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That's A Wrap
12.10.17
This week it is very bittersweet. I am glad that the project is over, but I know I will miss baking every week. This week I didn’t bake anything I just worked on wrapping up my project as well as my presentation. My project didn’t always go to plan, but overall, I think it was a success. Each week I managed to bake something which I was pretty impressed with. In the beginning, I was worried that I wouldn't have enough time to bake each week, but I always found a way to make it work.
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QUick and Easy
12.3.17
Hello and welcome to this week's blog! Can you believe that this was my very last week of baking? I know I sure can’t. Surprisingly enough, these past 11 weeks have gone by really fast. Anyways, for my last week, I decided to bake a Christmas themed treat! I baked peppermint bark fudge and donated them to my church’s women's tea which they do once a month. I had originally planned on donating them to the Smith Grove Fire Department, but my mom signed me up to bake desserts without me knowing. Therefore, I didn’t have much of a choice as to who I donated to.
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Thanksgiving
11.26.17
Hey y’all and welcome back to my blog. Thanksgiving was Thursday so you know what that means....it’s Christmas time! This week I made chocolate salted caramel pretzel cookies, and I donated them to my family. I decided to donate to them to my family instead of the Fire Department because I wanted to share the love as well as my bakes with them.
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Redo
11.19.17
This week I made red velvet whoopie pies again, and I donated them to Dashing Beauty Salon. As mentioned in last weeks blog I was planning on making chocolate caramel pretzel cookies. I was actually really looking forward to making them because they sounded delicious. However, I got to thinking. As I was thinking I decided I wanted to remake those whoopie pies again and make them right. Plus I decided that the best way to learn in baking is from your mistakes and fixing them when they occur. Since my project's goal is centered around me improving my baking and giving to others, I figured this would be an excellent way to help achieve my goal. Since I was I looking forward to baking the chocolate caramel pretzel cookies I decided that I would push them to next week.
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Epic Fail... Sort of
11.12.17
This week I made red velvet whoopie pies and planned on donating them to my church. I planned to drop them off at my pastor's house the night before, so I wouldn’t run into the same issues I did last week. However, things didn’t go according to plan. This week I did not get a chance to bake during the school week because we had a short week at school (yay!), and I was swamped with homework (boo!). However, it was a blessing in disguise that I didn’t have a chance to bake during the week.
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One Last Taste of Pumpkin
11.05.17
This week I decided to make pumpkin cream cheese swirl muffins, and I donated them to the staff at my dad’s work because every time I went to take them to my church no one was there. I had originally planned on making a cherry pie, but then I got to thinking, and I realized that muffins or something individual would be easier for a group of people rather than a pie. Luckily this week I had almost all of my ingredients at home.
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Halloween Treats
10.29.17
I am finally half way done! This week I made candy corn shaped Rice Krispie treats, and I donated them to my church’s annual pumpkin party. Since they were going to a party for younger kids I had to make sure that my treats would be very kid friendly. I started off by going to the store and getting my ingredients. This week I had to get every single ingredient because I didn’t have a single one at home, whereas last week I had almost every single ingredient I needed. After I went to the store I went home and started on my baking.
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PUMPKIN SPICE AND EVERYTHING NICE PT. 2
10.22.17
This week I’m made copycat Panera Bread Pumpkin Muffin Tops, and I donated my treats to the staff at Shady Grove Elementary School. I originally planned on making no-bake pumpkin bites. However, when I started reading the list of ingredients I once again realized that the pumpkin bites called for strange ingredients. I decided it wasn’t worth buying them, but I still wanted to stick with the pumpkin theme. I saw these copycat pumpkin muffin tops which I absolutely love, so I thought that would be something fun to try out.
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Pumpkin spice And Everything (not so) Nice Pt. 1
10.15.17
I am nearly halfway done, and I'm changing it up this week. For this weeks bake, I made pumpkin spice truffles. I had been looking forward to making these for a while, so I was very excited to finally get to make them. This week's treats went to the staff at IBM. I had never made truffles before this week unless you count Oreo balls as truffles. I love anything pumpkin, and I love truffles so I thought this would be a fun thing to bake. I also thought that this would give me the opportunity to try something different and gain some experience in baking something rather than just cakes and cupcakes.
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SNICKERDOODLE CUPCAKES
10.08.17
This week I made Snickerdoodle cupcakes and shared them with my church youth group at Hillsdale United Methodist Church. I was going to make snickerdoodle cupcakes with maple frosting but instead, I decided to do snickerdoodle cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. I was afraid the snickerdoodle and maple frosting would be too sweet together. However, I still wanted a fall flavor that’s why I settled for these. This week I made sure to read the directions thoroughly before beginning to ensure that I wouldn't have any mess ups like last week. Sure enough that worked and everything went smoothly… for the most part.
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A Twist on Pecan Pie
10.01.17
This week I finally began baking, and I was so excited! I made German Chocolate Pecan Pie Muffins with a dollop of cream cheese icing. Before baking, I went to the store and gathered all my ingredients. When I started, I was in a rush and did not let my butter thaw to room temperature. Instead, I just heated it in the microwave. Normally, this works okay, but I melted it a little too much. Once I began blending it in with the other ingredients, it just did not look right. It was soupy and curdled looking. I had to throw it away and start again.
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THe Game Plan
09.24.17
I am excited to get the ball rolling on my project this week. However, I will not actually be baking this week. Instead, I will be making plans for the weeks to come. Some of the things I will be planning include: what I will be baking each week, making sure I have access to all the ingredients needed for my baked goods, and deciding who I will be donating to each week.
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BACKGROUND BAsics
09.17.17
For my project, I have chosen to combine two things that I love: baking and giving back. I will be baking sweet treats each week and then donating the baked goods to deserving people and/or organizations in my community. Some of the recipients may include churches, schools, fire departments, and the police department.
Curious to learn more about my project and how it will work? Click below to read my first blog post!
Curious to learn more about my project and how it will work? Click below to read my first blog post!