"Let them eat cake." -Marie Antoinette
I've come to discover I enjoy baking things. Why? Well, I've thought about that too, of course! When it comes to cooking, it always seems to require time constraints. You make food for a meal, and everyone is hungry! Baking seems to me to be about pleasure. Relaxation. Whenever I get ready to bake something, I know that I have time. I don't have to finish it in 1/2 an hour for a hungry mob. The oven, somehow, is less demanding. Items on the stove top must constantly be monitored. Once you place something in the oven, you can set a timer and check on it periodically to make sure it is setting up properly. Also, baked goods make people smile. I know good food does the same (and it is healthier and nourishing), but cookies and cakes are a splurge gift. A way to say "I love you; i made you something!"
I made cupcakes the other day. Today I made a "devil's food" chocolate cake. This one wasn't from scratch... although I enjoy making things from scratch better. It seems to taste better that way, don't you think?
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