Pictures of Holiday Baking

Sugar cookie - Undecorated

Decorated

 

First try at a tiered cake. 

Not as pretty as I would have liked it but not too bad for my first try.

I would like to practice more but there are not too many occasions that need a tiered cake.

Also, one of my resolutions... Take better pictures of my baked goods. 

I think this means I need to upgrade my digital camera.

There has been lots of baking going on....

But I don't have the pictures to post. I am going to get those up here tomorrow.

In the last week I have been avoiding the kitchen except for yesterday morning when I made blueberry waffles.

There is going to be some baking this coming week though. I am thinking key lime pie and cake pops but the plans are very tentative. I want to do a sampler cupcake platter to send around but I need to get all my ducks in a row first.

Pictures to come....

Its been a while...

But that does not mean I have not been baking up a storm. 

December is a busy time for me. There is my birthday, my sister's birthday and my dad's birthday. On top of that Christmas and New Year's are just around the corner. 

I made myself a birthday cake because I wanted to try out a new lemon cake recipe. 

The result was tasty but not pretty. The lemon curd filling I made decided to ooze out of the middle. 

I used the same recipe for cupcake to take to the office. They were yummy AND pretty. Lemon cake with lemon butter cream frosting.

I also received a very pretty cup measurer set and tsp/Tbsp set.

They are so pretty! I just have to figure out where to display them.

I also made some mini cupcake for my dad to take to class. Red Velvet with cream cheese butter cream that looked like Christmas Trees.

                        

As you can see I have been busy! I have more coming up too. I am off of work for 2 weeks and plan to make Christmas cookies.

Stay tuned.

Your Daily Coffee...

In a cupcake.

Mocha Cupcakes with Espresso Frosting. Thanks to Brown Eyed Baker.

I am taking them to my sister for her last day at work. 

Congrats on the promotion Ash!

Rest In Peace Cupcakes

I know this is a bit belated but I just have not had a moment to post it seems.

Here are the cupcakes I made for the Katherine's Halloween party.

They are pumpkin and vanilla cupcakes

with cream cheese or cinnamon brown butter frosting. The tombstones are sugar cookies and the dirt is brown sugar. Next time I will have to find something a little less sweet for the dirt.

Everyone seems to like them. 

Next on the agenda of cooking -- red velvet cake pops and vanilla cupcakes with chai tea frosting.

Finally... Some Pumpkin Baking

I have been trying to bake these all week but life just got in the way until now.

These were a big hit last year though I changed it up with a different frosting this time.

It is time to expand my frosting horizons beyond cream cheese.

Here are some pictures of my pumpkin spice cupcakes with cinnamon brown butter frosting.

I will let you know the verdict tomorrow after the office tastes them.

Cake Pops #2

 More cake pops to take to work. 

They turned out much better this time.

Cake balls

 Red ones

Orange ones for the Giants!

I even decorated them for Alumni Weekend.

And one with a happy face. My sister ate him.

Then some white ones just for fun.

All wrapped up.

I displayed them at the office and they were a big hit.