Lovin' From the Oven

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Everything Cookies

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I came home early today and surprise, surprise.. I was in a baking mood. I decided to make my dad’s favorite cookies for him when he comes home from work. This is an old family recipe handed down to me from my aunt. When I say that they are “everything” cookies, they really are everything cookies! They have coconut, nuts, corn flakes, & oatmeal. I normally don’t like nut or coconut cookies, but these are an exception. I think these are more of a “sophisticated” cookie.. meaning that these are aimed to please the adults rather than kids. All the parents on my cul-da-sac LOVE these! But the kids.. not so much.

P.S. My one year blog anniversary was yesterday! Too bad I didn’t bake then.

Cream cheese swirl brownie cake.

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Well that was a mouthful. I wanted to make cream cheese swirl brownies, but couldn’t find an 8×8 or 9×9 pan handy. So instead, I used a springform pan and turned it into more of a cake. I need to work on my swirling technique, though. People make it look so easy! I thought I put it in for too long, but the inside was still moist as ever. The one thing I would have done differently is make the cream cheese mixture sweeter by adding more sugar. That would’ve made it perfect!

I rushed to take pictures of this before the sun set since I hate taking pictures with flash. I really need/want to buy of those Lowel Ego Lights. If only I could scrounge up a hundred bucks. 🙁

Bakerella’s Cupcake Pops

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But wait… what’s inside these precious little cupcakes?

…Red velvet cake, of course! Bite sized desserts are the best because they’re always the perfect amount. You can get more if you want more, or just a tiny bit if you only wanted something small. Bakerella’s (link under my favorite blog) cupcake pops have basically exploded over the flood blog world and I thought I’d give them a try because they’re so cute! It took a bit of practice before I got them looking just right. They’re so simple to make and appealing to the eye. They were a hit at my boyfriend’s sister’s baby shower! The shell is made out of molded chocolate; The bottom half is created using a candy mold and the top is simply dipped into a colored vanilla flavored chocolate. I’ll definitely be making these again to bring to other parties.

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