Seriously. Granted, I have done almost no cooking for the past three months, but this cake was a disaster. I wanted to make my husband a cake for his birthday. He's easy. His favorite cake is yellow cake with chocolate frosting. And, he likes it just as well from a box mix and a can of frosting. But, no, I couldn't do that. I had to make it all myself. After months of letting other people ...
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WFMW: Cute Cupcakes…The Easy Way.
Some things just call for cupcakes, don't you think? I do. But, to be honest, I don't have a lot of time (or energy) these days for baking and decorating... That, however, does not prevent the creation of beautiful cupcakes...quick. Here's what you need: Your Favorite Cake Mix Your Favorite Frosting A bowl A Microwave Sprinkles Here's what you you do: Bake those ...
Make-It-Yourself Monday: Double Chocolate Bread Pudding
Yep. Double Chocolate. You read that right. Would have been "Triple Chocolate Bread Pudding" if I had planned ahead early enough to make a fudge sauce. Next time...Next time. I wish I could post a post a picture of this successful "experiment," but two things prevent me from doing so: 1. No photo I could take with my phone would ever do this dish justice. (I have GOT to replace my ...
Make-It-Yourself Monday: Perfectly Pumpkin (Whoopie) Pies
There is something about Fall. It just makes me want to bake. Usually with pumpkin. I think there are few reasons. First, baking in the summer? Only if I have to. That's one heat stroke I just don't have to have, you know? Second, my mother's pumpkin cake...and thirty-something years of expecting to smell it every time I walked in the door this time of year. Finally, the abundance of ...