Farmhouse White Bread

After attending one of the King Arthur Flour Traveling Baking Demos on Thursday, I was inspired to start baking with some yeast!  I made the Farmhouse White Bread from the Good Housekeeping Great Baking cookbook.  The recipe took a long time to make because of all the rising time, but it was really good.  I love making homemade bread!  The pictures are a little dark, but you get the idea.  

If you have a chance to go to the King Arthur Flour Traveling Baking Demos, definitely check it out!  It was really fun and we left with lots of fun goodies, tips, and recipes!  

National Chocolate Cupcake Day

So last Monday, October 18, was National Chocolate Cupcake Day.  To celebrate, I made some chocolate cupcakes, of course!  Sadly, they were not my best work.  While they look delicious, the taste was kind of sad.  The cupcakes themselves were just kind of boring.  Like they came from a box or something.  Which was surprising since Sarah and I sampled the batter, and it was so yummy!  I read that cupcakes often come out dry because of their small size, so I'm on the hunt for a moist, yummy, chocolate cupcake recipe.  The frosting recipe came from King Arthur Flour's website.  The frosting was really good, but the combination was just too rich.  I'll keep this frosting recipe in mind for a lighter cake in the future.  Here are the pics!  

Do you like the cupcake liners?  They are Martha Stewart Crafts Halloween Blood Splatter Cupcake Wrappers by Martha Stewart Crafts.  They are very spooky and fun.

While these cupcakes aren't my favorite, I'm glad I got some practice in!  Sarah asked for some Red Velvet Cupakes for her birthday.  So I'll be whipping them up today.