Strawberry Mousse Pound Cake Trifle

Ingredients:
~ 3 loaves pound cake (regular bread pan size, I buy @ Walmart)
~ 8 oz pkg gelatin
~ 1 1/2 cups boiling water
~ cold water & ice
~ 2 (12 oz) containers cool whip, separated
~ fresh strawberries (I use 2 large containers), halved

Directions:
~ Mix gelatin w/ boiling water until completely dissolved.  Measure 1 cup cold water and add enough ice to make 2 cups.  Add to gelatin and stir until ice is melted.  Mix in all of cool whip except a little you'll set aside for the very top.  Refrigerate just until thickens enough to mound (20+ minutes).  Cube pound cake and layer 1/2 on bottom of trifle dish.  Top with 1/2 cool whip mixture & a generous layer of strawberries.  Repeat layers, BUT before adding the last layer of strawberries, top with plain cool whip.  Finish off with your beautiful layer of strawberries and Wa Lah! 

* Tip:  When I make this, I make it the night before and it's fine in the fridge until I serve it the next day.  It's even great as leftovers for a couple of days :)

Better than Sex Cake

Ingredients:
~ Devils Food Cake or German Choc Cake
~ 1 small can sweetened condensed milk
~ 1 jar caramel icecream topping
~ 1 4-6 oz butterscotch topping (optional)
~ 1 8 oz container whipped cream
~ 4-5 Heath or Skor bars, chopped

Directions:
Bake cake according to package directions.  Remove from oven and immediately poke holes all over the cake w/ a knife.  Drizzle sweetened condensed milk, caramel, and butterscotsh over the cake.  Allow to cool completely.  Top with whipped cream and crushed candy bars.  Drizzle caramel/butterscotch over the top and refrigerate until serving. 

Recipe from:  Wendy Mooney

Angel Food Cake Skewers

A yummy Pinterest recipe that's fast and easy and Y-U-M-M-Y :)


Ingredients:
~ Angel Food Cake
~ Strawberries
~ White Chocolate
~ Milk Chocolate (chocolate bark works great for both)
~ Long Skewers

Directions:
Cut cake and strawberries into bite-sized pieces. Slide onto skewers, alternating between cake and strawberries. Heat chocolate in two separate bowls in the microwave until melted. With a spoon, drizzle chocolate, one at a time, over skewers. You can layer these as long as you give them a few minutes to harden before lying the next layer of skewers on top.

Incredible Ice Cream Sandwich Cake

This dessert is SUPER easy to make and always a hit. It has a ton of variations which make it fun. It is SOOOOO YUM and a very showy dessert too. You'll get a lot of "oohs" and "awws!" It serves a TON of people and you can make it in about 5 minutes!! You can make this a day or two ahead of time, which is great too! You really can't beat a dessert this easy, this fancy and spectacular, and this DELICIOUS!!

Ingredients:
~ Ice cream sandwiches, any flavor you like (I like vanilla or cookies & cream). You will need enough for your first layer x3 or 4 depending on how many layers you want to do...if your bottom layer has four, you will need 12 or 16 total, etc. Sorry I can't tell you exactly how many because you can make this on ANY size dish, but that's actually what makes this recipe so cool! I just buy the 36 pack from Walmart for $7.99 because I make a huge long one with 9 on the first layer. It serves over 40 people! You can't go wrong!!!
~ 1 large container Cool Whip (don't substitute for the cheap stuff!, but you can use "light.")
~ Any toppings you choose. Our fav is crushed mint Oreos, chopped Snickers, Peanut M&Ms, and caramel and Hershey's chocolate drizzled over the top.

Directions:

(You can do as few or as many layers as you'd like, but here's how I make it...)
Place 1 layer of ice cream sandwiches (I've found anything skinnier than 3 wide is difficult to serve) on a pretty serving platter. Spread whipped cream on top. Sprinkle toppings of your choice over whipped cream (not the choc syrup or caramel, save that just for the top layer). Top with another layer of ice cream sandwiches and repeat until you have 3 or 4 layers of everything. Drizzle with chocolate syrup and caramel, if you choose. Freeze for at least a few hours so it serves easily without falling apart. Remove from freezer and serve immediately.

Other topping ideas we like: crushed mints/candy canes, etc. and any candy bar

Recipe from: Wendy Bodily-Mooney

Whipped Cream, Fruit & Cookie Salad Y-U-M!

My sister-in-law brought this to our annual Easter party and it was a HUGE hit!  It's easy to make too.

Ingredients & Directions:
In a large mixing bowl, pour in 2 small pkgs vanilla instant pudding powder. Add 1 large tub whipped cream, 1 large container of strawberry yogurt, 1 frozen pkg of strawberries, 1 frozen pkg of raspberries, then add mini vanilla wafers. Refrigerate until serving.  (I'd make this enough ahead of time for the berries to thaw and the wafers to get a little soft or else it's not as good...a couple of hours in the fridge should do the trick!)

Recipe from: Sister-in-law, Crystal Taylor

Easy Chocolate Brownie Triffle

This is a very easy dessert that's always a crowd pleaser. I've gotten requests for the recipe every time I've made it!


Ingredients:
~ 2 boxes brownie mix, made to package directions. (can use any brownies)
~ 1 large tub cool whip
~ 1 large box instant chocolate pudding mix, made according to package directions

Directions:
In a glass serving dish layer 1/2 brownies, pudding and cool whip. Be careful to layer so that layers don't blend into each other (you will see the layers from the side of the dish). Repeat layers, ending with cool whip. Using a potato peeler, shave chocolate and sprinkle on top. Refrigerate until serving.

Recipe from: Crystal Taylor

Quick Peanut Butter PLAYDOUGH - Kids Love!!

I made this when Katelyn had a friend over and it entertained them for quite awhile. I gave them plastic knives and a ton of cookie cutters and they were in heaven. The playdough actually tastes really good and I snitch bites too.


Ingredients:
~ 1 part powdered sugar
~ 4 parts peanut butter
~ 2 parts sweetened condensed milk

Directions:
Mix all ingredients thoroughly in a large bow. Knead for several minutes until smooth and pliable. Mixture should not stick to your fingers. If it does, more powdered sugar may be added (add very little at a time, if needed, or playdough will get dry & crack...better too moist than dry!). Don't make more playdough than can be consumed, as there are no preservatives to prevent the growth of bacteria.

Recipe from: Friend, Amy Soucie

PERFECT No Bake Cookies

The “PERFECT” no-bake cookies! Shawn is a no-bake cookie fanatic and we've tried half a dozen recipes in search of the infamous "perfect cookie." Well, when we found this recipe he was in heaven! HE made two batches in one night…and he doesn’t even cook! Super easy and amazingly delicious!


Ingredients:
• 2 c Sugar
• 4 tablespoons Cocoa
• 1 stick butter (1/4 lb. or ½ cup)
• ½ cup Milk (I use whole milk – yummy!)
• 1 cup Peanut Butter (can use all creamy or half creamy, half crunchy)
• 1 tablespoon Vanilla
• 3 cups Oats (quick or regular - we use quick)
• Waxed Paper (I use aluminum foil if I don’t have wax)

Directions:
In a heavy saucepan bring to a boil the sugar, cocoa, butter and milk. Let boil for 1 minute (not rolling boil, just bubbling around edges pretty good) and then add peanut butter, vanilla and oatmeal. On a sheet of waxed paper or aluminum foil, drop mixture by the teaspoonfuls until cooled and "set-up."