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Birthday Boston Cream Pie

May 12, 2020

My biggest guilty pleasure in life, aside from my love of tortilla and potato chips, is that I still to this day crave a boxed funfetti cake. My mom isn’t much of a baker, but boy did she make a mean boxed cake as a treat us and they were delicious. About once a year, I’ll treat myself to one and I don’t care what anyone says—or care that I can probably make a better one from scratch myself—a boxed cake mix is just so nostalgic that it’ll always taste great to me. I wanted to bring that distinct boxed funfetti flavor to a homemade cake, but you know that I can’t just give you something that has been done before, time and time again. So I wanted to bring another twist to an already great dessert, the Boston Cream Pie. I have a few pistachio variations on the blog already but this Birthday Boston Cream Pie really takes the cake. We could all really use a bit of cheering up during these crazy times, and this cake is sure cure all of our quarantine blues.

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Birthday Coffee Cake Muffins

October 15, 2018

It’s my sister’s birthday today and so in honor of her and her special day, I’ve decided to share this recipe for Birthday Coffee Cake Muffins. They’re basically like classic bakery-style coffee cake muffins, minus the cinnamon, and with lots of sprinkles instead. It’s the best way I know how to celebrate a birthday. The great part about it all, except for the fact that you’ll have something delicious to eat at the end of it, is that it can easily be transformed into a cake if you’d like. Just pour the batter into a bundt or tube pan instead, top with streusel, and bake a bit longer. Pop some candles on it and you’ll be good to go; ready to celebrate any birthday or special occasion that comes your way. Nothing can stop you now.

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Funfetti Fudge

December 5, 2017

I’ve recently gotten into a love affair with making fudge. Mainly because you don’t have to turn on the oven and it’s incredibly easy to make. I also love it because it’s so versatile; you can flavor it a thousand different ways, without any effort at all. All of these reasons makes this the best holiday treat to make and give out as gifts to all of your family and friends. Keep this in mind when you’re in need of some last minute holiday gifts. I can promise you that if you package this up and you gift it to someone, it’ll be the best gift they’ll receive. Let’s talk more about this particular fudge, yes? It’s a fun flavor that is guaranteed to remind you of your childhood. I can bake a fancy dessert all day long, but I will never stop craving funfetti cake from a box. I don’t know what it is, it’s just amazing. I crave it every year for my birthday. This Funfetti Fudge is basically that boxed cake mix in fudge form (without the boxed mix). This month for my collaboration with GO BOLD WITH BUTTER, I decided to take my love of funfetti cake and turn it into a bite-sized dessert that everyone will love. It’s a great treat to keep stocked in your fridge at all times. It might be dangerous, but it’s a good dangerous.

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Baked Funfetti Doughnuts + Giveaway!

November 18, 2016

If there was ever a post so perfect for a Friday and so perfect to be shared on this site, it would most definitely have to be these Baked Funfetti Doughnuts. Doughnuts are always a yes in my book, and since these are baked and also funfetti flavored, I think that makes them the ultimate weekend treat. My friend Adrianna from A Cozy Kitchen (author of A Year of Cozy) has just published her newest cookbook which just so happens to be the world’s first coloring cookbook, A Cozy Coloring Cookbook! I think this idea is genius, and I’m so happy that she created this beautiful book for all of us to enjoy and for all of us to feel like kids again! I used to be obsessed with coloring books as a kid, and I’m so happy that adult coloring books are a thing now. Although I do have to say that I haven’t gotten into them, until now. A cookbook where I can not only make delicious recipes from, but also color the pages and have some fun with? That’s the best thing ever. These funfetti doughnuts come from the pages of Adrianna’s book, and they are calling out your name. And just in case you don’t already own it, then you’re in luck because I’m giving away a copy to one lucky winner! It’s like Christmas has come early.

To enter for a chance to win a copy of A Cozy Coloring Cookbook for yourself, leave a comment below letting me know what your favorite Thanksgiving memory is (in honor of the upcoming holiday). Feel free to tell me all the details about it, why this is your favorite memory and what made it so special. My mom and I love reading all of your comments. You have until Monday to enter, and let’s remember to keep things fair. Only one entry per person and everyone is invited to participate. The winner will be picked at random and will be notified via email. This book has your name written all over it, so good luck, I’m crossing my fingers for you!

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Funfetti Eclairs

August 8, 2016

I think I’ve mentioned on here once or twice that my mamma isn’t much of a baker, so it’s a surprise that I really enjoy it. Try she did though, because she wanted to make my sisters and I very happy. Growing up, she’d bake us cookies from a tube and cake from a box, and we loved it all the same because sweets are sweets to kids no matter how they’re made, let’s be honest. To this day I still have a love for funfetti cake from a box that is unexplainable to me, and I find it to be so funny because I was just talking to a friend about how we both know our way around a kitchen and can make any cake from scratch with our eyes closed, yet cake from a box still tastes the best. Why is that? There’s just something so great about the texture and taste of it. You can’t really replicate that moistness (I’m sorry) in a homemade cake. Neither of us could explain it. I think it’s just a reminder being a kid and eating it all of the time. Mom would always make us a boxed cake whenever we were bored or wanted a treat or for a special occasion. She wouldn’t make it fancy either, so there weren’t multiple layers or anything like that. She’d bake the cake in a rectangle pan and let us frost the top and my sister’s and I would load it up with all the sprinkles we wanted. That’s what I call a childhood.

These Funfetti Eclairs are a nod to my childhood, and to anyone else out there who had (and maybe still has) a love for boxed funfetti cake that will never go away. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not like I had eclairs growing up, I didn’t even know that they existed when I was a kid. But I figured that since funfetti everything has already been created, why not try a new take on something that hasn’t already been thought up. That’s how these Funfetti Eclairs came to be. If you’ve been following along, you’ll remember that I made S’mores Eclairs on the blog not too long ago. I’m currently on an eclairs journey and I hope you can jump on board with me because now you have two to try. You better get a move on it.

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