Sunday, July 31, 2011

Boost Your Buzz Giveaway: Win $1000 Cash With Crazy Daisy

Do you remember that Boost Your Buzz Giveaway for $1000 cash back in April? Well, it's back!!! Who's up for another chance at winning $1000.00 cash paid directly into your paypal account? Ok, besides ME!?!

You are all so wonderful that I jumped at the chance to partner with the Boost Your Buzz Giveaway so that you all have a chance at winning $1000.00, if you want one!!! Yippeee!




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Gain entries in this giveaway by following Jasey's Crazy Daisy on Google Friend Connect, Facebook, and Twitter (@JaseysCrzyDaisy). If you already follow, you are already eligible! All you have to do is head over to ONE of these places: Survey Junkie,  Simply Stacie or Little Yaya’s (you only have to enter on one of the sites as the forms will be the same on each) and put a check next to me on the entry form list. Who knows, maybe you are already eligible for more entries!!! If you're not following, get clicking and head over for your chance at this fabulous $1000.00!!!!


The giveaway starts August 1st 12 am EST  and will run until August 15th 11:59 pm EST and is open worldwide. 

$1,000 CASH prize will be delivered via Paypal after the winner has confirmed. The winner has 48 hours to confirm their winning notification.  If the winner does not respond within 48 hours of receipt of the winning email a new winner will them be drawn and so on and so forth.

What would you do with $1000.00?
Good luck, my friends!
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Monday, July 25, 2011

Cake Batter Cream Cheese Frosting


Summer is screaming by... in fact I made these ages ago, but in the midst of new puppies, swimming lessons, soccer camp, and s'mores, there just hasn't been any time to actually sit down at the computer to do anything productive. So here I am, finally sharing this yummy frosting! It's a cream cheese frosting infused with a little cake batter flavor. I've got to say, we found it pretty spectacular on funfetti cupcakes. What will you frost?

Cake Batter Cream Cheese Frosting
*Adapted from Confessions of a Cookbook Queen

1 stick of butter, softened
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2/3 cup powdered sugar
1 1/4 cup white cake mix.... straight from the box (I keep a plastic container filled with cake mix powder in the pantry, with all those cake batter recipes out there, i don't seem to have a problem using it.)
1 Tablespoon milk

Beat cream cheese until lumps are gone. Add butter and vanilla, beat until smooth and combined. Add powdered sugar cake mix and beat on low until combined. Increase speed to medium-high and beat for 2 minutes. Add one tablespoon of milk and beat until combined. If you prefer a thinner frosting, add milk  a splash at a time until you get your desired consistency. Use to frost what ever you like.

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Monday, July 11, 2011

Lucy

What's new? Meet Lucy. Well, mostly Lucy, but sometimes we have a few Lucifer moments. Did I just say that? Nope.
What's new at your house? Anything exciting?
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Thursday, July 7, 2011

Mocha Coconut Creme Brownies

I seriously cannot believe I have waited this long to share these with you. What can I say? Life happens! It was a sad day... we lost our little Wheaten, Maya. She got sick. Real sick. She's at peace now. Our hearts are sad, but we are ok. She's not hurting anymore which makes it bearable. There's the down side of things. But we've also had some ups.  We had an amazing visit with my grandparents. I fell in love with pineapple upside down cake and my family had a fabulous train ride. Enjoyed my in-laws company for a few days, along with some fireworks! And to top it off, my almost first grader is home~ which is the best part! I love it when my kids are home and I don't have to share them with the rest of the world... or at least with the school for the majority of the day :)! We're up to nothing but fun now! Which means blogging has sort of taken the back seat. But I'm back with something totally super yummy! I promise. Let me introduce you to my inspiration....
Image by Chuggin McCoffee
Yep, Starbucks Mocha Coconut Creme Frappuccino! Have you had the chance to taste one? If not, do. What are you waiting for? Heaven in a cup. And while their frosty version is amazing, I wanted a brownie version. What do you need to know about these brownies? They are perfect, moist and chewy with a hint of coconut and a hint of coffee. It's been said that they are "off the hook!" Think you should make them? I do.

Mocha Coconut Brownies

Brownies
2 boxes of Betty Crocker Brownie Mix, either the dark chocolate or the fudge brownie mix
4 Tablespoons flour
2/3 cup Coffee-mate Coconut Creme coffee creamer, from the refrigerator section
2 1/2 teaspoons instant coffee (I used 2 Nescafe's Taster's Choice single serve packets)
2/3 cup oil
5 eggs

Coconut Mocha Glaze

1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 Tablespoons butter, room temperature
2 Tablespoons Coffee-mate Coconut Creme coffee creamer
1 teaspoon instant coffee granules

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease the bottom of a 9x13 pan. In a large bowl, stir flour into dry brownie mix. Add coconut creamer, instant coffee granules, oil, and eggs and stir just until combined. Spread into prepared pan. Bake for around 50 minutes. I would check after 45 minutes, just to make sure. They are done when a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.

For the glaze dissolve instant coffee granules in coconut creamer. You may need to heat for 8-12 seconds in the microwave.  Stir in vanilla. Whisk in powdered sugar and butter until smooth. Drizzle over slightly cooled brownies. I have a hard time waiting, {gasp} for the brownies to cool all the way, but if you add the glaze too soon, it will melt into the brownies. So do your best and wait a bit.

You'll be glad you did.

Just in case you were wondering about the stars of the show, this is what they look like!
Image from Coffe-mate
Image from Taster's Choice

I used two of those packets that you see above in the brownies and opened one for the glaze... I just keep that tucked away for the next batch. Because there will be a next batch, and another, and another, and another.... you get the point.

Oh yeah, what do you think about the new look?
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