Deceptively Delicious Heath Cake

Probably the BEST cake ever...

As a little girl growing up in rural Indiana, I lived for the days when a family function would prompt someone to make a Heath bar cake and give me a piece of the yummy goodness.  :-)  This cake didn't come around very often, but when it did, I was in heaven.  I recently discovered the recipe in an old church cookbook.  You know you have a gem of a cookbook when it's compiled by a group of ladies from a country church.  I had always assumed the recipe to be complicated, but it is so easy!  If you're on the search for an incredibly moist, sweet cake with a little bit of a toffee kick, try the recipe below.  

Heath Cake Recipe:

Ingredients

1 box German chocolate cake mix** 

     -vegetable oil, water, 3 eggs

1 container of Cool Whip

1 jar caramel ice cream topping

3 Heath candy bars

**I prefer Pillsbury cake mix because it has a pudding mix in the batter that makes the cake even more moist.

Directions

1. Mix and bake cake as directed on the box for a 13x9" cake pan.
2. While the cake is still hot and fresh out of the oven, use the blunt end of a wooden spoon (or similar utensil) to poke holes in the cake.  Each hole should be about an inch apart (evenly placed).  Be careful not to poke the holes too deeply into the cake.
3. Pour the entire jar of caramel ice cream topping over the cake.  Try to pour most of the topping into the holes.  Again, this needs to be done while the cake is still hot.
4. Put the cake directly into the refrigerator and let chill for 4-6 hours.
5. While the cake is cooling, chop the Heath bars into tiny pieces.
6. Once the cake is COLD, cover it in Cool Whip.
7. Sprinkle candy pieces all over the cake.
8. Cover the cake and refrigerate until ready to serve!

Scrumdiddlyumptious Cheese Ball Recipe

I love being invited to neighborly functions, but I never know what to make as a contribution to the yummy assortment of food.  My husband and I are heading over to the neighbor's tomorrow evening, and as I racked my brain this morning, trying to decide what I should take, I finally settled on a CHEESE BALL.

I use all caps when I say CHEESE BALL because it is the most delicious CHEESE BALL ever.  Well, at least my family thinks so.  The recipe has been handed down from generation to generation....  Not really....  One of my ex-stepmothers taught it to me, but "generation to generation" makes it sound much more intriguing.  It's a super easy recipe, and I'm sure it's common knowledge to many.  However, on the off chance you haven't tried it, I would like to share it with "ya'll".   : )  Even if you don't usually like cheese ball, you'll love this one.

BEST CHEESE BALL EVER
2 packs of cream cheese
2 oz chopped corned beef (1 pack of Carl Budding tastes great and is super cheap)
1/2 cup or more of chopped green onion (green stems only)
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 Tbsp Accent

Just mix all ingredients together.  It is best to do it with your hands.  This recipe makes enough cheese ball for quite a few people, but I usually double it.  If you prefer to use low-fat cream cheese, feel free to try it, but it isn't nearly as tasty.

Buy some Ritz crackers, and you're good to go!

Craving Chocolate? Easy/Cheap Recipe

Desperately wanting chocolate and having no sweet treats anywhere in my house, I decided to raid my pantry and create something.  What did I find?  A bag of marshmallows, a box of rice Chex cereal, and a tiny bit of Nutella.

Yummy Nutella and Cereal Treats:

1. Put a spoonful of margarine in a bowl and add the bag of marshmallows.  Heat in microwave until puffed.
2. Spoon desired amount of Nutella into the bowl and stir.  I used a heaping spoonful but will use a little less next time.  It doesn't take much.
3. Stir in Chex cereal.
4. Spoon into pan and let set.  I put mine in the freezer as I really, really wanted to eat it right away.  

It was pretty good!  My husband loved it.  I didn't have to buy a thing.  Just grab any plain cereal you have in your kitchen, add some marshmallows and Nutella, and you have a simple, sweet treat.  You could even use Fiber One cereal and make it healthier.  : )