Baking

Ever since I was little I have loved baking. I loved every Sunday afternoon when my momma and me would make cookies or other fantastic baked goods.  I loved the smell of her fresh baked breads and the Viennabrood (Danish Pastry) that she would make that would be gone nearly instantaneously.

Today I still try to find time to bake things.  Sunday afternoons are filled with making sugar cookies or other tasty delights, which, I think our neighbors quite love, as we always give them a plate of whatever I've made.

For the last several weeks there has been a re-occuring baking theme in my life - cakes.

• My friend, Christie, and I decided we wanted to take a cake decorating class together.
• My aunt emailed us all to let us know that my cousin, Chef Tess, is coming to teach some classes at Gygi's (one of which is making cake flowers) in June.
• One of the girls I work with just took a cake decorating class at Gygi's - with fondant.
• My brother got married and there was the focus of the beautiful wedding cake.
• My friend, Heidi, is making the groom's cake for her sister's wedding and has brought in sample cupcakes and told me about making marshmellow fondant last night.
• My aunt taught a few of us cousins how to make marshmellow fondant tonight.

See!  Lot's of cake!

Is the Universe trying to tell me something?  Are cakes in my future?

Yes.  Yes they are.

I've always wanted to learn to make and decorate fantastic cakes (though for birthdays I have always preferred birthday brownies as I have always preferred them over cake), and now I think that I will have to actually learn to be fantastic at this art.

I have some of the fondant that we made tonight.  I plan to make a cake for when Husband's family comes in town.  And I will have to try to be fancy.

Mark my words, in the near future, I will take a class.  I will make a fantastically delicious cake.  And I will be a cake lady.  Wait.  Scratch the "cake lady" part.  I'll just be famous for my amazing cakes.

*Grin*