There's a few lessons I've learned recently about baking after you've had a baby:
1. It doesn't happen as much.
2. When it does, you really really really want it to turn out right.
3. It's easy to lose count while measuring multiple cups as you are trying to multi-task with a baby.
I've had these button molds for months now and I imagined making these cupcakes with a white frosting background. So, how did we end up with pink and green?
My mother's helper came to help me make these cupcakes. I mixed the cupcakes while she made most of the buttons. And even though this has happened to me before, I used organic powdered sugar...which turns out to be brown instead of white. Seriously, brown and not pretty brown. Argh. We had made blue, yellow and white buttons which did not look good with the brownish frosting. So, we improvised.
and made light green...
hot pink...
and bright green. Reminded me of Super Mario Brothers mushrooms from a distance!And my two resolutions going forward: regular powdered sugar for white frosting and picking more tried and true recipes. I've debated sharing a big brownie fail story that happened over last Christmas. It was a ton of work- from a blog- and of course- to share with all of my family. Disastrous. Should I share it?
Have you had a baking experience where you successfully improvised?
Have you had a baking experience where you successfully improvised?
