Back to School Bake Off

Prep Time: 3 Hours Yields: 12 Brownies What you need: 1 – 19.9oz box Betty Crocker Family Size Dark Chocolate Brownie Mix 1/4 cup water 1/2 cup vegetable Oil 2 eggs, beaten slightly 2 pouches Betty Crocker® White Cookie Icing Betty Crocker® Easy Writer Pens 1 bottle Cake Mate Chocolate Decors Betty Crocker® Gel Food [...]

Prep Time: 40 Minutes Yields: 12 Brownies What you need: 1 – 19.9oz box Betty Crocker Family Size Dark Chocolate Brownie Mix 1/4 cup water 1/2 cup vegetable Oil 2 eggs, beaten slightly 2 tubs white frosting Betty Crocker® Classic Gel Food Colors in Blue Green, Yellow and Red. Betty Crocker® Cake Icing, Black   [...]

Back to school always comes with a classroom supply list. Usually on that list is the request for a great deal of notebook paper. Whether it’s for your child to practice writing their name or your high school student to write a five paragraph essay, notebook paper is always around the classroom. This year surprise [...]

Every after school study date needs a great snack to keep you going. For some students, math is their least favorite subject, so why not show them it can be fun again! These simple stacked cakes use circular cake cut-outs, Cake Mate Icing, and rainbow sprinkles to create a fun, encouraging dessert. Simply bake your [...]

Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches have been the old standby for a countless number of years. Why not revamp this classic lunchbox sandwich by using cake instead of bread! Bake your cake, cut it into pieces, and make this sandwich just like the classic. I added White Cake Mate Bakery Icing to the peanut butter [...]

Sometimes when summer comes to an end, kids are feeling a little less than excited to go back to school. The end of summer means no more pool visits, picnics, or Tuesday morning cartoons. But just because those favorites have to end, it doesn’t mean that school isn’t worth celebrating! Remind your kids how fun [...]

What you need: 1 Batch cake recipe- baked in a sheet pan CAKE MATE BAKERY ICING Lollipop sticks Candy coating or white chocolate Gel food coloring CAKE MATE WRITING GEL CAKE MATE GLITTER ICING CAKE MATE ICING CAKE MATE CUPCAKE GEMS Round tip attachment or piping bag with any round tip Styrofoam block for drying [...]

Back to school season is in full swing. While the school supply aisles have been crowded with eager students, I have been busy coming up with different ways to reinvent traditional school treats for our partnership with Sprinkles and Grins, a website brought to you by Betty Crocker& Cake Mate. Over the next few weeks, I will be [...]

Prep Time: 30 Mins Yields: About 1 dozen Cookies Ingredients: 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened 1/4 cup shortening 3/4 teaspoon vanilla 1 egg 1 1/2 cups Gold Medal® All-Purpose Flour 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 package (0.13 to 0.14 oz) strawberry, cherry, tropical punch or lemon-lime-flavored unsweetened soft [...]

Prep Time: 1 Hour Yields: 12 Cookies What you need: 1 dozen store bought sugar cookies 1 pouch Betty Crocker® Green Cookie Icing 1 can Betty Crocker® White Cake Icing 1 bottle Betty Crocker® Green Sugar Crystals brown candy coated almonds Directions: 1. Doing no more than two cookies at a time, to prevent the [...]

Prep Time: 12 Mins Yields: 6 schoolhouses, 8 crayon sandwich cookies, or 16 singular crayons What you need: 1 pkg Betty Crocker® Sugar Cookie Mix 3 Tbsp. coarsely chopped candied ginger 1/2 cup quick oats 1/2 tsp. salt 1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened slightly Betty Crocker® Blueberry Muffin Glaze Directions: 1. Preheat oven to [...]

What you need: 1/2 c butter 1/2 c granulated (white) sugar 1/2 c packed light brown sugar 1 large egg 2 tsp pure vanilla extract 1 tbs light corn syrup 1 c + 2 tbs all purpose flour 1/2 c unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 bottle Betty Crocker Decors [...]

What you need: -2 1/2 c all purpose flour -2 1/2 tsp baking powder -1/4 tsp salt -3/4 c (1 1/2 sticks) butter – room temperature -3/4 c granulated (white) sugar -2 tsp pure vanilla extract -2 eggs – room temperature -1/2 c  Betty Crocker Glitter Icing (Simmering Blue) -Cake Mate Cupcake Gems in Silver [...]

There aren’t many kids who don’t love coming home from school to a big plate of chocolate chip cookies. I decided to use Betty Crocker frosting and sprinkles to turn ordinary cookies in to MAGIC!!  It only takes a few extra minutes, but the extra effect will have your kid’s faces lighting up as soon [...]

Need a little encouragement to trudge back to school and hit the books? These bite-size gold stars are a sweet enticement to finish your homework. They are easy to make, easy to package, and easy to hide until the reward is earned. What you need: Sugar cookie mix* 1-inch star cookie cutter** 1 to 2 [...]

Yield: 12 Sandwich Cookies What you need: Peanut Butter Cookies (You could also use Betty Crocker Peanut Butter Cookie Mix) 1/2 C Butter 1/4 C Creamy Peanut Butter 3/4 C Brown Sugar 1/4 C White Sugar 1 Egg 1 Tsp Pure Vanilla Extract 1 1/4 C All-Purpose Flour 1/2 Tsp Baking Soda 1/4 Tsp Salt [...]

Back to school wouldn’t be complete without a sweet apple shaped treat.  Here is another treat I styled to celebrate our partnership with Sprinkles and Grins.  Apple cookies make a great surprise for your favorite teacher or ever an after school snack for the kids. These simple-to-make cookies use Betty Crocker Cookie Icings and Cake [...]

The Chevron pattern is popping all over the place from lunchboxes to cute dresses. This year, send your kids back to school with fun cookies to match fun. These simple sugar cookies are decorated with blue, yellow, and green icings, but you could choose any combination you like. Pack these cookies in your child’s lunchbox [...]

  Back to school for many moms means back to bake sales! This year, surprise the other volunteers with these colorful Bake Sale Cookies that are sure to draw in a crowd. Use alphabet cookie cutters with your favorite sugar cookie recipe to make these fun shaped treats. Decorate your cookies with Betty Crocker Cookie [...]

  Back to school season is in full swing. While the school supply aisles have been crowded with eager students, I have been busy coming up with different ways to reinvent traditional school treats for our partnership with Sprinkles and Grins, a website brought to you by Betty Crocker & Cake Mate. Over the next [...]

Prep Time: 60 Mins Yields: 18 cupcakes What you need: 1 box Cake Mix, any flavor, and all ingredients required to make the cupcakes Betty Crocker® Cookie Icing in red, yellow and black Betty Crocker® Cupcake Icing in Cloud White and Meadow Green Cake Mate® Decor Sugar Crystals Betty Crocker® Assorted Decorating Decors< Directions: Preheat [...]

  What you need: -1 box of Betty Crocker Confetti Cake (if not available, simply add Cake Mate Rainbow Sprinkles to Betty Crocker White Cake). -One tube of Pink Cake Mate Glitter Icing -One tube of Blue Cake Mate Glitter Icing -One tube of Red Cake Mate Glitter Icing -White chocolate covered pretzels rolled in [...]

Leaving an apple on the teacher’s desk simply won’t cut it anymore. Not when you can leave one of these apple shaped cupcakes. Sure to make you the teacher’s pet, these cupcakes use red icing and sprinkles. Add a pretzel stick for a stem and a green candy for a leaf and you’ve got the [...]

Prep Time: 10 Mins Yields: 12 treats Ingredients: 6 cups crisped rice cereal 1 bag of regular marshmallows (10 oz) or 4 cups of mini marshmallows 3 tablespoons butter or margarine 1 bottle Marble Mix’ins® Oreo Instructions: 1. In large saucepan melt butter over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from [...]

Prep Time: 20 Min Yields: 22 Cupcake Cereal Treats What you need: 1/4 cup butter or margarine 1 bag (10 1/2 oz) miniature marshmallows (6 cups) 3 cups Cheerios® Cereal 3 cups Trix® Cereal 1 cup salted peanuts Betty Crocker® Cupcake Icing (any color) 1 bottle Betty Crocker® Decorating Decors Confetti Directions: 1. Spray 22 [...]

Send your All-Stars back to class with these Star Treats! They won’t melt, smush, and your kids won’t dare trade these at the lunch table.  They’re the perfect treat for any age!   What you need: -10 oz mini marshmallows -2/3 cup creamy peanut butter -5 cups rice puff cereal -Cake Mate Decorating Icing  Directions: [...]

Send your All-Stars back to class with these Star Treats! They won’t melt, smush, and your kids won’t dare trade these at the lunch table.  They’re the perfect treat for any age! What you need: -10 oz mini marshmallows -3 tablespoons butter -1/3 cup yellow Betty Crocker Cake Mix -5 cups rice puff cereal -2 [...]

What you need: -Assorted miniature baked goods – donut holes, cake pops, mini muffins -Assorted small fruit items – red and green grapes, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries -Cake Mate and Betty Crocker Decorating Icings in a variety of colors -Assorted decorating items – nonpareils, sugars, sprinkles -Wooden skewers -Apples for displaying Snack Pops Instructions: 1)      Place [...]

An easy to make treat for kids as they do their homework. What you need: Cake Mate or Betty Crocker Frosting of your choice Sprinkle Decors Directions: Simply squeeze frosting into a spoon, sprinkle with toppings, and freeze for at least 20 minutes. Freezing the frosting makes it like a lollipop where you need to [...]

Since most kids are not overly enthusiastic to start back to school, why not give them something to look forward to by including some fun treats in their lunchbox. What you need: These work well on sugar cookies or rice crispy squares where there’s plenty of room to “write” a note.  Choice of treat is up [...]

Yields: 6 cinnamon apple cupcakes and 6 apple core push pops What you need: Easy Cinnamon Apple Cake Recipe: 1 box of Betty Crocker Yellow Butter Cake 1 21 oz can of Apple pie filling 1 Tablespoon of cinnamon 2 eggs What else you need: 6 push pop containers 6 red apples (any apple with [...]

The combination of milk and cookies has always been a popular after school treat. Spice up this classic with this Cake Batter Milk to remind your kids how proud of them you are. These sweet milkshakes are the perfect pairing to a stack of iced sugar cookies, offering a great way to reward your kids [...]

We decided on a “before school” breakfast treat…one of our faves that are kiddos go bananas over. Cinnamon Streusel Toaster Pastries…so simple…so sprinkled…so YUM!  A few simple steps and you will be the star of the morning. What you need: Refrigerated pie crusts (we used our local store brand) 1 1/2 cup light brown sugar [...]

What you need: Refrigerated (or homemade) pie crust dough Peanut butter and jelly (or filling of your choice, ex: cream cheese and jelly, Nutella and jelly, etc.) Betty Crocker Cookie Icings in Red, Green & White Directions Using a cookie cutter or the rim of a drinking glass, cut out circles of pie dough about 3-4″ [...]