{"id":134,"date":"2013-03-10T07:26:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-10T07:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chefpattie.com\/?p=134"},"modified":"2013-03-10T07:26:00","modified_gmt":"2013-03-10T07:26:00","slug":"st-patricks-day-decorating-and-peanut-butter-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chefpattie.com\/?p=134","title":{"rendered":"St. Patricks Day Decorating and Peanut Butter Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-lzxihylm4yA\/UTJLPUxSY8I\/AAAAAAAAT-0\/3Fe8clnMopM\/s1600\/St.+Patricks+Day+1590+-+Copy+-+Copy.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-lzxihylm4yA\/UTJLPUxSY8I\/AAAAAAAAT-0\/3Fe8clnMopM\/s640\/St.+Patricks+Day+1590+-+Copy+-+Copy.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">St. Patrick&#8217;s Day is coming up SOON!&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">This is one my favorite months of the year. My family were all IRISH! And my mom was an Irish Catholic. We REALLY celebrated St. Patrick&#8217;s Day every year. I remember dinners where she would actually give us kids a bit of wine with 7 up to toast to some of her favorite SAINTS.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media-cache-ec5.pinterest.com\/192x\/0a\/d3\/25\/0ad3253025d57c57a7f9b4d84ec441ff.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">Those are happy memories of sitting in the formal dining room with my 5 siblings cracking jokes and eating yummy food like corned beef and cabbage,&nbsp; baked potato and green popcorn . I love St. Patrick&#8217;s DAY!&nbsp; I&#8217;m a Pattie, and my mom called me Patrick for a silly nickname when I was little. So there you have it. Our family loved celebrating this fun &#8220;pinch me if I forget the green&#8221; day. <\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Bgcs9-DgmI0\/UTJLQP0PZkI\/AAAAAAAAT_Q\/CJQJE8vtGNA\/s1600\/St.+Patricks+Day+1591+-+Copy+-+Copy.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Bgcs9-DgmI0\/UTJLQP0PZkI\/AAAAAAAAT_Q\/CJQJE8vtGNA\/s640\/St.+Patricks+Day+1591+-+Copy+-+Copy.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">I don&#8217;t have very many decorations for it but I always do at least my entry table and my dining room table in honor of my mother and her love of St. Patrick&#8217;s Day. &nbsp;I also decorate my classroom in Shamrocks, leprechauns and GREEN, glittery stuff and of course GOLD wrapped chocolates!&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-BHpDN1I8Lkg\/UTJLTUVOxHI\/AAAAAAAAUAY\/_lPqMvQR7uU\/s1600\/St.+Patricks+Day+1594.JPG\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-BHpDN1I8Lkg\/UTJLTUVOxHI\/AAAAAAAAUAY\/_lPqMvQR7uU\/s640\/St.+Patricks+Day+1594.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-rgoSpEzVlV8\/UTJLTdGn44I\/AAAAAAAAUAQ\/-_BnZdQb29k\/s1600\/St.+Patricks+Day+1593.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-rgoSpEzVlV8\/UTJLTdGn44I\/AAAAAAAAUAQ\/-_BnZdQb29k\/s640\/St.+Patricks+Day+1593.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">So in honor of the lucky leprechauns out there, I turned my kitchen and entry hall into a bit o&#8217;green today! <\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Pl_318bpVkg\/UTJLNQ3ahqI\/AAAAAAAAT-Q\/LDhOH92A9sQ\/s1600\/St.+Patricks+Day+1575+-+Copy+-+Copy.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Pl_318bpVkg\/UTJLNQ3ahqI\/AAAAAAAAT-Q\/LDhOH92A9sQ\/s640\/St.+Patricks+Day+1575+-+Copy+-+Copy.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>And here is my classroom&#8230;.we&#8217;ve gone green there too.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-bO7Z6AWpEWQ\/UTJLPKdTQmI\/AAAAAAAAT-w\/LylireTzh3A\/s1600\/St.+Patricks+Day+1589.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-bO7Z6AWpEWQ\/UTJLPKdTQmI\/AAAAAAAAT-w\/LylireTzh3A\/s640\/St.+Patricks+Day+1589.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">My kitchen table is very lucky too. But alas, I have eaten all of those peanut butter cups you see there. I&#8217;m not very good at avoiding the gold when I know there is chocolate stuff inside! But I DID make a fun chocolate cake with unwrapped peanut butter cups on top!&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-oB3zzrQ6lbU\/UTw0mo3vtqI\/AAAAAAAAUFw\/O3VkEXFFOZ8\/s1600\/St.+Patricks+Day+1544.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-oB3zzrQ6lbU\/UTw0mo3vtqI\/AAAAAAAAUFw\/O3VkEXFFOZ8\/s400\/St.+Patricks+Day+1544.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;I know it&#8217;s not green but it WAS super delicious. I just used a regular boxed cake mix and added:<br \/>a small package of chocolate pudding mix (dry, just dump it in)<br \/>and 1 cup sour cream to the recipe.<\/p>\n<p>For this delectable Peanut Butter Icing:<br \/>1\/2 cup butter<br \/>1 cup peanut butter<br \/>2-3 cups powdered sugar<br \/>1\/4 cup cream or milk. It&#8217;s so yummy!<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-u-Cr00QNhOU\/UTw0m9eTfhI\/AAAAAAAAUF4\/XbkjFf83-X8\/s1600\/St.+Patricks+Day+1547.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-u-Cr00QNhOU\/UTw0m9eTfhI\/AAAAAAAAUF4\/XbkjFf83-X8\/s400\/St.+Patricks+Day+1547.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Chocolate cake with Peanut Butter Icing. And the Reeses Peanut Butter Cup on top makes it so festive! <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-jFChvYLa7XQ\/UTwr3dV0tqI\/AAAAAAAAUFI\/4_4EzzlyEYk\/s1600\/St.+Patricks+Day+1588+-+Copy+-+Copy.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-jFChvYLa7XQ\/UTwr3dV0tqI\/AAAAAAAAUFI\/4_4EzzlyEYk\/s400\/St.+Patricks+Day+1588+-+Copy+-+Copy.JPG\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&nbsp;<span style=\"color: lime;\"><b>Happy St. Patrick&#8217;s Day<\/b><\/span>! <\/span>And may the <span style=\"color: lime;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\">LUCK of the IRISH<\/span><\/b><\/span> always be with you! <\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"right\" src=\"http:\/\/signatures.mylivesignature.com\/54489\/84\/52DF516F6DB76EE398EF303B60079B65.png\" style=\"border: 0;\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St. Patrick&#8217;s Day is coming up SOON!&nbsp; This is one my favorite months of the year. 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