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I just love that every morning my Facebook wall is flooded with some fantastic recipes that I am adding to my list to try!  This one popped up this morning and just had to share!

ORANGE DREAMSICLE CAKE from Pampered Chef with Independent Consultant Nathan Brown

Ingredients:
1 Pkg Yellow Cake Mix
2 Pks Orange JELL-O
1 Pk Vanilla Instant Pudding
1 Cup 2% Milk
2 Tsp Vanilla
1 Tub Cool Whip

Directions:
Bake the cake as directed in a 9×13″ pan. Let cake cool completely. Poke holes in cooled cake. Mix 1 package orange gelatin dessert with 1 c. boiling water and 1 c. cold water. Pour over cake. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours. Mix pudding mix with cold milk the other package of orange gelatin dessert and vanilla. Beat by hand with a whisk until thickened. Fold in the whipped topping. Frost the cake with the pudding mixture. These instructions will make a single layered amazing cake that is delicious!

PLEASE NOTE: To get the layered look as in this particular picture – make your cakes in well greased and floured pans – follow baking instructions. I then tip then out onto cooling rack and invert back onto a cookie sheet. Proceed to poke holes and do the jello thing and refrigerate (or put out on the cold enclosed back porch as we do). It is a little tricky to get the layers – but I love our pan lifters to help with this process. (most people use these to take pizza off their grills, but I use it a lot for cakes)!
Enjoy! And remember – if your first time doesn’t come out looking quite so perfect — it will still taste amazing!!!

Image Credit: Bird on a Cake

How cute are these cupcakes!!!  Today is Earth Day, and these Earth Day Cupcakes found on Bird on a Cake are just too cute and do not seem to hard to make!  So hop on over to Bird on a Cake to grab the ingredients and directions!

Image Credit: The Decorated Cookie

I am loving these Earth Day Cookies from The Decorated Cookie.  These again look simple to make and your kids will love it!

Earth Day Cookies from The Decorated Cookie

you will need:
dough
icing
circle cookie cutter (I used 2 1/2″)
lollipop sticks (optional, no need to bake on sticks)
1 disposable frosting bag
1 coupler
1 size “3″ decorating tip
rubberbands
4 disposable frosting bags or ziploc bags
scissors
frosting colors (blue, green, yellow, white and black)
toothpick

Visit The Decorated Cookie for the directions.

Photo credit:Donna on Facebook

This is the best time of year when I go to the grocery for food since all the fruits are so fragrant.  Pretty much every time I go.. The strawberries smell so good I just can not resist grabbing them!  So when this recipe came across my Facebook Feed.. Just had to share.

Strawberries and Cream Pie Thanks Donna for posting this one!

Ingredients

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
3 tsp shortening
1 Oreo pie crust (I have also used a graham cracker crust and both options are fabulous)
1 8-oz block cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tsp vanilla
1 tub Cool Whip (8 oz)
2 cups fresh strawberries, halved

Directions:

Combine chocolate chips and shortening and melt in the microwave. I usually microwave it for about 30 seconds and then stir. If needed, microwave for another 15-20 seconds and stir again. Stir until well combined and then pour about 3/4 of the mixture into the bottom of the crust and refrigerate until firm.

Beat the cream cheese, sugar, sour cream and vanilla until smooth.

Fold in the Cool Whip.

Pour (or scoop) the mixture into the crust and refrigerate overnight.

Arrange the strawberries on top of the pie. Microwave the remaining chocolate and drizzle over the top. I usually refrigerate again for about an hour before serving. You can also add the strawberries and chocolate before refrigerating overnight – that works great too!