Cheesecake Bars!

Holy man...it's been WAY too long since I've had time to post on this blog.  I am FINALLY done with rotations...this last one was brutal. I've barely had time to cook, barely had time to pinterest & get ideas! But don't worry people, now that it's time to start studying for boards, I'll be looking for procrastination ideas-such as cooking & sharing my recipes with you all! yay!

So for my last day on rotation I wanted to try something super easy to bring in-and have leftovers that Curt could take to work.  Found this EASY recipe for cheesecake bars.  It was based on a box of chocolate cake mix, but made a second batch with funfetti cake mix & they were even better.mmmm.

Cheesecake Bars

Ingredients:
 (for base)-
1 box cake mix (I used chocolate fudge & a funfetti cake mix-two separate pans, not together!)
1 egg
1 stick butter, soft

(for cheesecake)-
 2 (8oz) cream cheese, soft
1/2 c sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla

Directions:
-Preheat oven to 350 degrees
-Beat cake mix, egg, and butter until it turns into a thick dough, & press in a greased 13x9 pan
-In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth, add sugar, eggs, & vanilla & beat until smooth
-Pour cheesecake layer over cake mix base
-Bake for 30-35 minutes or until edges start pulling away from the edge of the pans
-Cool completely

Other- With the chocolate cake mix, I threw in some mini chocolate chips in the cheesecake layer, and with the funfetti cake base I added sprinkles into the cheesecake layer.  Feel free to add any toppings as well- frosting, chopped candy bars perhaps, chocolate shavings, even fruit!  I'm super excited to try these with a red velvet cake mix base. mmm.  Enjoy everyone, and check back soon for more recipes!!!

cake mix base, cheesecake top

Funfetti on the left, chocolate fudge on the right...mmm

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