I knew I needed to write my next blog post, but I was shocked to see I hadn't written since October! What happened to November? I guess I have been too tired from my pregnancy, plus teaching Kindergarten (and dance), and grad work. Plus it is quickly becoming the most wonderful time of the year! I have certainly spent much, too much time on Pinterest searching for Christmas ideas.
Two weeks ago, I tried 6 new recipes. A new dinner recipe each day for the week. I have to say they were all a huge hit, aside from the last one. I am sure I will post these recipes when I make them again- which I am certain will happen again soon!
For Top 10 Post 8:
I am going to link back to my Fourth of July post: Happy Fourth of July: Celebrating with Something Sweet! This is by far my favorite cake pop recipe.
I have tried the Wilton version of cake pops by baking a cake, breaking it up, and mixing it with icing. This method I have tried with store bought frosting and my own buttercream. I have to say, cake pops this way are so much better with homemade buttercream. A cake decorator said she couldn't tell the difference between store bought and homemade icing. I, however, tasted a HUGE difference. Even better than this method, is the baked cake pop. I used the recipe from Nordic Ware. The cake pops are more of a brownie consistency, but they were so rich and wonderful. I prefer this method because there was less time waiting on cooling and refrigerating. Also, I feel that the Wilton cake pop idea is too sweet once you've mixed in the cake and the icing, then dip it in chocolate.
I haven't made cake pops since the 4th, but I will be making some more this week.
For Top 10 Post 9:
Again, I am linking back to a previous post. My post on carrot cake- Favorite Cake. Let me note, the title does not denote my favorite cake, but Pat's. As you know, I am a huge chocolate and PB fan, BUT this carrot cake is something! My recipe is adapted from Southern Living.
Now the tough part...to decide what the remaining recipe is for the Top 10 out of 300! Stay tuned!
