I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE decorating cookies with royal icing! I look forward to any Holiday or occasion so I can use my cookie cutters and start baking. I am not an artist, if you give me a canvas and paint, I 100% guarantee a 5 year old could have made a better drawing then me. However, when it comes to decorating cookies, it is a whole different ballgame. Decorating fancy cutout cookies became an new hobby of mine. For royal icing I follow Wilton’s Recipe that uses meringue power. Click here: (I add more water than it asks in the…
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Continue ReadingHello Bakers! Using doctored cake mix vs making a cake from scratch is huge debate and somewhat of a controversial topic. As you all know, cakes mixes can be found at any supermarket in the baking section. There are many different brands with variety of flavors. Each box contains the…
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Continue ReadingHello Bakers! Am I the only person who constantly forget to add buttermilk to my shopping list? If you are anything like me I have a solution for you! Store-bought buttermilk is typically made from milk with added lactic bacteria, which produce lactic acid. Today, we’re are making acidified buttermilk,…
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Continue ReadingHello Bakers! Did you know you can make frosting from Greek yogurt? Yup, you heard me right! To make this pipe-able chocolate frosting you’ll need only a few ingredients. Greek yogurt, cocoa powder instant pudding mix and vanilla bean paste. Trust me it works! If you are on health kick…
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Continue ReadingHealthy – contains no added sugar One of my favorite Fall item is Fresh Cranberries. I love it in muffins, scones, cookies and in cranberry sauce. I went to Trader Joes yesterday and picked up a pre-made cranberry sauce. I looked at the sugar content in the back and quickly…
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Continue ReadingSolution: Make Almond Joy – Chocolate Chip Cookies I do not know about yours but my neighborhood does not have many kids and we did not have lot of Trick or Treaters this year. That means I got stuck with a ton of candy! So…….. let the baking begin! Turn…