ABC: Glazed Cinnamon Rolls

February 02, 2012 by Monica in ABC, Baking, Baking Club, Cookbooks, Desserts, Sweets

I started writing this post last Sunday.

This final post is not what the original post was. The original post was much longer, full of explanations and key points and well, you know how I can ramble on and on.

Just so you know, I’m like that in real life too.

But, I was feeling it. I was in the writing “zone” - the one where it’s flowing and flowing and you are typing happily away.

Then about the third paragraph down, I stopped, because I got side tracked by a 180 pound dog tearing into the house full of soap and water.

Apparently Rufus, had gotten away from Tom during his bath time. And that dog made sure that we knew how much he hates bath time.

HCB: Chocolate Butter Cupcakes

June 08, 2010 by Monica in Baking, Baking Club, Desserts, HCB

Last weekend I tried to get away from the kitchen. This weekend it was the total opposite, I cooked (and baked) up a storm (recipes coming!).

Unlike my savory dishes where it’s all about improvising and changing it up. Baking for me is about following directions. I’m not very courageous when it comes to baking. I ALWAYS stick to the recipe religiously – if the recipe tells me to bake it in a 9 inch pan, I bake it in a 9 inch pan. If it’s for a cake, then I bake a cake. If its for a tart, I bake a tart, or a pie or well, you get the picture. I never deviate from the instructions. That is why, I’m one of those un-daring bakers that DO NOT convert a cake into cupcakes, or halves the recipe, or god forbid MULTIPLIES the recipe – Because: A) It means I have to do division and multiplication and anything that has to do with math! (Which gets me in trouble – ALL THE TIME!) and B) I find a strange comfort in following the step by step and ending with the intended results - 99.9% of the time.

TWD: Swedish Visiting Cake

April 13, 2010 by Monica in Baking, Baking Club, Cake, Desserts, TWD

This weekend my universe must have aligned correctly. After my great success with my previous cake, I was on a roll, and that triumph rolled into this next cake.

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie choice was the Swedish Visiting Cake, picked by Nancy from The Dogs Eat the Crumbs.

And I want to take the time to send her a virtual hug and high 5, because Internet, this cake is the answer to anyone prayer when you need something quick, simple, delicious and sophisticated in a time crunch.

When you read the recipe, Dorie mentions that this cake was given to her by her friend Ingela, whose mother “claimed that you could start making this cake when you saw visitors coming up the drive and have it ready for them as soon as they were settled into your home.”