cheese "cake" bars {a really easy and yummy recipe}

Really, really easy.

Upon looking for a cheese cake bar recipe I discovered this really quick and easy one made with a yellow cake mix (I love taking shortcuts in cooking).  This recipe is so yummy and uses only 5 ingredients!

Cheese "Cake" Bars

1 box yellow cake mix
1 stick melted butter
1 egg

1 (8 oz.) pkg. softened cream cheese
2 eggs
1 lb. box (2 cups)confectioners' sugar (save a little for the top)

Mix the cake mix, butter and 1 egg together and press into 9 x 13 inch pan. Combine the remaining ingredients. Pour on top of the cake. Bake approx. 35  minutes at 350 degrees. Cool completely and sprinkle with confectioners sugar before cutting into small squares.

keep primping, eat and enjoy,

The table is set,

with lots of red and turquoise.

I used my faux grain sack runner as the main backdrop,

and added vintage looking placecards from these old index cards found at the thrift store.

 

The red striped napkins were found at the dollar store.

The buffet behind the table holds faux snow globes we made using items found around the house.

 

Now that the table is set, were having fun baking and preparing some super easy but yummy food.

This rocky road fudge recipe is for the neighbors.

On Christmas morning, we always have hot chocolate and monkey bread, except I cheat and use frozen roll dough instead of making it from scratch.  I put the frozen dough in a bundt pan with all the cinnamon/sugar and cover and place in the oven overnight.  In the morning, just bake, invert, and drizzle with the topping.

Then we have super easy and yummy, german pancakes to tide us over until our traditional Christmas dinner of ham, potatoes, rolls, etc.

Hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!

{all food images found via Pinterest}