Baking Goal: Butterfinger Cake

Doesn't this cake look wonderful? It's made it to the list of recipes to try when I'm doing baking my way through my Pillsbury cookbook!

Check out the recipe at Val So Cal!

Baking Goal: Old-Fashioned Chocolate Layer Cake

Doesn't this look great? I posted about the Lilac Bakery a few weeks ago and this cake looks almost exactly the same and I just can't wait to try it! 

Check out the recipe at Our Best Bites

Baking Goal: Protein Bars!!

Don't these look amazing?! I was just thinking the other day that I wanted to learn how to make my own and then while doing some blog surfing today I found these! I really can't wait to try the almond one! Yum!

Check out the recipes over at Moore Minutes!

Baking Goal: Peanut Butter Snickers Brownies

Doesn't this look great? I just love brownies! I think I could eat them all night! 

Check out the recipe at Brandy's Baking

Baking Goal: Homemade Twix Bar

A friend of mine had a going away party (they were going on a bike tour around Europe) and someone brought these. If I could have eaten the whole plate without looking selfish I would have! Wow are they good! I got there recipe from the baker and I'm sharing it here! I know there are a few variations to this online but I know this one is great! I can't wait to be doing my baking challenge and get to try this!


Base:1 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter

Filling1/2 cup butter
2 tbsp Corn Syrup
1/2 cup condensed milk
1/2 cup brown sugar

topping1-100g cadbury milk chocolate

mix together base till crumbly .  9x9 glass pan 325 degrees for 20 minutes.
combine filling in pot or saucepan stir constantly till boil. reduce heat stir 5 minutes .  Pour over hot base . Melt chocolate and pour over filling. cool and let set before cutting...

***After i put the filling in I usually put it in the fridge for about an hour and then I melt the chocolate and pour it over the cake.  Then I still let it sit for about an hour for the chocolate to set and then I cut it.  ******

I've shared this recipe at:

Whisking Wednesdays 

For Next Easter: Homemade Cadbury Eggs

Don't these look wonderful! I've put them on my list of things to try next Easter! 

Check out the recipe at Not Without Salt

Easter Baking Goals

I decided that with all the baking I am doing through my Baking My Way Through project I wouldn't do any Easter baking. So I thought I would do a post instead of all the fun stuff I see out there. Maybe next year I'll try one or two of them. If you like any of these ideas click on the photo to get to the recipe.

Baking my way through

I'm a little boring with my baking. I tend to go for what catches my eye, and more often then not what's easy. If I like the picture but then I read the instructions and it doesn't seem easy I don't give the recipe another thought. Then when I go to parties I always try these great deserts and wonder why I don't do that myself. I stick to what I know I like...So I've decided that I am going to bake my way through my favorite cook book. This book has over 175 recipes so it's going to take me a while but I'm excited!

I've done a few of the recipes already:

Snickerdoodles
Two-in-One Holiday Bar
Yuletide Slice
Ginger Snaps
Split Seconds
Peanut Butter Crunch Bars
Peanut Butter Balls
Peanut Blossoms
Orange Cappuccino Drops
Linzar Stars
Caramel Sandwich Cookies
Mint Brownies
Cranberry and Vanilla Chip Cookies


So at least I have a start, but like I said, there's over 175 recipes, so this might take a really long time! Either way it's going to be interesting to see all the different things I now try and to finally get through a whole cook book. I hate having so many cook books but only using a few recipes from each, I feel like that's such a waste!

So here goes! Look forward to a lot of baking!!