Banana Bread

I had today off and felt like baking (shocking, I know). Hadn't made banana bread for quite a while, so I defrosted some frozen bananas and went to town. This is my mom's recipe - haven't found anything as good! I love to undercook it just a little bit, for a "squishy" top - that's my favorite part! (And yes - that's my venerable Empire Red KitchenAid mixer in the background!)

Morgan turns 2!

I had a big job last week for sweet little Morgan (daughter of my co-worker, Laurel) who was turning 2. 4 dozen frosted X and O cookies, 4 dozen cupcakes and a smash cake!

This was my biggest job so far - 6 boxes!

Super Bowl

Had a few friends over for the big game. Debuted my first-ever football cake which turned out to be surprisingly easy to bake and decorate. Not to say that I wouldn't do things a bit differently next time, I think it turned out great for a first try with a pan like this. And, very moist - considering how thick it was!

The aftermath...

Wings and burgers and hot dogs...oh my. This was all Chris's territory.

Lots of grub, including the Utz cheeseballs (which we usually can only find in eastern PA on summer vacation.)

It's been a football week...

Off course I had to 100% "bring it" for the Super Bowl, as the Steelers were playing. My first foray into the shaped-pan world. It went pretty good - I would certainly by one of those special 3-star tips so the piping would go much faster! (It's a yellow cake underneath...) Another post later with food and party pictures!

I made these cupcakes for a co-worker's son - it was his 7th birthday and he wanted Vanderbilt football colors: gold liners, chocolate cupcakes with white icing and football candies. The one with sprinkles was a test (that didn't go so well) so the rest didn't get sprinkles!