As Moms we often have a lot on our plate, but still find the time to add special touches to our family’s daily life. Maybe you surprise your family with their favorite meal on an ordinary weeknight, add fun notes to ordinary lunch boxes, or add a dollop of COOL WHIP to an ordinary dessert.
What you add makes it.
COOL WHIP’s newest ad campaign features several bloggers (including myself) who are real moms that believe in adding those special touches for our families. You will see us throughout the next few months in several of my favorite magazines: Better Homes and Gardens, Family Circle, and Real Simple among others.
The photo shoot for this ad campaign made us regular moms feel like stars for the day! Colton thinks it’s pretty cool that his Mom is in a magazine. It is definitely an experience I won’t forget and the ad will be fun to show my future kids and grandkids! Here is my behind-the-scenes look at the photo shoot {also check out this new behind-the-scenes video!} and here is the finished product:
That scrumptious dessert you see me holding? It’s a Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake inspired by one of my very own recipes. Turn an ordinary meal into something special by serving this simple recipe for dessert!
Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake
Prep Time: 10 min. | Makes: 8 servings; each cake serves 2
What You Need
- 1/2 cup COOL WHIP Whipped Topping
- 8 chocolate cookies
- 1 cup sliced fresh strawberries
- 1/4 cup strawberry jam, warmed
Make It
Place four cookies on dessert plates. Top each with 2 Tbsp. of Cool Whip.
Top with berries and jam. Repeat layers.
Serve immediately.
What do you add to something ordinary to make it extra-special?
I am working in partnership with the COOL WHIP brand and I am receiving compensation for my participation in this campaign. All thoughts/opinions are 100% my own.
Congrats Emily! I love the picture.
Oh wow! How cool is that! Congrats and yum, need to try your recipe soon!
Emily you are so cute! Congrats on your ad and this little treat sounds so delicious! I love Cool Whip–maybe a little too much ha!
@ Katie {Epicurean Mom}: Thanks Katie! I received an email with the invite- good thing I didn’t delete it! The ad is out now in Better Homes and Gardens, Everyday Food and a few others.
Oh my!! You too my friend are GORGEOUS! How cool is this article! Can’t wait to see it! How did you become a part of such an amazing article!? Love this and your recipe sounds divine!
I always add a little love! :) This is so awesome!! Congrats again!
Congrats! How fun to have a chance to do this! I love Cool Whip :)
Thank you for all of the comments ladies :)
what a fun thing to do! and yummo on the recipe!
So awesome and you are so deserving! I always keep a tub or two of Cool Whip in the freezer. This looks great and I bet the kids would love it!
Cool Whip has always been my fav…. you and your dessert look fantastic. Congrats, Emily!
Congrats on the magazine appearance. I like that recipe for the summer :)
I love it! You look great and your smile is amazing! BTW, my kids would eat cool whip as a meal, lol.
Congrats Girl! And that looks amazing :D
You’re famous! Beautiful picture. ;)
That is awesome, you look amazing! Way to go.
@ Kristen: I get excited when I find other Iowa bloggers too :) Yay! Nice to meet ya
Yummy and Congrats! You look Gorgeous!
I am so happy I found another Iowa blogger!!! I LOVE all your recipes!
I picked up my copy of Family Circle so I could see the print ad. You came out amazing but of course I knew you would just looking at the test shots! Love it!!! Big congratulations to you! :)
Thanks for sharing. I often have a hard time getting my kids to eat their fruits and veggies, I bet if I added a little whip cream they would be a little more motivated ;)
That is so cool! I had to go check out the video on Facebook. Definitely something we never think would happen when we start blogging. The dessert looks delish, congrats!!
Delish! It seems so easy, that even i could make it!