Twinkies Ice Cream Cake

This quick and easy recipe is for the Twinkies lovers out there!

My roommate Kyle is a huge fan of Twinkies, so I thought making a Twinkies cake would be perfect for today -- his birthday!

I'm not crazy about baking, and the simplicity of this recipe gives me life.  I combined Twinkies, Edy's Caramel Delight Ice Cream, and Cool Whip and it turned out great!  I'll have to try it with Blue Bunny Birthday Cake Ice Cream next time though...

INGREDIENTS:
5 Twinkies
1 half gallon of ice cream (Edy's Caramel Delight)
1 container of whip topping (Cool Whip)
(Optional) sprinkles, extra caramel, chocolate shavings...etc.


DIRECTIONS:
1.) Line a loaf pan with parchment paper

2.) Place Twinkies on the bottom of the pan

3.) Layer Twinkies with softened (should not be runny) ice cream

4.) Layer Cool Whip

5.) Cover and seal with saran wrap and aluminum foil.  Freeze overnight.

6.) Lift the cake out by the parchment paper, slice across the Twinkies to expose the cream-filled centers, and enjoy!

It's not the prettiest looking cake, but it was delicious!  I'm sure I can make it look better next time.  If you try this, please share your photos with me (@nowandjenn on Twitter & Instagram)

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*BEST* fresh peach crumble

With summer coming to an end, I wanted to use the last of my fresh peaches to make a peach crumble.  I'm not a very good baker, but this recipe seemed simple enough for me to tackle.  To my surprise, it turned out really well, so I just had to share it with you guys.

INGREDIENTS:
6 cups fresh & ripe peaches, sliced (5-6 whole peaches)
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 grated lemon zest
1/2 ground cinnamon
(optional) pecans, almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, or pistachios

Topping:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 egg, lightly beatened
1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled
(optional) vanilla ice cream

DIRECTIONS:
1.) Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Place peaches in a greased, shallow 9x13 (2 qt.) baking dish.

2.) In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, lemon juice, lemon zest, and cinnamon; sprinkle over peaches.

3.) Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon.  Stir in egg until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

4.) Pour butter evenly over the topping.

5.) Bake for 40-45 minutes.  Serve warm with ice cream if desired (it's awesome with ice cream).  

(modifed recipe from Taste of Home)

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