Sunday Get-up and Christmas Baking

1) Spice Cupcakes via everydaymusings Yes, her pictures are more appetizing. But let me tell you...these cupcakes are just crazy, crazy, craaaazy delicious! I took them to Memphis and they were eaten up within...20 minutes?

2) Red Velvet Cupcakes with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting via Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook via Une Gamine dans la Cuisine vis foodgawker.

3) My seductive baking face. I mean, baking is sexy, right??? (...yeah...)

4) Egg wash on the pastry part of chocolate eclairs

5) Almost forgot to take a picture. As you see we had already begun to dig in. recipe via foodnetwork. My second time to make these and they. are. declicious. Try the recipe. Don't be afraid, it's tedious...not hard.

Sunday Get-up:

Self-timer shots once again.

Hence the bad composition.

Happy Thoughts on Thursday

Holiday Baking!

Baking is one of my absolute favorite parts of Christmas. And it's not JUST baking, but it's the smell of the spices and special ingredients that you use this time of the year. Plus, the secret ingredient is always...love. (cue relentless joking about my cheesiness. I just had to say it)

Next week, I'll post about lots of Christmasy stuff and post pictures of the beautiful, beautiful Biltmore.

1) Everyday Musings

2) Annie's Eats

3) Cannelle et Vanille

4) farmhouse