It's Here! And Boy, Is My Oven Jealous...

Low and behold, my mixer came today! I had the day off work, so I decided it would be a full day of rest, relaxation, and catching up on household chores...and a hiatus on baking. But, as soon as I saw that the mixer had, in fact, arrived, I couldn't contain myself! I ran to the store and got some supplies I was running low on, and hurried back to try the new little guy out. HOLY COW, those things are heavy! Ryan said it's "only" 25 pounds. I told him with packaging, it was at least 55. :)

After making sure there was a place for it and everything else was in it's place, I tried my hand at chocolate frosting. Delicious, and on my first go of it! I was so proud that I quickly covered a few cupcakes and ran them up to work so my critics could give me feedback. SUCCESS! I'm going to start using whole milk to get a bit more moisture, but besides that, everyone loved them.

All in all, today was a great day, and advanced me even further into the wonderful world of baking. The only problem? My oven, lovingly named "Pinky" as it's circa 1950 and the cutest bubble gum pink you've ever seen, is upset that it's not the only girly appliance I have anymore. It will just have to learn to share the spotlight. Until tomorrow, HAPPY CUPCAKING!