Frosted Fox Baker

Father's Day has always been a very special holiday for me. While I love both of my parents very much, I've always had a special connection with my dad, as many daughters do. This year was extra special because we got to celebrate with my half-sister, Cassie, whom I had never met before. The day started out with everyone, I think, feeling a little wary, but that feeling quickly faded as we all fell into continuous laughter at each other's stories. Needless to say, it was a good day, made even better, by cupcakes. When I told Cassie I loved to bake we quickly decided to bake cupcakes while she was here. It took me a while to decide what we should bake, but I soon decided on yellow cupcakes. The recipe is slightly adapted from a favorite recipe of mine (found here ) for perfect yellow cake. It's absolutely wonderful, soft, melt-in-your-mouth, delicious cake, but I had never used it to make cupcakes. The baking itself isn't difficult. The recipe does call f...

Cookies are a wonderful thing, aren't they? There are so many ways to make even the most common Chocolate chip cookie. They can be cakey and soft, or sweet and crisp; you can make them big or small; thick or thin, eat them fresh out of the oven (or even before you put them in!). The point is, there really isn't a right  way to make a cookie. Each person has their own preference and that's okay. So, my name is Hannah, and I'm an aspiring baker. (I realize the irony of this with the popularity of 13 Reasons Why). My dream is to open my own cake shop with my best friend, Echo, and share my passion and delicious cakes with the world! Now, I realize what I've made today is not cake, but cookies, but I like cookies, too, so.... I live in the Pacific Northwest, where the trees are green and rain falls often. I'm the youngest of two in a family of four and we all live together with our Beagle, Lucy. I graduated high school 5 days ago and my summer is off to the r...