Happy Memorial Day weekend! Isn't this cake fun? The recipe below includes a crazy gelatin filling. But of course, the real pizazz is the decoration on top. You could skip the filling and just make a vanilla cake and frosting if you're pressed for time.

If there's ever a time to splurge on berries, this is it. (And hello, strawberry season is finally here.) This flag cake would make a dazzling finale to your Memorial Day cookout. And you know kids would love helping you make (and eat) it.

Today's a day I will never forget, for today, friends, I learned that you can make yummy and moist chocolate cake in a coffee mug in the microwave. It's amazing, it's easy, it's genius. I can't EVEN believe that I've lived this long without this glorious knowledge. This might have transformed my college years. Oh well, better late than never I suppose.

All you need is 5 minutes, some basic pantry items, and a microwave -- the rest is quick and delicious history. Yummmm.

For a total chocolate freak, I'm actually slightly obsessed with a few desserts that have nothing to do with cocoa. Two biggies: Caramel (ideally the salted caramel variety -- which gives it a little kick!) and Rice Krispie Treats. There's definitely something to be said about the texture of sweets, and both ooey-gooey caramel and crispy, krackly RKTs have something goin' in that department.

So obviously, whoever came up with the idea of combining the two is a mad genius! Love that a recipe like this is also super kid-friendly in the kitchen -- oh, and fast, too!

There are some foods that just scream summer, and popsicles are at the top of that list. Cool, fruity, sticky, and sweet, they convey the innocence of childhood on one hand, and all of the sexiness of hot summer nights on the other, depending on whose hands are holding which varieties.

While you could buy a boring old box at the store, making your own is so much more fun. From booze-infused versions for adults to healthy ones that get your kids to eat extra fruit in a fun way, there are plenty of varieties to keep your whole family cool all summer long. Here are eight incredible homemade popsicle recipes to try.

Chocolate peanut butter pie is the bomb dot com. It's got everything you could ever want in a dessert and it's just as easy to make as it is delicious to eat. Grab a spoon, a microwave, some pantry items, and a pint-sized helper or two and in no time you'll be stuffing your face full of yummy goodness.

Every year, I try to make the Girl Scout cookies last as long as I can. And every year I fail. Thin Mints, you are my love, my life, and my downfall. Which is why this mint chocolate pie caught my interest.

Stuffed with all the chocolate minty goodness that makes my favorite cookie so impossible to resist, some people call it a Grasshopper pie. I just call it irre-friggin-sistible. I think the real seller is the mint, which cools your mouth and cuts the chocolate just enough that you can almost pretend you're not eating something so sweet it's bad for you ... almost.

There are cakes, and then there are cakes that you just can't forget because they're so ridiculously good. If you like the combination of mint and chocolate, this chocolate cake with mint chocolate chip frosting is one of the latter.

From Shugary Sweets, it's as delicious as it is impressive. Just look at the picture, how could it not be? The cake by itself is rich, moist, and amazing, but then you add the creamy, buttery icing with dark chocolate chunks and a hint of mint, and it's all over ... almost. Then you add an amazing chocolate ganache, and there's no turning back. It's great for special occasions like birthdays, or anytime you need a fix of something fantastically delicious.

Obviously this needed to happen. Someone had to invent Banana Split Cupcakes. Here's what's going on with these babies. You're mixing mashed bananas, maraschino cherries, and chocolate chips into yellow cake batter and baking that. Then you're combining marshmallow creme (you know, fluff) with vanilla frosting. And a cherry on top. Ta-da!

These would be awesome for a birthday party, but you could also make them just for no reason this weekend. Fluffy, banana-cherry yum.