Birthday Cake Sandwiches!

It's a sweet friend's birthday tomorrow so I baked her, and another friend whose birthday is today, birthday cake sandwiches. Sadly, not from scratch...but they turned out so yummy(predictably...)! I bought candy corn for ten cents (what an awesome deal!) and made tiny goodie bags out of them. I set the sandwiches in a carrying box, and then placed the leftover cookies on top. And the candy corn bags around. How lovely is that?! :O

 -Scream! No burns? *dashes for camera

 *so...beautiful(sobs)

So good.

THE COOKIES WERE MADE FROM YELLOW BUTTER CAKE MIX

Cinnamon Roll Cookies

(Not made from scratch) Yummy Yummy, Cinnamon Roll Cookies in My Tummy. Or COOKIE; they're not exactly light.

 These were delightful to make---I panicked when I was rolling the dough since it was very fragile but my mom and I managed to successfully roll, freeze, and slice the cookies! This was my first time making this kind of cookie/pastry, and I'm considering making actual cinnamon rolls since I managed these so well.

...Hmm...mostly well...
(Half of the cookies burnt, and half survived: they were all the more delighted that they'd proven their worth against their arrogant competitors, so confident on the highest rung...)

Butterfly Cake

I hosted a party yesterday for a good friend who achieved her 17th milestone this past Wednesday, and baked this lovely cake(cake mix) in addition to a trifle. If you would like the recipe/ingredients or need help with any potential decorating ideas, feel free to leave a comment.
The cake turned out delicious and very cute!

Disaster: Cake Balls

Yeah...that lovely surprise I mentioned? Didn't happen. I don't know whether you've heard of cake balls? They're basically cake crumbs mixed with frosting into balls, which are then dipped into some sort of coating. I think I made a few mistakes...1). I screwed up the proportions. I baked the cake, but my mom really wanted to try some by itself, so i cut around 1/8th of it and put it on a plate for her. No biggie, right? Then I used around 3/4th of the frosting container which happened to be just too much for the amount of cake I was working with. I hoped it'd become less sticky, wet, and more solid after refrigerating it...but no. I tried to microwave, and then boil the white chocolate bars I'd gotten for the dipping but I suppose I really should have gotten the actual candy melt moulds or Almond Bar...when I microwaved, it didnt melt all the way. When I boiled, it burnt. So yeah...that was disappointing. On a good note, a few weeks ago my friend baked a triple layer white cake with delicious frosting! Not homemade but it completely rocked! I think it's time for me to start baking again...I havent baked anything, really, since the red velvet cupcakes...


Anyway, that's all for now! :)

Red Velvet Cupcakes

Today, I baked homemade red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting(also made from scratch by yours truly). They turned out fantastic. I took them to a party this evening, and they were a hit!
 I didn't have time for a photo shoot today but when I bake the rest of the batter up tomorrow I plan to snap some pics and post them here. Next on my list is...a lovely, sweet surprise to be revealed in about a week from now :)

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Berry-Cake Splendor

I was going to make red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting before I made anything else...but I found a lovely recipe for strawberry-blueberry buttermilk cake. It turned out a bit messy, and the edges were a bit tough, but the cake itself was moist and lovely, especially with a stroke of whipped cream! Imagine it with the whipped cream-picture taking occurred before it was actually served :)

My first adventure with buttermilk is inspiring me to concoct apple-cinnamon buttermilk cake next! Ah, can't forget red velvet cupcakes though!

Till Next Time,

Snickerdoodles!

It's getting late but I wanted to post about today's success in the kitchen: SNICKERDOODLES. Now that I think about it, it's a rather lengthy, though cute name for such a simple cookie.

Snickerdoodles I Baked from Scratch

Usually the snickerdoodles I, and probably you, are more familiar with are the wide, thin versions of these little cinnamon-and-sugar coated balls but for some reason, they didn't spread much. I suspect it's because I didn't add enough shortening. However, tomorrow when I use the rest of the refrigerated dough I shall bake at a lower temperature in the hopes that they turn out looking like the more common cookies. Still, they tasted great!























Next Planned Endeavor:

Red Velvet Cupcakes

Question: Would imitation vanilla extract affect the original taste of red velvet cake? If so, what substitute(without ANY alcohol) would be suitable for this dessert?