Genuinely, why do semi-sweet chocolate chips taste so damn good? I swear to god, every time I try to bake cookies, I have to restrain myself from eating the whole bag because they taste better than normal chocolate.
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This year’s Irish soda bread - I made it yesterday morning to give to my brother, sister, and eldest niece (there were 2 more loaves, not pictured). Turned out well!
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being a baker who doesn’t really cook is so funny bc yes i will whip up a batch of homemade cupcakes on a sunday afternoon to destress and YES i am also afraid every time i cook chicken
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pie of the (previous) month: chai custard with caramel in graham cracker crust
for this month i went with something a little wintery! i’ve never made caramel from scratch before but it was a lot easier than i imagined it would be
the good:
- the caramel topping came together really nicely! it was a bit stickier than i thought it would be (i was imagining a sauce) but that wasn’t a bad thing
- lowkey that was kind of the main standout good thing lol
the bad:
- the crust failed at… well, being a crust. i’m not entirely sure what went wrong with it but when the full pie came out of the oven, the graham cracker bits had all risen to the top. i thought something looked strange when i took it out but didn’t truly piece it together until i had my second slice. maybe i didn’t use enough butter? or the parbake wasn’t set enough? unclear. i also definitely overfilled it.
the neutral:
- i personally thought the chai flavor could have been stronger; the caramel really overpowered it. next time i think i would steep it in a slightly smaller pot or maybe toss an extra bag of it in to make sure the tea really permeates the milk
the result:
one accidentally a little upside down pie that was nevertheless a hit with my d&d campaign (and lots of extra caramel)
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so THIS just happened.
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no those are not teeth they are chewy honeycomb pieces pls be kind
Coffee and chocolate cake very yum very nice
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These Banana Bread Muffins are a delightful twist on traditional banana bread. They are moist, flavorful, and perfect for breakfast or as a snack.
Ingredients: 2 ripe bananas, mashed. ½ cup sugar. ¼ cup melted butter. 1 egg. 1 tsp vanilla extract. 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour. 1 tsp baking powder. ½ tsp baking soda. ½ tsp salt. ½ tsp cinnamon. ¼ tsp nutmeg. ½ cup chopped walnuts optional.
Instructions: Start by heating the oven to 350F 175C. Mash the bananas and add the sugar, melted butter, egg, and vanilla extract to a bowl. Mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a different bowl using a whisk. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the banana mixture and mix them in until they are just combined. Fold the walnuts in if you’re using them. Put paper liners in a muffin tin and fill each one about two thirds of the way to the top with batter. After the oven is hot, bake the muffins for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. For a few minutes, let the muffins cool in the pan. Then, move them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
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first time making a carrot cake and frankly three cups of grated carrots seems absurd but im not the expert here so i shall follow the lead of Easy Carrot Cake Recipe
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Bringing that mad scientist flair to baking with yeast that brings concern to those around me.
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Im going to try to make some cinnamon rolls from scratch. send prayers and blessings please i have a tiny kitchen.
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A Collage of Love
Pineapple upside down cake for my Mama’s birthday.
This is two days late but as it is lent, she can’t eat eggs on Friday and my medical care took up Saturday.
This cake feels like a tiny thing in terms of labour of love in comparison to everything she does for me.
This is my second time baking it, the first was her wedding anniversary and she was so excited about it then and just as excited now. She was like a little kid, rushing through her dinner because it was straight out of the oven and she wanted to have it. It makes me so happy to know that I can make something for her for a change, something she loves, not something she has because she’s catering to everyone else’s wants and needs and their preferences. We all love this cake, but in my mind, and my heart, this is my Mama’s favourite cake. The first and only time she tasted this cake was when a friend of hers gave her some for her (friend’s) birthday and she asked her to place an order with the same baker for either my sisters or my birthday and that baker never came through for whatever reason and my mom was so mad about it, but eventually forgot. Almost twenty something years later I offhandedly mentioned to my mom in the midst of my medical care routine that I was planning to make this cake for her anniversary and I’ve never seen her so damn excited about something. It was a lot of pressure, nailing something the first time I try it, especially since basic sponges are my kryptonite. I’m absolutely trash at them. I had no time to practice bake beforehand, and she invited guests and made a small lunch thing out of it so I was even more stressed. I researched, I altered a recipe I’ve never tried before in hopes of using foolproof methods to get the perfect sponge, I held my breath throughout the process. Assembled the tray, mixed the batter, poured, evened it out and baked it.
Took it out, clean knife, fifteen agonising later I flipped it, terrified. Beautiful, stunning. She cut it.
PERFECTION.
She served it to her guests, everyone loved it, she was ecstatic. So ecstatic she made me bake it two more times that day, one batch ended up being six tiny cakes that she then handed out to her friends at work.
Masterpiece . I felt so good. Her smile was so beautiful.
I made two batches this time, one whole cake for us, and six tiny cakes again to give away.
Her smile makes it worth everything.
I can’t do great things for my mom to make her proud, but I can do many little things, and maybe, maybe they’ll add up into a perfect little collage of memories to cherish.
My collage of love, an ode to my mom.
Love you to the ends of the Earth and beyond, my sweet Huffy🐥
