My Favorite Dessert: Cake Stuff

So, this dessert is the best dessert ever. 

And guess what? 

It has NO chocolate and NO peanut butter.

 Can you even believe that? Especially coming from me?

The only problem is, I have no idea what they are called. I've seem them called Neiman Marcus bars and Gooey Butter Cake and Chess Squares. None of those names stuck in my head, so Garrett and I decided Cake Stuff was what they would be called in our household. As in, "Honey do you want a piece of that Cake Stuff?"

Regardless of their name, or lack thereof, can I just say again how delicious these are? You HAVE to try them! 

What you need:

1 Box Yellow Cake Mix

3 Eggs

8 oz. Cream Cheese, Softened

1/2 Cup Butter, Melted

4 Cups (1Lb.) Powdered Sugar

What to do:

Preheat oven to 300 and spray a 9x13 baking pan with cooking spray.

Mix cake mix, melted butter, and one egg to form a dough. Press evenly into the bottom of the pan. 

Mix powdered sugar, cream cheese, and remaining two eggs until smooth. Pour on top of crust.

Bake at 300 for 40 to 50 minutes until top is golden brown.

Original recipe here.

I hope everyone has a great weekend! 

This post made me crave some Cake Stuff, I think I'll go have a piece! : )

Labor Day Weekend

Hi blog friends!

I just realized that I only posted TWICE the whole month of August.

Garrett and I have been busy moving and working which, unfortunately, doesn't leave much time for blogging. I've missed it though, and you guys!

This past weekend was the first weekend in what seems like forever that we had time to have fun and do something besides clean/move/organize. 

My best friend Brittany over at Fun with the Fullwoods came to stay with us Wednesday and Thursday night. It was SO good to see her and Tiny! We mainly ate, shopped, and gossiped, which was fine by me. We hit up a candy store too! 

Here are some phone pictures from the week/weekend.

We had dinner at Steubens Thursday night and it was delicious. These are Gravy Fries. 

Fries with brown gravy and mozzarella. YUM!

We dropped Brit off Friday afternoon to spend time with her family in Colorado Springs. I definitely wasn't ready for her to go, it was nice having someone to do my nails with and shop with! Brit I can't wait until your next visit, or mine in your neck of the woods! : )

Sunday, Garrett and I went to A Taste of Colorado. Basically, a ton of restaurants from the Denver area set up stands and you buy tickets to either "taste" or purchase a full meal.

Making my ham and cheese crepe.

My favorite thing there- coconut cream pie!

Sunday night we had drinks with one of Garrett's friends from school and finished the night off with an episode of Dexter. That show is so good!

I hope you are all having a great Labor Day! It feels good to be back to the blog world! : )

Crested Butte

Garrett and I celebrated our two year anniversary by taking a mini vacation to Crested Butte, Colorado. 

We stayed Friday night and Saturday night and definitely were not ready to come home on Sunday. 

Crested Butte is such a charmingly cute little town!

Local restaurants, hiking trails, bright flowers, and friendly people are what made our stay wonderful. We can't wait to go back sometime in the fall and see the numerous Aspens changing color and preparing for winter.

I purchased our trip through LivingSocial. They have some great deals on trips! Included in our package were 2 nights in a King room, a bottle of wine, 2 ski lift rides, and a $30 spa credit. If you ever are looking for a quick trip, definitely check out LivingSocial!

Friday night we got CRAZY! 

We ordered a pizza, opened our bottle of wine, and stayed in and relaxed. We went to the pool/jacuzzi and sauna. It was nice not having anything to do.

Saturday we woke up and had breakfast at Izzy's. The food was delicious! Actually, everywhere we ate was exceptionally good. We walked around the town a bit while waiting on our food and after breakfast rode a ski lift close to the summit of Mount Crested Butte. From there we hiked down the mountain to another ski lift. Both ski lifts and hiking were fun! The wind was cool and the sun was warm, making for the perfect day. After our hike, I had a much needed hot stone massage. 

Girls...listen up! 

If you have never had a hot stone massage you need to schedule yourself one! It was wonderful! 

Afterwards, all I wanted to do was sleep and Garrett was nice enough to let me take a nap. We went to Montanya, a  rum distillery {drink recipes coming soon}. The place was legit. After drinks we went to dinner at The Last Steep. YUM! 

The town is FULL of gorgeous flowers! 

Breakfast at Izzy's.

Fried Eggs, Latke, and Cheese.

A crepe filled with sausage, egg, and cheese. 

On our way up the mountain. The lazy way; ski lift!

Back in town!

Dessert at The Last Steep: Grasshopper Pie

Sunday morning we had breakfast and headed home. We took our time, taking pictures along the way.

Moral of the story: If you ever get the chance to visit Crested Butte, do it!

Peanut Butter Pie

I have been on a peanut butter kick lately. What's new?

All of the peanut butter-y desserts we have made have been delicious, and this is no exception.

Garrett and I both loved this pie, and he's not even a peanut butter fan!

It's light and airy, cool and refreshing, and has a great peanut butter flavor. 

YUM.

We both thought it tasted like Reese's peanut butter. Tempted now? : )

What you need:

Crust:

1 1/2 Cup Graham Cracker Crumbs

2 Tablespoons Creamy Peanut Butter

2 Tablespoons Butter

Filling:

1 8oz. Package Cream Cheese

1 Cup Creamy Peanut Butter

3/4 Cup Sugar

1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract

1 12oz. Container of Frozen Whipped Cream, Thawed

What to do:

Crust:

Preheat oven to 350. 

In a microwave safe bowl, melt peanut butter and butter until melted completely.

Add graham cracker crumbs and mix until well combined. 

Press into bottom of 9 inch pie plate.

 Bake for 10 minutes.

*The crust will remain crumbly even after baked.

Filling:

 Stir together cream cheese, peanut butter, sugar, and vanilla until well mixed.

Fold in thawed whipped cream.

 Sprinkle with crumbs for garnish.

Pour into prepared pie crust and refrigerate atleast 2 hours before serving.

ENJOY!

Original recipe here.