Lovin' From the Oven

YES YES YES I DID IT! legit cinnamon rolls!

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Okay, as most of you know, I’m not normally a fan of baking a bread that has to rise. Mostly because it takes so long and I don’t like dealing with yeast. I’ve tried two different cinnamon roll recipes before and have failed miserably, but I guess third time’s a charm. This recipe was seriously… amazing. I didn’t even use my kitchenaid mixer!! Can you believe it?! I kneaded this baby by hand. I’m not gonna lie though, I kinda cut down with the rising time simply because I don’t have the patience to just sit there for bread to rise. Who does that?

Freshly cut and placed into the pan to let them rise again for another 30 minutes.
Out of the oven!
And glazed. Finito! These made the apartment smell absolutely wonderful. 🙂 Next time, I’ll attempt making sticky buns.. basically, same dough recipe with a different glaze. Delish!

My first paid cake!

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So a guy in my apartment building wanted to surprise his wife for her 30th birthday. She’s allergic to wheat and doesn’t like super sweet cakes. Besides that, I was free to do whatever I wanted. I ended up making a triple layer carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. I do love my carrot cake.. and I have the absolute best recipe for it from my aunt! I wrote “Happy birthday” on it after I took the picture, but my writing definitely still needs some practicing. All in all, they were really happy with the cake and their friends devoured it. That’s all that matters! I think I should’ve done a border on the bottom of the cake though.. oh well. You learn something new with every cake you bake.

Just updating with stuff that I made last year…

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Cookie bouquet done for a friend’s birthday.
my first buttercream transfer for jeremy’s goodbye party.
My first cake!! It was for Michael Hammon’s goodbye party, and it was themed as “The Western Wave Goodbye” My tools here? A ziploc bag.

S’mores cookies! Graham cracker cookie with a marshmallow/chocolate frosting and melted chocolate on top.
Cupcakes for the kids at work on St. Patrick’s Day… obviously.
Cupcakes for my boys on Valentine’s Day. I just love the boxes. Jeremy said that these cupcakes were the best he’s ever eaten.
S’mores Brownie. Cut.
S’mores Brownie.. Uncut. Graham cracker layer, then brownie, and topped with toasted marshmallows!

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