Peach Cake #4... well sorta..

The last peach cake is actually peach muffins from the Back in the Day cookbook.  They tasted a little bland out of the oven, but are getting better.  Still, they are not as good as the Beekman's Buttery peach cake.  It is the winner of the summer and the first out of the gate.  I am thinking what my next experiment should be, I am anxious for fall, I miss my jeans, boots and jackets.  (No worries, in about six months I will be yammering for summer with my cute dresses, flip flops and fresh fruit.) 

Orange Item of the Week

This week's orange item is the pompom my mom made for me!  It is a key ring to her new car, because she gave me her old one!  That's right people, Betty White, a 2007 Saturn Vue is all mine!  Complete with a yoga mat in the back and several spare target shirts.  Woo! 

Orange Item of the Week

Thought I would get to my orange item early this week, it is the orange Goldfish Cracker that I used on these fishbowl cupcakes!  Somehow I think of goldfish as summer themed.  Not sure why.  They are a test run for the library, and since they are so easy, I think they are a winner!  Since I have been working exhaustion is an issue, I slept 12 hours today and woke up at 9:15 at night.  My parents were not impressed.  These are a little messy, I made them at 3:00 before work (I go in at 4:30 today.)  I keep on asking about Halloween merchandise and I am told any day now.  I will be keeping you all updated! 

Worst Sous Chef Ever

NOT helpful when baking in the middle of the night.

Peach cakes

My mother felt the need to bring in a huge bag of  peaches.  She mentioned that I needed to make a crisp for her.  Keep in mind I am so tired most of the time I can not see strait.  So, I got all of my baking done in one go at midnight.  You might notice a theme of midnight baking.  I fear for christmas cookies.  

Goldfish Caupcakes/ Orange Item of the week

Oy, working, it is tough!  no wonder why I avoided it for so long.  I go in at 3:00am and get home at 8.  The shift is short, thankfully since I am lifting heavy stuff the whole time.  I get home drenched in sweat and ready for bed.  I now literally sleep all day waking up to the smells of dinner.  Since I am not awake to make it, my mom is in charge.  Let's say the quality of meals has gone down since Joann is in charge.  But I am exhausted, so I really don't care.  It is a big adjustment, and I am finally baking again!  Here are goldfish cupcakes, that  happen to be ORANGE!  I am volunteering at the East Granby library doing teen programming.  (Hopefully it will lead to a job somewhere at a library.)  These cupcakes are a test run for a class I am running in a few weeks for teens.  Let me know what you think!  Not bad for putting them together at 1:00am.

Ina's Peach Cake

Cake number three is from Ina Garten aka The Barefoot Contessa.  This one came from How Easy Is That, Ina's latest book.  Simply called Peach Cake I churned two of these out last night.  They are pretty easy to make, but really not fruity enough: I would add more fresh peaches next time.  I also wish it had another flavor like cinnamon or ginger to compliment the peaches.   My parents liked it, but not like how the raved over cake number one from the Beekman's.  I still have more peach cakes to make, the summer is not over yet.