Thin Mint Poke Cake

I almost broke my phone drooling over this picture when I saw it on Pinterest a few months ago.  It was literally screaming my name.  Luckily I had a baby shower to throw coming up and so this went straight to the top of the menu.  IT DID NOT FAIL.  I think I got more compliments on this cake than any other cake I've ever made in my life.  It was easy and unbelievably delish-if you like chocolate mint, then this is the perfect cake for you!

Andes Mint Chocolate Cake

Birthday cake at its best!!!

If I have to make my own birthday cake, you bet your bottom I'm gonna cover it in Andes mint frosting, chocolate ganache, and Fudge mint oreos.

*I used a Devil's food cake mix and mixed in crushed oreos

*I used Fudge mint oreos because they are amazing

*the frosting was a bit too sugary for my taste, but I also royally suck at making frosting

*I would definitely make this again!!!

Oreo poke cake

It is so cliche, but I just can't help it.  The older the get, the more I love chocolate.

And in the last few years, I've rekindled my love affair with Oreos.  I just can't resist them.

This is an awesome, easy recipe!

Very few ingredients, very little work, and totally yummmmm!

*I used chocolate pudding instead of Oreo

***Make your pudding and pour it immediately!!! It sets up super fast, so if you wait even 2 minutes, it will be gloppy and won't sink in as well.  That's what I did the first time and I let it sit for a good 8 hours before we ate it, so it wasn't a total bust, but it would have been better if I had done it ASAP.  

This recipe can go SO many ways!!! Lemon cake with lemon pudding, spice cake with butterscotch pudding, chocolate with banana, chocolate with mint, I could keep going and going!

S'Mores Diip

Easy.  Delicious.  Finger-licking good.  No leftovers.

Try it!

Puppy Chow Brownies

In the mood for an over the top decadent dessert???

Here ya go!

You may think the Puppy Chow in the brownie is a waste, but it definitely adds to the chewy texture of the brownie.  And I love me a chewy brownie!!! So much that I threw in a few spoonfuls of Marshmallow Fluff--never hurt no one!

Buttermilk Chocolate Cake

It's called AMAZING Buttermilk Chocolate Cake, and it IS!

This recipe fully stood up to its name.  Pretty easy to put together, extremely moist yet light, it's an all around great chocolate cake if you're looking to make something NOT out of a box.  The instructions were spot on, very thorough, so no surprises, which is always a plus.

In looking around for the perfect fluffy and light frosting, I chose this one.

The only thing I'd try different next time is in choosing my cocoa powder.  I've heard Dutch cocoas are delicious and the Hershey's I used left me wanting a little something more...