“It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.”
-Mother Teresa







You have to put love into baking. This is the lesson of the burnt birthday cake I helped a friend make for her sort-of boyfriend. “Sort of” being the keywords there. That sucker had some crisp edges! This week was all about using baking for others- for moms on their special day, for the furry best friends who brighten our lives, and for some kids who really just need a glimmer of hope.
Check out the posts you may have missed:
Homemade Grain-Free Dog Treats for Julep’s 3rd Birthday
Whole Grain Banana Turmeric Muffins just for Mom
Whole Grain Chocolate Cupcakes with a Fudge Mint Cookie Crunch for Beverly’s Birthdays
Happy weekend!
Baking takes on a whole heap of other functions in lore, like the Gingerbread Man or Hansel and Gretel’s encounter with the witch in the gingerbread house. there’s the file in a cake story for prison escape yarns but a burnt chocolate cake? Now that’s just cruel
ha! True on all accounts!