When it’s been a loooong day, only a slice of cake will do.

Simply Recipes / Myo Quinn

What does wellness look like for you?

For me, it looks like a slice of cake.

Trader Joe’s bag in cart

Simply Recipes / Myo Quinn

That’s what I needed most this month.

I barely survived daylight savingstired kids areso cranky(thisillustrationfromAlev Netois basically how I felt).

But who has the energy to bake a cake?

Trader Joe’s cake with cake mix

Simply Recipes / Myo Quinn

Enter Trader Joe’s.

I’m back for the third month to share the one new Trader Joe’s find youneedto try.

In case you missed it, here are my picks fromJanuaryandFebruary.

Once a week I bake a cake that sits on our kitchen counter.

Its a white cake with sprinkles mixed in (i.e.

The box comes with a bag of powered sugar for the frosting and extra sprinkles for decorating.

I thought,this cake will be my salvation,as I grabbed it off the shelf.

TJ’s boxed cake calls for two eggs, 3/4 cup milk, and 1/2 cup oil.

I recommend lining the cake pan with parchment paper to make it easier to take the cake out.

I sprayed my pans very lightly with cooking spray, and they stuck a little.

Its flavor is pure nostalgia.

But I swear I saw him do a little shimmy before he got into the car for school.

My day got instantly brighter, and clearly his did tooso it was worth it.