I'm Going on a Trip!

Hi all!! This post will have nothing to do with baking or cooking or anything of the like. Sorry if that's disappointing, but I have some other great news that I want you to be a part of!! I have a second blog specifically for a trip I will be going on to Kenya this summer and for all the crazy things God has planned for me later in life. Here's the link! http://notesfromatwentysomething.blogspot.com I'll be updating all things trip related from personal struggles and triumphs to team preparations and taking off! There's also a donation button if you feel called to support me monetarily. Promise I'll get to posting about baking soon! I've done a few different jobs recently, just haven't had a chance to get in and fix up the pictures a bit. (Overexposure is a real pain sometimes.) Alright that's all for now. Go check out my Kenya blog!!!

Love,
Liz.

I'm So Excited!

I just wanted to share with you all how gosh darn excited I am to get my very own mixer this weekend!!! Granted, it's this super old school, made in the 80s, standing mixer, but a mixer is a mixer and I'll take it! Until now, I've been baking everything with a wooden spoon. It's harder than it looks! It takes a lot more stirring and time than using a standing mixer and I'm so grateful for my mother being a baker too and having an old one I can take back to my apartment after visiting home this weekend. Now I can whip my own frosting and multitask while something mixes in the bowl on the side. I'll post pictures as soon as I bake up my first creation, which is looking like it'll be...drum roll please...PUMPKIN CUPCAKES!! (with a homemade cream cheese frosting.)

Happy Thursday Everyone!! Enjoy this beautiful fall weather!
Liz.

First Baking Adventure!

Yay!!! So today on my way into my apartment complex, my friend Kaitlyn, who lives two doors down, asked if I would be interested in making some cake balls sometime soon to feature here on my blog. Naturally, I accepted her offer and I'm so excited to let everyone know that our first post is going to be on cake balls! This is going to be my very first attempt at this treat so hopefully all will go well! I'm thinking we are going to do a few different kinds of decorations, maybe even some Halloween themed ones.

Hopefully we can get to baking soon, but unfortunately, things are getting crazy academically, so it may be longer than we'd like to be able to spare an hour or so to make these fun little cakes-on-a-stick. If anyone has a suggestion for what you'd like to see me bake here at Lovin in the Oven, please leave a comment! I'm always in the business of finding and testing out new recipes and then putting my own spin on them. :)

Hope everyone has been well! Yay for fall finally being here!
Liz.