Today Ben made Halloween Sprinkle Sugar Cookies. He put the ingredients in the Kitchen Aid mixer and mixed them till the mix was light and fluffy. Ben then made the cookies into balls and rolled them in orange and black colored sprinkles. The cookies turned out super soft, tender, ultra chewy and have a delicious vanilla taste.

Today Gwendolyn and I went over a few essential tips when baking. We learned how to tell if an egg is fresh. We talked about different ways to substitute for something if you don’t have it in the kitchen when baking. We ended our time by experimenting with regular milk and buttermilk.

Arianna measured and mixed all of the ingredients together for her chocolate, chocolate chip cookies. Arianna thought it was very cool how quickly the milk chocolate changed the color of the cookie dough. Next, we baked the cookies. They turned out extra chocolatey!

Today Gwendolyn made Apple Cider Cupcakes with Brown Sugar Cinnamon Buttercream Frosting. She mixed all the wet ingredients in the Kitchen Aid mixer and mixed it for 3 minutes. Next she sifted the dry ingredients into a separate bowl. Once the wet ingredients were light and fluffy Gwendolyn added the dry mix in and mixed it for another 2 minutes. Gwendolyn then scooped the batter into the mini muffin tins and cooked them at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. While the cupcakes were baking, Gwendolyn mixed together the brown sugar cinnamon buttercream frosting. Once the cupcakes cooled down, Gwendolyn frosted each cupcake. They turned out delicious!

Today Ben made Apple Cider Cupcakes with Brown Sugar Cinnamon Buttercream Frosting. He mixed all the wet ingredients in the Kitchen Aid mixer and mixed it for 3 minutes. Next he sifted the dry ingredients into a separate bowl. Once the wet ingredients were light and fluffy Ben added the dry mix in and mixed it for another 2 minutes. Ben then scooped the batter into the mini muffin tins and cooked them at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. While the cupcakes were baking, Ben mixed together the brown sugar cinnamon buttercream frosting. Once the cupcakes cooled down, Ben frosted each cupcake. They turned out delicious!

Today Marcos made Apple Cider Cupcakes. He mixed all the wet ingredients in the Kitchen Aid mixer and mixed it for 3 minutes. Next he sifted the dry ingredients into a separate bowl. Once the wet ingredients were light and fluffy Marcos added the dry mix in and mixed it for another 2 minutes. Marcos then scooped the batter into the mini muffin tins and cooked them at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Marcos decided he didn’t want to make the buttercream frosting. They turned out delicious!

Today Gracyn and I Skyped. We watched a video on cake decorating. We learned about the many different cake decorating techniques and when to use them. We learned how to make a rose using two different colors of frosting. The cake was beautifully decorated when it was finished.

Charlie and I made Dark Chocolate brownie bites today. Charlie mixed all the ingredients together. Next he scooped the mix into the muffin tin. We baked the brownie bites at 350 degrees for 16 minutes. Charlie tested the finished brownies and said they were warm and gooey!

Gwendolyn and I made Dark Chocolate brownie bites with Hershey Kisses today. Gwendolyn mixed all the ingredients together. Next she scooped the mix into the muffin tin. While we were waiting Gwendolyn opened the Hershey Kisses and put them in a bowl. After the brownie bites came out of the oven Gwendolyn placed a Hershey Kiss in the middle of each brownie.

Ben and I made Dark Chocolate Brownie bites with Hersey kisses today. Ben mixed all the ingredients together. Next Ben scooped the mix into the muffin tin. While we were waiting Ben opened the Hersey kisses and put them in a bowl. After the Brownie Bites came out of the oven Ben placed a Heresy Kiss in the middle of each brownie.