Month: February 2025

Okay, so I’ve been wanting to get better at making bread, especially the sweet kind, you know? Like those soft, fluffy buns you get at Asian bakeries. The problem is, making dough takes time, and sometimes I just don’t have that kind of time on a weekday. So I thought, why not try freezing the dough? I did some digging and it seemed totally doable, ...

Okay, so today I decided to get a head start on Christmas baking. I found this adorable cake mold shaped like a Christmas tree, and I just had to try it out! Getting Started First, I gathered all my ingredients. I’m using a simple vanilla cake recipe – nothing fancy, just the basics: flour, sugar, eggs, butter, the usual suspects. I preheated the oven to ...

Okay, so I’ve been on this bread-making kick lately, and baguettes were next on my list. I mean, who doesn’t love a good, crusty baguette? But, I ran into a little snag – my baguettes kept coming out… well, not quite right. They were spreading out too much, losing that classic long, thin shape. So, I figured I needed a baguette mold, and being the ...

Okay, so I’ve been craving donuts lately, the fluffy, yeasty kind, not the cakey ones. I decided to try making them from scratch, but honestly, I was a little intimidated. Then I found this “yeast raised donut mix” at the store and figured, why not? It might be a good stepping stone. Getting Started I grabbed the mix, some milk, an egg, and oil for ...

Okay, so yesterday I decided to make some cookies and decorate them with royal icing. I’ve done it before, but my piping was always, well, let’s just say “rustic.” This time, I was determined to get it right, so I focused on getting the icing into the piping bags properly. Prepping the Bags First, I grabbed my piping bags. I have both disposable and reusable ...

Okay, here’s my attempt at writing a blog post in the style you requested, about making creme sandwich cookies: So, I decided to try and make those creme sandwich cookies, you know, the ones that are like Oreos but, well, homemade. I’d never made them before, thought it would be a fun little project. I grabbed a recipe from that internet, and let me tell ...

Okay, here’s my blog post about making a flourless chocolate cake in a mug: So, I’ve been seeing these mug cake things all over the internet, and I finally caved. I mean, chocolate cake in like, five minutes? It sounded too good to be true, but my sweet tooth was demanding I try it. I went with a flourless version because, why not? Less ingredients, ...

So, I was baking a cake the other day, and the recipe called for fine sanding sugar. I looked in my pantry, and all I had was regular granulated sugar. I thought, “No problem, I’ll just make my own!” First, I grabbed my trusty food processor. You could probably use a blender too, but I find the food processor works better for this. Getting Started ...

Okay, so I’ve been on this baking kick lately, and I needed some baking powder. I usually just grab whatever’s cheapest, but I was at Trader Joe’s, and I saw theirs. I figured, “Why not?” I mean, it’s Trader Joe’s. Everything else I get there is pretty good. So, I picked up a can of the Trader Joe’s Baking Powder. It looked pretty standard, nothing ...

Okay, so the other day I decided to try making those viral cookie bars everyone’s been raving about. I had my recipe, my ingredients, and I was ready to go. But then I realized I was out of parchment paper! Total bummer, right? Luckily, I remembered I had bought this silicone baking paper roll a while back, thinking it would be a more eco-friendly option. ...