A new adventure in baking!

I've been wanting to start a blog for a while now.  My only dilemma was whether to write about baking/cooking or teaching/graduate school.  I decided to go with baking since a blog about teaching would probably end up being a lot of venting and I prefer to focus on positive aspects of life!  Also, I was inspired by my bestie, AJ, who recently started her own baking blog for the advent season (BTW, you should follow her journey here!).

Before we start with the yummyness, here are a few things you should know about me, dear readers:

- I'll post as often as I can because I love to bake/cook and sharing my experiences with others is fun.  However, I am a grad student, so there will be times when I can't post as often as I'd like.  I will try to aim for at least every other day, but please forgive me if I get a bit behind!  Fortunately, I am on break for the next 4 weeks, so I should have plenty of time to document my Christmas baking adventures. :)

- I am, at least in the kitchen, the very definition of an amateur.  I started baking on my own a few years ago and don't have any formal training; I'm mostly self-taught with a lot of help from my mom.  I'm messy, I make a lot of mistakes, and I don't always follow recipes exactly.  Sometimes it works out okay, sometimes it doesn't.  I think that's part of the fun. :)

- I love sprinkles!  They're colorful and shiny.  I also like cake more than is healthy.

Anyway, on to my post of the day... today I decided to fancy up my baking by using a piping bag to frost the cupcakes I made for a get together with some friends tomorrow.  I also tried homemade funfetti cupcakes for the first time (super easy- all you do is add sprinkles to the batter of your favorite white or yellow cake recipe).  Here is the result (unfortunately you'll have to settle for pictures from my phone for now, since my camera's UBS cord is MIA):

Told you I like sprinkles.

So, I could have made it prettier, but not bad for the first time, I say!  The piping bag was a little difficult to work with at first, but you get the hang of it.

Well, that's it for this post, kiddies.  Until next time!