Last weekend's baking extravaganza!

I volunteered to help with S#4's graduation party. I agreed to make one item.  Then I get a syrupy sweet message from S#4 requesting two more things. That would be a total of three things for her graduation par-tay
---> the entire dessert menu.

It truthfully was no big deal.  I felt slightly flattered to be given the "job" of making all the desserts for the party.

That said, this is what I made. Plus, some banana muffins, because I had a few bananas that needed some special TLC.

Fudgy Brownies, PB Blossoms, NY Style Cheesecake, and Banana Muffins

C#2 made the cheesecake and helped out a lot with the pb blossoms.  She is turning out to be quite the "chef."

Don't ya love all the hair apparel to keep the hair out of the food. She is also hard at work with the cheesecake crust.

Mr. Food's New York Style Cheesecake

PB Blossoms

Mr. Food's Fudgy Brownies

and...

Banana Muffins with caramel frosting.  This was the "healthy" dessert.

I have been told that the frosting on the muffins would taste good on sh#t!  It is really that good. It is also really easy to make and use, since it hardens up really fast -- necessitating that you re-heat it to make it work right.  There was some leftover which I scraped out of the pan and enjoyed licking off of the spoon.

The recipe for this lovely frosting came out of The Cake Mix Doctor" by Anne Byrn, on page 430.

"Quick Caramel Frosting"

8 TB (1 stick) butter

1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar  --> I used ALL light brown sugar

1/4 cup whole milk --> I used heavy cream, because I had no whole milk.

2 cups confectioners' sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract --> MORE!

1. Place the butter and brown sugars in a medium size heavy saucepan over medium heat. Stir and cook until the mixture comes to a boil, about 2 minutes.  Add the milk, stir and bring the mixture back to a boil, then remove pan  from the heat. Add the confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Beat with a wooden spoon until the frosting is smooth.

2. Use immediately (while still warm) to frost the cake of your choice or the frosting will harden. If it does harden while you are frosting the cake, simply place the pan back over low heat and stir until the frosting softens up.

Makes 3 cups.

Everything was a hit. With only a few leftovers. Which is definitely a good thing.  You have to keep the temptation to a minimum.

Till next time...