Monthly Archives: May 2011

Urgent: Call Governor Perry for Bakerâ€™s Bill!

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

Rumour has it that the Bakerâ€™s Bill might die on the Governorâ€™s desk today because heâ€™s â€œhesitatingâ€ on it. If you care about the freedom to bake from home kitchens in Texas, please call the Governorâ€™s office right now and … Continue reading →

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New Class: Bake a Wish, Fondant Figures and Accents

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

I will be volunteering time to teach a class for Bake a Wish members on June 18 from 2-5 pm. I’ll be showing students how to make basic fondant figures as well as easy fondant accents. Another volunteer will be … Continue reading →

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Daddy’s Birthday Cake

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

The day after I delivered all those music cookie boxes and volunteered at the music festival all day was my husband’s birthday. Not only was there his cake to make, but I also had to bake cakes for the class … Continue reading →

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Parsnip Cookies Refined

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

After a couple more experiments with the parsnip cookies, I think I’ve got the recipe down now, or at least close enough that it’s tweakable by others to suit their tastes/needs (see previous experiment post here). If I come up … Continue reading →

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Musical Cookies

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

Sorry I’ve been away from the blog, but I have good excuses that will come forth as more posts! I’ve been baking like a crazy mama for the past few weeks for multiple events, but I’ve recently returned to my … Continue reading →

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Um…huh?

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

So there I was making the fondant narwhal horn and I thought, “Hrm, this looks a bit pudgy for a narwhal horn. Maybe I should redo it.” Then I realized that it is destined to be shoved into the head … Continue reading →

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Prepping For Class

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

This is what most of the supplies for a cake class for 43 middle schoolers looks like: That’s four two-layer cakes (so really, 8 cakes), four tubs each of white buttercream and chocolate buttercream, two piping bags with coloured buttercream, … Continue reading →

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Yummy Parsnip Cookie Experiment and Failed Icing Attempt

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

Having had such great fun with tasty parsnips in previous posts, I decided to go crazy and see if I could make parsnip cookies. After all, they smell like some kind of nutmeggy muffin, so presumably they’d make good treats … Continue reading →