Long Time No See!

Hello, hello, my lovely followers. How are, um, all four of you today? I'm Ok, thanks for asking. So, I realized I haven't posting at all since last April, and I kind of died inside. I am reeeaaalllyyyy sorry for that, and I'm mega surprised you didn't un-follow me. Probably because you CAN'T unfollow a blog. At least not in my very low techy capabilities. I'm going to try my hardest to keep this going, keep it interesting, that kinda thing. I came up with a name for ya guys! It's "My Dozens." I know what you're thinking: "She doesn't even have 6 followers" Well, stop sippin on the haterade. It has to do with my name.
              Now onto baking-related things. It was my friend Carolines birthday today, so i made my advisory cookies. She loves these vegan chocolate chip cookies that I ALSO love. Their fab. But, (sorry cline) I didn't have time to make those puppys. So, instead, a Pintrest-found cookie recipe was made. I'll post the recipes and pics tomorrow or Monday, I can't do them now because i have typed a lot and your all probably bored out of your minds, and the cookies have all been eaten. So, thats all I have to say today! Happy Baking! And HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAROLINE (if you aren't already, go follow her own blog http://youngandpolished.blogspot.com, its really good!) So from my oven to yours, I wish you all happy, happy, baking!
BK

OK...

Now, I've found that i only have 3 followers. So until i have at least six im going to do VERYY limited posting. Please, tell people on your blogs to follow! It would mean a ton! Thanks!

RECIPE OF THE WEEK #5!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't these just look TO-DIE-FOR???? If your mouth isn't watering then you must have NO TASTE BUDS!! :)

This is a FABOU recipe from Cooks.com, for easy peasy lemon bars! YUMMY! You'll fall in love with this easy recipe and delicious taste. It's been a while since i posted a recipe of the week, but I'll try harder to complete this task. I'm gonna try to post every other day!

Restaurant and Bakery Reviews!

Hey there, sorry I haven't been on in a while, but I've been busy!! So, today I'm here to talk about my new project.... Bakery and restaurant reviews!!!! I'll start with bakery's and restaurants I was at on my vacation last week, in FL!! So here's the first restaurant and bakery review from my first night in FL... Name: Cafe (something or other)
Menu: the menu was more for adults and seafood lovers (i am neither) but after much hunting I finally found udon noodles with spiced chicken, cilantro and lime.
Dish (appearance): The udon noodles were thick, with a creamy green sauce on them that looked a bit like pesto. The chicken was ground and browned with some tomatoes, garlic, and SPICY spices mixed in. The meat was put in the center of the plate, over the noodles. Nothing too extravagant
Dish (taste): The noodles were citrusy and creamy, a pretty good mixture,but the sauce was very messy and spilled on my dress a lot... The chicken was VERY spicy but overall delicious, and paired well with the noodles once eaten together. But of you had too much of the chicken, then it was spice city. I downed probably three waters thought this dish!
Restaurant appearance: the view was nice, of downtown Naples. The tables and chairs were draped in white, fancy cloth that made me nervous to spill on, but were still appropriately swanky.
 Overall rating: 8/10


Bakery: Kilwins Ice Cream and Fudge
Menu: every ice cream imaginable plus brittles, fudges, froyo, candy, and homemade waffle cones.
Dish: Salted caramel ice cream (vanilla ice cream, chocolate caramel chunks, and ribboned with salted carmel on a homemade waffle cone.
Dish (appearance): they scooped up perfectly spherical scoops, and put probably four scoops on the cone. Because the ice cream had the chocolate chunks, they added bulk factor. It looked like the ice cream was attacking the cone!!!!
Dish (taste): the vanilla, salted Carmel, and chocolate was the slightest bit rich, but the nutmeggy, crispy cone paired it perfectly. I munched all the chocolate out in the first three seconds (it's been a long lent) so I had a lot of the 'scream. DELISH!! Best ice cream ever
Restaurant appearance: it wasn't the most pretty store, but they had racks and racks of Ganz trinkets like key covers and mood rings, which covered most of the store. So all you could basically see was the toy racks and and the white walls.
 Overall rating: 10/10 ( the deliciousness overpowers every bad thing) Sorry for the long post!! Thanks!! BK

JUst the other day, I went out to dinner, and had the most AMAZING white, fluffy cake, vanilla ice cream, and delicious berry sauce. I was inspired. So... here's my recipe for my delicious berry sauce! i originally found this recipe online, but i tweaked it...

2 cups of frozen mixed berries
1 lemon
1/3 cup of sugar
1 TBS. of corn starch

Put lemon juice, berries, and sugar in a small pot, put on stove and medium/ high heat, and stir until well mixed, juices have formed, and everything is mixed. Then, quickly stir in the cornstarch. When the cornstarch is first mixed in, the juice at the bottom will turn lighter, but keep stirring, and breaking apart larger berries on a medium/high heat. One mixed and a darker purple color, take off heat, and pur over vanilla ice cream

Sorry!! Catching up...

Hello!! Long time to talk, huh???? I've been pretty busy!!! I'm very excited because my schools having a dance, yay, and because my french class LOVED my mardi gras cupcakes!!! Yay again! Check out my new blog, http://blogssparkletime.blogspot.com. ALL ABOUT SPARKLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And make sure you see the hunger games before i collapse with excitement. Recipe of the week will start back up next week, so be prepared! Love peace and chocolate free,
BK

YUMMY!!!

YUMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!

I made myself some ice cream tonight, yummy. And because I gave up chocolate, I couldn't put my beloved chocolate syrup on!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHH! So I put on some Bolthouse Berry smoothie mix, which is super delicious!!!!! I was proud of my decorations, my friends. Pretty?? Comment below!!!

New Blog

Hey hey bakers!
So, I was thinking, maybe I'll start a new blog!!!! Now, of course, I'll still keep and attend to this one, but I might start another one... What do you think?? Comment with ideas

Woops!

Morning bakers! Im sooo sorry i forgot the recipe of the week! Must get myself together! As you all know, Lent has started, and I gave up (wait for it) CHOCOLATE!! I don't know WHAT i was thinking.... bad me! Anywhoo, today I'm making blondies, and I'll post the pic and recipe later today! Have a good saturday!
BK

RECIPE OF THE WEEK #3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh. my. SNAP!!!! Bakers, this is already our RECIPE OF THE WEEK #3!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My french class is celebrating Mardi Gras, (I'm making the King Cake) which is celebrated MAJORLY in New Orleans. So, because I was so inspired by the flavors of New Orleans, I've got y'all a recipe for New Orleans Style Beignets! YUMMM! I got this off of a baking website with TONS of NEW Orleans recipes. ENJOY!!!

Ingredients

• 1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water (110° to 115°)
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 4-1/2 cups self-rising flour
• Oil for deep-fat frying
• Confectioners' sugar

Directions

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the milk, oil, sugar and egg and 2 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky). Do not knead. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Punch dough down. Turn onto a floured surface; roll into a 16-in. x 12-in. rectangle. Cut into 2-in. squares.
• In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. Fry squares, a few at a time, until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels. Roll warm beignets in confectioners' sugar. Yield: 4 dozen.

RECIPE OF THE WEEK #2!!!!!!!!!

Hellooooooo Bakers Dozenites!!! Here I have the second recipe of the week!! This one is a delicious recipe for Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting. This is one of my family's favorite recipes, and we gobble 'em up in about two days!!! This one's from Cooks.com, my all-time fave recipe search spot. These cupcakes are moist, decadent, and oh-so-good. I hope you enjoy, and PLEASE comment!

RED VELVET CUPCAKES WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING Printed from COOKS.COM 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cocoa powder 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil 1 cup buttermilk, room temperature 2 large eggs, room temperature 2 tablespoons red food coloring 1 teaspoon white distilled vinegar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Preheat the oven to 350°F.Line 2 (12-cup) muffin pans with cupcake papers. In a medium mixing bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder. In a large bowl, gently beat together the oil, buttermilk, eggs, food coloring, vinegar, and vanilla with a handheld electric mixer. Add the sifted dry ingredients to the wet and mix until smooth and thoroughly combined. Divide the batter evenly among the cupcake tins about 2/3 filled. Bake in oven for about 20 to 22 minutes, turning the pans once, half way through. Test the cupcakes with a toothpick for doneness. Remove from oven and cool completely before frosting. For the Cream Cheese Frosting: 1 pound cream cheese, softened 1 stick (1/4 lb) butter 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring 3 cups sifted confectioners' sugar *Fresh Strawberries or Raspberry if you like* In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and vanilla together until smooth. Add the sugar and on low speed, beat until incorporated. Increase the speed to high and mix until very light and fluffy.Garnish a fresh raspberry or strawberry. Frost the cupcakes with a butter knife or pipe it on with a big star tip. BK

Super Bowl

Even though my family is not fans of the Giants OR the Patriots, we're still ringing in the Superbowl. Slow cooker chili is sittin in the ol' Crock-Pot, and I'm making a special Superbowl Sweet. YUM!!! But what to make?? I'm thinkin g cinnamon brownies (as seen on Giada at Home) or possibly cookies. Gosh, what to do, what to do. I'll post later with my choice!
BK

Picture!

                                                

Hello and whats up?? It's the mighty bake master Kate with a picture of my AMAZING cupcake. Chocolate cake, marshmallow filling, sweet chocolate glaze, and a cherry heart right in the center. Find this recipe and more in Baby Cakes. (I know I originally said 500 Cupcakes, but I changed my mind.) So here it is folks!

YUMMY!!

BK

Baking up a Storm!

Hey Bakers!! Today I had a half day at school, and I spent most of my afternoon baking! I made some cupcakes, from my AWESOME 500 Cupcakes recipe book. Pictures and the recipe are soon to follow!
BK

RECIPE OF THE WEEK!!!!!!!

Hello!!!! It is I, your mighty leader, KATE!!! I tried this fab recipe just last sunday, and I had,like four of them. Eat with a lil strawberries and blueberries tossed in two tsp. of vanilla and sugar. Put em in the warm crepe with lemon zest, powdered sugar, and melted dark chocolate. ENJOY!! I got this recipe off of the super helpful all recipes, so rate it five!!

• 
  
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Directions

1. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour and the eggs. Gradually add in the milk and water, stirring to combine. Add the salt and butter; beat until smooth.
2. Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each crepe. Tilt the pan with a circular motion so that the batter coats the surface evenly.
3. Cook the crepe for about 2 minutes, until the bottom is light brown. Loosen with a spatula, turn and cook the other side. Serve hot.

First Post!!

Hello bakers and eaters!! I am your mighty bake master, Kate!! On this blog, I'll be showing recipes of the week, (posted every wednesday) cookbook reviews, and SO MUCH MORE!!!!! Join me, the baking freak, and become a culinary high note!! BK ( Baker Kate )