Friday Baking

I’m currently taking a big long break from baking – my son has started day care of Fridays and I will be using the time for myself. I just started the South Beach diet and you can follow me o...

https://fridaybaking.wordpress.com/2010/09/03/taking-a-break-from-baking/

Shavuot is the official cheesecake holiday in Israel.  This is one of my favorite holidays here.  The diary foods taste so much better in Israel – compared to everywhere I’ve been.  My hus...

https://fridaybaking.wordpress.com/2010/05/20/tiramisu-for-shavuot/

When it came time to put something small together for Little A’s daycare, I didn’t have enough fondant leftover to make another cake, but I still wanted to use up what I colored. He loved his...

https://fridaybaking.wordpress.com/2010/05/03/fondant-covered-train-cupcakes/

This is my second attempt at making a cake using fondant. I am starting to really like it, however I still struggle with rolling it out to cover the cake – I can’t seem to make it even and ro...

https://fridaybaking.wordpress.com/2010/04/16/train-cake-wfondant/

This week we are celebrating Purim – and as tradition we hand out sweet baskets (kinda like Christians get at Easter). Some people purchase candy and pre-packed baskets – but I like to bake h...

https://fridaybaking.wordpress.com/2010/02/27/purim-baking/

I held onto this recipe for vanilla cupcakes when I saw an old Martha Stewart episode with the New York Cupcake shop – Billy’s Cupcake owner Billy Reece. They looked amazing – and once I ch...

https://fridaybaking.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/vanilla-cupcakes-with-chocolate-genache-frosting/

Technically I didn’t turn my oven on to make these – but there is a batter and some cooking going into it, so I’m slipping this recipe in as our weekly baking project. I’m not really into...

https://fridaybaking.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/whole-wheat-waffles/

I’ve attempted these whoopie pie cookies several times and haven’t had any problems with them – they are easy and quick.  However,  I’ve always wanted to perfect the recipe for the fill...

https://fridaybaking.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/whoopie-pies-moon-pies/

I’m one of those people who collects recipes from all over with dreams of one day trying them all.  Well, I’ve been holding on to this recipe for so long – I think it’s been well over 10...

https://fridaybaking.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/brownies-with-chocolate-chips/

I’ve always been hesitant to try red velvet cake – due to the amount of red food coloring that is called for in every recipe I’ve found. I decided to finally try it. I think they came out g...

https://fridaybaking.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/red-velvet-cupcakes-with-cream-cheese-frosting/