So you had a bad day...

So, my A game was not brought today. I don't know why I was having such a hard time. I made some rocky road cupcakes for my grandma's birthday this weekend and lots of things were going wrong. I kept spilling the mix, I forgot to spray the liners, and I put too much batter in each cup along with not enough topping. I knew that I had put dark chocolate in them but when I taste tested I didn't realize how bitter it was going to be..so at first I really didn't like it. Plus, I got one without marshmallows. Sad day.

Oh, and they are kind of ugly. Hopefully my family believes in the saying "It's what's on the inside that counts." Haha.

I also made some more pecan pie muffins. Mmmmm.

Muffin tops for everyone!

The husband and I are in a tight budget because he REALLY wants a motorcycle. So for this week I made prepackaged muffins.

My mother bought me this and put it in my Easter basket. Yes, I'm 24 and I still get an Easter basket. No, it's not just filled with eggs and candy. It comes with muffin mix and cookbooks too! It might seem silly to others but I'd be sad if she stopped. Love you mom!

So, I'm not really a big fan of pecan pie and neither is the husband. But I do love me some muffins! These were delicious! And so dang easy.

Aren't they pretty! Hey look mom! I even used the new kitchen towels you put in my basket! The package said to make 24 mini muffins but I wanted bigger ones! So I made 12 regular ones! I've already had 3. The husband might not even get to try them.

Guten Tag!

I have not been sticking to my cupcake cookbook but that does not mean I haven't been baking! I asked my mother what my step dad might want for his birthday (baking related) and all she said was something low fat because they are trying to lose some weight. Well thanks mom that wasn't really helpful! UNTIL! I remembered that his favorite cake was German chocolate so I went on a search for a fairly easy low fat German chocolate cake recipe. I found one! Woohoo! So I woke up around 5 a.m. last Friday and got to it. The entire cake was made from scratch (usually I cheat and buy the pecan frosting). I even toasted the pecans and coconut! Take a look!

Yeah, it's a dark picture. Photography is not my thing. That's why I bake! So I'm not really a big fan of this particular cake.....well I'm just not a fan of coconut so I tend to avoid anything with it. I thought this recipe was pretty awesome even though I really didn't have anything to compare it to. My parents really enjoyed it and I even got the husband to take a bite!

And this was all that was left from the weekend. I'd say it was a success.