Two in One Desserts: Cookie Pies, Cupcake Shakes, and More Clever Concoctions

Everyone loves cake with ice cream. The combination of textures and flavors, even temperature, adds up to much more than the sum of its parts. In her new book, blogger Hayley Parker takes this concept to new levels. Using cake and brownie mixes, ready-made doughs and crusts, and other make-it-simple shortcuts, Parker comes up with the most deviously delicious desserts imaginable, including:

• Strawberry Shortcake Bars
• Creme Brulée Pie
• Banana Split Cupcakes
• Red Velvet Cake Shakes

Call them mash-ups or mix-ins, hybrid desserts or sugar hacks, these desserts go above and beyond. Out of the Box, indeed!

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