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Cinnamon Buns…the next step to being The Male Baker. Although they do take quite some time to make, they were worth every second of my time. They give the house an aroma that no one can resist. Store bought cinnamon buns do not compare to these at all. Growing up my mom always used to make cinnamon buns that Jon, Ben, Amanda (my three sibs) and I would just go nuts over.
Auctions…gotta love em. Have you ever been to one? Well, The Male Baker has and man was it a hoot! I enjoyed it so much that I didn’t even go, only my Carrot Cake did. I was asked by my friend Amy to bake a fancy dessert that she could take to her 7 year olds school auction. Once I heard of the task at hand, I got right down to business. I started pondering what kind of cake to bake, what to put in it and how to add some unique touches. Carrot Explosion Cake was the final decision. Not only did I throw a few curve balls in this cake, I threw a major one for the topping. Candied carrot, pecan and coconut sprinkled all over the cake to dress it for success. The way it worked was that every table made bids on what order they could pick their dessert. Not only did all the proceeds go to the school, but you got to eat dessert before everyone else. After the night was done, my cake got picked third overall by the twenty some tables there. Success!!!
After a long time of pondering about scones, I decided to give them a whirl. It took me so long to bake a batch because I’d heard they were so complicated. I heard everything from “Oh scones take years to master,” to “it is so hard to get the right consistency,” to “scones take so much time.” I didn’t want to believe it, so instead of listening to those pessimistic downers, I took out some recipe books that I trusted the most and searched for a scone recipe that would be my first one as a baker. The Male Baker as a matter of fact! I saw a recipe in my trusted Baked book and I decided to use it as a base. To give these scones my own flare, |
