Sunday, September 12, 2010

More Baking


I know this doesn't look like much. That is because I had almost devoured it before I realized I should probably take a picture. They are from the most recent Family Fun magazine... and you should just go make them right now. The hardest part? Waiting for them to cool off!



Last fall, Trader Joe's had this beer bread mix in their stores. It was yummy... all you added to the mix was a bottle of beer, dumped some melted butter over the top, and baked it for an hour. I haven't been to Trader Joe's in quite a while (it makes me sad - the closest one is in MA, and we were supposed to go down there this weekend, but Ben and I were sick. :( ), and I don't think they have the mix anymore, but I figured I could find a similar recipe online, and I was right! It is so delicious, and we had it with chili for dinner tonight. Now that I know how easy it is to make even without the mix, I will certainly make it more often... I think it would be good with stuff in it too, like cheese, or hot peppers.

Cupcakes!



I made a watermelon cake and ant cupcakes for Ben's birthday cookout.
The ant cupcakes were inspired by a book my Mom and Dad got me, called What's New, Cupcake?

Banana Cupcakes, with Cinnamon Honey Cream Cheese Frosting, which I made and brought to my new job... They were devoured.

Chocolate cupcakes with vanilla frosting... I cheated and made the cupcakes from a mix, since making them from scratch intimidates me. It's actually not the making that scares me, it's not being certain that I picked the right or most delicious kind of chocolate to make them with.

More Hummingbird Cupcakes... these and the chocolate ones were made for the Girl Scout's Bake Sale. I made a lot of cupcakes. :)