The Art Of Baking

Almost forgot to let all of you know that I made a birthday cake by scratch for my nephew's 6th birthday,which happened just last weekend.It was a beautiful day and all the kid's loved the cake.It took alot of work and planning,but it was fun to create a pirate inspired cake andimpressing everyone.It was actually easier then I thought in the end.I used a basic wacky cake recipe along with an icing and frosting recipe.I also used wilton gel food coloring to create solid vibrant colors.Then I used candy and pirate candles from the dollar store.These basic items were used to create a pirate map cake.It was lots of fun!

Did you guess,what the next salty snack was going to be? Well, if you guess that I made another batch of potato chips then you remembered that it's my favourite salty snack.However this time, I took the flavour challenge of making the popular BBQ potato chip, that is a big favourite during the summer season.This also must of been quite a flavour adventure for Casey since she had to find the spice blend that she thought could deliver in smoky,bold and zesty flavour all in one.Now were really wondering did she even hit that mark with her choice? Well will have to see, don't we. Well to begin, I have to say I love that this potato chip recipe was layout exactly the same as the Sour Cream and Onion potato chip.It was extremely helpful that both recipes were so similar to each other so that everyone can easily understand.It was definitely great for me because I was able to correct any mistakes I might of made previously along with using my own tips.I felt way more comfortab