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Parmesan Pup Treats

June 1, 2020 by Sweet Ordeal 2 Comments

Parmesan Pup Treats Recipe

Know what your fur-babies are eating by making them homemade Parmesan Pup Treats. Using easy-to-find ingredients, make of batch of treats with parmesan and sharp cheddar cheese that will make them sit up and stay…for more. The parmesan and cheddar cheese have a strong aroma that dogs love…dogs like my Charlie Choc’ate Puddin’.

In addition to the tempting parmesan and sharp cheddar cheese, applesauce and old fashioned oats are also ingredients in these tasty little treats. Add to that some …

Strawberry Buttercream

May 25, 2020 by Sweet Ordeal Leave a Comment

Strawberry Buttercream Recipe

Whip up a batch of Strawberry Buttercream in about 10 minutes for your cakes, cupcakes, and cookies. This super easy frosting is great for decorating and looks beautiful topping all your baked goods.

When you don’t have fresh strawberries or spare time to make reductions, this recipe creates a quick delicious buttercream you’ll love. Made with butter, or shortening if you prefer, it’s a take on a classic…

Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes

February 29, 2020 by Sweet Ordeal Leave a Comment

Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes Recipe

Strawberry and lemon together for a perfect compliment to any celebration. Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes have a moist strawberry cupcake with a smooth creamy lemon pudding filling. The frosting is a combination of strawberry and lemon flavors to perfectly top off this delicious cupcake.

Who doesn’t love the surprise of lemon pudding in the middle of a cupcake? C’mon now, seriously! Lemon pudding mixed with Cool Whip fills the center of these Strawberry cupcakes. To keep things easy-peasy,…

Cheesy Garlic Tomato Pinwheels

February 1, 2020 by Sweet Ordeal Leave a Comment

Cheesy Garlic Tomato Pinwheels Recipe

It’s a bird, it’s a plane…oh, wait, wrong channel. It’s a bread roll, it’s a cracker, no…they’re Cheesy Garlic Tomato Pinwheels. Such a fun side to serve with soup, spaghetti, or anything you would have a dinner roll with.

The shape of these Cheesy Garlic Tomato Pinwheels alone makes them fun to serve, but they taste great, too. There are subtle hints of cheese and garlic powder, plus…

Layered Cranberry Cheesecake Dessert

November 14, 2019 by Sweet Ordeal 1 Comment

Layered Cranberry Cheesecake Dessert Recipe

Dress up your dessert table with this beautiful Layered Cranberry Cheesecake Dessert. Raspberry Jell-O with little cubes of pound cake, a cheesecake layer, then a delicious cranberry compote. Topping it all off is a scrumptious brown sugar crumble.

Fresh cranberries found in the market this time of year make this treat perfect for your holidays. The recipe calls for a 13 x 9, but for this particular blog I used an 11 x 8 plus 2 goblets to better show you the layers. Also, you could use cranberry flavored Jell-O, or even strawberry; any red flavored Jell-O gelatin would look and taste great….

Harvest Dirt Trifle

October 24, 2019 by Sweet Ordeal Leave a Comment

Harvest Dirt Trifle Recipe

Celebrate this year’s harvest with a delicious Harvest Dirt Trifle. It’s a take off a classic Dirt Cake, which has been dolled up in a pretty trifle bowl. Don’t worry, though, it has the same crushed Oreo cookies in it to make the “dirt.” Cream cheese and vanilla pudding are mixed with Cool Whip to make up the other layers. Cool and scrumptious!

Happy harvest, y’all! It’s that great time of year when the leaves change color and the nights cool off and finally let me sleep. Help me celebrate with a Harvest Dirt Trifle; my version of a…

Pistachio Cookie Cake

February 22, 2019 by Sweet Ordeal 2 Comments

Pistachio Cookie Cake Recipe

Here is a great tasting cake that I’m so happy to share with you. Oreo came out with a new flavor cookie called Oreo Thins, Pistachio flavor. I just knew I had to throw some into a cake, so here you go: Pistachio Cookie Cake.

I saw the bag for the new flavor of Oreo Thins – Pistachio, and it reminded me of an old recipe I had. This old recipe used chunks of cookie in the cake batter, which is so cool to bite into. Here’s a beautifully …

Sweetheart Cakes

January 24, 2019 by Sweet Ordeal 1 Comment

Sweetheart Cakes Recipe

Sweetheart Cakes are cute and fun cakes that taste delicious and are easy to make. Keep it simple with only 2 ingredients, or let your creative juices flow and use different color frosting with sprinkles and piping. The dense cake makes decorating easy and it compliments the sweetness of the frosting.

What You’ll Need for Sweetheart Cakes

With as little as 2 ingredients you can have Sweetheart Cakes. I love that idea, but sometimes it’s fun to do a little decorating, too. All you need is some cookie cutters, a frozen pound cake, and 2 containers of pre-made frosting. I used one pink and one white frosting for this recipe, but let your imagination run…

Tropical Ambrosia Cupcakes

November 29, 2018 by Sweet Ordeal Leave a Comment

Tropical Ambrosia Cupcakes Recipe

Imagine yourself biting into a beautiful little cupcake; smelling the orange cupcake and the toasted coconut on top of the vanilla buttercream frosting. Now imagine your pleasant surprise at finding Ambrosia Salad inside the cupcake. All of those amazing flavors beautifully blended together in one little package called Tropical Ambrosia Cupcakes. Love it!

Ambrosia Salad Filling

I love ambrosia salad…I could eat it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The combination of pineapple, mandarin oranges, cherries, pecans, and those adorable little marshmallows is genius. Add to that the crunch of pecans. So good! The idea popped into my head to fill an orange flavored cupcake with this…

Easy BBQ Chicken Sliders

November 19, 2018 by Sweet Ordeal Leave a Comment

Easy BBQ Chicken Sliders Recipe

When I make chicken I intentionally make a lot so that I have a lot of leftover chicken. So what to do with it? Here’s a great recipe for those busy week nights when you want a delicious meal. Easy BBQ Chicken Sliders uses shredded chicken with your favorite BBQ sauce on a roll or bun. Using a small pint-sized slider bun makes it fun for pint-sized kids, too. Add some lettuce, tomato, and onion for a colorful scrumptious meal.

Shredded Chicken

Two big chicken breasts were cooked, but I only used half for this recipe. Read on for what I did with the other half. Just in case you don’t already have some leftover chicken, let’s cook these…first, they were …

Shredded Chicken Tacos

November 19, 2018 by Sweet Ordeal Leave a Comment

Shredded Chicken Tacos Recipe

Is it Taco Tuesday yet? I love good tacos with lettuce, avocado, tomatoes, a sprinkle of cheese, and guacamole salsa! So good! Super easy! Totally satisfying! Shredded Chicken Tacos are the perfect meal to make when you have leftover chicken. In another post I talk about cooking the chicken. I used half of the chicken making Easy BBQ Chicken Sliders, and here we’ll use the other half to make Shredded Chicken Tacos. It’s nice to have something cooked that can be used multiple ways during your week so you don’t get tired of the same thing night after night.

Taco Toppings

Wow…there are probably enough taco toppings to write a book about. Keeping it simple is my motto, so I buy fresh ingredients that I find locally and that are in season. It’s also about personal preference. I don’t care for raw onions, but you might love them. Listed are my personal favorites are, but please let…

Lemon Raspberry Cookie Cupcakes

September 20, 2018 by Sweet Ordeal Leave a Comment

Lemon Raspberry Cookie Cupcakes recipe

Have you ever wondered what a lemon flavored Oreo cookie would taste like at the bottom of a cupcake? Me, too. Here’s a cupcake that has the gentle tartness of a lemon Oreo cookie, the sweetness of raspberry jam, and the smooth creaminess of vanilla pudding frosting that together makes one delicious cupcake. As an added bonus, this recipe for Lemon Raspberry Cookie Cupcakes makes 36 cupcakes, which is enough for a small crowd. Adding the cookie to the bottom of the cupcake liner is the trick. The cookie takes up space so the batter goes further.

From the beginning…

Start by filling your cupcake trays with both the liners and the lemon flavored Oreo cookies….

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