My sister, Hannah, will be 16 on the 16th of this month. My cousin, Jennifer, will be 13 on the 18th of this month. (Have I ever mentioned I'm the oldest out of 11 grandkids on my dad's side?)
St. Patrick's Day falls right smack dab between their birthdays, on the 17th. Since St. Patrick's Day is coming up, and while I am not big into celebrating "minor" holidays (unless they mean a day off work, then I am VERY into celebrating them), I wanted to share a few recipes that are St. Paddy's Day inspired. (Yes, I know I'm spelling Paddy with D's and not T's.
Historically speaking, it should be done with D's and not T's.)
Anyway...in case you've never heard of this amazing dessert website, I feel the need to enlighten you.
Bakerella is AMAZING! No seriously. Spectacular. I've made a few of the desserts from there and they've just been scrumptious! I will go on record to say I am NOT a fan of cake balls. The name alone kinda makes me cringe, but the taste tends to be too sweet for me overall. However, Bakerella makes some of the CUTEST cupcakes, cakes, and yes, cake balls.
So for your St. Paddy's Day baking pleasure...
Green Red Velvet Cupcakes
Don't those just look delish? I loooove red velvet cupcakes! As for the frosting, it might be something I give a try, but I probably will stick with good ole fashioned cream cheese frosting. You seriously can't go wrong with anything that has cream cheese!
Shamrock Oreo Truffles
I'll admit...I won't like these. I don't like mint flavored ANYTHING. I even use cinnamon toothpaste! However, I LOVE Oreo Balls (that's what we call them in my family) and figured that anyone who loves Oreo Balls and Mint Chocolate Chip will LOVE these little babies! If anyone tries this recipe, please let me know! :-)
Happy baking!
~A
I make the mint oreo truffles. They are Fantastic! Anyone who is a fan of thin mint cookies will simply love these. I make them more than I make regular oreo balls. :) I will say though that I haven't made HER recipe. I use all of the cookie filling and even add a tsp of mint extract. Bakerella is one of my favorites. :)
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome! I thought about making them for Vance, but I can't justify making them for one person...unless it's me. :-D Just kidding!
ReplyDeleteLet me know if you ever find anything on there that you think is so fabulous it needs to be shared! I will gladly post a referral blog! :-D
Thanks for the comment, Ash!