Skorr Cake

This morning  child number four woke up way too early. We sent her back to bed and instead of going back to sleep she woke her little sister. The two of them ended up in our bedroom in time to see the sunrise. They were so excited to watch the sky change as the sun came up. They darted back and forth from one window to the next trying to get a better look while Laetitia gave a running commentary on what she thought was going on. Occasionally she would get distracted by other things like cars, airplanes or streetlights.

Part of me was a bit grumpy because I would have loved that extra hour of sleep, but it was fun to see their joy in this new the experience.


One of the desserts my husband loves is Skor Cake but I always thought it was very difficult to make. So the last time my mother in-law was here I had show me how to make it.  I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was.

So in the last year I've made it for Christmas dinner, Easter dinner and a few times just for fun and it was gone in less than 24 hours every time. My daughter takes it in her lunch and refuses to share with her friends.... that's how good it is.

Ingredients

• 1 cake mix crumbled
• 2 boxes instant chocolate pudding or use homemade
• 1 litre of Cool Whip thawed
• 4-6 Skorr Bars or a package of Skorr bits

Directions

• Mix cake and bake it. Once cooled cut cake in half and crumble. Put half the crumbled cake back into the pan.

• Mix chocolate pudding as directed on the box  or use homemade. Cover crumbled cake with the pudding. 

• Then cover that layer with half the Cool Whip.

• Now comes the fun part. Crush the Skorr bars. I used a rolling pin but I'm sure there are other ways. Once they are crushed sprinkle 2 or 3 bars over the Cool Whip.

• Use the rest of the cake and then Cool Whip and last of the the remaining chocolate bar bits.
• Place in fridge for about 2 hours and serve.

Cinnamon Roll Cake

One of the recipes I love from my mother-in-law's house is her cinnamon bread. She would serve it for breakfast on Christmas morning or when we all got together for one of our large family gatherings. This cake reminds me of that but in much larger quantities.

I have made this for my family a few times and each times it disappeared very quickly. Once I over mixed the cinnamon topping into the cake, it still tasted good, but not as good, just a word to the wise.

Homemade Chocolate Pudding

The last time I made Skorr Cake, I found that my son had used up all my instant chocolate pudding. So I did quick Google search and found a way to make it from scratch.

The recipe I found turned out to be pretty good, especially when eaten warm, but after the pudding cooled it became a little rubbery because of the cornstarch. So I modified the recipe to use flour instead of corn starch. The result is a nice rich and creamy pudding that tastes good hot or cold.

My husband loves cooked pudding and this is a lot less expensive than the normal pudding mixes we used to buy. I think we will be eating a lot more pudding in the months to come.

Brownies

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Chocolate Fudge Pudding

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Snow Icecream

This is something me and the kids have done a few times. I got the idea from a friends blog Raising Memories. I have tried it two different ways and I like the condensed milk version much better. It was thicker, creamier and sweeter. On both occasions though my kids loved it and wanted more. Can't you tell?

This year I did something a little different. I let each child color their own so it was a bit more personal to them. It was a nice addition to the fun.

Grasshopper Fudge Cake

I love desserts, my family has a few favorites, but when Thanksgiving rolled around I decided to try a recipe I found on Pinterest. I made a number of modifications to it, and it turned out to be a big hit with the whole family. The second time I made it it disappears just as fast. And when my daughter saw me writing this blog post she was asking for it again.

Chocolate Fudge Sauce

For Thanksgiving this year (yes, I know that was along time ago) I tried a new grasshopper fudge cake recipe that I had found on Pinterest. The recipe for the Grasshopper Fudge Cake will be my next post.

The original recipe, which came from the Betty Crocker website, called for a couple of jars of hot fudge sauce which I wasn’t interested in paying 5 bucks each for. Instead, I managed to find a recipe for a thick chocolate fudge sauce from a family cookbook.

This chocolate fudge sauce is excellent on cake, ice cream, or whatever else you want a nice chocolate sauce on.