Happy Birthday Anthon!

Today was Anthon's 23rd birthday! I made him a birthday cake all from scratch! We had some friends and my brother over to help us eat it. Everyone liked it a lot! It was fun and I enjoyed making and decorating the cake! I love you honey! Happy Birthday!

This is the cake recipe I used:
Hershey's "Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Cake

And this is the recipe I used for the frosting:
Creamy Milk Chocolate Frosting

Ingredients:
10 ounces milk chocolate, chopped (I used Hershey's)
1 tablespoon corn syrup
1 pinch of salt
1/2 cup heavy cream, boiling
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 stick unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces and chilled

Directions:
1. Place the chocolate, corn syrup, and salt in a food processor. With the machine running, gradually pour the boiling cream through the feed tube and process for 1 minute.

2. Add the powdered sugar and continue to process until combined, about 30 seconds. With the machine running, add the butter through the feed tube, one piece at a time, and process until smooth, about 30 seconds.

3. Transfer the frosting to a medium bowl and let cool at room temperature, stirring frequently, until thick, about 1 hour.

Makes about 2 cups (enough for one 9x13 or 12 cupcakes).

The final texture of this frosting is looser than others, making it perfect for sheet cakes and cupcakes, but not good for layer cakes. (I used it for a two-layered cake and it worked fine although I needed to make 1 1/2 of the recipe to have enough for it.)

Warm Toasted Marshmallow S'more Bars

I saw these flipping through a magazine I got from taking a survey I got in an e-mail from Betty Crocker. They looked so good that I had to make them. They were super easy to make and tasted really yummy! Even Anthon liked them and he doesn't like marshmallows!

Warm Toasted Marshmallow S'more Bars

Ingredients:
1 pouch Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 cup butter, melted
3 cups milk chocolate chips
4 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows

Directions:
1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F. In large bowl, stir together cookie mix and crumbs. Stir in melted butter until soft dough forms. Press into 13x9 inch pan.

2. Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until set. Immediately sprinkle chocolate chips over crust. Let stand 3 to 5 minutes until chocolate begins to melt. Spread chocolate evenly over crust.

3. Set oven to broil. Sprinkle marshmallows over melted chocolate. Broil with top 4 to 5 inches from heat for 20 to 30 seconds or until marshmallows are toasted. (Watch Closely; marshmallows will brown quickly.) Cool 10 minutes. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Serve warm. Store any remaing bars tightly covered.

To reheat, place individual bars on a microwaveable plate. Microwave uncovered on high about 15 seconds or until warm. (The marshmallows are harder to eat when you reheat them)

Picnic

Yesterday was the first nice day in a while! Anthon and I went to the park and had a picnic. It was fun getting out of the apartment!

Happy Mother's Day!

Mommy,
Happy Mother's Day! I love you and I am so glad that I got you as my mother! I appreciate everything you do for me. You are the best!
Love Always, Jenelle
P.S. I miss you and can't wait to see you sometime this summer!

Happy Birthday to Me!

Last Thursday was my 21st birthday! Anthon made me a delicious dinner: beef chimichangas and home made Spanish rice! He made all of it! Nothing from a box! And for dessert we tried this new frozen yogurt place here, Twizzleberry, and it was also very good! Since Anthon is lactose intolerant i never get any ice cream :( So this was a special treat for us! He is the best husband in the world and I love him soooo much! Thank you for a great birthday!

On Saturday we went to Red Robin thanks to my mommy and daddy for the gift card...and Red Robin for the free burger! We went with my brother and invited some of our friends to go with us! It was lots of fun being with everybody again!