Hostess Cupcake Cake Recipe December 15, 2021August 23, 2017 If you liked Hostess Cupcakes in your lunchbox as a kid, you’ll love this cake version that’s all grown up! OH my gosh. This cake. YOU GUYS! Where to even begin?!? Because, honestly, this cake was all kinds of ridiculous. In the very best way… I remember back when my mom would pack my lunches and would on a very rare occasion send me to school with a Hostess Cupcake in my lunchbox. I tried to not let my friends see me geek out over a cupcake in (but seriously, how come none of the other 5th graders ever seemed as fall-over-yourself excited about cupcakes as I did?? Was I truly alone in that feeling?!). So I’d carefully set it aside until I had finished my lunch. I wanted it to be the very last thing that I tasted before going back to class. And there was no just shoveling the whole thing in my mouth. Oh no. I took my time and savored each component separately. First, I peeled (yes, peeled, you know what I’m talking about!) off the chocolate icing and ate that first. Next I scooped out the cream filling. And finally, I’d eat the remaining cake. If I was lucky enough to get a Hostess Cupcake in my lunchbox, you can darn well believe I made it a full-blown experience when it came time to eat it! Being the mature adult that I am today, it’s been long, long time since I’ve sampled fine packaged delicacies such as a Hostess Cupcake. But that doesn’t mean I hold it in any less regard. In fact, I made this cake as an ode to my favorite lunchbox treat! Basically, if a Hostess cupcake grew up to be a full-blown layer cake, this is what it would be. And it’s nothing short of OMG SO GOOD. To use my most eloquent terminology there. Today’s cake recipe combines layers of my all-time favorite chocolate cake with a copycat Little Debbie cream filling (that I also used in these Oatmeal Cream Pies), and it’s topped with a sinfully indulgent chocolate ganache. It’s literally a larger-than-life Hostess Cupcake with better chocolate frosting, a better cream filling, and much better chocolate cake. So, what I’m say is pretty much this: if you were that child geeking out in the cafeteria over a Hostess Cupcake… this one’s for you ????.
Texas Roadhouse Cinnamon Honey Butter Copycat Recipe December 16, 2021June 17, 2016 Creamy, sweet, unbelievably honey butter with a heavy touch of cinnamon. Just like the stuff you’ll find at Texas Roadhouse! You’ve been to Texas Roadhouse right? And you’ve inhaled a basket of their rolls smothered in this ridiculous cinnamon honey butter right? If you haven’t, stop what you’re doing right now, and GO. It’s ok. I’m not going anywhere. I can wait. Ok, AH-mazing, right?! Like, the best thing that’s happened to fresh, warm, yeasty bread E-V-E-R. And the best part is (who am I kidding?! the best part is how good it tastes!! But the NEXT best part is…) how easy this copycat version is to make at home. It tastes EXACTLY the same. And you get a whole lot more than the tiny little scoop they give you at the restaurant. Because we obviously need more butter than that. ???? First, you’ll need softened butter. Whip it into oblivion. Then add honey, cinnamon, and powdered sugar. And I like a little pinch of sea salt too, just to cut through all that sweet. Your waistline isn’t going to thank me for this, I won’t lie. But your tastebuds most certainly will! Enjoy responsibly ????.