The First....

So, this is my first post. I decided to start a blog about my baking successes and mishaps. I actually haven't been doing too much baking these days. I have been trying to maintain a more healthy diet and trying to shed a few unwanted and un-needed pounds.

But about my baking, I love to bake...about anything. It ranges from cookies to cakes to brownies. I recently received a new pie dish for my birthday and intend on taking on pies now too!! The baking thing just seems to come to me naturally. My mom owned a bakery for several years when I was a child, and I was always in kitchen right along side of her. My mom makes THE BEST amaretto pound cakes you will ever come in contact with. Her cakes are always perfectly smooth and beautifully decorated without all the yucky fondant on top. I, on the other hand, can't seem to frost a cake without it cracking down the middle! =(  One thing I have found that I am good at and really enjoy is making cupcakes! I know cupcakes are all the rage these days with little "cupcakeries" popping up everywhere. The thing is, I really love this idea, and would really love to do something like that one day!

When I get back into baking a little more, I will add some recipes and pictures of the delectables I have been working on, but for now, this is it.

These are cupcakes that I made for friend's daughter's birthday. She requested blue and green cupcakes.

I made this cake for my friend, Jessica's bithday. Her favorite color is purple and she is chocolate addict like me! I was very happy with the way this cake turned out, and I worked very hard on it!