Britny ... is a Mommy of 2, wife to 1 and lover of God. Her days are filled with homeschooling her monkeys, making a home on a budget and bringing joy to mankind in the form of sweet treats! She owns a small boutique bakery, Brit’s Bakes, which gives her a fun and creative outlet from Mommyland. A self-proclaimed “foodie” she enjoys reading food blogs, cook books and searching for the best local eats. She is also an occasional runner (which is necessary when there is so much good food in the world) and enjoys setting goals and running road races. When not covered in flour and drowning in laundry, multiplication tables and coupon clipping...you will find her sipping on a vanilla latte with her BFF, who also happens to be her husband of (almost) 11 years.





True Story. I love making people smile with food - it is a great joy to me. There is just something about having a table full of friends or strangers with plates full of goodness. It warms my heart, it is just the way God wired me. Fact is, I have come along way honey! In my early days of marriage most everything started in box or can form and of course there was always pizza delivery! My Mom was and is a great cook, I just never took the time to glean from her kitchen wisdom....my bad. At some point in my adult life, I had enough and began reading cook books, food blogs, and watching cooking shows..... something just clicked and I was bitten with the “foodie” bug! Although it took my VERY picky eater husband years to get on board, I tell you, he too has upgraded to “foodie” status! Fast forward and there are two little people in my life that need to be fed and quite honestly just want to eat what they like.(something they got from my former picky husband..at least that is what I like to tell myself ;)) I still love to experiment with new recipes and flavors, but these days, I keep things more simple and adjust according to tastes and such.(As all mommies know, we just want the kids to eat the food!!) I think the biggest obstacles to preparing fab culinary creations for us mommies, wives & occasional entertainers are....Number one EXHAUSTION....and number two, its partner in crime, TIME. Truth be told there is only room for one Martha in this world and our kids probably wouldn’t appreciate us slaving all day to serve a lamb ragu with a dessert of lemon souffle......what are those anyways?!? I am going to let you in on a little secret and hand you the keys to your kitchen in baby steps. Whether you would like to entertain some friends, impress your Mother-in-Law, or by golly you just need to earn that MOTY award back---I have a recipe for you! I want you to get over the ideal that you have to bake from scratch to be the queen of your kitchen. I am going to ask you to embrace the dough boy and use him for your gain---nobody has to know that you are fake-and-baking.....and.......I won’t tell!!



{Fake and Bake Brownie Trifle} (how very retro chic of you!)



What you need: 

• 1 box Family Size brownie mix (Chocolate Fudge by the Dough Boy=best flavor IMHO) according to box direction: 2 eggs, 1/4 oil, 1/2 cup of water 


• 1 pint of Whipping Cream 


• Powdered Sugar ( to taste up to 1/2 cup) 


• 14 ounce Caramel Candies - Unwrapped 


• 1- 5 ounce can Evaporated Milk 


• TV time for the kids (optional) 


• An Americano ( to drink while you work, also optional, but highly recommended) 


• Pre-heat oven According to Brownie package 


• Mix According to Package 


• Bake According to Package 

While the Brownies are cooling to room temperature: