Cream Cheese Frosting

1 stick of softened butter
1 8 oz. package of softened cream cheese
1 tsp. vanilla
3 3/4 cup powdered sugar

Beat butter & cream cheese until light & fluffy.  Add vanilla; beat well.  Carefully (to avoid a powdered sugar cloud) mix in about half of the powdered sugar, scraping down the side of the bowl as needed.  Add the rest of the powdered sugar and beat until light & fluffy.  Depending on the humidity, you may need to add more sugar.  This recipe will frost two dozen cupcakes if frosted the "old-fashioned" way, or one dozen if piped on with a 1M tip.  I love using a decorating bag to make the cupcakes pretty.

Vacation

I've been off work on vacation for the last week.  Today is Saturday, which means that by this time tomorrow, I'll be whining about how my week of bliss & rest will be coming to an end.  I imagine my work station to look like a Category 5 tornado blew through.  Sadness.  Well, sadness combined with sheer terror.  Did I get anything done in this span of free time?  Well, I saw the second Thor movie on opening day...TWICE.  I had lunch with my mom, brother & his daughter.  I went shopping.  I even baked cupcakes for Ezra for his 13th birthday. 

Shhh, don't tell him, but the frosting on his cupcakes was Cream Cheese Frosting...not the plain boring Vanilla that he thought it to be. 

And if you notice that the cupcake liners are still bright & purty, they are the new No Fade ones by Wilton.  Yes, they are a bit pricey, but they are well worth it!

Happy Halloween!

It's my favorite day of the year, but I tend to refer to it as "Amateur Hour" because I'm more of a Hallwoeen is Everyday type of gal.  I never realized how many orange items of clothing I had.  Orange socks, undies, tanks & just regular tops.  Oh, and the 4.5" orange high heels!  I love my orange heels.  So what will I do today...since I have the day off...hmmmmmmmm...

I attempted to do cake pops this morning.  Bad idea.  That may have been my first & last foray into the realm of cake pops.  I'll stick with actual cakes!

Laundry

I woke up at the crack of dawn.  Honestly, who wakes up at 5:14 on a Sunday morning after going to bed at 1:15?!?  Me...that's who.  Sadly, I got up and made coffee.  What would I do without coffee?  <<shudders>>  I can't even contemplate life without coffee/caffeine.  What was my point?  Oh yeah, laundry.  I hate it.  No...more like I HATE IT.  I comtemplated going to JC Penney or somewhere to buy a few more skirts to keep me for the week.  I'm all about avoiding laundry. Sad, I know.

Laundry was done by 10:00 and that left me with enough sanity to swear that I would "never" go another three weeks before doing it again.  Or maybe I'll buy new skirts on Week 2.  :-)

Update on Hot Fudge Sauce

Ohhhh Myyyyyy Gawwwwwwwwwd!  That stuff was so decadently delicious and delightfully simple to prepare.  I'm seriously considering making a few batches for Christmas gifts.  Wonderful sauce...cute jelly jar...CHOCOLATE!  What's not to like?!?! 

Saturday

Driving to work today, I could think of so many items to add to my grocery list.  I get to work, settle in, and in the blink of an eye, they're all forgotten.  So here I sit, trying to remember WHAT DO I NEED...as opposed to What Do I Want.  Sigh.  On another note, I did find a Hot Fudge Sauce recipe that I may try.  We're having a Banana Split Social at work on Monday and I may use my co-workers as guinea pigs for the recipe.  Is that bad of me?  Nahhhhh, I didn't think so either. 

Concours du Soleil

Went to the Concours du Soleil Car Show today.  Can you say WOW?!  Wow!  100 cars.  Lots of Mustangs, hot rods, Ferraris, Lamborghinis and one lonely Maserati.  Why only one?!  I know Albuquerque has to have more than ONE!  I tried posting pictures, but they came out sooooo huge that they took over the whole page.  Sorry.  Maybe another day.  Or maybe if I can figure out how to make an album.  Help!

Closing in on October!

Let the Halloween baking begin!  Or at least let the Halloween Pinterest pinning frenzy begin!  Aren't these adorable??? 

And can I get someone to do this to my hair??? 

I want these too. 
I think I'll go make some coffee...

Baking

Note to self:  Baking Season is around the corner
Must. Get. Cupboards. Stocked!
I scare myself with all the butter, flour, sugar, powdered sugar, cream cheese, cocoa, and other assorted 'stuff' that I can use in a two-month stretch.  But...I LOVE BAKING! 

Passwords

Stuff

How can I add pictures?  LOL!  This coming from a person who has maybe 12 pictures of me...total...in my life.  Not that I necessarily want to add a picture of me, but in general.

Well, I guess that's how you do it.  This is going to be a very bumpy ride.  Please keep your trays in their upright position as we approach.  Thank you.

Beyond clueless

As most of you know, I should never be let loose with any technology.  My brother says that I could 'break' the Death Star.  That is quite possible.  So someone please tell me why I'm attempting this?!  This will be a learning experience.  If I don't break the internet.