RECIPE: Lemon Bar Cake (Not Paleo)

Okay, so we are hosting a gathering of divers in July, so I'm trying out recipes well in advance. I know, I know ... Just a wee bit ahead of myself, aren't I? Well, I'm like that! I've already made several decisions and we haven't even decided on the date yet! I LOVE to entertain, and I'm told I throw a helluva party, so we shall see! Either way, I'll be blogging as I try recipes. I'm all about simple, flavorful, WOW recipes!
So, my first attempt is for a quick and easy dessert. Granted, it's not Paleo, but I figured one or two dishes to satiate sugar cravings might not be such a bad idea. Well, it just doesn't get any easier that this recipe, I assure you! After all, how can you top TWO ingredients???
LEMON BAR CAKE

INGREDIENTS:
1 Box Angel Food Cake Mix
1 can Lemon Pie Filling (15 ounce)
Powdered Sugar for dusting

DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
2. Butter a 9X13 pan.
3. Mix angel food cake mix and lemon pie filling together, but don't over-mix them.

4. Pour batter into pan, spreading evenly, then bake for 20 - 30 minutes depending on your oven. 25 minutes was perfect in my oven.

5. Let cool completely. If you'd like, sprinkle a little powdered sugar on it while it's cooling. 
6. Cut. Serve. Enjoy!

RECIPE: NOT PALEO Birthday Cake

WARNING !!!

There is NOTHING Paleo about this birthday cake!!! I made it for Conrad's son's 16th birthday. He's a "carboholic" and a "chocoholic" ... I'm working on him ... He's often an official taster for my recipes!

I'm not really going to post a recipe because you can use whatever flavors of cake  and icing you want. The Kit Kats and M&Ms cover it all up anyway! Here's a photo progression of how I made and decorated the cake.

The new birthday cake platter ...

 Layer #1 of oooey-goooey chocolate cake ...

 What I'll use to decorate the cake ...

 Layer #1 is iced.

 Layer #2 is miraculously in place ... Don't ask! lol

 Cake is iced.

 Kit Kats are in place. (This is a 9" cake and it took 5 1/2 large [double] sized bars to go all the way around.)

 Tied the ribbon to hold it all together.

 I was even able to find this small "Happy Birthday" ribbon, so I glued it on.

 M&Ms are in place ...

 "Happy Birthday" is in place ...

 The 1 and 6 are in place ...

 Pokeys, Pokeys everywhere!

 Yeah, he looks pretty darned happy!

 He could NOT stop thanking me for this cake!

 I used two layers of triple chocolate lava cake, so you can see why I say it's oooey-goooey!

 All in all, I think he had a very good birthday!

PS - I did eat a small piece of this cake and to be honest I felt like CRAP afterwards! Eating good, Paleo recipes for the entire month of January! I'll be working on a suitable PALEO substitute for a chocolate cake before I have to bake another one!