Nathan and I were reminiscing about last year, and we fondly looked back at all of the delicious food we ate while visiting Austin, Texas for a friend's wedding. One of our favorite snacks was a Cake Shake, so we decided to *attempt" to re-create the greatness!
We had no directions, just an instinct that you cannot go wrong with blending ice cream, chocolate cake, and milk together.
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1. Bake a box cake mix for ease
2. Grab a big old hunk of chocolate cake and put it in a large cup
3. Add a scoop or 2 or vanilla ice cream
4. Top with a little bit of milk
5. Blend with hand mixer
Instant Cake Shake!