I have been meaning to share this recipe on my blog for quite some time, it is just so much easier to share on my social media pages that I kind of have neglected my blog. 

I shared this Cinnamon Roll Recipe on TikTok and it has almost 400,000 views. I receive comments frequently on that video of people saying they made them and loved them. I love hearing from you all knowing you benefited from a recipe, coupon deal, or local favorite I share. Someone recently commented they made these cinnamon rolls for a baby shower that had a theme a bun in the oven, too cute, love that idea! Thank you for commenting, sharing, and messaging me, I love to connect with you all. It truly brings a smile to my face and joy to my heart when I hear that you enjoy the posts I share.

It was because of a comment from someone looking for a printable version of this recipe that I finally made time to share the recipe here on the blog. Click here for a PDF Printable version of this recipe. I could have just shared the text and screenshots from my video, but when I post a blog post I like to use my good camera and take pictures of the steps. I know I appreciate step-by-step instructions, so I always try to do that in my videos or on my blog posts.

This recipe is really easy to make and once you try these you won't ever want to make the can ones. again. I will add that recently I have started making homemade sourdough bread and if you too have sourdough starter around you can add 1/4 cup of sourdough discard to this recipe and it is a delicious addition.

Since joining the sourdough club, I frequently have sourdough discard to use up and I pretty much have added it to my chocolate chip cookie recipe. I've added it to my banana bread recipe, pretty much anywhere I can and I have always been happy with the results.

Cinnamon Roll Recipe

2 Cups of Flour

1/3 Cup of Sugar

2 Packets of Instant Yeast

1/2 Tsp Salt

Mix Dry Ingredients with a whisk.

To the dry ingredients add:

1 1/2 Cups Water

6 Tablespoons Melted Butter 

1 Egg 

Mix with the dough hook in the stand mixer.

Once combined add 2 Cups of Flour

Put flour on hand and knead.

Place in a bowl with non-stick spray, and let the dough rise for 1 hour.

Cinnamon Mixture 

1 Cup Brown Sugar 

2 Tablespoons Cinnamon 

Sprinkle of Nutmeg 

Punch the dough in the bowl and then dump the dough onto a floured surface. 

Roll out onto a floured surface and cover the dough with softened butter and cinnamon mixture. I used 1/2 a stick of softened butter on the rolled-out dough. 

Roll and slice let sit and rise for 1 hour or overnight in a baking dish sprayed with non-stick spray. 

You can roll the dough and then slice or recently I started using a pizza cutter making slices first and rolling each slice. 

Top Drizzle

6 Tablespoons Melted Butter 

1/2 Cup Brown Sugar 

1 Teaspoon Vanilla 

1 Teaspoon Cinnamon 

Top with 3/4 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream, then top with the cinnamon top drizzle.

Bake uncovered 350° 25-35 minutes 

Cinnamon Roll Icing

1 Stick Softened Butter 

8 Oz Cream Cheese 

2 cups powdered sugar

2 teaspoons Vanilla

Let them cool for about 10-15  minutes before icing.

If you have any leftovers, store them in the refrigerator. Here is a PDF Printable version of the recipe to keep on hand. If you want to see these made step by step in video form click here for TikTok, or click here for Instagram, or click here for YouTube. Thank you again for all your support by liking, commenting, sharing, and saving my posts I sincerely appreciate it. 

• Sunday, November 10, 2024
• family
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Homemade Cinnamon Roll Recipe

I have been meaning to share this recipe on my blog for quite some time, it is just so much easier to share on my social media pages that I kind of have neglected my blog. 

I shared this Cinnamon Roll Recipe on TikTok and it has almost 400,000 views. I receive comments frequently on that video of people saying they made them and loved them. I love hearing from you all knowing you benefited from a recipe, coupon deal, or local favorite I share. Someone recently commented they made these cinnamon rolls for a baby shower that had a theme a bun in the oven, too cute, love that idea! Thank you for commenting, sharing, and messaging me, I love to connect with you all. It truly brings a smile to my face and joy to my heart when I hear that you enjoy the posts I share.

It was because of a comment from someone looking for a printable version of this recipe that I finally made time to share the recipe here on the blog. Click here for a PDF Printable version of this recipe. I could have just shared the text and screenshots from my video, but when I post a blog post I like to use my good camera and take pictures of the steps. I know I appreciate step-by-step instructions, so I always try to do that in my videos or on my blog posts.

This recipe is really easy to make and once you try these you won't ever want to make the can ones. again. I will add that recently I have started making homemade sourdough bread and if you too have sourdough starter around you can add 1/4 cup of sourdough discard to this recipe and it is a delicious addition.

Since joining the sourdough club, I frequently have sourdough discard to use up and I pretty much have added it to my chocolate chip cookie recipe. I've added it to my banana bread recipe, pretty much anywhere I can and I have always been happy with the results.

Cinnamon Roll Recipe

2 Cups of Flour

1/3 Cup of Sugar

2 Packets of Instant Yeast

1/2 Tsp Salt

Mix Dry Ingredients with a whisk.

To the dry ingredients add:

1 1/2 Cups Water

6 Tablespoons Melted Butter 

1 Egg 

Mix with the dough hook in the stand mixer.

Once combined add 2 Cups of Flour

Put flour on hand and knead.

Place in a bowl with non-stick spray, and let the dough rise for 1 hour.

Cinnamon Mixture 

1 Cup Brown Sugar 

2 Tablespoons Cinnamon 

Sprinkle of Nutmeg 

Punch the dough in the bowl and then dump the dough onto a floured surface. 

Roll out onto a floured surface and cover the dough with softened butter and cinnamon mixture. I used 1/2 a stick of softened butter on the rolled-out dough. 

Roll and slice let sit and rise for 1 hour or overnight in a baking dish sprayed with non-stick spray. 

You can roll the dough and then slice or recently I started using a pizza cutter making slices first and rolling each slice. 

Top Drizzle

6 Tablespoons Melted Butter 

1/2 Cup Brown Sugar 

1 Teaspoon Vanilla 

1 Teaspoon Cinnamon 

Top with 3/4 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream, then top with the cinnamon top drizzle.

Bake uncovered 350° 25-35 minutes 

Cinnamon Roll Icing

1 Stick Softened Butter 

8 Oz Cream Cheese 

2 cups powdered sugar

2 teaspoons Vanilla

Let them cool for about 10-15  minutes before icing.

If you have any leftovers, store them in the refrigerator. Here is a PDF Printable version of the recipe to keep on hand. If you want to see these made step by step in video form click here for TikTok, or click here for Instagram, or click here for YouTube. Thank you again for all your support by liking, commenting, sharing, and saving my posts I sincerely appreciate it. 

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Have you made a Jell-O Poke Cake before? With the 4th of July weekend upon us and my son's birthday on June 30th, I decided I'd make him a red, white, and blue-themed Jell-O Poke Cake. I already had everything I needed, the only thing I bought was fresh strawberries and blueberries. Feel free to scroll to the bottom straight to the recipe, although I would love it if you read this entire post. 

Fun fact, Jell-O Poke cakes were first made around the 1970s when Jell-O made an advertisement to increase their sales. I would say that was smart advertising because they are still popular all these decades later, in 2023. It also goes to show the impact of advertising and marketing. Something you may not know about me, is many years ago I worked for a local newspaper. Fast forward to 2014, I started my blog and I am very active in social media marketing. I know social media marketing and influencers are a newer form of advertising. I often think brands are too focused on the immediate return, they want to know how many views did it get in seven days, and they want to know all your engagement rates and insights. I think they too often forget that it is about the long haul. 

As a brand you shouldn't be so focused on the immediate to see if it was a good investment, the fact of the matter is that Instagram Reel, TikTok Post, or static posts will live on and produce fruit for many years to come. I personally will search for a certain product or service I once saw on social media oftentimes, many months later, or even years later. Do you know how many times, I think "Where was that place they vacationed or visited?" I frequently save recipe Reels and TikTok's, for next year's holiday. Oftentimes I will save a post featuring a local restaurant or place I want to take my family, to later visit. So when a brand collaborates with an influencer for a sponsored post I know that is well worth the investment and I am not just saying that because this is what I do, I also use social media as a search engine in my personal life. 

In the same vein, I hope brands and people realize why influencers charge. A lot of time goes into creating a Reel or TikTok. You have to shoot the content, then edit the content, then post and actively participate on the social media platform in comments, replies, and stories to get that content in front of people. There is also the investment we make into nice cameras, upgraded phones with quality cameras, lighting equipment, and the list goes on. I often hear people say that it would be so easy to create content, and I also hear from people once they actually try to grow their social media platform, once they actually post content and see how much work goes into getting engagement, that is when they realize how much work goes into it. They realize how it takes consistency over a long period of time before you start seeing your work pay off. 

I think the term influencer often gets a bad name because of what some influencers charge or who they work with and the list goes on. I think people, followers, if you will often forget that they started somewhere, they did FREE content for months, years, and many times still do FREE content. It is not all about the money, some of us really do love blogging, really do love creating content on social media, we love the art, we love the process, and we love learning about photography, lighting, and framing a shot. Social media platforms are constantly changing and adding features and then we have to learn how to implement those features. 

Another thing I often hear from people who are just starting out blogging or posting social media content as a business, is they think their idea, recipe, or small shop product, already exists so why should they even try. I always encourage them that what they post may be similar to someone else, but it is going to be different because they will add their voice and their style. I am sure you have stumbled across plenty of Jell-O Poke Cake posts and they didn't go into advertising and social media marketing in any way. 

While I do believe in giving credit to a content creator if you are using their exact recipe, that is the right thing to do. Even if you are going to change it up a bit, it is very kind to tag the one who inspired you to make it, there are some recipes or ideas that you just simply can't pick one creator, because there are so many. There are also so many recipes that who really knows who the original creator is for example a basic taco recipe or enchiladas. What about a Jell-O Poke Cake Recipe, there are thousands or even millions of posts. When you see someone share a popular recipe, be kind, and support their love of baking, creating, and sharing. A simple that looks yummy comment is so greatly appreciated. Or a great idea I'm going to make that this weekend too!

When I first started this post I didn't intend on sharing all of that, but that is another thing I love about blogging and creating content, it is a fun creative outlet that can start in one place and end up someplace completely different than what you first thought. Thank you for reading all of that if you did and now I will move on to the Patriotic Jell-O Poke Cake.

JELL-O POKE CAKE RECIPE

What you need:

1 White Box Cake Mix

3 Eggs

1 Cup of Water

1/2 Cup of Oil or Applesauce

1 Berry Blue Jell-O Mix (I used a 6-ounce box, you could use a 3-ounce box)

1 Cherry or Strawberry Jell-O Mix (6-ounce or 3-ounce box)

Icing Ingredients:

16-ounce Tub of Cool Whip softened

8-ounce Cream Cheese softened

1/4 Cup of Sugar

Garnish:

Either patriotic sprinkles or berries to create a flag. I used strawberries and blueberries, but you could also use raspberries and blackberries too. 

Directions:

Make the box cake according to the package directions. Mix the cake mix, 3 eggs, 1 cup of water, 1/2 cup of oil, and combine.

Pour into a 9x13 baking dish, or whatever baking dish you want to bake it in. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes. 

While the cake is baking prepare your Jell-O. You can prepare according to the package directions. I like to use a little less water than what it calls for. Since I used the 6-ounce size box, it calls for 2 cups of boiling water and 2 cups of cold water. I used 2 cups of boiling water, but only 1 cup of cold water. Set your Jell-O aside on the counter, do not put it in the refrigerator.

Let your cake cook for about 30 minutes. Then poke holes into the cake. I used a metal straw, you can use the handle of a wooden spoon, and you can even use a fork or butter knife if you need to. 

Pour the Jell-O into the holes, I used a medicine syringe, I mostly see people pour it over the cake. Because I used the larger 6-ounce boxes of each color, I knew I would have leftover Jell-O and did not want to drench the entire cake. After using the medicine syringe I had enough Jell-O to make 7 small Jell-O Cups. 

Place the Jell-O-filled cake into the refrigerator for 1 hour and make your icing.

You could just use cool whip alone, but I wanted to doctor it up a bit. So used a 16-ounce tub of cool whip, one block of cream cheese, and 1/4 cup of sugar. I would have left the sugar out if I was just eating it, I thought it tasted fine, and plus you are going to eat it with sweet Jell-O and sweet cake, but my kids tasted it and wanted it sweeter so I added 1/4 cup of sugar and blend those three together. Then put the icing over the Jell-O Cake and chill for 3-4 hours.

You could leave the cake as is with just the cool whip or you could use patriotic sprinkles to garnish it. I used strawberries and blueberries to make a flag. Slice your strawberries and arrange your patriotic flag design. I've also seen others use raspberries and blackberries. Use what you have! That is one thing I love about cooking, baking, and creating, is you can totally have fun with it and improvise using what you have. 

This Jell-O Cake was very easy to make and I love how pretty it looks with the red and blue Jell-O. This would be a great dessert to make on this 4th of July weekend, or Pin this post on Pinterest to remind you to make it next Memorial Day weekend. 

As always if you would like to see this Jell-O Poke Cake in video form, check out our TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube. I truly appreciate every one of you that reads my blog posts, and thank you for every like, comment, and share. It is because of your faithful support of my little creative outlet that it has turned into a nice little business for our family. 

• Thursday, June 29, 2023
• family-friendly
• No comments

Easy Patriotic Jell-O Poke Cake

Have you made a Jell-O Poke Cake before? With the 4th of July weekend upon us and my son's birthday on June 30th, I decided I'd make him a red, white, and blue-themed Jell-O Poke Cake. I already had everything I needed, the only thing I bought was fresh strawberries and blueberries. Feel free to scroll to the bottom straight to the recipe, although I would love it if you read this entire post. 

Fun fact, Jell-O Poke cakes were first made around the 1970s when Jell-O made an advertisement to increase their sales. I would say that was smart advertising because they are still popular all these decades later, in 2023. It also goes to show the impact of advertising and marketing. Something you may not know about me, is many years ago I worked for a local newspaper. Fast forward to 2014, I started my blog and I am very active in social media marketing. I know social media marketing and influencers are a newer form of advertising. I often think brands are too focused on the immediate return, they want to know how many views did it get in seven days, and they want to know all your engagement rates and insights. I think they too often forget that it is about the long haul. 

As a brand you shouldn't be so focused on the immediate to see if it was a good investment, the fact of the matter is that Instagram Reel, TikTok Post, or static posts will live on and produce fruit for many years to come. I personally will search for a certain product or service I once saw on social media oftentimes, many months later, or even years later. Do you know how many times, I think "Where was that place they vacationed or visited?" I frequently save recipe Reels and TikTok's, for next year's holiday. Oftentimes I will save a post featuring a local restaurant or place I want to take my family, to later visit. So when a brand collaborates with an influencer for a sponsored post I know that is well worth the investment and I am not just saying that because this is what I do, I also use social media as a search engine in my personal life. 

In the same vein, I hope brands and people realize why influencers charge. A lot of time goes into creating a Reel or TikTok. You have to shoot the content, then edit the content, then post and actively participate on the social media platform in comments, replies, and stories to get that content in front of people. There is also the investment we make into nice cameras, upgraded phones with quality cameras, lighting equipment, and the list goes on. I often hear people say that it would be so easy to create content, and I also hear from people once they actually try to grow their social media platform, once they actually post content and see how much work goes into getting engagement, that is when they realize how much work goes into it. They realize how it takes consistency over a long period of time before you start seeing your work pay off. 

I think the term influencer often gets a bad name because of what some influencers charge or who they work with and the list goes on. I think people, followers, if you will often forget that they started somewhere, they did FREE content for months, years, and many times still do FREE content. It is not all about the money, some of us really do love blogging, really do love creating content on social media, we love the art, we love the process, and we love learning about photography, lighting, and framing a shot. Social media platforms are constantly changing and adding features and then we have to learn how to implement those features. 

Another thing I often hear from people who are just starting out blogging or posting social media content as a business, is they think their idea, recipe, or small shop product, already exists so why should they even try. I always encourage them that what they post may be similar to someone else, but it is going to be different because they will add their voice and their style. I am sure you have stumbled across plenty of Jell-O Poke Cake posts and they didn't go into advertising and social media marketing in any way. 

While I do believe in giving credit to a content creator if you are using their exact recipe, that is the right thing to do. Even if you are going to change it up a bit, it is very kind to tag the one who inspired you to make it, there are some recipes or ideas that you just simply can't pick one creator, because there are so many. There are also so many recipes that who really knows who the original creator is for example a basic taco recipe or enchiladas. What about a Jell-O Poke Cake Recipe, there are thousands or even millions of posts. When you see someone share a popular recipe, be kind, and support their love of baking, creating, and sharing. A simple that looks yummy comment is so greatly appreciated. Or a great idea I'm going to make that this weekend too!

When I first started this post I didn't intend on sharing all of that, but that is another thing I love about blogging and creating content, it is a fun creative outlet that can start in one place and end up someplace completely different than what you first thought. Thank you for reading all of that if you did and now I will move on to the Patriotic Jell-O Poke Cake.

JELL-O POKE CAKE RECIPE

What you need:

1 White Box Cake Mix

3 Eggs

1 Cup of Water

1/2 Cup of Oil or Applesauce

1 Berry Blue Jell-O Mix (I used a 6-ounce box, you could use a 3-ounce box)

1 Cherry or Strawberry Jell-O Mix (6-ounce or 3-ounce box)

Icing Ingredients:

16-ounce Tub of Cool Whip softened

8-ounce Cream Cheese softened

1/4 Cup of Sugar

Garnish:

Either patriotic sprinkles or berries to create a flag. I used strawberries and blueberries, but you could also use raspberries and blackberries too. 

Directions:

Make the box cake according to the package directions. Mix the cake mix, 3 eggs, 1 cup of water, 1/2 cup of oil, and combine.

Pour into a 9x13 baking dish, or whatever baking dish you want to bake it in. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes. 

While the cake is baking prepare your Jell-O. You can prepare according to the package directions. I like to use a little less water than what it calls for. Since I used the 6-ounce size box, it calls for 2 cups of boiling water and 2 cups of cold water. I used 2 cups of boiling water, but only 1 cup of cold water. Set your Jell-O aside on the counter, do not put it in the refrigerator.

Let your cake cook for about 30 minutes. Then poke holes into the cake. I used a metal straw, you can use the handle of a wooden spoon, and you can even use a fork or butter knife if you need to. 

Pour the Jell-O into the holes, I used a medicine syringe, I mostly see people pour it over the cake. Because I used the larger 6-ounce boxes of each color, I knew I would have leftover Jell-O and did not want to drench the entire cake. After using the medicine syringe I had enough Jell-O to make 7 small Jell-O Cups. 

Place the Jell-O-filled cake into the refrigerator for 1 hour and make your icing.

You could just use cool whip alone, but I wanted to doctor it up a bit. So used a 16-ounce tub of cool whip, one block of cream cheese, and 1/4 cup of sugar. I would have left the sugar out if I was just eating it, I thought it tasted fine, and plus you are going to eat it with sweet Jell-O and sweet cake, but my kids tasted it and wanted it sweeter so I added 1/4 cup of sugar and blend those three together. Then put the icing over the Jell-O Cake and chill for 3-4 hours.

You could leave the cake as is with just the cool whip or you could use patriotic sprinkles to garnish it. I used strawberries and blueberries to make a flag. Slice your strawberries and arrange your patriotic flag design. I've also seen others use raspberries and blackberries. Use what you have! That is one thing I love about cooking, baking, and creating, is you can totally have fun with it and improvise using what you have. 

This Jell-O Cake was very easy to make and I love how pretty it looks with the red and blue Jell-O. This would be a great dessert to make on this 4th of July weekend, or Pin this post on Pinterest to remind you to make it next Memorial Day weekend. 

As always if you would like to see this Jell-O Poke Cake in video form, check out our TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube. I truly appreciate every one of you that reads my blog posts, and thank you for every like, comment, and share. It is because of your faithful support of my little creative outlet that it has turned into a nice little business for our family. 

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