Cake pops

Has anyone heard of these? They are so stinkin' cute and absolutely delicious! The ones in this picture are pretty tricky but they don't have to be that fancy. My sister made them last night for our Halloween party and just sprinkled them with Halloween sprinkles. This picture is from Bakerella.com. She makes the most amazing cake pops and they are so easy! She also has a book out now entirely about cake pops. I'm thinking neighbor gifts for Christmas and take home gifts for birthday parties! The possibilities are endless!

Recipe:
1 cake mix any flavor
1 can cream cheese frosting
almond bark or other dipping chocolate
sucker sticks
sprinkles or other toppings

Make cake according to package directions. Cool cake completely and crumble in a bowl. Add cream cheese frosting and mix until well combined. Roll into golf ball size balls, add sucker sticks and freeze several hours until firm. Melt almond bark and dip. Immediately sprinkle with toppings as the chocolate will harden very quickly.

Alternate Recipe:

Oreo crumbs
8 oz cream cheese, softened

Mix oreo crumbs and cream cheese and follow instructions for cake balls.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Candy

This recipe seemed kind of weird at first but I decided to give it a try and HOLY COW! They were so so so good and I think Christina and Brent will vouch for these! Everything about them is delicious but my favorite part is the caramel filling. It just oozes all over. I seriously could have eaten the whole pan if I didn't know how many calories were in these! I hate it when they put the nutritional facts on the recipe!! btw, this recipe came from my Taste of Home magazine.






Ingredients
1-1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup butter, cubed
1/3 cup 2% milk
2 sleeves butter-flavored crackers (about 80 crackers)
1 cup butterscotch chips
1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter

Directions
In a saucepan, combine the cracker crumbs, sugars, butter and milk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir 5 minutes longer.
Place a single layer of crackers in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. dish; top with half of crumb mixture. Repeat layers. Top with remaining crackers.
In a small saucepan, combine the butterscotch chips, chocolate chips and peanut butter. Cook and stir until smooth. Pour over crackers. Let stand until set. Yield: 15 servings.
Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with Keebler Town House crackers.