Baking Beaucoup

I made Caramel Apple Pie for Thanksgiving this year. I used Trophy Cupcakes Caramel recipe, a spin-off of Magnolia Bakery's pie crust (full butter), and Sally's Baking Addiction's Salted Caramel Apple Pie - pie recipe and directions for the lattice. I didn't add salt :P

This was a Vegan "German Chocolate Cake" made from the Dining In Seattle Cookbook. This recipe contribution is from an amazing vegan and vegetartian restaurant called Cafe Flora in Seattle.

I made for a birthday in September. I made it gluten free with the Trader Joe's Gluten Free flour mix. In the future I would not make this gluten free, but it was great as a vegan cake! I also couldn't go to this party because I was still recovering from surgery but I heard it was good. The gluten free flour didn't bake all the way through in the time the recipe said so I baked it for extra time. I am afraid it was a bit dry- hence why next time I will not make this gluten free again, just in case.

 

I am having a graduation party next Sunday (after my ceremony)
This is what I plan on making for my guests
                          http://www.chef-in-training.com/2011/09/chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-dip/

I made eclairs for the first time! I am doing a french project on pastries and wanted to make these for my class.
I wanted them to look like this:
But that was too hard so I resorted to this recipe
http://hiddenponies.com/?p=2953

It was very tasty. The girls I nanny (who can be picky) loved them!
The custard is mixed with vanilla pudding so the harded part is making the choux!
Mine looked like this:

I have become obesessed with mixing chocolate chip cookie and brownies this week.
First I enjoyed a pint of half baked

Then I attempted to make these guys
 Mixed with these
The outcome was mini brick like burned hockey pucks in the shape of muffins.
It seemed easy, that premade cookie dough and flatten it,  (omitted the candy) then put box brownie batter on top and them bake for 18 min. 18 min was not long enough... then they burned.

This is what I wanted it to look like but in muffin forms (since I baked it in muffin tins)
 Next time I am going to try this instead- seems more reliable
Or these

If all else fails I can just stick to 'half baked,' or just baking the two separately and then putting the two together in a bowl with ice cream! (hopefully the cookies and the brownies will still be warm :)

                                                   My french teach introduced me to this book
                                                    and author. These pics are beautiful
                                                           http://littlebrownpen.com/