Cheers to 2020!

With just a few hours before we say “Cheers to 2020!” I find myself reflecting on the past year…the past decade. While I’m sure I am not alone in saying that it all went way too fast, I consider myself extremely blessed to be sharing this crazy journey with my wonderful family, my inspiration for all that I do.

And while I didn’t get to do some of the things I’ve had on my ever-growing to-do list, I can say that I have at least accomplished a “bucket list” item for 2019 – I started my blog. While life did get in the way of posting at times, I am happy that I just tried my best. After all, that’s all we can really do!

A New Recipe for From Scratch Baking

My intent when I started the From Scratch Baking blog was to post every day baking recipes that anyone can make, including those with food allergies. While I enjoy doing this, I realized that I missed making and using the techniques I learned in pastry school. The things I don’t do everyday. So as my mind whirls with new ideas, I think this is my focus for 2020 — to look to my instructional baking books and bake recipes from there — with a few twists to make things allergy-friendly for those with a peanut or tree nut allergy. 

I do plan to keep Gracie’s Corner and post more recipes that are friendly for your fur babies.

I also hope to get back to decorating cookies and cakes a bit, possibly creating some tutorials down the road as well. One last goal is to create a webstore and offer baking kits…I have lots of ideas!

Holiday Baking

This past month I was busy with lots of holiday baking – where you? I created a few sugar and gingerbread “cookie kits” that contained undecorated shaped cookies, buttercream, sprinkles and piping bags. 

I also made some cute cake pops to share with teachers and looked to Wilton for decorating inspiration for my chocolate sheet cake. I decorated the top in various sizes of rosettes with different colored buttercream. This simple technique made the cake look so pretty and festive!

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Cheers to 2020!

So cheers to 2020! May this new year (and decade) bring you closer to what you’re seeking and may it be filled with sweetness!

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