While I love cooking savory food, my passion really is baking. Through the years, without even striving for it, I have become the “baker” of the family. Do we need a birthday cake? Call Monica. Is a fancy dessert needed? Call Monica.
Yes, sweet nothings are my thing. (Psst.. check the blog tittle)
But, even though I felt comfortable baking, I knew I was not a GREAT baker. There were many things out there in the baking world that were so unknown to me—pies, anything with yeast, techniques, certain flavor combinations—I was never gutsy enough to try them. I had gotten comfortable with my regular dessert repertoire.
Until I started this blog and saw what was out there—the possibilities. And the baking guru inside of me woke up, tapped me on the shoulder, and told me, “Dude, you need to feed me more baking challenges”
So, I joined a baking club – Heavenly Cake Baker. A group of bakers that came together to bake all of the recipes in Rose Levy Beranbaum’s book, Rose’s Heavenly Cakes.
And I baked and baked for almost a year—50 cakes later and a lot of learning landed me in the “better baker” category—one that does not freak out when the buttercream is separating during mixing or using the (still dreaded) piping bag actually to decorate something and make it “pretty.”
With my new baking skills and experiences, I also gained tons of baking buddies. Sunday and Monday became my favorite days—I would sit and read how everyone fared with the designated cake of the week and soak up the tips and tricks, the personal stories, and the wonderful creativity that this group was willing to dish out.
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