Tomorrow.
That’s when I’m going to follow these words of wisdom.
A little window shopping in Charlottetown looking at store decorations. That’s relaxing to me + another visit with my grandson. ❤️
But today was more baking. A short break and went to lunch with my Aunt Fran and then visited my grandson.
This morning’s recipe:
Mocho Cakes.
A little back story.
Now I realize these are really named Mocha Cakes but my kids used to call them Mocho Cakes so that’s why I called them that today.
My first taste of these bites of deliciousness was in Woodstock, NB at the home of my late husband’s parents. His mother was a fine baker. This was one of her many Christmas delights. She continued to make these when they’d come to PEI to spend Christmas with us. Between her and my mother we were overloaded with sweets.
So….
Yesterday I got a request to make them. Now I hadn’t made them in 30-40 years but when you get a request you do your best. He bought the ingredients and today I began.
Read her recipe. Oh my. Not really specific. Examples: cut pound cake into squares, for icing use some butter size of 1/2 an egg, icing sugar, 2 tbsp. peanut butter, almond and vanilla extract. Mix with hot water until thin enough to dip the squares. Cover with crushed peanuts. Felt like I was on The Great British Bake Off. Now I love that show. But today I understood the stress that those bakers must feel. And it was messy. I mean really messy. Once I got into a rhythm it went much slicker. I ran out of peanuts so the last five squares I covered with coconut. Who knows but thankfully the peanut ones passed the taste test. Said they were just how he remembered them. Whew.
Had my two breaks and then back to baking.
Next
Thumbprint Cookies.
Easy recipe. Used raspberry and strawberry jams. I apparently made mine smaller than in the recipe as they ended up being Fingerprint instead of Thumbprint. Still tasted good.
Final
Whipped Shortbread Cookies
I usually make my mother’s Scotch Cookie recipe but changed things up today and tried Whipped ones.
Easy recipe and they turned out pretty good. Another day I’ll add some icing to them.
But not tomorrow.
It will be my rest day from baking.
The following song has cheeky lyrics but is slightly suggestive. Hopefully no one’s upset by it.
The Baking Song – The Lancashire Hotpots
Take care and stay healthy.
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