Hello, this is Cécile and for my first edition of What’s cookin’ I decided to share with you a french recipe of a delicious cake that children (and not only children…) will love !!!

Here it is :

CARAMBAR CAKE

Ingredients

RECIPE

Enjoy !!!

Hello, this is Cristina for my first edition of What’s Cooking. I want to share with you a yummy recipe, but first I want to show you the recipe holder I made out of a $1 photo album. The recipes go in the plastic photo inserts, so they’re water and spill proof! I embellished the cover using some pretty elements from Jenn’s gorgeous collab with Sahlin Studio, Kitschy Kitchen kit and mixed media.

And here’s the recipe I want to share with you today. It is one of my favorites, I hope you try it out! Let me know if you liked it!

I am not religious, so we celebrate Easter as a new beginning; green grass, flowers, birds….and of course the Easter bunny and chocolate! Today, me and the girls made some super cute no-bake cookies to start off our week with some Easter fun. I found the recipe well browsing Pinterest (you can check out my Easter board here) and thought they were just so cute!

The recipe is very simple -
Bird’s Nest Cookies
Makes 2 1/2 dozen cookies

12 oz. package chow mein noodles
12 oz. package butterscotch chips
90 egg-shaped candies (I used Cadbury Mini Eggs)

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat. Pour the butterscotch morsels in a microwave-safe bowl and place them in the microwave. Heat for 30 seconds then remove to stir. Return to the microwave and heat again for 30 seconds. Stir until melted. Add in the chow mein noodles and mix till combined. Use a 1/4 measuring cup to portion out the cookies onto the baking sheet. If the mixture starts to solidify in the mixing bowl, you can reheat for 15 to 30 seconds to melt. Place three egg-shaped candies in the center of each cookie. Allow to set for at least 5 minutes before serving or transferring. If you find the candies are not sticking well, dip them in a little more melted butterscotch chips.

They are very cute, and easy to make. I added a little bit of chocolate chips to the mix, and less noodles. I just found them easier to coat that way. The kids really liked sneaking cadbury mini eggs making them.

They passed the taste test with the kids, but I didn’t love them…which is a good thing because I am trying to keep my calories down right now.   I do think they are a great thing to do with the kids to celebrate Spring/Easter, so I think we will be doing them again next year.  They would also make great little treats to bring to school.  They do contain dairy and wheat, so you might have to check about the allergies in the classroom.