I received a copy of My Little Pony Baking Book for review. There are affiliate links in this post.

You NEED to make this rainbow bundt cake. I mean it. It's the best bundt cake I have ever made! And if you're looking for a cake to make for a party, you can't beat this one. Everyone will ooh and ahh when you cut into the cake to reveal the rainbow swirls.

Look how pretty this rainbow bundt cake is!

(And if you totally love it, you should check out my rainbow birthday cake recipe too.)

I first made this rainbow bundt cake recipe for a friend who was moving away, for our goodbye gathering. Everyone LOVED the cake.

We were at a restaurant and I offered a slice to our server and she declared it the best cake she had ever had!

The rainbow bundt cake is pretty simple to put together; it just takes a few extra bowls than usual but I know you'll love it! This cake is moist and delicious and with a simple vanilla glaze and a scattering of rainbow sprinkles, it's the best!

As a child of the 80s–and as someone who loves all things rainbow–I just adore this cookbook. The My Little Pony Baking Book has 50 fun recipes that both kids and adults will love. Although this rainbow bundt cake is my fave, there are recipes for cupcakes, cookies, brownies and more.

Want to win a copy of My Little Pony Baking Book for yourself? Go enter my giveaway!

How to make Rainbow Cake in a Bundt Pan

I show you how to make a rainbow cake in a bundt pan below with step by step photos.

Christi's recipe uses a cake mix that's doctored up with more ingredients like instant pudding, sour cream, vegetable oil and more water than the box calls for. This makes the cake super moist.

Gather six small bowls and the food coloring and let's go. (I love Americolor food coloring, this set has 8 colors in it though! I love that all six colors you need for the rainbow bundt cake is in this set.)

I know what you're thinking: this rainbow bundt cake looks complicated to make. I promise, it's not! Let me show you how it's done, step-by-step.

Quick tip! First thing, I actually put the water in my measuring cup first if I'm baking with water and oil.

Then, measure the oil out. That way the oil sticks to the measuring cup A LOT less.

First, combine all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl.

How to mix bundt cake

Next, use a stand or hand mixer to combine all of the ingredients. You want to make sure that the dry and wet ingredients are well-combined, while also being careful not to over-mix.

Here's where the fun starts! Divide the cake batter evenly between six bowls.

For each bowl of batter, add 1-2 drops of food coloring and stir well. If more color is desired, add additional drops of food coloring until desired color is reached. Repeat with each bowl. I just adore this rainbow bundt cake, but you can also switch things up by trying different colors or adding a little bit less food coloring for muted pastel layers.

How to keep cake from sticking to the bundt pan

Is there anything more frustrating than having your bundt cake stick to the pan? To keep that from happening, generously spray a standard sized Bundt cake pan with nonstick cooking spray. Generously generously. Like more than you think.

How to fill bundt cake

Usually if your cake batter is all one color, you would just pour the batter in and use a rubber spatula to smooth out the top of the batter.

To make this rainbow bundt cake, we're layering the colors in order.

Now it's time to make our pretty rainbow layers. Starting with red, spoon the bundt cake batter into bottom of the pan.

The cake batter should go around the bottom of the pan in a complete circle. (I use an angled spatula to smooth out each layer so it's even across the bottom.)

Carefully spoon the orange cake batter into pan, placing it in an even layer over the red cake batter, making sure the red layer is completely covered.

Try not to mix the different colored cake batters or the rainbow layers will bleed together; simply spoon one color on top of the other.

So fun, right?! Repeat the rainbow bundt cake layers with all of the remaining colors.

There's green. I love how bright it is!

Blue…

then purple!

Place your bundt cake in the oven at 350ºF and bake for 50-55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean.

When to flip bundt cake

The trick to knowing when to flip a bundt cake? Patience, my friends. Remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool in pan, on a wire rack, for 10-15 minutes. If you try to flip the bundt cake too soon, you risk it falling apart. Don't do it!

I put a paper towel on the wire rack and then put that on top of the bundt cake pan, then flip over…

just like that.

Allow the cake to cool completely prior to adding glaze.

How to frost bundt cake

The easiest way to frost this rainbow bundt cake is to make a glaze. No muss, no fuss, just spoon the glaze over your bundt cake and add some sprinkles if you want. (To me, sprinkles are never not an option. Always use ALL THE SPRINKLES.)

Or you can use store bought frosting and microwave and pour it. I learned this from my friend Courtney who shows you the easiest way to frost a cake. I used her technique the first time I made this cake for friends.

Pictured in the photos, I used store bought cream cheese frosting and I frosted it with my angled spatula. Any way you do it, it's super simple! I know you can do it!

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Rainbow Bundt Cake Recipe

Prep Time 50 minutes minutes

Resting Time 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes

Ingredients

Cake

• 1 standard size box white or vanilla cake mix
• 1 3.4-oz pkg vanilla instant pudding (dry mix, unprepared)
• 1 cup full-fat sour cream
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup warm water
• Food coloring -- red orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple

Glaze

• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 Tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine all cake ingredients and mix with a mixer until combined. Do not overmix, but make sure all dry ingredients and wet ingredients are well-combined.
• Divide cake batter evenly between six bowls.
• For each bowl, add 1-2 drops of food coloring and mix. If more color is desired, add additional drops of food coloring until desired color is reached. Repeat with each bowl.
• Generously spray a standard sized Bundt cake pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Starting with the red batter, spoon cake batter into bottom of pan. The cake batter should go around the bottom of the pan in a complete circle.
• Carefully spoon the orange cake batter into pan, placing it directly on the red cake batter, once again making sure it goes completely around the red cake batter. Try not to mix the different colored cake batters; simply spoon one on top of the other. Repeat with remaining colors in the following order: yellow, green, blue, purple.
• Place in oven and bake for 50-55 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool in pan, on a wire rack, for 10-15 minutes.
• Tap the pan firmly a few times on the countertop, gently shaking it to help loosen the cake. Carefully invert the pan onto a cake plate and lift the pan off of the cake. Allow the cake to cool completely prior to adding glaze.
• To make glaze, place powdered sugar and milk into a bowl and stir well to combine. Add vanilla and stir to combine. Glaze should be thin enough to spoon over cake, but not runny. If glaze is too thick, add additional milk, one teaspoon at a time, until a spoonable consistency is reached.
• Spoon glaze over the top of cake.
• If desired, garnish with rainbow sprinkles.

Other Rainbow Foods

Now that you've got your rainbow bundt cake which is such a colorful cake! Let's make it a whole rainbow party with these recipes:

Rainbow Birthday Cake

Pastel Deviled Eggs

Rainbow Chocolate Chip Cookies

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This post is sponsored by White Lily.

Since I made these peanut butter cookie cups at the request of Curtis last year, I had to make these chocolate chip cookie cups as well. Because when he drew that diagram for me, he also talked about the chocolate chip cookie ones.

I made these a few months back and shared them with friends and they were a HUGE HIT. I'm so excited to share these with you!

Chocolate chip cookie cups with frosting or icing…however you call it. But I had to, just had to add the unicorn frosting bit. What do you think?

Supplies you'll need for this recipe:

• stand mixer
• White Lily flour
• cookie scoop
• muffin pan
• angled spatula
• large piping bag
• small piping bag (at least 2 or 3)

Let's start with the flour. My favorite flour to bake with. I always mix the dry ingredients together first.

Then, I mix both sugars and the butter together.

Then, mix together with vanilla extract and egg.

In two batches, add the flour mixture and mix together.

Don't over mix.

Add the miniature chocolate chips. Since these cups are small, the miniature ones work the best!

Spray your nonstick muffin pan and use your cookie scoop to scoop uniform sized cookies into the muffin pan.

Super easy. You don't have to push the cookies down or anything.

They automatically bake domed in. Perfect for the icing!

Add the butter to your stand mixer and mix.

Add the powdered sugar in batches (don't add it all at once!).

Once you have all of the powdered sugar mixed in…

add the milk in one tablespoon at a time. Then, mix it for 5 to 6 minutes.

Split the frosting up in bowls to mix your colors.

Pretty colors, right?

Set up your piping bags, I put them into cups so I can easily put the frosting in.

Using the angled spatula, add the frosting to the bags.

Add a rubber band to the top and then cut the ends of the bags.

Set up the large piping bag with the tip.

Then, put all of the frosting bags into the large one…I thought I could fit 4 into it but I couldn't! So I just used three colors.

Get your chocolate chip cookie cups ready to frost.

Frosting them is easy. It just takes some time and you'll get used to the pressure you need to put on the bag to get an even design on the frosting.

These are sooo good! I know you'll love them!

I can't wait to make them again!! I have a couple of friends who mention these every time I see them!

And Curtis loved them too!

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups with Unicorn Frosting Recipe

Prep Time 45 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour

Servings 12 to 14 cookie cups

Ingredients

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups

• 1 cup White Lily all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• pinch of ground cinnamon
• 1 Stick 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 large egg beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Unicorn Frosting

• 2 Sticks 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 Tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 pounds powdered sugar sifted
• 1/4 cup whole milk maybe a little more

Instructions

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups

• Prepare a muffin tin by spraying with nonstick baking spray. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Add White Lily flour, salt, baking soda and ground cinnamon to a medium sized mixing bowl. Mix together and set aside.
• Add butter and both sugars to a medium sized mixing bowl. Using an electric hand mixer, cream the butter and sugars together. Add vanilla extract and the egg and continue mixing.
• In two batches, add the flour mixture and combine with a rubber spatula, taking care to not over mix. Scoop cookie dough into the prepared muffin tins using a medium cookie scoop. Bake for 13 to 14 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a couple of cookie cups comes out with crumbs.
• Remove from the oven and place the muffin pan on a cooling rack. Allow to cool at least 10 minutes before removing.

Unicorn Frosting

• Add butter to the bowl of a stand mixer and mix together with vanilla extract. Add powdered sugar in batches (being careful to not add too much at a time or you’ll have powdered sugar everywhere). Mix until combined. Add the milk, one tablespoon at a time, then mix for 5 to 6 minutes on medium speed.
• Add frosting to three bowls and split the frosting evenly. Color the frosting accordingly. For the blue, I used one drop of sky blue. For the purple, I used one drop of regal purple and two drops violet. For the pink, I used one drop soft pink and one drop deep pink. Mix with a different angled spatula. Refrigerate the frosting until ready to use.
• If refrigerated, allow the frosting to sit on the counter for at least 20 minutes.
• Add the frosting to piping bags set up in a cup or glass (to make it easier to add as well as less mess). Cut the ends of the piping bags and then add to a prepared 16-inch piping bag that’s fitted with a 1M tip. Push the bags down and pipe onto cooled cookie cups to make the colored swirl you see in my photos.

Notes

Notes:

I use gel food coloring to color my buttercream.

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by White Lily. All opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting brands that I work with, it allows me to keep doing what I love; sharing on The Little Kitchen.

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This post is sponsored by Florida Department of Citrus.

First off, I'm excited to be working with the Florida Department of Citrus to bring you a couple of Florida orange juice recipes! I love Florida orange juice and drink it practically every day!

I love tres leches cakes…so I thought I would combine it with my love of Florida orange juice. And it turned out amazingly! Adding citrus to it…kicks it up another notch!

You'll want a slice of cake and another.

Sift the flour and baking powder and set aside.

I creamed the butter and the sugar together and then add eggs and vanilla extract…mix with an electric hand mixer.

I baked the cake with Florida orange juice!

Pour it in to the batter and then mix.

Then, add the flour mixture and mix with a rubber spatula.

After the milk mixture cools, pour in the Florida orange juice and mix.

Pour the milk & orange juice mixture into the cake.

All done. Now let it soak on your kitchen counter for at least 45 minutes to an hour.

After the liquid has soaked into the cake for 45 minutes. Don't skip this step because the cake needs to soak it all in at room temperature.

Whipped cream topping is all done!

I use an angled spatula to spread the whipped cream on top of the cake.

The cake is so pretty!

Look at that cake! I hope you make it for family and friends soon!

Today is National OJ Day! Make sure you follow the hashtag #AmazingInside on on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and join in on the conversation! Be sure to follow them on Facebook, follow on twitter and on instagram!

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Orange Tres Leches Cake

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Servings 16 Makes 1 cake

Ingredients

Orange Vanilla Cake

• nonstick baking spray
• 1 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter 1 stick, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 5 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup Florida orange juice

Milk and orange juice soaker

• 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 3/4 cup Florida orange juice

Whipped Cream Topping

• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

For soaker

• (Prepare before baking the cake or while it’s in the oven.)
• In a medium saucepan, add sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk and whole milk. Mix well and cook over medium heat, 8-10 minutes. (Do not bring to a boil.)
• Set aside to cool. After it’s cooled, add Florida orange juice and mix together. Set aside until needed.

For orange vanilla cake

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Generously spray a 9-inch square pan with nonstick baking spray on the inside bottom and sides. Set it aside.
• Sift the flour and baking powder into a medium-sized mixing bowl. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, add butter and sugar. Cream the butter and sugar using an electric hand mixer, until fluffy, about one minute. Add the eggs, vanilla extract and Florida orange juice to creamed butter mixture. Beat 1-2 minutes, until well mixed.
• Add the flour mixture in batches, about 1/2 at a time. Mix until blended with a rubber spatula, but don’t overmix.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and level out the top with your spatula.
• Bake for 20 to 21 minutes at 350 degrees F, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Remove cake from the oven and place on a cooling rack. Cool the cake for at least 30 minutes to an hour.

For whipped cream

• Add heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla to a large mixing bowl (with high sides). Whip using an electric hand mixer, 5 to 6 minutes, until soft peaks form.

To assemble

• Poke holes all over the cake with a fork. Make sure you poke holes all over the cake!
• Slowly pour the cooled orange-milk soaker mixture about 1/4 of the mixture at a time, allowing the soaker to be absorbed each time. You can use a rubber spatula to spread it and gently push the soaker into the cake. Repeat until finished.
• Allow the cake to sit and absorb the soaker for 45 minutes to an hour (on your counter). (This is an important step. The cake needs to absorb the milk and orange juice before you refrigerate it.)
• Cover cake with plastic wrap and refrigerate cake for at least one hour. Remove and frost with whipped cream as desired. The cake is now ready to serve.
• Be sure to refrigerate any leftover cake.

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Florida Department of Citrus. I only work with brands that I love and only share with you my own opinions. Thank you for supporting the brands that make The Little Kitchen possible.

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I'm excited to share this recipe with you and an event that I have been organizing behind the scenes.

Let's first talk about the event. I organized a bunch of food bloggers together to share Valentine's Day inspired recipes to help raise funds for pediatric cancer. For an organization called Cookies for Kids' Cancer, a nonprofit that is on the front lines of that fight.

For the last few years, I have helped organized a food blogger cookie swap and while we decided to discontinue that event, I felt a strong feeling that I wanted to continue my support of C4KC and rally my food blogger friends to help bring awareness to what this amazing organization does for pediatric cancer research.

We are doing this event because we want to make a difference in the fight against pediatric cancer.

Did you know that cancer is the #1 cause of death of children by disease in the U.S.? There are 40,000 U.S. children actively battling cancer right now. With less than 4% of the National Cancer Institute's budget going to all childhood cancer combined, I knew it was important for me to get involved.

Help us make a difference by donating to Cookies for Kids' Cancer! Our goal is to raise at least $3000. Because these three companies: Dixie Crystals, Land O’Lakes and Mediavine have each pledged to match our donations raised through this campaign up to $3000!!!

Currently, we have raised: $1,515 we are a little over HALF WAY towards our $3000 goal, will you help us with a donation today? Every little bit helps! (Click the Donate Now button to get to our fundraising page and donate today!)

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We have until February 28th to raise $3000! So please donate today!

Let's get to this recipe. I love using a box mix and adding things to it to make it even better!

I was in the store the other day and came upon this heart-shaped bundt cake pan and I had to get it!

Spray it generously with baking spray. Don't miss any nook or cranny!

Smooth the top of the batter with a spatula.

Bake in the oven for about 33 to 35 minutes at 350 degrees F.

While that's baking, make the cream cheese frosting. This is my absolute favorite cream cheese frosting recipe!

I made it with Dixie Crystals powdered sugar and Land O'Lakes unsalted butter!

Sift the powdered sugar.

After mixing the cream cheese and butter together, add the powdered sugar in batches and keep mixing!

I just used a coupler (without the ring) instead of a tip with a decorating bag to pipe the cream cheese frosting on!

And now let me give you a piece of my heart!

This cake is so easy to make and sooooo good!

Don't forget to tell the ones you love that you love them every day and if you're so inclined, make a donation today!

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Heart-Shaped Pink Velvet Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes minutes

Ingredients

Pink Velvet Cake

• 1 package pink velvet cake mix 16.5 ounces
• 3.4- ounce package of vanilla instant pudding mix
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2/3 cup water
• 4 large eggs
• 3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Cream Cheese Frosting

• 3 cups 1 1/2 pounds cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup + 1/2 Tablespoon unsalted butter room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar

Instructions

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Add cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, oil, water, eggs and vanilla extract to a large mixing bowl. Using a large spatula, mix ingredients until combined, don’t over mix.
• Spray a heart-shaped bundt cake pan generously with baking spray. Pour batter into the the bundt cake pan and smooth the top with a spatula.
• Bake for 33 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in several places in the bundt cake comes out clean. Place on a cooling rack for 10 minutes. Then, carefully (pan will still be hot), flip the cake onto the cooling rake and allow the cake to cool.

Cream Cheese Frosting (Make while cake is baking)

• In a large bowl, add the cream cheese and butter. Mix together with an electric hand mixer, thoroughly, for at least 90 seconds to a minute. Add the sugar in batches and mix thoroughly. Mix until perfectly smooth and shiny, another 2 to 3 minutes.
• Refrigerate until use. If refrigerating, leave the frosting on the counter for at least 30 minutes and then mix with spatula, thoroughly, before frosting the cake with it. Makes 5 cups of frosting.

Here are some more wonderful recipes you should check out!! Bloggers who are also sharing a recipe and supporting Cookies for Kids' Cancer!

Melt In Your Mouth Sugar Cookie Bars from Julie of Julie Blanner
Frosted Sugar Cookies from Becca of The Salted Cookie
Triple Chocolate Cherry Cookies from Sue of It's Okay to Eat the Cupcake
Fudgy Chocolate Mug Cake from Gwynn of Swirls of Flavor
Cannoli {in support of Cookies for Kids' Cancer} from Sheila of Life, Love, and Good Food
Red Velvet Pizzelle from Liren of Kitchen Confidante
Microwave Chocolate Ganache from Melanie of Melanie Makes
Brownie Ice Cream Valentines from TammyJo of The Chocolate Cult
Frosted Chocolate Sugar Cookies from Deborah of Taste and Tell
Soft Sprinkle Sugar Cookies from Lisa of Blogghetti
Rice Crispy Treat Hearts from Heather of Totally Tailgates
Vegan Banana Chia Pudding with Blackberry Sauce from Marly of Namely Marly
Spicy Double Chocolate Chip Cookies from Becca of Two Places at Once
Coconut Almond Biscotti from Kathleen of Fearlessly Creative Mammas
Strawberry Valentine Marshmallows from Serena of SerenaLissy
Strawberry Sugar Cookies from Miranda of Cookie Dough and Oven Mitt
Salted Dark Chocolate Caramel Fudge Cookies from Jessica of A Kitchen Addiction
Double Chocolate Cherry Thumbprint Cookies from Natalie of The Devil Wears Parsley
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Macaroons from Ashley of Spoonful of Flavor
Salted Chocolste Caramel Chip Bars from Emily of It Bakes Me Happy
Red Wine Brownies from Nicole of For the Love of Food
Valentine's Day Sugar Cookies from Denise of Chez Us
Easy As Pie Cookies from Ashley of A Cup of Charming
Skinny Gluten-Free VDay Cookies from Jessica of Pensive Paleo
Flourless Dark Chocolate Cookies from Carolann of Apron Warrior
Chocolate Chip Butter Cookies from Jessica of My Baking Heart
Peppermint Brownie Cookies from Aimee of Aimee Broussard & Co.
love bug cookies from Meaghan of the decorated cookie
Helping Hand Cookies from Sara of My Imperfect Kitchen
Potato Roses from Camilla of Culinary Adventures with Camilla
Black-Outlined Ombre Hearts from Bridget Edwards of Bake at 350

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Just a note that I volunteered my time to organize this event and I'm not receiving any money from sponsors or anyone for organizing this event. All money raised is going to directly to Cookies for Kids’ Cancer, a nonprofit organization. CK4C is a 501(3)(c) charity and your donation is tax deductible.

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This post is sponsored by Land O’Lakes.

First off, I just want to say how happy I am to share with you another recipe I developed in partnership with Land O'Lakes. I love working with them year after year!

I love it when a plan comes together. These little peanut butter cookie cups were a request from Curtis a long time ago. I don't remember when but he drew a diagram of these cookie cups.

That he had as a kid and asked me a while back to try to replicate them. The diagram complete with a drawing of the frosting shows the cookie cup is concave. I thought there's no way I could replicate the concaveness of the cookie cup he had as a kid!

And look! I did it! And then, I got all next level by making a dark chocolate ganache with butter! This has been on my list to try for a long time and I'm so glad I did! It's so good!

First, start with Land O Lakes® Butter. I melt the butter in this recipe so the cookie cup is similar to a cookie but also similar to a blondie or brownie. It's lovely!

First mix the brown sugar and the egg together with an electric hand mixer.

It will look this when you're done.

Then, take the melted butter and

add it to the batter.

Mix thoroughly with the electric hand mixer.

Then, add the peanut butter.

And mix again with the hand mixer. You want to make sure the peanut butter is evenly distributed through the batter.

Then, add the flour in batches.

And fold in with a rubber spatula.

Spray a regular sized 12-cup muffin tin (I used two of them) with nonstick baking spray.

Scoop using a medium cookie scoop into the muffin tin. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes at 350 degrees F.

While the cookie cups are baking, melt butter on a small saucepan on the stove on low heat.

Prep your chocolate by chopping it up and placing into a stainless steel mixing bowl.

Watch the butter carefully, once it's melted, turn the heat up to medium. You don't want to brown the butter. Once it starts bubbling, let it continue bubbling for about 30 seconds to a minute.

Remove the butter from heat and pour into your bowl of chocolate. Don't touch the chocolate. Let it sit for at five minutes.

Then, using a rubber spatula, mix the chocolate and butter together.

It will take a few minutes, you want to make sure you mix out all of the chocolate pieces and make sure they get melted.

All done!

Allow the chocolate to sit for at least 45 minutes to set.

And then you can pipe the dark chocolate ganache into the cookie cups!

I'm so excited about how these came out and so happy that these made Curtis so happy! He took some to work to share with co-workers and I got their seal of approval.

You'll have to make them for your friends and family and wait for the smiles to show up on their faces!

For more holiday baking inspiration, check out these new recipes from Land O'Lakes!

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Peanut Butter Cookie Cups with Dark Chocolate Ganache Recipe

Ingredients

Peanut Butter Cookie Cups

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/4 cups packed light brown sugar
• 1 large egg beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 Sticks 1 cup Land O Lakes® Unsalted Butter, melted
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

Dark Chocolate Ganache

• 10 ounces dark chocolate chopped
• 1 Stick 1/2 cup Land O Lakes® Unsalted Butter

Instructions

Peanut Butter Cookie Cups

• Prepare two twelve-cup muffin tins by spraying with nonstick baking spray. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Add flour, salt and baking soda to a medium sized mixing bowl. Mix together and set aside.
• Add brown sugar and egg to another bowl and using an electric hand mixer, cream the sugar and egg together. Add vanilla extract and continue mixing. Carefully add the melted Land O Lakes® Unsalted Butter to the bowl and mix again with the hand mixer. Add peanut butter and throughly combine with the hand mixer.
• In two batches, add the flour mixture and combine with a rubber spatula, taking care to not over mix. Scoop cookie dough into the prepared muffin tins. Bake for 13 to 14 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a couple of cookie cups comes out with crumbs.
• Remove from the oven and place the muffin tins on a cooling rack. Allow to cool at least 15 minutes before removing.

Dark Chocolate Ganache

• Place chopped dark chocolate in a stainless steel mixing bowl.
• Add butter to a saucepan. Turn the heat to low and allow the butter to melt. Once it’s melted, turn the heat to medium. Once the butter starts bubbling, allow it to bubble for about a minute (taking care so the butter does not brown). Pour the butter mixture over the chocolate in the bowl.
• Allow the chocolate to sit for 5 minutes, without stirring. After waiting, stir with a rubber spatula until it’s thoroughly mixed together and all of the chocolate has melted. Allow it to cool completely and set, about 45 minutes.
• Then, you’re ready to pipe it. Add to a frosting bag and using a 1M tip, pipe a swirl on each cookie cup.

Disclosure: The Little Kitchen has partnered with Land O’Lakes for an exclusive endorsement of Land O Lakes® Butter . This blog post is sponsored by Land O’Lakes.

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This post is sponsored by DOVE® Chocolate.

It's Thanksgiving week and it's always a time I use to reflect on what I'm grateful for.

I'm extremely grateful for my health, earlier this year I was really sick and ended up in the hospital. Now that I'm recovered, I'm extremely grateful for the care I received and am thankful for my health. It's so important to appreciate what you have…I know you know. It's so important and that's what makes a fulfilled life!

Last year, while I was traveling, I had these amazing chocolate blondies with walnuts in them…I filed this away telling myself, one day I have to come up with a recipe for my own version!

These DOVE Chocolate Promises…the milk chocolate ones are the best for this recipe! But if you prefer dark chocolate, you can use those instead!

I unwrap the chocolates and cut them into 6 or 8 pieces each.

It makes about one cup.

I also chop up the walnuts. Then, I measure out the dry ingredients in another bowl.

Beat one egg in another mixing bowl and add the brown sugar.

Mix in the melted butter and vanilla extract.

I mix in half of the flour mixture at a time. Don't over mix!

This is what the batter looks like…and we're almost done!

Add the chopped up DOVE Chocolate PROMISES and the walnuts.

Fold it in…

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spray an angled spatula (I cover the pan for easy clean-up and spray it with baking spray too; makes it really easy to remove the blondies from the pan after baking too).

Smooth out the top.

Before cutting the blondies up, make sure they are completely cool so you can get nice clean cuts. Of course, if you can't wait, that's okay too. But make sure to let them cool at least 15 to 20 minutes then.

You WILL love these! Serve them at Thanksgiving for a different treat. Put them into little baggies and give them out as favors. Your family and friends will thank you!

The holidays always bring us a tremendous amount of joy; the time we get to spend with family and friends, we treasure it. I would love to hear what you do to #ChoosePleasure, share with me in the comments below or on social media (make sure you tag me @thelittlekitchn).

I #ChoosePleasure by baking sweet treats for family and friends. I make sure to make cookie dough ahead of time and freeze it so it's quick and easy; all I have to do is bake them and it makes for a nice sweet treat for when they come to visit.

So tell me: how do you #ChoosePleasure to live life fully?

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Milk Chocolate Walnut Blondies Recipe

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 45 minutes minutes

Servings 16 to 20 bars

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• pinch of salt
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 large egg beaten
• 3/4 cup 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup unwrapped & chopped DOVE® PROMISES® Silky Smooth Milk Chocolate about 18 pieces
• 1/3 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

• Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Prep the chocolate and the walnuts. (I cut each of the DOVE® PROMISES® Silky Smooth Milk Chocolates into 6 or 8 pieces each.)
• Cover an 8-inch square pan in foil and spray generously with baking spray.
• In a medium-sized mixing bowl, add flour, baking soda and salt. Mix with a rubber spatula and set aside. In another mixing bowl, add egg and brown sugar. Using an electric hand mixer, cream the egg and sugar together. Add the melted butter and vanilla extract, mix well with the mixer.
• Add half of the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix with the rubber spatula. Be careful not to over mix your batter. Add the remaining flour and repeat.
• Add the chopped DOVE® PROMISES® Silky Smooth Milk Chocolates and the walnuts, folding in with your rubber spatula, being careful to not over mix.
• Add the blondie batter the prepared pan. Smooth out the batter so it’s evenly distributed throughout the pan and smooth on top (I spray an angled spatula with baking spray and use the spatula to smooth the batter).
• Bake for 28 to 30 minutes. The top will be dry and flaky and when you insert a toothpick in the center, it should come out with flaky crumbs.
• Carefully remove (because it will be really hot) blondies while holding foil and place on a wire cooling rack to cool. For the best looking squares, allow to cool completely (at least 4 hours). If you can’t wait that long, allow them to cool at least 15 to 20 minutes before cutting into 16 to 20 squares.

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