Cake Pops are the cutest desserts for any celebratory occasions, or just for fun! These pretty cake pops are made with vanilla cake mixed with cream cheese frosting, covered with melted chocolate and festive sprinkles.
There’s a cake for every occasion! If you prefer cakes that fit in the palm of your hands, try these Vanilla Cupcakes.
Vanilla Cake Pops
And then if you want just a bite or two of cake, you want these delicious vanilla cake pops. I am a sucker for anything mini and cute, and these cake pops certainly made the list. They are made with a simple vanilla cake, straight from my mini vanilla cake recipe.
What you need to make cake pops
The vanilla cake
All-purpose flour – this is what I use for all of my recipes but cake flour will work as well.
We had this Creamy Parmesan Garlic Chicken for dinner the other night. Mr. Flamingo couldn’t stop raving about it! The chicken was moist and tender; the sauce was light and tasty! We will have this again!
Beef Bourguignon has crazy tender melt in your mouth beef and hearty veggies slow cooked to perfection in a rich sauce. This meal is comforting and perfect for the cold months ahead!
Slow Cooker Beef Bourginon
This is THE BEST BEEF STEW I HAVE EVER HAD!!!!
If you are looking for a comforting, hearty and blow-you-away with flavor beef stew this is your recipe.
Ok I am getting a little ahead of myself because I am so excited about this beef stew.
Who gets excited about a beef stew? Apparently this girl.
This has the most crazy tender beef inside with hearty vegetables and it has the absolutely best rich and delicious sauce!
I am a total beef stew lover, especially when it cools down.
This decadent, rich Chocolate Torte is an easy, elegant dessert to serve to your friends and family to make them believe you are a gourmet cook! Each bite is a luxurious experience for the most dedicated chocolate lovers!
Chocolate Torte
We are obsessed with this classic chocolate torte that manages to be both elegant and rustic at the same time. Maybe it’s the dense, almost fudgy interior or the crackly, delicate top that is dusted with cocoa powder, but there is just something about this dessert that defies all my ability to resist temptation.
If you really want to dress it up for a special occasion, you can serve it with a simple raspberry coulis drizzled on top or around the plate to make it extra fancy...
Shamrock Shake is a minty-vanilla ice cream shake is such a fun treat for all ages! Skip
the line and make your own at home!
This fun, green shake is the perfect cold treat to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. But unlike it’s fast food namesake, this homemade version can be made year round! You can also make some swaps like using this homemade KETO ice cream with coconut for a flavorful, low carb twist. Serve this shake after a meal of Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage Stew or these Stuffed Cabbage Rolls for a festive meal!
Shamrock Shake
These green mint milkshakes just radiate happiness and cheer. They bring a smile to the entire family! They’re such a fun treat: cold, creamy, and bursting with a minty freshness. The combination of mint and vanilla are more pronounced by the bright gre...
Cheesy Turkey Meatball Skillet covered in sauce and cheese, made all in one skillet. Serve this with a green salad and a little bread on the side for dipping!
If the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, then these meatballs will certainly make the heart grow fonder! My meatball loving husband gave them two-thumbs up. Some of his other favorite meatball recipes are Giant Meatball Parmesan, Swedish Meatballs, Turkey Meatball Stroganoff and Salisbury Steak Meatballs.
Tommy loves meatballs, he orders them as an appetizer every time we go to our favorite Italian restaurant. Since we always share apps with our friends, he gets an extra order for himself, that’s how much he loves them...
Bacon Ranch Cheese Ball Bitesare delicious appetizers loaded with shredded cheese, a pop of color from the green onion, cooked bacon chunks mixed with black olives and pecans all rolled together in a tight ball with a pretzel on top. Perfect for that Super Bowl party, or for a night at home with the family!
Party like a rockstar with these cheese ball bites! If you love cheese ball appetizers try these Jalapeno Bacon Cheese Ball, Smoky Bacon Cheddar Cheese Ball or Bacon Ranch Cheese Ball for more flavors
Bacon Ranch Cheese Ball Bites
Ring in the new year or serve at parties with this fun filled bacon ranch cheese ball bite recipe.
These are SO elegant and fun to serve and share at your next party.
Make them look fancy or leave off the pretzel and add a cracker.
In the midst of holiday gift giving, should we think about giving experiences rather than gifts? I can’t help but think about the fact that often these well-intentioned gifts eventually lead to more stress, for the giver and the receiver. So much so that over time my husband and I decided to give experiences instead of material gifts as much as we can. After a few years of trial and error, this is now pretty much the norm in our family … and the results are amazing!
Even last minute, an experience gift can be easy to arrange, thoughtful, and rewarding to both giver and receiver...
So I don’t know about you, but I’m not a fan of self-checkouts. Don’t you prefer the human touch? I do. Do you enjoy laboriously placing items on a machine, or kiosk, and following directions from a disembodied voice on how to make a simple transaction? I don’t.
In September, I was forced to think about such matters when two automatic checkout machines were installed in my local CVS store in New Jersey. They appeared one day, replacing two cashier positions out of four. As I stood in line waiting for a human being while glaring at the machines, a cashier I was friendly with beckoned me over to one of the kiosks, where she was assisting people trying to use them. “No way,” I said. “I’m not going to use those things.”
These Candy Cane Sugar Cookies are outrageously festive! A soft sugar cookie dough is loaded with crushed candy canes and topped with creamy buttercream making them the most festive Christmas Cookie Recipe ever!
Make sure to try my Classic Cut Out Sugar Cookie Recipe if you want to use your cookie cutters and decorate cookies!
Candy Cane Sugar Cookies Are An Easy Christmas Cookie Recipe!
I am completely obsessed with anything that’s creamy-buttery-peppermint. A few years ago I made Buttermint Cookies and they are solidly one of my most favorite Christmas Cookies of all time.
These Candy Cane Sugar Cookies are now a close second! I LOVE sugar cookies so much, and I knew loading them with crushed candy canes would create a peppermint sugar cookie recipe that would be delicious! Of cours...