If you haven’t realized this on your own yet… I don’t bake very often.
Today I’m baking for a special reason. It’s my sister’s birthday!! (well tomorrow)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MELISSA!
I decided to make her these colorful Cotton Candy Bars as an homage to our childhood. Mellie and I always chose the most disgusting outrageously sugary and colorful flavors everywhere we went. Whether it was ice cream, the soda syrup at Nifty Fifty’s, or the fluoride at the dentist office… you could put money on Mellie and I choosing the weirdest one. Cotton Candy was always the winner over Bubblegum.
When I saw this recipe on The Domestic Rebel (the most amazing blog about sweets), I immediately thought about Mel. I had to make these for her!
The best thing about The Domestic Rebel is that she does a ton of semi-homemade goodies. These bars were so easy to make which was perfect for my busy weekday schedule.
Cotton Candy Birthday Bars
Ingredients:
1 Box Funfetti cake mix
2 Eggs
1/2 cup Canola Oil
2 pkts Duncan Hines Cotton Candy Recipe Creations Flavor Mix
1 cup White Chocolate Chips
1 can Duncan Hines Frosting Starter kit
Sprinkles
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 13×9 inch baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, mix together the cake mix, eggs, oil and ONE packet of the cotton candy mix with a rubber spatula until blended and combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
3. Plop the mixture into the baking dish and using your hands, spread the dough evenly over the bottom. Bake for 10-14 minutes (Hayley suggested 14-16 but after checking around 11 minutes, mine was ready to come out… so keey an eye!) until edges are lightly golden and center is set. Allow to cool completely before frosting
4. Stir the remaining flavor packet into the can of icing. Spread the icing evenly onto the cooled bars and top with sprinkles. Refrigerate for about an hour before cutting into squares.
Recipe from: The Domestic Rebel

The mixture turns out pretty thick so I had to press down with my hands to spread it out as best as I could.
YUM! I just love how perfectly blue these babies turned out. It’s not often you get to eat blue food… unless you have an awesome Mom like we did who let us put food coloring in our mashed potatoes!
So give these sugary bars a shot and let your inner child have some fun! Happy Birthday Mellie!