First Weeks Projects

Banana Bread Flop
Everybody that knows me, knows that banana bread is my thing. When I was growing up, my mom and I always made banana bread. It's a certain family recipe..and I've never made a different kind. Never. This one time when I was probably 10, we ran out of chocolate chips. Although, they weren't in the original recipe, the chocolate lovers that we are couldn't leave them out. The only thing left in our freezer were butterscotch chips..and on a whim we put half a bag of those in instead of the chocolate. Who knew, it was DELISH!!

As I've grown up, and taken an interest in nutrition (turns out, that's also my major). I've made a few changes to this recipe, which I find make it even tastier. Whole wheat flour is just one.

Well, Presidents Day turned into a snowy/sleety/rainy mess outside. This crappy weather always puts me in the mood to cook and bake. Tonights attempt at banana bread (yes, attempt - even though I've made this recipe 1000 times) turned into a giant flop. An hour in the oven proved 3 clean toothpicks. After resting for a bit, I try to slide the loaf out of the pan....and it turns into a sloppy mess. Pissed and dissapointed, I scoop the mess into a round cake pan. Throw it back into the 350 degrees..and bake for another 15 minutes or so. Turns out, even banana bread flop cake is tastes just as nummy. Tummies satisfied for now. Hopefully the next loaf comes out a little more sturdy, gotta satisfy that perfectionist in me, don't I?

Busy week of baking coming up ahead. Tune in for:

Better than Sex Cake - My good friend Meg has requested this for her bday Tuesday!
Triple Layer German Chocolate Cake - My baking partner, my sister, also has a birthday coming up on Saturday. Although, together we have made this cake for others, I plan on trying a new, beautiful recipe. Pictures to come!