Dessert

Cozy Hot Cocoa Layered Cake with Marshmallow Buttercream

This hot cocoa layered cake is perfect for winter days. The cake layers are made with a combination of cocoa powder and hot cocoa mix to create a chocolate base for the cake. A marshmallow buttercream fills the middle layer of the cake, and a hot cocoa buttercream is used to frost the outside of…

Holiday Oreo and Peppermint Layered Cake with Oreo Buttercream

The addition of peppermint to this oreo cake makes it extra festive and seasonal! This cake includes a peppermint oreo truffle filling between vanilla cake layers with oreo pieces. The cake is finished with an oreo buttercream and topped with additional oreos and candy cane pieces.

Spiced Apple Bread with a Simple Cream Cheese Frosting

Warmly spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, this apple bread is an essential recipe for the fall season! The tartness of the apples in the bread are perfectly complimented with a sweet and simple cream cheese frosting.

The Most Fun Chocolate Layered Cake with Edible Monster Cookie Dough

The most fun chocolate layered cake! Filled with a layer of edible monster cookie dough, this cake has plenty of peanut butter, chocolate chips, and M&M candies to resemble the classic cookie. This cake is covered with a peanut butter buttercream and finished with chocolate ganache on top.

Salted Toffee and Dark Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies

Soft oatmeal cookies filled with plenty of toffee pieces and dark chocolate chunks. Finish with flakey sea salt for the perfect sweet and salty combination! These cookies are easy to make and come together in less than one hour.

“Everything But The Kitchen Sink Cookie” Layered Cake

This layered cake is inspired by the “Everything But The Kitchen Sink” cookie. This cake is made with layers of chocolate chip cake. There is a salted caramel filling inside the cake and a pretzel cream cheese frosting is used for the outside of the cake.

Easy Strawberry Blondies with Cream Cheese Icing

Strawberry blondies that are simple to make and perfect for the summertime. This blondie recipe includes fresh strawberries in the base and is topped with a cream cheese icing.

Soft and Gooey S’mores Stuffed Cookies

Extra soft and gooey, these cookies are everything there is to love about a s’more in the summertime! These cookies are made with finely crushed graham crackers in the dough, have plenty of chocolate chunks throughout, and include a melty marshmallow in the middle.

The Most Outrageous Oreo Layered Cake

This outrageous double layered cake is made with plenty of oreo pieces and an oreo-infused milk to create a cake that celebrates the classic cookie! This cake includes a thick oreo cream cheese filling between the layers and is finished with simple vanilla cream cheese frosting.

Double Dark Chocolate Chunk Muffins

The best chocolate muffin complete with dark chocolate chunks throughout. These muffins come together in less than one hour and are best enjoyed warm from the oven.

Extremely Thick and Chewy Kitchen Sink Cookies

Extremely thick and doughy cookies loaded with dark chocolate chips, chewy caramel candies, and salty pretzel pieces. These cookies make the best sweet and salty treat while delivering the ultimate texture combination.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Layered Cake

A rich chocolate cake layered with a sweet peanut buttercream and finished with a chocolate ganache on top. Each bite is reminiscent of the classic peanut butter cup chocolates.

Salted Caramel Filled Fudge Brownies

Rich and fudgey chocolate brownies layered with a salted caramel filling in the middle. Finish with flakey sea salt and enjoy the best sweet and salty combination! Ready in less than one hour, these brownies easily top the standard box mix brownies and are just as simple to make!

Fruity Cereal ‘N Milk Layered Cake

This cake is the best way to enjoy your favorite fruity cereal for dessert! The layers of cake are infused with cereal milk and include finely crushed cereal pieces. A cereal milk vanilla buttercream is used to frost the outside of the cake.

The Thickest and Gooiest Chocolate Chip Cookies

The thickest and gooiest chocolate chip cookies! These cookies remain soft in the middle and have slightly crispy outer edges. Made with just the right amount of chocolate chips, these stay true to the classic everyone loves!

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Layered Cake

This cake is everything you love about the classic chocolate chip cookie! The cake is full of chocolate chips, an edible cookie dough layer fills the middle, and a chocolate chip cookie buttercream finishes the cake.

The Best Gigantic Monster Cookies

The best gigantic monster cookies! These cookies are filled with creamy peanut butter, rolled oats, and plenty of chocolate chips and M&M’s. Ready in less than one hour and easy to make, these cookies will be your new favorite!

I’m Jacie!

Welcome to Stirring Up Happiness, my creative outlet and a place for sharing cakes, cookies, and all types of desserts. Each recipe has been inspired and developed with a friend in mind, and has brought happiness to many others along the way. I hope you enjoy!

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