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escadachic 
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Posted: 09 March 2011 at 9:24am |
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I don't know if it's just a stay at home mum thing or just a mum thing or a boredom thing. But I am rather addicted to making cupcakes myself.
Who else is an baking addict?
...oh and it's not helping my weight loss either, as I like to sample my work...a few times LOL!
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Plushie
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Posted: 09 March 2011 at 9:28am |
I work as a baker so i guess i'm an addict  though i do more breads these days.
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Posted: 09 March 2011 at 9:33am |
My speciality is banana/choc cake, and these awesome cookies almost like cookie time cookies... was SO gutted when diagnosed with gest diabetes, but DP was more so because I refused to bake anything if I couldnt have it too! 
Have lots of bananas stored in the freezer ready to be used, so I'm going to get my bake on once I can get around the kitchen a little easier! 
Goes without saying that DP cant wait lol!
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Posted: 09 March 2011 at 9:34am |
This was my first attempt...
...I have improved since then
...and as you can see I like experimenting with colour
...and then I discovered piping!
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Posted: 09 March 2011 at 9:41am |
...and this I just ate... 
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Posted: 09 March 2011 at 9:49am |
I've found the best hokey pokey biscuits, YUM! and they are egg free so friendly for preggos to eat raw ;) hahahaha...
In fact, I'm off to make some now!!
Also going to try and find something else to bake.... Any suggestions??? 
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Posted: 09 March 2011 at 10:21am |
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I've always loved baking now I'm home I bake more but tend to stick to muffins, biscuits and slices with a short cooking time as I don't know how long I've got before Little Miss is up again.
Can't wait till she's old enough to help me.
My favourite recipes are fudgey chocolate chip cookies, fudge cake and banana chocolate chip muffins. I've made a couple of batches of lactation cookies as well they're yummie and good for bf so no need to feel guilty.
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Posted: 09 March 2011 at 10:41am |
Whats your recipe for fudgey choc chip cookies?? If you dont mind sharing
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Posted: 09 March 2011 at 11:14am |
lol MooCow I was going to ask that one too, they sound yummy!! escadachic your cupcakes look yummy!! I seem to be making lots of cookies at the moment, fast and easy to make, the kids can help and they are great in lunchboxes!! We have been replacing choc chips with M&Ms, yum!
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Posted: 09 March 2011 at 11:17am |
Haha MooCow I was about to ask the exact same question
Wow your cupcakes look yummy escadachic!! *drool*
I bake once a week or so, love how DD can help me now. My aunty just gave me an "easy baking" book (forget it's name, it's all the way in the kitchen lol) and yesterday DD and I made White Chocolate Cookies, yummy, and it made heaps too!
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Posted: 09 March 2011 at 11:18am |
ooh white choc cookies sound yummy too!!
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Posted: 09 March 2011 at 11:19am |
mm i love baking, i often do macadamia and white chocolate cookies yum yum the only problem is that then i have to eat them!!!
my issue is that i love baking but its just me and DH and he doesnt really eat much sweet stuff so i end up throwing cakes away or eating them all myself which is not so good for my hips!! cant wait till i have kids to help me make and eat them!
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Posted: 09 March 2011 at 11:23am |
ooh cookie time cookies recipe would be fab!
Im just making some good old fashioned cinnamon swirls for my girls, like to sprinkle them with pears or apples and raisins - drizzled with vanilla icing - yum! for the girls of course
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Posted: 09 March 2011 at 11:25am |
I bake once or twice a week. Sometimes more if there is nothing sweet ill make a batch of choc chip cookies
I make muffins etc and freeze for dps lunch. Also loafs etc. Sunday lunch is normally scones or savoury muffins of some sort
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Posted: 09 March 2011 at 12:26pm |
 MooCow wrote:
I've found the best hokey pokey biscuits, YUM! and they are egg free so friendly for preggos to eat raw ;) hahahaha...
In fact, I'm off to make some now!!
Also going to try and find something else to bake.... Any suggestions??? |
COuld you share the recipe for hokey pokey biscuits?
I have pretty much stopped baking becuase of dieting, I can't have tempting things in the house. Even homemade bread is out the window.
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Posted: 09 March 2011 at 12:47pm |
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Hmm I love baking but like a couple of you I can't have baking in the house as I'll eat it and I really don't need it!
Mmmm those fudgy choc chip biscuits sound yum! A couple of my favourites to bake are fudgy banana choc chip muffins, honey biscuits and chocolate cake.
Have to do some baking this afternoon for DS's kindy as they are holding a bake sale to raise money for Chch kindys. Think I'll go with cupcakes, they are easy and I shouldn't have too many left over!
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Posted: 09 March 2011 at 12:51pm |
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I actually baked more before DD... I've baked maybe 3 cakes, 2 lots of cookies and 3 lots of muffins in the year she's been born! I used to bake a cake a month, cookies once or twice a month and same with muffins...
I bet Sophie is loving all the baking! Was one of my fave things as a kid!
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Posted: 09 March 2011 at 2:23pm |
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Yup, Sophie and DP are loving the cupcakes!
...as am I...
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Posted: 09 March 2011 at 2:26pm |
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Actually speaking of eggless recipes, the last 2 pic's of cupcakes, they are eggless cupcakes and also butterless, though the icing is buttercream icing and out of all the chocolate cupcakes I've made, the eggless recipe is actually the tastiest.
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Posted: 09 March 2011 at 3:20pm |
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Fudgey Chocolate Chip Cookies
175grms melted butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
2 cups plain flour
1/2 tsp each baking soda, salt
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
Beat together cooled melted butter and sugars, vanilla and egg. Mix in the flour, baking soda, salt and chocolate chips .
Place large spoonfuls on to greased trays and bake for 12 minutes, cool on trays then transfer to wire racks.
They come out slightly under done., which makes them chewy once they're cool.
Recipe is from Foodtown Magazine 2003
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