Payday Cake

Tyler found a recipe for a payday cake months ago and said to me "I want that for my birthday" So I did a goodle search and found the recipe here. I thought I would give it a go, even tho I'm a terrible cook/baker.. even WITH a recipe. Here's my thoughts.

1.The recipe is REALLY confusing.. it wasn't clear, so I'll outline it a little more clearly for you, just so your not like me.. scratching your head hoping your doing it right.

2.It's REALLY fatty... i mean 749 calories for a slice kind of fatty.. but the recipe yields 12 servings and honestly 1/12th of this cake is way to much, it's far to sweet for that big of a slice. I ended up cutting it into tiny little squares that you could serve with a toothpick and eat it as "finger" dessert. I think I may see if there is anyway I could also make it healthier and even more diabetic friendly. Because as it stands.. Presley will NEVER be trying this

3. The recipe calls for OLEO.. and JUST in case you have no idea what this is.. let me save you the embarrassment of walking up and down the baking isle looking for "oleo" and asking a grocery store employee what it is (at least she didn't know either) It's Margarine.. why it doesn't just say margarine.. is beyond me.

Here's a look at the ingredients you need.

First off you add the egg, cake mix and some of the margarine in a bowl to mix it, and then you bake it. The recipe didn't make it clear that you do not need to follow the instructions on the back of the box. I kind of guessed because it DIDN'T say "follow baking instruction on box" that you didn't need to.. but let me be clear.. you DO NOT! Simply do exactly as the recipe says, only the cake mix, egg and margarine. that's it. It won't spread easily because of the consistency, i used my hand and fist to spread it around, but I'm sure there is an easier way for people who are more bake savy. Once it's done baking, put 3 cups of mini marshmallows on top while you prep the next step

Put the PB chips, margarine, vanilla and corn syrup in a saucepan and stir constantly till melted

See... like this

Then you spread it over the marshmallow layer
the last step I would change as well. The recipe calls for 2 cups of rice crispy treats next, then 2 cups of peanuts on top of that. There are two problems with this
1.the peanuts fall off the top
2. there are two many rice crispy treats, makes it to crunchy
So with that being said, here's what I would do next time.. I would use one cup of cereal, and keep the 2 cups of peanuts.. i mean it IS a payday cake. BUT I would mix them together and sprinkle them at the same time instead of layering them separate.

There you go folks... now go make that fatty cake for your next pot luck and watch peoples heads turn why they ask you for the recipe.