Pineapple Refridgerator Cake

It's summer.

It's hot.

I've

Want something that will trick your body into thinking it's 60 degrees even when it's 105?

Here you go.

And you're welcome.

Dear Hubby's family introduced me to Pineapple Refridgerator Cake about 15 years ago. Prior to that I never knew it existed (probably a blessing in disguise).

This recipe has been a favorite of his family for many years.

I was never lucky enough to meet his Grandmother Campbell, but I know that she would be so thrilled that we are enjoying her Pineapple Refridgerator Cake recipe.

This recipe is easy peasy! And it's perfect for a hot summer day.

And even though it does remind me of summer, this cake is perfect any time of year.

So anyways, let's cool off with some Pineapple Refridgerator Cake shall we?!



Campbell's Pineapple Refridgerator Cake

30 large marshmallows

1/2 cup milk

2 packages of graham crackers, crushed

1 can crushed pineapple, drained (but reserve the juice in a seperate bowl)

1 cup Cool Whip

In a microwave safe bowl combine marshmallows and milk. Microwave on high until marshmallows are melted completely.

Allow marshmallow mixture to cool completely.

Once it has cooled, mix in the Cool Whip and the crushed pineapple.

Line the bottom of a 13x9 inch pan with 1/2 of the crushed graham crackers.

Drizzle some of the pineapple juice over the graham cracker crust.

Pour marshmallow/Cool Whip mixture over graham cracker crust. Spread out evenly.

Drizzle a little more of the pineapple juice over the top.

Top with remaining crushed graham crackers.

Refridgerate for at least 1 hour before serving.



Chocolate and Vanilla Biscoff Truffles

Random thoughts and a few things about me.

1. Have you ever noticed how those ASPCA commericals always play the most sad music in the background while showing you pictures of animals with the most pathetic faces. Great marketing to get donations.

2. I have fallen in love with Chevron print.

3. I have decided that I am crafty enough to refinish a dresser/buffet for my house. Although I have yet to find the perfect piece.

4. I love old episodes of The Twilight Zone.

5. I have to repeat certain words over and over in my head.

6. I refuse to think that I'm getting older.

7. Biscoff Spread is the DEVIL!!

Okay so enough random thoughts.

That last one...is a complete truth! I swear!

I had never heard of this stuff before I was a blogger. I secretly wish I would have never discovered it because I'm telling you, it is the DEVIL!!!

Jar # 1

I bought jar # 1 about a week ago and decided to try the slightest little taste on the end of a spoon (you know, just incase it was a mixture of terpintine and dirty socks)

I didn't stop at the slightest little taste! Much to my surprise it tasted nothing like dirty socks!

I decided that the only way to make this any better was to try it on toast.

Yeah, that was pretty good too! And Jar # 1 now resides in my desk at work!

On to Jar # 2

Jar # 2 found it's way into my cart yesterday at the grocery. Apparently our local largest chain in america store decided that Biscoff Spread was better placed at the end of the frozen entree section of the grocery than in the spread aisle. Either the stock boy had no idea what he was dealing with or the peanut butter was jealous and forced it out of it's aisle. I just had to rescue some of it from potential freezer burn!

So jar # 2 came home with us.

I decided this time around I was going to do something different with it.

Check this out!

Do you see this?! Do you know what that is?!

Yes!

It's a Toasted Bacon Biscoff Sandwich!

And it was my breakfast!!

And it was fantastic!!!

And I wonder why I look like a whale!

So now that hubby and I have finished almost half of the jar within the last 24 hours I decided I better do something constructive with my remaining Biscoff Spread or I was going to have to move on to Jar # 3 to be able to blog about it.

I toyed around with the idea of doing something chocolatey and ooey gooey,  but then decided to try making truffles.

I'm a cake pop kinda girl so I decided I'd make these the same way.

I just so happened to have some left over vanilla and chocolate cupcakes in my freezer so out they came.

I mixed these up just like cake pops, coated them with some candy coating and a little drizzle of Biscoff and Voila!

They have just enough of the Biscoff flavor to be dangerous!

I made these three different ways.

I did chocolate coated in chocolate.

I did vanilla coated in chocolate.

And I mixed it together and coated them in chocoalte.

Those were my favorite!

I think the plain chocolate cake overpowers the Biscoff a little, so with the vanilla cake marbled in it allows the Biscoff flavor to reappear.

These were so good! And I said "were"! They're gone!

And I'm considering purchasing Jar # 3 when I make a trip to the grocery tomorrow!!

Now these directions aren't real technical. Sorry, I didn't get any pictures of the steps, but I hope that you can figure this out!

Chocolate & Vanilla Biscoff Truffles

Chocolate Cupcakes or Cake

Vanilla Cupcakes or Cake

Biscoff Spread

Chocolate Candy Melts

Crumble cakes into seperate bowls.

Add in Biscoff Spread. You only need enough to help the cake stick together. (I had three standard size cupcakes and I used about 2 tablespoons of Biscoff spread for each flavor cake)

Squish the cake and spread together with your hands until it becomes like a thick dough.

Roll into balls.

Melt chocolate according to directions on package.

Dip balls in chocolate and allow to cool on wax paper.

Was that technical enough for you? Um....now just eat them!!! And go buy some Biscoff Spread!!

Sweet & Simple Sunday {fifteen}

Good Morning Starshine, The Earth Says 'Hello'!!!

Sorry about that!

Just feeling a little fun today.

It's Sunday, my last day of my impromptu Staycation.

That I'm kind of bummed about...I just need about 10 more days by myself to get all of this work done in my house and get it to not smelling like paint fumes.

Can you guess what I've been doing?

I so can't wait to share all of these fun projects with you, I've been feeling a little crafty and breaking out my Girl Power!

Look! I even used power tools!

Sssshhhh! Don't tell dear hubby that I broke out his circular saw!

I've even been a little more productive in the kitchen this week.

I'll be sharing this sinful recipe later this week!

So enough about what I've been doing. What have all of you been up to?

Here's what 3 of my readers have been up to, these are the features from

Sweet & Simple {fourteen}

1. Pink Ombre Mini Cakes from Baking with Blondie

2. Funfetti Fun Cupcakes from Pamela's Heavenly Treats

3. Banana Pudding Cupcakes from Shaken Together

Aren't they gorgeous?!!

So now, what are you up to this week? Link up and be sure to share the love!!

And don't forget, Pamela's Heavenly Treats is hosting a Giveaway here at Cups by Kim

Click here and get entered to win!!!

Saturday Breakfast and A Giveaway!

Well Hello Ladies!

And Gentlemen!

I hope all of you are having a great week.

It's been fun this week, I'm working on so many projects I just can't wait until all of them are done so that I can share them all with you!

Are you on the edge of your seat yet?

We've only got a few weeks before schools is back in session here in Ohio, and I can't believe that I am Mom to a Second Grader!

Summer has been so stinkin' hot here. I think that's alot of the reason why I haven't felt like baking.

Who wants to have a 350 degree oven going on inside when it's a 150 degree oven outside!

I decided while I wasn't baking that we should have a giveaway.
So this week at Cups by Kim it's Giveaway Time!!!

Have you all met Pamela from Pamela's Heavenly Treats?

Well if you haven't you really need to go check out her blog and her Etsy shop.

She makes amazing treats and they are even healthy!

Pamela has offered one of my readers a chance to try some of her Heavenly Treats.

One of you lucky readers will be randomly chosen to receive one of Pamela's tasty cookie, cupcake or brownie mixes.

When I first met Pamela I decided that I HAD to try some of her creations.

Let's just say, I could hardly wait to tear open the package and get to baking when they showed up on my doorstep.

I decided on the Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix, The Red Velvet Cupcake Mix, and The Cinnamon Jelly Doughnut Cupcake Mix.

Ohhh Emmm Ggggee!!

All of them were so good!

I think my most favorite was the Cinnamon Jelly Doughnut Cupcakes!

Check these bad boys out!!

I do have to be honest though, I prefer mine without the jelly.

Having cupcakes for breakfast is okay, right? Hey! Don't judge!

I baked up the Cinnamon Doughnut Cupcakes, mixed up some easy glaze and dunked my cupcake while sipping my French Vanilla Cap!

It was amazing!

So now's your chance!

Do some things, win some stuff, bake some treats, sit back and enjoy!!

Happy Saturday!!!

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An Accidental Discovery

I feel like I've lost my groove.

This whole blogging thing is hard work.

I thought that since my cupcake business had slowed down I'd have so much more time to dedicate to writing about all of my great adventures and inventive recipes.

Not the case.

I've kind of lost my inspiration.

I just can't think of anything good to make.

And every time I see a recipe that I think sounds good, I feel like I'm being a copy cat so I don't blog about it.

How do you guys feel about that issue?

When you see a recipe online on someone elses blog that you'd like to try, do you try it and then blog about it? Of course giving props for the recipe!

Is there a time frame that you allow yourself before posting about it?

I still feel like I'm new at this blogging thing. I don't know all of the rules.

I don't even know if there really are rules.

I know there are common courtesies, but I don't really know all about it yet.

So...fill me in.

What's the one "rule" that you've learned from the blogging community that you think every new blogger should know?

And since I've kind of lost my creative streak, who do I rely on for ideas.

Well, mostly other's living in my house.

Today was one of those days.

After doing a cupcake order yesterday, I had some mint gonache left over.

Now. Here's one thing about dear hubby that you should know.

If there's a cupcake sitting on the counter, he has enough willpower to leave it alone. In fact, I don't think he even has the slightest problem with it being there.

(I know. I think he's from another planet)

But when it comes to mint gonache...he is all in!

Most of the time, it just involves hubby, bowl of gonache, and a spoon.

However, today was a little different.

It was hubby, above mentioned gonache, and...pretzels!

And to our surprise it was UNBELIEVABLE!!

As in, I had to pry dear hubby away from the bowl and beg him to save some for me for later

(you know. pictures for the post!)

I couldn't believe how good this simple little mix was.

I don't know why I was so surprised. 

Besides, after the peanut butter and chocolate combination, the chocolate and pretzel combination comes in a pretty close second place.

So. If you need a little inspiration just look to all those simple little things sitting around your kitchen and throw something together.

You might be a little surprised at how it turns out!

Mint Chocolate Pretzel Bites

A bunch of pretzels

A bunch of Andes Mints

1/2 cup heavy cream

Unwrap Andes Mints and place in a bowl (I used about 25).

Bring heavy cream just to a boil in a sauce pan.

Pour cream over Andes mints and stir until smooth.

Allow mint gonache to come to room temperature and then dip, top, or dunk pretzels (also tastes great off of a spoon!)

Sweet & Simple Sunday {fourteen}

Happy Sunday Everyone!! How's everyone doin' this weekend? Are you all obsessed with Team USA as much I am this weekend??

I love the Olympics! It is so inspiring to see all of these athletes who have dedicated their entire lives to get to the biggest stage, it's abosolutly amazing!

Did you all watch the Opening Ceremonies? I've decided that when the Olympics come to Ohio I am definitly volunteering to be part of the Opening Ceremony :o)

So this week we had a ton of fantastic recipes that were linked up, I had such a hard time choosing my favorites yet again, so I relied on all of your votes for your Top Pick!

Upside Down Brownies by Just Winging It

And because great drinks and cool treats are popular with me right now, I picked a few others to share!!

Shirley Temple Sweet Tea from Shaken Together

Limeade Sherbet Fizz by Shaken Together

Strawberry Mojito Frozen Yogurt Popscicles from Pink Recipe Box 

I love all of these and can't wait to make and try all of them!

Well, because the Olympics is on right now, I don't want to take up any more of your time, so on to the party!!

Have a great week everyone!!

Sweet & Simple Sunday {thirteen}

I'm baaaaack!! Did you miss me??

Well I think there was something about doing S & S {thirteen} that caused my world to go hay-wire!

It's been a little crazy here the last few weeks.

We started out the month of July crashing at my in-law's house because our house was hit with a crazy thunderstorm causing us to have no power for 4 days. You don't realize just how important everyday things are until they no longer work. Like, water. Like, A.C. Like, your oven! But we managed to survive, and at least no one got hurt.

Fast forward two weeks.

Dear Hubby ended up in the ER with severe back pain. Come to find out, he had a kidney stone almost 1/4 of an inch in diameter. He ended up having emergency surgery last Saturday night, and spent the weekend in the hospital.

So finally this weekend was the first that I've been able to sit down for five minutes at my computer to type up a post that acutally had some content to it.

So here we are.

Sweet & Simple {thirteen}

I know these posts were put up here a while back, but hey, they're still great and they still are making me very hungry, so I thought I still needed to share these with all of you.

Bubblegum Cookie Truffles by Back for Seconds

Lemon Kisses Mini Cupcakes by Pamela's Heavenly Treats

Peanut Butter and Jelly Rolls from Treat & Trick

Strawberry Banana Loaf from Addicted to Recipes

Super Easy Mini Chocolate Pies from Pink Recipe Box

So what do you guys think? Don't these look amazing?! I'm am so in need of some major sugar right now and I think all of these would be just perfect!

Congratulations to all of you that were featured.

Now, onto the party! Be sure to link up anything and everything you've been working on, I love to see all of the different projects that you're working on.

Thanks for stopping by and continuing to support Cups by Kim!!