I had so much fun making the cookies that I kind of got hooked on it. Once I got back to school last year, I kept up the weekly baking ritual, just changing it from Cookie Monday to Baking Friday. I don't know why, but I really like having that time every week set aside for that particular activity.
There's something I find very therapeutic about baking (unlike cooking which, while I enjoy it, seems like such an effort), about seeing raw ingredients come together into something awesome. I suppose it has something to do with the creative process, that desire to see what you've set out to do come to fruition. I don't know, perhaps I'm over-analyzing it. Long story short, I love to bake.
The previous two Baking Fridays resulted in chocolate chip cookies the first week, and brownies the second. Fantastic, no? So of course the question is, what am I making today? Well my dears, I am making cupcakes. Of the funfetti variety.
I think cupcakes are awesome, because I love cake and cupcakes are a mini-cake. Makes sense, right? However, I don't particularly like making cupcakes, due mostly to the fact that I like making anything I bake from scratch, and as I've not yet found a recipe to make cupcakes from scratch, I must resort to using a box. Alas.
As for the type of cupcake today's baking involves, personally, I find funfetti cake to be highly overrated (my fave is yellow cake with chocolate frosting). It's tasty and all, but it's not like the funfetti bits really make for a different flavor. It just looks pretty. But, funfetti cupcakes were requested of me, and I aim to please, so funfetti cupcakes is.
So far, my baking endeavours have been rather simple- cookies, brownies, cupcakes, a few simple breads. I do believe it shall be my next mission to get a baking cookbook and find some tasty recipes to try. I'll let you know how they go.
Now, to the kitchen I go!
Nice! I agree with the yellow cake and chocolate frosting - it is my birthday cake every year.
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