You're a Mean One

This was my first official baking project that was inspired by Pinterest! Jason decided to throw a Christmas / housewarming party for some of his friends, and I couldn't let a good party go by without baking something. The party had a Mexican theme, "Feliz Navi House", and I debated for a while whether to make something that was more Mexican or more...

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Pumpkin and Pie

For Thanksgiving this year, I decided to make a pumpkin roll to take to Jason's mom's. I also wanted to make a Run for the Roses (Derby) pie for Thanksgiving / my dad's birthday with my family. I had made the pumpkin roll before, but it had been a few years. I gave Jason a list of possible desserts, and this one sounded best to him. I wasn't too worried about making it, since it was a repeat recipe. The instructions say to line the pan with wax paper before adding the cake batter. Since I was using...

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Baking 911

As I was anticipating a (somewhat) relaxing weekend working around my house, I received a frantic message Thursday night that my good friend Myra was in need of baking help. She was attempting to make a groom's cake for her stepson, who was getting married THAT Saturday! Her stepson is a firefighter and wanted a burning building groom's cake. So my...

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Bake Sale Bonanza

The small church we've been attending recently announced it would be holding a fish fry / bake sale fundraiser... on the same day I'd already purchases Braves tickets for... Since I wasn't able to be there in person, I felt obligated to help out by baking. And bake, I did! I figured that if I spread my baking out throughout the week, I should be able to tackle several recipes to contribute to the sale. I skipped baking Monday and Tuesday nights, figuring that was just too early for a Saturday...

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C is for Cookie

When my brother temporarily changed his Facebook profile picture to a shot of him and cookie monster a few months before his birthday, an idea was born! I scoured the internet for ideas and knew I HAD to make him cookie monster cupcakes. My sister-in-law's birthday is just over a week before my brother's, and I knew there was no way we could eat 4...

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There's No Wrong Way to Eat a Cupcake

I saw this recipe for peanut butter icing on Wilton's website some time ago, and have been wanting to try it ever since. With my mom's birthday approaching, I decided it was the perfect opportunity. I made my go-to chocolate cupcakes, Pilsbury devils food, with my standard extra egg. The icing recipe wasn't difficult to follow. The only hitch was...

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Whoopie!

When I saw this blog post, I couldn't resist making these cute treats for Valentine's Day. I wanted to try something different, and I had never made whoopie pies before. They are all the rage lately, so I thought I would give it a shot. The recipe was easy enough - some flour, brown sugar, cocoa powder, buttermilk, and red food coloring. The instructions said not to mix the batter too much. I tried not to overdo it, but it did take a good bit of mixing to get the red food coloring incorporated...

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