretty in life!

Hopefully I'll find a good recipe for these (or create my own) and will post an update, of course.

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Let Them Have Cake (& Time to Eat It, Too)

Here's a quickie recipe if you ever need something light and heavenly but don't have a lot of time for baking. I cheated a little on this one and took the super quick route... I bought one of the angel food cakes from Marsh. But SSHHH, that can be our little secret! I think this took me about 15-20 minutes total to make, which includes prepping the strawberries. The fresh fruit and light cake not only provides a beautiful presentation but also makes this a perfect summer treat.

Angel Lush Cake

1 Can (20 oz.) Crushed Pineapple, in juice, undrained

1 Pkg. (1.5 oz.) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Fat Free Sugar Free Instant Pudding

1 C Thawed COOL WHIP LITE Whipped Topping

1 Pkg. (10 oz.) round angel food cake, cut horizontally into 3 layers

1 Pkg. fresh strawberries, blueblerries, or any other fresh fruit you deem necessary

Mix pineapple and dry pudding mix in medium bowl with whisk until well blended.

Stir in COOL WHIP.

Stack cake layers on plate, filling layers and topping with pudding mixture.

Refrigerate 1 hour. Top with berries just before serving. (I think we made it about 30 minutes before we had to dig in and it was still good to go!)

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