The Art Of Baking

It was just my nephews 7th birthday party this passed weekend and I took on the responsibilities of making his themed Mine craft birthday cake . So, with many ideas bouncing in my head prior I knew that this was the best time to take on the challenge of making my very own fondant. So, for his birthday cake I used a very basic chocolate cake recipe,which I doubled to make two 9 by 13 cakes, along with cutting them into 24 individual squares.Then I made a very simple butter cream frosting to give a light icing on the cakes themselves.Then lastly, to decorate the cakes I used Wilton's Homemade marshmallow fondant to create the mine craft characters.  The fondant definitely took time to create and was very hands on challenging.For example, my hands were pretty sore after kneading in 8 cups of icing sugar to 1 pounds of melted marshmallow;however it was well worth the effort to get the flawless appearance on these cakes.I put in a lot of hours to create this cake and I ...

We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day;however many of us cut it out, due to our busy lives.So to fix that issue Dining Out At Home Two has shared some special meals that you can easily make on your own that everyone will enjoy.This chapter includes delicious homemade recipes for waffles,omelets,pancakes and even for the popular egg McMuffin .So you better get ready to reintroduce breakfast in your morning because I want you to get your energy back and enjoy a healthy meal. So for me,I chose to make the unique and creative Banana Bread French Toast that is inspired by the successful IHOP Restaurant.This meal is as simple as making any french toast;however this time its made with your favorite homemade banana bread to create a new flavor and texture.This recipe is very quick to make and the directions are simple to follow.There is tons of room for adaption and creativity that you can easily change the toppings or double the recipe.I just love havi...