Boston Cream Poke Cake

Today Jon and the boys worked really hard. They had did some yard work and cleaned both the truck and the car. I haven't been feeling well today and I felt bad because I haven't been the nicest person. So I made the boys a big supper and one of their favorite desserts. I did cave and had a small piece but since not really eating sugar for the last month I really didn't want it. 

You will need:
1 box yellow cake mix 
Ingredients called for on cake mix (eggs, oil and water) 
2 (3.4 oz) boxes instant Vanilla or French Vanilla pudding 
4 cups milk 
1 container chocolate frosting (or your favorite homemade chocolate frosting)
Directions:

Make cake mix according to directions and bake in a well-greased 9×13 pan. 
When cake is finished baking and is still warm, poke holes all over cake using a wooden spoon handle or other similar size object (you want those holes fairly big so the pudding has room to get in there and you need to poke straight through to the bottom of the cake).
In a medium bowl, add milk to pudding mixture and continue to whisk until most of the lumps are removed. Pour pudding on top of warm cake, making sure to pour straight into the holes in the cake.
Take a spoon and spread it evenly across the top of the cake (very gently press down pudding to ensure that pudding goes into the holes and spread it all the way to the sides).
Put cake in fridge and allow to cool completely before adding the frosting (about 2 hours). 
Remove the lid and foil covering from the tub of chocolate frosting and microwave for about 10-15 seconds. Stir frosting with a spoon- it should still be thick, but pourable. Pour chocolate frosting on top of pudding.
Spread frosting to evenly cover cake. Start in the middle and gently spread to the sides. Allow to cool on the counter for a few minutes, then put into the fridge to fully cool and set up.

Hawaiian Dip

I made this for the party but I think there were so many other dips that it kind of got pushed to the side. But I had some and I really liked it!!

You will need:
1 package of cream cheese
1 small container of sour cream
1 can of pineapple chunks
2 slice of thick ham ( like toupee ham) cut up
1/2 cup bacon bits
1 cup shredded cheese

Direcitons
1. Mix cream cheese and sour cream together. Then mix in 1/2 cup of juice from the pineapples. Spread over a 9x13 pan.
2. Drain the rest of the pineapples.
3. In a bowl add pineapple chunks, cut up ham, bacon and cheese. lightly mix together
4. then place over top of cream cheese mix.
5. Chill for 1 hour before serving.
6. Serve with tostitos chips.

Lemon Lasagna

This was another hit at our annual Canada Day party. I really liked this one because it was nice and light. Plus its easy to make!

You will need:
1/2 cup melted butter
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 package of cream cheese
1 container of cool whip
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp of lemon juice
2 package of lemon pudding
4 cups milk
Lemon for decoration on top

Directions:
1. Mix melted butter and graham crackers crumbs together. Place in a 9x13 baking dish spread out over entire pan
2. In another bowl mix cream cheese, 1 cup cool whip, sugar and lemon juice together. Then spread out over graham cracker crust.
3. In another bowl mix lemon pudding  and 4 cups of milk together. Then spread out of cream cheese mix.
4. Take the rest of the cool whip and spread over lemon pudding mix. Top with lemon as a garnish
5. Chill for 1 hour before serving.

No Bake Banana Split Dessert

Yesterday we had our annual Canada Day Party. My husband and I have this every year for all our family and friends and who else wants to show up! I love getting ready for this. Its stressful but tiring but I look forward to it each year. I always look for easy simple desserts that I think people will like. This year I made 2 new ones. At the end of the night there were only a few slices of each left. I think they were winners!

You will need:
1/2 cup butter melted
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 package of cream cheese softened
1 container of cool whip
1/4 cup sugar
1 can crushed pineapple draind
4 bananas sliced
1 package of strawberries
1 small bottle of maraschino cherries
chocolate sauce that you would put on ice cream

Optional:
Sprinkles and nuts

Directions:
1. Mix melted butter and graham crackers together. Then put in a 9x13 pan.
2. Mix cream cheese, 1 cup cool whip, and sugar together. Then add crushed pineapple.
3. Put pineapple cream cheese mix in the pan as the next layer
4. Then place bananas and strawberries making the next 2 layers.
5. Then use the rest of the cool whip for the top layer
6. drizzle chocolate sauce and top with cherries.
7. Chill for one hour before serving