Sumo Cookies

To help sweeties find unique gifts for their sweeties for Valentine’s Day, I am re-running this article on Sumo Cookies…

One of my very favorite things in the whole world is to find something new.  So, when I looked across the parking lot while waiting for my husband to pick me up from the Hobby Lobby lobby and saw a sign for Sumo Cookies I grabbed my phone and Googled it.

By the time he pulled the car around I had found out that they are the makers of ENORMOUS FORTUNE COOKIES and are based here in DFW.

I am a fortune cookie LOVER.

So, the logic next step was to go across the parking lot to see what an ENORMOUS fortune cookie looks like.

Once inside I met the owner Janice Paris.  She showed me some of the unique treats that she makes.

It is hard to understand the size in a picture, but they really are pretty big.  Most of the big fortune cookies are sold with unique messages inside.  Sumo Cookies also will customize what goes into the enormous cookies.  They have sold cookies with Hot Wheels cars, miscellaneous toys and wedding rings.

They also make smaller fortune cookies and little gifty treats.  It is all quite adorable.

Sumo Cookies have been in business online for about 6 years.  You may have seen their Sumo VW bug driving around town.  The Sumo Cookie store opened a month ago in the Robertson Creek Shopping Center off Long Prairie Road in Flower Mound.

The Food Network show Sugar Rush recently ran a story on Sumo Cookies –

It is all just a lot of fun.

The other really great thing is that you don’t have to be anywhere near Flower Mound, Texas to get Sumo Cookies.  They ship nationwide!

Berry Chantilly Cake w/ Grand Marnier

Editorial note: Shannon contributed this post BEFORE New Year’s Eve because it is something she often serves for a NYE party. Due to a little disorganization on the behalf of Burb Mom editors, we did not catch it until now. BUT when I saw how yummy it was I couldn’t save it until NEXT year…and think that it would be a fun recipe to try anytime!

Want a yummy cake? Keep reading…

What about a cake that features the secret kick of Grand Marnier?!?

Berry Chantilly Cake w/ Grand Marnier

1 White cake round, 9 inch, baked from mix (Use egg whites in the mix to keep cake white)
10-12 Whole fresh raspberries
1 cup Fresh strawberries, stemmed, halved
1 cup Fresh raspberries
1/2 cup Fresh blackberries or blueberries
3 oz. Grand Marnier
1/4 cup Orange juice
Marsopone cream Frosting (recipe below)

~Directions~

-Combine Grand Marnier & orange juice. Whisk until blended. Place berries in a shallow bowl or dish, cover with Grand Marnier mixture. Marinate for 30 minutes.

-Using a serrated knife, cut cake horizontally to create a top and bottom. Drain berries and portion into center of one cake layer and spread. Drizzle with remaining Grand Marnier mixture. Cover the bottom of second cake layer with thin layer of frosting. Combine halves like a sandwich. Coat entire cake with a thin layer frosting. Top cake with whole berries.

Martha Stewart’s Marsopone cream frosting

-1 cup of heavy cream
-8 ounces of mascarpone cheese, room temperature
-1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted

~Directions~
With an electric mixer on medium speed, whisk heavy cream until stiff peaks form (be careful not to over-beat, or cream will be grainy). In another bowl, whisk together mascarpone and confectioners’ sugar until very smooth. Gently fold whipped cream into mascarponeuntil completely incorporated. Use immediately.

YUMMMMMM!!! Happy New Year!

3 Ingredient Key Lime Pie!

Sometimes you just need an easy go to recipe for the holidays.

Well, it doesn’t get any easier than this recipe folks.  This key lime pie is SO simple to make! It comes out wonderfully, and takes virtually no time at all.

PLUS- it only produces one dirty bowl to wash, so it’s a successful recipe on many levels in my opinion.

(My finished 3 ingredient Key lime pie. Forgive my crazy whip cream job though! I couldn’t find an icing bag, so I went the “ghetto” route and used a Ziploc bag with the corner cut off! Hey, save your judgment! It worked! lol.)

3 Ingredient Key Lime Pie!

All you need is:

1- 14 oz. jar of sweetened condensed milk
3- egg yolks
1/2 cup key lime juice (I use a smidgen more, because I like things a bit tart)

(Optional: Graham cracker pie crust, whip cream, lime wedges)

Combine milk, juice and egg yolks. Blend until smooth. Pour filling into your choice of pie crust, or ramekin dishes. I used a store bought graham cracker crust. Bake at 350 degrees, for 15 minutes. Allow to stand for 10 minutes before refrigerating. For extra yum factor, top with fresh whip cream or cool whip just before serving. Add Lime wedges or zest to decorate.

Happy Baking!

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