Happy Bloggiversary to youuuu!
-- YOU!
Happy Bloggiversary tooooo youuu!
-- YOU!!!
You are a blog about desserts and stufff....soo I made one forrr you!
The first published post on my blog was one year ago. It was: Vegan Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips.
Fun fact? I made that 3 days ago and it was even more delicious than the first time. Completely unintentional but I guess even baking history repeats itself ;)
I wasn't going to have a bloggiversary because to be honest -- really? That seems strange. But I feel like a milestone is a milestone regardless of how small and we ALL know how much I love to bake for any occasion so..yes. Naturally.
Before I tell you about the recipe I wanted to ANNOUNCE that I will be starting a NEWSLETTTERRRR!!!!! It is really going to be about the blog, of course, but talking about baking tips, new healthy products and ingredients you may want to try and demystifying some of the healthy baking world! I will wait to send out the first newsletter until I can gauge if people will be interested so if you ARE please enter your e-mail on the right sidebar! I want to begin to grow this little blog and spread the good word about feeling better and baking at home! PLEASE HALP :D
Moving on, the following story you are about to hear is 100% true and 100& typical when I am experimenting.
I wanted to make a beautiful funfetti cake but gluten free and healthy and yada yada. You know my shtick.
And the cake part was an experiment gone RIGHT. Fluffy and sooooooo moist and delicious. Wow. It was a beauty.
And then it pretty much fell apart from there. Literally. I didn't layer the cake properly so everything toppled over. SO feel free to make it as a CAKE and keep it as a CAKE! Because they turned out beautifully. Like I mentioned -- I just butchered the layers unevenly and it fell apart.
Now at this point I usually cry and throw it in the bag.
But I just knew I couldn't do that this time. I hate wasting time and I hate wasting FOOD. PRECIOUS FOOD!!!!
So instead I mashed everything together and I was like...Hmm.. This taste like a cake pop. But it's in a bar. And the Funfetti Cake Pop Bar was born!
But my bloggiversary only comes once a year so I used marshmallow fluff :D
These bars are chewy, dense and SO GOOD. Kind of like a birthday cake brownie. Really they just taste like the inside of a cake pop and that's the best part!
I was initially pretty disappointed. I had such intention with this cake. I measured out everything lovingly and with care. I brought everything to room temperature even though I can sometimes be lazy and skip that step. I watched the little beauties rise in the oven and typed away patiently while the sweet vanilla bean scent filled the kitchen.
But I digress...not all is lost!
And the whole point of this is not the cake pop bars...okay it is. But ALSO to say thank you so so very much for being a part of this journey. It may be a small journey to some. I am definitely nowhere near the caliber or talent of some other food bloggers and I don't have as far or wide of a reach -- but at the end of the day you just have to be happy with what you have, right?
I truly do appreciate EVERY SINGLE like, comment, share or kind word. It means a lot and I do read every message and appreciate any and all support.
This blog means a lot to me because connecting to food has always been something that has escaped me. Being able to share my passion with others has helped me immensely in terms of letting go of food fears, trying new things and not being afraid to admit defeat.
I hope my blog can do that for someone else, too. Life is so short and to not be able to enjoy the little things would be a tragedy.
So let's have a look at how to make these -- get the candles, sprinkles, candies, frosting and plates because it is time to PARTAYYY like it was 2014! When I started this. WAHOO!
