Summer Treats with TLC
Get ready for some silly.
Bake It Pretty is a proud member of the TLC Cake Crew: a cozy little group of blogger and bakers gathered to share ideas, recipes, and day to day baking adventures. A few weeks ago, we all received a nifty Flip Video Camera and details about a Cake Crew contest. Excited? You bet we were. Making this zany film about our favorite summer treat was a riot. Kristina (my sister and member of team Bake It Pretty,) joined in the filming and also did all of the editing. We payed a little homage to one of our new obsessions, but mostly we we just acted like the two goofballs that we are. (And notice that we ate over half of the dessert before we even got around to finishing the video. Not sure if that’s a testament to how tasty the stuff is or what total gluttons we are.)
We hope you have fun watching our video, and please leave a comment to let us know what you think! The winner of this challenge gets to have a live phone chat with the Cake Boss himself. Very interesting. I think I’d like to know his true opinion on the taste of fondant, or maybe what his favorite taffy flavor is, or perhaps his views on foreign policy.
Want to make a delicious Strawberry Pretzel Salad like the one in our video? Scroll down for the full scoop.
Happy baking, and happy holiday fun to you, too.
Strawberry Pretzel Salad
ingredients:
2 c. crushed pretzel pieces
2 tbsp. brown sugar
3/4 c. butter, melted
1/2 c. mini chocolate chips
8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 c. sugar
8 oz. tub of Cool Whip
2 regular boxes of strawberry Jello
2 c. boiling water
About 10 ounces of frozen fruit (we used strawberries and raspberries) thawed and drained
how to:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Crush regular pretzels in a zip lock bag with something heavy. In a large bowl, mix 2 cups of crushed pretzel, 2 tbs. brown sugar, and 2/3 cup of melted butter. Press mixture firmly into the bottom of a 9×13 baking pan. Bake for 8 minutes then allow to cool.
Mix Jello packets and boiling water until dissolved. Stir in thawed fruit then place mixture in the fridge to chill while you make the middle layer.
Stir together softened cream cheese, 1 cup of sugar, and thawed tub of Cool Whip until nicely mixed. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of mini chocolate chips over the cooled pretzel crust. Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly on top the crust. Then top with the fruit-jello mixture. Cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours, preferably overnight.
July 1st, 2010 at 8:01 am
Cute video! My mom makes this dessert every summer.
July 1st, 2010 at 8:12 am
Very cute!! Love how you made all your ingredients so “pretty”.
July 1st, 2010 at 8:34 am
You had me with all of that cream cheese! Looks good!
July 1st, 2010 at 1:02 pm
You two are hilarious. Your video is so cute. I wish my groceries had cute, hand-drawn labels. You win.
July 1st, 2010 at 7:47 pm
You guys are the cutest! And your video is so fancy with the music and titles and all! I’m a little scared to try mine now
July 2nd, 2010 at 3:35 am
Love it! This is my family’s absolute fave….we love it best made with raspberry jello & raspberries, of course! Thanks again for your fun blog, it always makes me smile….and hungry. Happy summer!
July 2nd, 2010 at 9:54 am
Too cute! I loved the pre-bought boiled water! You guys look like Zooey Deschanel! So cute! Can’t wait to try this dessert! I love pretzel crusts!
July 2nd, 2010 at 6:32 pm
Very funny video! I like to buy pre-boiled water too!
July 3rd, 2010 at 9:49 am
So cute! My sister-in-law makes this every summer. We call it Jell-O Madness! Who knew pretzels and jello would be so goooood!
July 5th, 2010 at 10:27 am
Awesome video and awesome recipe! You both are hilarious!
July 7th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
This is soooooo funny. “This oven is 375 degrees hot!” Hahaha! Love you guys!
July 7th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
Ha! This video is hilarious. You guys get the deadpan/creepy cooking host awards.
I particularly enjoyed the Cool Whap and Zap Lock packaging.
July 8th, 2010 at 9:56 am
Y’all cracked me up! I also loved the pre-boiled water, all the funny labels, and the comment, “Oh, look! It’s finished!” (half eaten)
July 8th, 2010 at 3:16 pm
Very yummy stuff you have there! Nice video!.
July 12th, 2010 at 12:03 am
hahhaa, you guys are so funny
July 14th, 2010 at 7:04 am
omg! i just made one of these for the first time! very scrumptious!! though, i don’t know why it’s called a salad? i’ll have to try this recipe out.
July 14th, 2010 at 8:27 am
p.s. gotta get me some store bought “boiled” water,
haha!
July 20th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
Love the Butt-er, what a gas! Thanks for the laughs! (and the kicker recipe)
July 25th, 2010 at 4:32 am
This video was too funny!
I know it would have taken a lot of effort, however please DO make more.
Ps: the pre-boiled water was a nice touch
August 16th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
You girls are a hoot. lol. Thanks for the video.