365 or 365

So it has been over a year, the 365 + days had passed. I have a PASSION for baking and cooking like many women/men do. I've concluded that my criminal justice career is priority and baking will (for the time being) only be a hobby of mine. Perhaps one day, after I retire (or win the lotto), I can look into turning this into a profession. I have cooked and baked many more recipes and didn't get to post them. I definitely didn't make the 365 desserts, but over the year I've learned that I just didn't have time because of other priorities. I will create a new dessert blog soon, until then check out The Clean Diet from Slim blog. Lots of delicious food for the health conscious.

Snowflake Sugar Cookies

These pretty little cookies melt in your mouth. If you like cake or cookies, you're in luck! They double the size when baked and no need to use a cookie cutter. The recipe is made to roll the dough into balls. They are light and fluffy, like a cookie/cake texture. I dipped them in a light glaze icing, sprinkled colored sugar (white), then made snowflake designs. It was so fun making something colorful and edible for our holiday party.

UPDATE: Credit for recipe goes to, Taste of Home.   http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Tender-Italian-Sugar-Cookies

German Chocolate Cake- Recipe # 15

Germans have the most original taste with their desserts, they are very proud when their recipes aren't tainted or altered. I'm not particularly fond of coconut, so I had made this as a birthday cake for a friend. The German delight was made from scratch and I used cake flour, not enriched flour. This was the first time I've made it and this recipe had rave reviews! I'll definitely hang onto it so I can bake it again for someone else; not me lol. I'd have to say, it looks like the Big Mac of all cakes.

Cupcakes Are Just Too Easy! - Recipe # 14

If you've noticed, I have many different types of yummy and beautiful cupcakes. The cupcakes in this post were made with my sister Jessie and we had a lot of fun making them!

1. Oreo cupcakes with "7 Minute Icing" filling, white icing and a mini Oreo on the top
2. Peanut-butter cupcakes with a creamy "Peanut-butter Mouse Icing," and a Reese's cup on top
3. Strawberry cupcakes with pink "Cream-cheese Icing"
4. Lemon cupcakes with "7 Minute Icing" and a raspberry with a lemon curl

Cheesecake Brownies - Recipe # 13

Another quick and easy recipe that satisfies those chocolate cravings, the kind that can make some of us delusional. You can easily whip up your own brownie recipe, or yes.... use the boxed version! The cheesecake part was so easy. Cream cheese, vanilla, sugar, egg yolk, and chocolate chips. I just dolloped the mix onto the brownies and swirled it in. These are so moist and fudgy, it's like having a chocolate party for your taste buds!

Screamin Vanilla! -Recipe # 12

These cupcakes are much like any other, it was easy to make, and I used all vanilla. I've used the vanilla wafer, and the vanilla almond bark chips to top them before. A vanilla marshmallow cream was drizzled for a slight glaze.  I think the all white makes it look deliciously elegant. On a side note, I use  muffin pans for larger cupcakes too.

Triple Tux Chocolate Cupcakes- Recipe # 11

These were very simple to assemble. You can't go wrong with boxed cake mixes, it saves much time, rather than baking from scratch. If I make a large number of these I'll use the boxed mixes, if its for my own party, I'd probably do it all from scratch. I put chocolate and vanilla icing in a pastry bag, it swirls on it own as it is squeezed onto the cake. I glazed it with a chocolate syrup, then topped it with a wafer roll. I was going to use a shaved chocolate roll.... but I improvised :).