WAKE UP!!

Every morning its routine for me to have my daily cup of coffee which sparked an idea for a good cupcake. I've been lazy on my vacation and knew I should be updating this after my show wrapped. Any who here it is...

and yes...it does smell like awesome...

So I grabbed the recipes from Bake and Destroy:
you can find it HERE
Note: I didn't use the italian roast they were talking about...Just a Trader Joe's brand coffee which is just as delicious, oh wait, which is BETTER than the over-roasted starbucks brand....eat that.



some of the ingrediants and garnish action...

The Plain and ordinary


....and when its all done and said



All done and ready to go!

BUT ITS A 2for1-er
"and with your espresso cupcakes you get....."

Chocolate covered twinkies or....chocodiles as some would call it

Just a simple yellow cake'd twinkie stufffffeedd with marshmallow frosting...

MMMmmm DEElish

nice and moist---oh and fluffy

Then just simply packaged and ready to take to work...


-Enjoi-

DRUM ROLL PLEASE....

I'd like to introduce you to the newest addition to our family.....

This is little baby Maynard!
He's kind of the reason why the posts have slowed completely down...oh and massive OT @ work...lovely I know...

BUT he's pretty much settled in the house, and has become used to the kitchen and what goes on in there....

I know I know...it's a baking blog...

So as the little tyke was taking a nap...I baked (finally)!






I made coconut, butterscotch bars.
Pretty much are like blondie bars but with a little added flavors and no nuts. (partially because I was out hahah)

The base...

Recipe for these bars:

-Preheat oven to 350*-
-butter your pan very well...I had some sticking issues:rookie mistake-

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups butter
• 2 tsp of cinnamon
  
• 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar, packed
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup butterscotch chips
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup of coconut

1) Sift your dries in a separate bowl as you prepare your wets
2) Cream your sugars and butter and after fully mixed add the rest of your wets....eggs last please
3) Then slowly add your dries till fully incorporated
4) finally add the rest of you goodies....syrup...chips...coconut mmmmmmmmm deelish

Slop into a 9x13 ...well not slop but transfer to pan and throw it in the oven...20-25 minutes later you should have some delicious bars...

With coffee its magical....

DONE: just in time for the puppy to wake ...


The shows wrapping soon...More post soon to come!

Straight SleeStaCkin....

so it's been a while but I'll explain later....

So I decided to go for a more funnier approach...lol and well I made sleestak pops!
If you've seen the old TV show, Land of the Lost, there are these creepy, slow characters called Sleestaks...Oh yes they are in the new movie too ;)
All the tools needed to make silly sleestacks...


So you do the usual cake mix for the pops, mold and let them set.
In this case I let them set with the 'mouths'.

...after an hour of dipping...pasting...setting...we have:
HAHAH they're silly...a bit retarded, but I think it adds character ;)

Fred