The Busiest Weekend Yet...

So I didn't go back to trying out my sponge cake... instead I made CUPCAKES!

In honour of Valentine's Day, I decided to give my baking a slight "red" theme (for love, of course!) and made Red Velvet mini cupcakes. At first I was only going to make red velvet, but then my mom suggested that I do something that I know how they're supposed to turn out to test out our new oven. So I made vanilla cupcakes as well, as it is a tried and true recipe for me.

New Oven!

Vanilla cupcakes!

My awesome mixer

Saturday:

I woke up shockingly at 9 am. I actually got out of bed and made tea, ate some quick breakfast and immediately started baking. I had made vanilla cupcakes before, so I knew what I was doing. I had the first batch in the oven less than 30 minutes later.

 I had wanted to make tea biscuits (scones) all week, so while I was waiting for my cupcakes to be finished, I started working on those. I think I overworked my dough a bit, because I don't think it rose as much as it should have but it was so good! I put raisins in half of them, because my brother won't eat raisins. I was so impressed with my tea biscuits. Something that I'll actually eat! I didn't make any icing because I was still making cupcakes the next day and would ice them then. I was shocked when I had completely finished all my baking and all my clean up by 12.30...

Although, then I decided to go out that night and my friends had me bring some along! So I had to make some icing, and decorated some of the vanilla ones. They were a hit!

Sunday:

Since I went out the night before, I didn't get up the until 1pm. I know... such a difference from the day before. It totally affects my baking though. It seems to take me sooo much longer to do anything! I was making the red velvet cupcakes today, and if I had time, homemade cream filled cupcakes (like the Hostess Cakes). I need to get a few more muffin tins because the amount of time I spent waiting for the tins to be done so I can use them again was getting a little ridiculous. Anyways, I was so tired, and I was so sore but I got them done. They looked amazing. I even got to the Hostess cake look-a-likes. People at work said that the Hostess cakes were probably my best thing yet.

I'm super excited because I actually made my own icing this time. And it was soooo goood. Yummy! Smooth and creamy, but not overwhelmingly sweet. Just perfect for me.

Next week, I'm thinking that I'm going to try my hand at cookies again!
xoxo

Success!

I am terrible. I get so distracted by the food that I forget to take pictures!! I had wings again last night, and they were so yummy. I walked out afterwards and remembered that I was supposed to take a picture. Terrible, I know.

So I brought in my carrot cake to work, and got awesome reviews on it! I'm so happy. They keep asking me if I'm turning into a baker as a second job, and that I should look into it. Hmm a thought? Haha, I have thought about it. I just don't know. I could make it work. But where? I think I have to decide the location first. Right now, I'm just content baking (as it is a great stress reliever) and having people enjoy what I make and bring in.

Cookies next week!
xoxo

A Baking First (For Me)

I must say, that I'm supremely proud of myself. Not only did I bake for a consecutive 4 hours, what I baked actually tasted delicious. This was my first time baking these recipes, which I had found online, and pretty much made everything from scratch. I'm still currently working on the cupcakes, but it's just the decorating that I'm working on.

As close to a bun in the oven I'm ever going to get :D

Yummy chocolate sauce that'll top the cupcakes

Look how pretty the sugar cookies look!

Close up! They're so shiny!

I'll post up the pictures of the cupcakes, if they ever get finished. Custard is not my friend!

xoxo