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!spuC rettuB tuneaP Peanut Butter Cups!

Super delicious. .suoiciled repuS

An updater...

Now that it IS NOT January anymore...I'll catch you up to date before I start my baking extravaganza. I am going to make 9 things in a row. Now that I've said it, I have to do it. By "in a row" I mean day to day. I have 9 days and 9 recipes to try. So I'll begin tonight and we'll see how it goes. Ok. Here is the updated blog post...

Well...now that I've looked through my photos, I realize this is the only update I have for you....which cannot be right since I did this wedding cake in November and it is now February. I did not go on a baking fast. However, I can't find the dumb pictures...OH WAIT. That's right. I dropped my camera into a bowl of milky chocolate. Yeah. That's what happened. So I suppose this is it. I made this cake for my friend who got married super fast after getting engaged. (I'm telling you this because it meant I had little preparation) I'm pretty happy with it actually. All real cake. Funfetti, Red Velvet, Chocolate Ganache Chocolate, and Vanilla with a blackberry frosting if I remember correctly. 

More to come in the 9 days following this!! I know all three of my followers are super ecstatic about that. That's why I put TWO exclamation points. Ok bye.

Anyone who hates January, raise your hand.

Baci De Dama

Well. Here's my version of Baci De Dama! Or in English and not Italian...Italian Ladies Kisses. Traditionally these crumbly cookies are supposed to be sandwiching some type of Nutella or chocolatey goodness but...I didn't do that. Mostly because I didn't have time and I needed to make these for an event to serve a large amount of people so I only used one side of the cookie and doubled the amount. Still cute. Just not the Italian cute. Here they are.

Almond goodness before they were cooked.

Almond goodness after they were cooked. 

Bloking: a mixture of baking and blogging. Also referred to as Blagging.

I'm too freezing to do any baking. So i'm blogging. I took off my cuute Indian boots (or Native American as my politically correct bf would say...actually he probably would be most comfortable with me just calling them boots..) and discovered black and white toes. I know what you're thinking--frostbite. I was thinking that too for half a second. Then, I remembered that my body hates my hands and feet and this is just what they look like in winter. So after defrosting them on the heat vent in the bathroom, they again look more or less normal. I am thankful for heating vents.

I realize toes and feet should probably never be mentioned in a food blog, however, I am way too excited that I can feel my toes and move them again to go back and delete that. I am thankful for toes.

Ah November happened. I am so thankful for family, loved ones and friends. I am thankful for freedom, religion and home. Now it's the end. How did I celebrate the end of November? Going to Red Mango for delicious frozen yogurt, of course. MMMMMMMM. It was free topping day if you are in the know with this delightful little place complete with a fireplace to eat your freezing dessert and still be warm. I am thankful for this. My taste buds danced with pomegranate raspberry happiness. Om nom nom. You should check this place out if you like frozen yogurt. It is absolutely THE best. I am thankful for Red Mango AND their free toppings.

Anyway...I did make a few items over this month of thanksgiving. I am thankful for items...haha ok getting carried away, I know.


Alright, I got this idea from my favorite food blog to stalk, Cream Puffs in Venice. But don't check out her version because they are so much prettier than mine. An Italian doughnut infused with Nutella. Called, Bomboloni. Very fun to say, I might add. It was a challenge as part of the Daring Bakers group...which I am a part of as of tomorrow. SO happy.

These are carmel cupcakes with carmel frosting, drizzled with...carmel. The frosting was soooo goood. And I don't even like frosting. 

Cranberry cheesecake. From the amazing cookbook, The Professional Pastry Chef by Bo Friberg. Check it out. 

I realize the chocolate curls look like mozzarella cheese...but they didn't TASTE like it. Important to keep in mind I think.

Alright. That's all for now. If you don't hear from me again, it's because I'm in a frozen wasteland with black and white limbs. I am thankful for limbs.

Improofed my blog.

Shout out to Sarah who deserves an award for answering my millions of blogging questions and even letting me know when things were going to get scary to add a button. Yikes..I know. But as you can see, she helped me through and now my header and button are cute. Happy. So have her improof your blog. She helped me. She can help you. One call, that's all. Or..email. http://proofred.blogspot.com/p/free-headers-too-dream-come-true.html Mmmkay.

My little sister's wedding. My first wedding cake.