Chocolate Funfetti Sheet Cake

Chockfull of rainbow sprinkles, this dense and fudgy Chocolate Funfetti Sheet Cake is topped with the most airy & light chocolate whipped frosting. A little slice of happiness on a plate!

I have been contemplating the meaning of happiness lately- the complexities of it, the things that enhance our own personal happiness and the things that seem to hinder or take away from it, and the various ways that we sometimes seem to get in the way of our own happiness.

I mean, when do we know that we are truly happy? 

When we stop reaching for the next big thing? The better thing? When we allow ourselves to finally feel some contentment with how things are in the here and now?

But then you have to ask yourself- is that really true happiness? Or is that just settling?

Shouldn't we always be striving to better ourselves? To improve our lives? To love harder? To love ourselves more? To push that extra mile or two? To not give up on the things that we feel are important in our lives just because it may be hard at the moment?

Easy Chocolate Buttermilk Donuts

These moist & fluffy Easy Chocolate Buttermilk Donuts start with a "secret" ingredient- your favorite chocolate cake mix! 

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Anyone else experiencing a case of the winter blahs? The cold, wintry weather has set back in here this week, and I am just so ready for spring already. 

I mean, I do like spending an afternoon cuddled up on the couch under a cozy blanket with a warm cup of tea while I binge watch old episodes of Grey's Anatomy on Netflix. But I am starting to get a serious case of cabin fever, and I am itching for warmer weather & to get outside again.

While I certainly can't make spring arrive any quicker, I can try to brighten up these remaining days of winter with sprinkles.... lots & lots of rainbow sprinkles. And chocolate! 

I mean, who can be all blue & down when you have a moist chocolate glazed cake donut topped with rainbow sprinkles staring you in the face? ;)

Rainbow Sprinkle-fetti Cookies

Soft & thick cake mix cookies are loaded up with rainbow sprinkles & then topped with a perfect buttercream frosting in these Rainbow Sprinkle-fetti Cookies...

As some of you all may recall, my daughter turned four last month. (Yes, hold me. I can't believe how quickly she is growing up!) 

Her birthday happened to fall on one of the days of the week that she attends preschool, so I asked her if she would like to bring in a special treat to share with her friends at school that day. Of course, she was absolutely ecstatic about it. 

And to be perfectly honest, I was pretty excited about baking up a fun sweet treat for her classmates as well. ;) 

You see, my son is an August baby. And his actual birthday is always towards the end of summer break, so I never really got to bake anything for him to take to school and share with his class.

When I asked Little Miss what she wanted me to make for her class for her birthday, she had just two requirements- she wanted cookies and she wanted pink frosting on them. Okay. That was something I could definitely handle. :) 

Cake mix cookies happen to be one of my favorite cookies to bake. They are soft & thick, taste like cake, and happen to be crazy easy to make. 

So, I took a basic cake mix cookie dough and loaded it up with LOTS of rainbow sprinkles (because you can never have too many rainbow sprinkles!). Then I topped each of these cookies with a perfect pink buttercream and even more rainbow sprinkles. 

Let's just say that these Rainbow Sprinkle-fetti Cookies were a HUGE hit with her preschool friends and teachers...

Happy Birthday Cake Batter French Toast

Surprise the birthday guy or gal with this fuss-free & festive cake batter flavored baked french toast...

First, I have to start this post by wishing my very lucky husband a very Happy Birthday today! :) I won't tell you all just how old that he is, but I will say that he is now a tad bit closer to 40 than 35.

Just a tad. ;)

I love to give him a hard time because he is older than me.... even if it is by less than 6 months.

But he is still older than me. :P

I originally made this sprinkle-rific breakfast for my own birthday back in September (yep, I have been holding out on you all this long).  And today I am celebrating my husband's birthday on the blog by finally sharing this fun, rainbow sprinkle packed Happy Birthday Cake Batter French Toast with you all!  

Happy Birthday Cake Batter Ice Cream

What goes better with a Rainbow Bundt Cake & Heart Shaped Smash Cake than Happy Birthday Cake Batter ice cream?  I knew I wanted to make at least one homemade ice cream for baby girl's rainbow birthday bash.  Folks, this is the reason why I only made 18 cupcakes instead of 24 with that extra box of vanilla cake mix- I was saving a little of the cake mix to make this ice cream. ;)

If you have an electric ice cream maker, this recipe will come together very easily and pretty quickly.  And it was completely gone before all the cake was served.  I will put it this way- I had this sprinkled cake batter ice cream & a carton of chocolate ice cream at the party. I still have some chocolate ice cream left in my freezer over a week later.  Just saying... ;)

What you will need:

2 cups of milk (I used 2%.)

2/3 cup heavy cream

1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk

1 tsp vanilla

2/3 cup of vanilla cake mix

1/2 cup of rainbow sprinkles

Be sure to properly freeze your ice cream maker's container before starting.  

In a large bowl, whisk together everything but the rainbow sprinkles. Pour the cake batter ice cream base into your chilled container, & then follow your ice cream maker's specifications for churning your ice cream.

I let my ice cream whirl for about 25 minutes.

When your cake batter ice cream is done churning, spoon it out into a freezer safe container.  Now pour in the rainbow sprinkles & mix.

Freeze your ice cream for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.

You do need to let the ice cream sit out at room temperature for 10-15 minutes before serving to allow it to soften a bit.  Homemade ice cream is always a little harder than the store bought varieties.  

Happy Birthday Cake Batter Ice Cream

by Frugal Foodie Mama

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 25-30 miuntes

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Ingredients (Approx 1/2 gallon)

• 2 cups of milk (I used 2%.)
• 2/3 cup heavy cream
• 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2/3 cup of vanilla cake mix
• 1/2 cup of rainbow sprinkles

Instructions

Be sure to properly freeze your ice cream maker's container before starting.

In a large bowl, whisk together everything but the rainbow sprinkles. Pour the cake batter ice cream base into your chilled container, & then follow your ice cream maker's specifications for churning your ice cream.

I let my ice cream whirl for about 25 minutes.

When your cake batter ice cream is done churning, spoon it out into a freezer safe container. Now pour in the rainbow sprinkles & mix.

Freeze your ice cream for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.

You do need to let the ice cream sit out at room temperature for 10-15 minutes before serving to allow it to soften a bit. Homemade ice cream is always a little harder than the store bought varieties.

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There are a few more rainbow hued posts to come!  Are you excited yet?? :)