This time of year just brings out the baker in me! I love to bake year round, but especially around the holidays. Recently I was put up to the massive task of baking fourteen dozen cupcakes! It was a lot of work, but I have to say I enjoyed every second of it. I made two varieties, red velvet with cream cheese icing and double chocolate fudge cupcakes with several different toppings such as pecans, crushed peppermint, coconut and crystalized sugar. The cupcakes were baked for a ladies Christmas Tea at my mom's church and here are some pictures from the event:
Another recent baking experience I had was making one of my favorite cookie recipes, ooey gooey butter cookies! Don't let the name fool you, these are to die for! This is the easiest recipe and you can change the flavor by switching out only one ingredient. The outcome is a moist, soft cookie bursting with flavor! It's a cake-like cookie and everyone who eats one can't believe how unique it is! I have to give Paula Deen credit because I adapted her recipe, but she only used chocolate cake mix and I thought of using different flavors :)
Next time I really want to make these into whoopee pies or sandwich cookies by putting icing in between two cookies and then maybe even rolling the edge of the icing in sprinkles, mini chocolate chips or crushed pecans!
Happy Thanksgiving Week!
xoxo,
Amber :D
