Goodness, Gracious, Cake Balls of Fire!

For Easter, I saw this really cute idea on http://bakerella.blogspot.com. It looked a little intimidating, but I thought I would try it!

It's pretty simple, bake a 9 x 13 cake, let cool completely, then crumble in a bowl. Add a little less than a can of frosting, and muck together. Form into balls, and then dip a sucker stick into melted chocolate, and cool. After firm, dip into melted chocolate. There are a lot of different varieties on how to decorate. Very fun project,...but a little time consuming. I doubled the recipe, and it was too much! You get more than enough from one cake.

I never realized how many different sprinkles there could be! By using the melted chocolate for glue, you just "glue" on different sprinkles. Super cute!

Yummy!!!

Every year I look forward to baking for the holidays! My favorite recipe is Rocky Road!! It's super easy, and super yummy!!! Here's how:

Johnna's Rocky Road

Ingredients:

*1/2 stick of butter

*1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk

*12 oz. chocolate chips

*1 jar of dry roasted peanuts

*1 bag of mini marshmallows

Melt butter on low until fully melted. Add in condensed milk, and then the chocolate chips until melted. Turn off heat, and add peanuts. Mix thoroughly. Then add marshmallows, and mix again. Spread in a buttered 9 x 13 pan, and chill. Cut into small squares, and serve!

Merry Christmas!!

Yummy Overnight Blueberry French Toast

This is the yummiest thing I think I've ever eaten! I brought this to a brunch, and it was a hit! I doctored it up a little, so here is my recipe! :)

Ingredients:
12 slices of French Toast Bread, cut in 1" cubes
2 (8 oz) pkgs. of Cream cheese
1/2 c. powdered sugar
1/4 c. milk

1 c. fresh blueberries
12 eggs, beaten
2 c. milk
1 t. vanilla extract
1/3 c. maple syrup

1 c. white sugar
2 T. cornstarch
1 c. water
1 c. fresh blueberries
1 T. butter

Lightly grease a 9 x 13 pan. Arrange half the bread cupes in the dish. Mix together cream cheese, powdered sugar and 1/4 c. milk, a dollop on top, and spread. Sprinkle with 1 c. blueberries, and top with remaining bread cubes.

In a large bowl, mix the eggs, milk, vanilla extract, and syrup. Pour over the bread cubes, cover, and refrigerate overnight.

Remove the bread cube mixture from the refrigerator about 30 minutes before baking. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Cover with foil, and bake 30 minutes. Uncover, and continue baking 25-30 minutes, until center is firm and surface is lightly browned.

In a medium saoucepan, mix the sugar, cornstarch, and water. Bring to a boil. Stirring constantly, cook 3-4 minutes. Mix in 1 c. blueberries and reduce heat. Simmer for 10 minutes, until the blueberries burst. Stir in the butter, and pour over the baked French toast.

I shook powdered sugar on top too!

Enjoy...and don't think about the calories!!! ;)