It is a COOKIE CHALLENGE time over at Lila Loa.
Once a month Georganne runs a cookie challenge, and though I missed on
all the previous challenges, this month I decided not to let it slip
through my fingers again. I printed the inspiration board and then I
baked cookies.
Georganne created an inspiration board for us to get inspired and so
I did. It actually wasn’t all that easy because I wanted to keep it
simple, really simple. Simple is really hard for me to do.
My design for the second cookie was inspired by a heart image from the tropical inspiration board. I have a thing for hearts and I just simply couldn’t let it go. Also with the heart I combined roses, as well as colors from the night stand.
To make Pretty Cookies With Stenciled Heart and Roses you need
I’ve been making lots of granola lately, my local farmer’s market sells the most delicious dry fruits so I bought lots of cranberries for biscotti(my favorite recipe) and granola. Granola is super easy to make, and while baking delicious aroma escapes the oven leaving the house smelling nutty. It takes about an hour or a…
1st Birthdays are special, this cake was a little extra special for me. Remember the Circus Elephant Baby Shower Cake I made last year. Well this 1st Birthday Cake is for a little boy who was born just about 2 months after the baby shower. Keegan is ONE, hard to believe but very true. Time…
My snowflake cake roll took 2 takes. My first try at first was successful and then it wasn’t. I forgot about the color mixing guidelines until I was about to add blue to yellow batter. Of course, it turned green. I used egg yolks in the batter and natural yellow color reacted with blue. There…
Today I’m going to talk a little about Raw Sugar. Golden brown crystals you can buy as Turbinado/Raw Sugar. I like to use raw sugar in baking as a topping, or even as an ingredient.(Banana Drop Cookies) I was curious and wanted to learn more and what I came to understand surprised me a little….
Satin is the pink one and Chenille is the Blue one. Yes, I’m talking about fashionable twins from the Trolls movie. I decided to turn them into a cake and who knows maybe a cookie is to follow. Here is what you need to make this cake : Vanilla Pound Cake – I baked 2…