Even though Kyle and I are off of sweets, I still need to practice baking. So, a few months ago, I started taking cupcakes to work once a month to celebrate my co-worker's birthdays. Not only does it cheer the office up with yummy treats, but I can benefit from this in the kitchen! Now that I am a Mom, I feel like I need to know how to bake and be pretty darn good at it. This is something I can teach and enjoy with Macy as she grows up. I read an article about how baking with your child is a great form of teaching. It teaches following directions, measuring, timing, multitasking, and working together. Okay, I can do that. The only thing is, I am not very good at it...so I need practice.
M is a little young to be my assistant but I get her involved anyway. I pulled her high chair over and explained the step by step process. She had a blast when I whipped up the last batch. There was a lot of giggling when I was running the mixer!
The food coloring made this batch fun. I actually tried to do some fancy piping with regular icing. It was a definite cupcake fail. There won't be any pictures of that;)
In a few months I should be graduating from using the box mix and maybe adding some fancy frosting. Whether they turn out good or bad, it is quality time with M and practice. I need a lot of both!
xoxo,
baking momma wannabe....angie
Good job! Triple results, happy engaged baby, practicing baking (which I still feel like I'm in that stage), and doing something nice for peoples birthday!
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