Working the night shift for the last two and a half years turned me into a sort of awkward human being.  I’ve always unconsciously revealed my true feelings through the expressions on my face but the night shift enhanced this embarrassing quirk.

The other day I was talking with a woman at work who was wearing an unnaturally bright yet remarkable shade of lipstick that matched her nail polish.  This woman is young, stylish, attractive, nice, and smart.  When she left one of my co-workers started to laugh out loud.  I apparently was, open mouthed and unapologetic, just sitting there staring at her lips and fingernails!  I don’t know if she noticed.  But, if she did, she probably thinks I’m a freak. And she’s right!

The thing is I wasn’t judging her.  I was actually admiring her adventurous personality.  And I was also thinking how nice it is for her that she has the looks and character to back up her provocative lipstick shade.

I wear makeup maybe two to four times per year.  And the entire time I’m wearing it I feel like I look better but I also feel uncomfortable like I’m trying to be someone I’m not.  Because I am trying to be someone I’m not.  So my whole purpose is defeated because I’m trying to build my self confidence by wearing the makeup but I feel self conscious while wearing it.  So whenever I see someone wearing bold makeup I start thinking of all these things about myself and them and I end up staring creepily at them.  It’s an embarrassing cycle!

It’s time to talk about cake now.  I know I said I wasn’t going to use cake mixes anymore.  But I saw this, “Are You Kidding Cake” on Pinterest the other day and I had to see if it actually worked.  You mix together a box of cake mix, a can of pie filling, and three eggs.  Then you spread the mixture in a greased or lined cake pan and bake it.  That’s it! 

Of course I had to add my own personal touches and flavor preferences. But, it turned out fantastically tasty, stupidly easy, and incredibly beautiful! And its got chocolate and peanut butter!

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5 Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Butter and Jelly Cake

Ingredients

• 1-16.5 oz. box chocolate fudge cake mix
• 1-21 oz. can raspberry pie filling
• 4 eggs
• 8 oz. cream cheese softened
• 1/2 cup peanut butter

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Line a 9" x 13" baking pan with parchment or a foil backed pan liner.
3. In a medium mixing bowl combine cream cheese, peanut butter, and one of the eggs.
4. Beat until smooth and set aside.
5. In a large mixing bowl beat together the cake mix, the can of pie filling, and the other three eggs.
6. Beat until well mixed.
7. Pour the cake batter into the lined pan and spread out evenly.
8. Spoon or pipe dollops of cream cheese batter evenly over the top of the chocolate batter.
9. Run a knife or rubber spatula through the cream cheese to swirl it into the chocolate batter.
10. Bake the cake for 35 minutes (until it pulls away slightly from the edges of the pan).
11. Let the cake cool. Cut and Eat!!!