Amber, Author at Rays of Bliss

Peanut Butter Cake Bars Recipe ~ Gluten Free

I have been meaning to give a cake bar recipe a try. Since I love peanut butter and chocolate chips this recipe was a perfect choice! It turned out so yummy! As always this recipe is Gluten Free, but can be made regular by using standard all purpose flour.

Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cake Bars

Seriously yummy cake bars made with peanut butter and chocolate chips!

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Ingredients

1 cup softened butter
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
4 medium size eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups Gluten Free all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 package chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat oven at 350°.
Grease baking pan.
Combine butter, peanut butter, sugar and brown sugar in a large bowl.
Beat in eggs, then beat in vanilla.
Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add flour mixture to peanut butter mixture.
Stir in chocolate chips and mix well.
Spread batter into greased baking pan. Bake for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Let cool then cut into bars.

DIY Just Married Celebration Banner

Blog, DIY, Party Ideas

My sister recently had herself a little Country Themed Wedding! Her and her best friend, Sharon (crafty lady), made several DIY decorations. I will be doing a series on all the decorations they made. 1-2 a week for the next 4 weeks!

First decoration featured is the Just Married banner!

Supplies you will need:
Desired colors of:
1 yard of burlap
1 yard of tulle fabric (tutu like material, we used blue)
1 yard of tan fabric
Ruler
Scissors
Hot glue gun and sticks
Some twine strand or yarn
Paint

Directions:
Step 1: Cut twine strand out to desired length. Cut 10 inch (or desired measurement) strips of fabric to tie around twine.
Step 2: Cut squares or desired shape (rectangles, triangles) of burlap for letters. You will hot glue onto twine after painted and dried.
Step 3: Paint letters onto burlap. She free handed this one but you can use stencils.
Step 4: Attach tan and tulle fabric to twine strand with a simple tie. Hot glue burlap squares with letters onto twine strand.

So easy to have your very own homemade banner! You can use this idea for any celebration: Happy Birthday, Baby Shower, Congratulations….

Check out the other post from the DIY Country Wedding Series:

Wordless Wednesday~ Mustache Baby Love

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Oven Baked Bacon Cheese Potato Wedges

Blog, Gluten Free, Gluten Free Recipes

Every time we eat out my husband makes fun of me because I have to have an appetizer. One of my favorite appetizers are Bacon Cheese Potato Wedges…so so yummy (drooling just thinking about them). Most Steak House restaurants will have some form of these, and yes I would try them all if allowed! I decided to make my own version of this delicious treat! I usually make them when we cook out steaks.

As always, my recipe is Gluten Free for my husband with Celiac.

Oven Baked Bacon Cheese Potato Wedges

Make a yummy appetizer or snack!

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Ingredients

2 large russet potatoes
olive oil
parsley flakes
4-5 slices bacon
salt
shredded cheddar cheese or jack & cheddar
optional ingredients: chives and sour cream

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
Drizzle olive oil onto pan.
Clean and scrub your potatoes.
Cut potatoes in small wedges.
Place wedges on pan spread out. Sprinkle on Parsley Flakes generously.
Bake for 10 minutes and remove from oven and flip wedges. Return to oven set timer for 10 more minutes.
Start cooking bacon while potatoes are baking.SONY DSC
Remove potatoes from pan; place onto dinner plate.
Season with salt.
Crumble up your bacon slices and sprinkle over potato wedges.
Sprinkle on your cheese generously.
Optional: add chives and sour cream toppings
Eat and Enjoy

DIY Hulk Superhero Birthday Party Ideas ~ Printable Superhero Squad Cupcake Toppers

Blog, DIY, Kids Printables, Party Ideas, Party Printables, Printables

We had a DIY Hulk Party for my little man this year. I bought him this awesome hulk shirt from Amazon in a 3 pack fruit of the loom Marvel Heros pack. It came with a Spiderman shirt and a Wolverine shirt. The shirt has more of an under shirt feel so I layered it under a plaid shirt. He looked so cute!

I used toys and books we already owned for decorations. I made this banner from construction paper cut into triangles, hole punched, and put on balloon string. My 6 year old and I decorated them with markers. My boy drew some awesome Hulks! I also love the Hulk fist he added to the #3…he came up with that all on his own!

I made cupcakes with added green food color to the cake mix and the frosting. I also made cupcake toppers tapped to toothpicks. I used the toppers in the centerpiece decorations too.

Free for Personal Use: I made free for download Superhero Squad Cupcake Toppers since most people won’t have just a Hulk Party

free superhero party printable — Free For Personal Use Only

Superhero Squad Cupcake Toppers

If you have read my other party post, then you know I love me some cookie cake. I have one at pretty much every party I plan!

I put my son’s hulk toy on as a decoration. The cake icing got a little messed up during transportation, but it looked like the Hulk had been smashing it already. Totally made it work!

For the party favor bags I used colored cardstock paper. I hand wrote, “Thanks for Making Evan’s 3rd Birthday a Smash” and added Hulk stickers to each one. I stapled them to filled plastic lunch baggies. Super simple and super cheap!