Funfetti Oreo Birthday Cake

This cake is simply amazing! From the Birthday Cake Oreos to the Cheesecake Frosting and it takes no time to whip up. The hardest part is waiting for the cakes to cool before you frost them. A tip for cooling cakes after they come out of the oven leave them in the pans for 5 minutes then wrap two layers of plastic wrap around them and put in the fridge for an hour, then you're ready to frost.

Okay let's get baking!!

CAKE INGREDIENTS
- 1 Box Funfetti Cake Mix
- 1 Package Birthday Cake Oreos
-Butter
- Milk
- 2 Extra eggs then what the cake mix calls for.
-2 Cups Sprinkles

FROSTING INGREDIENTS
- 1 Tub Cheesecake Filling (by the cream cheese)
- 2 Cups Powdered Sugar
- 1 Teaspoon vanilla
- 7 Birthday Cake Oreos

DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare two cake pans either with baking spray or layer bottom with parchment paper and butter sides.
2. Prepare the cake mix, you can follow the box instructions or do it my way which makes a very moist cake. Instead of oil use butter, instead of water use milk and add 2 extra eggs to the mix. Leave batter in the bowl.
3. Crush 6 Oreos and fold into cake batter.
4. Divide batter between two cake pans.
5. Bake for 34-38 min. Until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
6. Let cool before frosting!!!

FROSTING DIRECTIONS
1. Put 1 Cup powdered sugar in bowl, put 1/2 the tub Cheesecake filling then put the other cup powdered sugar and then the rest of the cheesecake filling.
2. Add the vanilla.
3. Mix until smooth.
4. Put 1/3 of the batter in a separate bowl for the cake filling. Crush 7 Oreos and add to the 1/3 batter.
5. Spread the 1/3 batter over one cake and place the other cake on top.
6. Use remaining frosting to cover the cake. Decorate with sprinkles and remaining Oreos.

I was afraid this cake wouldn't be very good by my Co-workers ate it up. It smells amazing and it's so colorful and fun.

Pumpkin Energy Balls. No Bake

It's Fall which as we all know means pumpkin everything! Now I'm not a BIG pumpkin fan, I do like baked pumpkin foods. Like cookies, breads, and pies, but I dislike pumpkin in my dinners, coffees and dips. I love all the hype about pumpkin though, it has amazing health benefits.

Pumpkin is loaded with Vitamin A, also has B-complex in it and is a rich source of minerals like copper, calcium, potassium, and phosphorus. It's filled with fiber which as we all know is amazing for you. 

Did you know 100g of pumpkin provided 30g of protein! It's also a great anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, and anti-parasitic for tapeworms and other parasites (ew yes, but true). Basically what I'm telling you is that pumpkin is a super food! Now you can't eat a whole loaf of pumpkin bread and think WOW that was so healthy for me, you have to pair pumpkin with other healthy ingredients. That's why I came up with these healthy pumpkin energy balls. I promise I'll have more healthy pumpkin recipes for you too as well.

So Let's Get Baking

Ingredients 

- 1 Cup canned pumpkin

- 1 1/2 Cups old fashioned oats

-1/2 Cup flax seed

- 1/2 Cup unsalted almonds

- 1/4 Cup dried plums

- 1 Tablespoon honey

- 1 Teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

- 2 Squares of dark chocolate for drizzling

Directions

- In a food processor combine all the ingredients and process until a paste is formed.

- Using a cookie dough scoop or melon ball scoop form balls and place them on parchment paper.

- Melt chocolate in microwave, start at 1 min stir chocolate then do 15 secs the two pieces should be done.

- Using a spoon drizzle the chocolate over the pumpkin balls.

-Refrigerate for 2-3 hours.

- To store keep in Tupperware in the fridge. 

That's it, now you have a delicious little energy ball for an afternoon snack or a pre-workout snack.