StarFlour Baking

Yes, I know, I've been missing again. I've been reading friends' blogs, and am amazed with their ability to blog nearly every day, how do they do that? I know I'm not nearly as busy as they are, yet I have a very difficult time blogging regularly. I'm working on it. For now, my goal is to at least give you all an idea of what I'm making each week, whether it be for customers, or just for myself.

We are going to start a couple weeks ago, just so you have an idea how crazy September has been already. The month started off with a softball tourney for my husband and a bunch of friends. Saturday evening I'm sitting on the couch watching tv, and realize, "hmmm I don't have any sweets to bring, I'm sure everyone will expect something... time to start baking!" So that evening I whipped up some chocolate cupcakes, with a peanut butter cream filling and cream cheese frosting... they were DEVOURED, and I've since started receiving requests for more.

I took a break from baking for a couple weeks, one planned, one unplanned. Last week my youngest son was admitted to the hospital for Croup. It was a frightening experience, but I'm happy to say he is healthy and home now. Needless to say, after just one night in the hospital, I spent the entire next day baking... it is my way to relieve stress! And, we were headed camping with our church and I needed to make sweets for potluck. So... I spent all of Thursday baking 2 doz chocolate salted caramel cupcakes with coffee buttercream, and 100 cinnamon rolls. Half of the cinnamon rolls went with my husband to work for his quarterly planning meeting, the other half were a sweet treat enjoyed after camping in the rain for 2 days.

That brings me to this week. Let me start this by saying I'm not complaining... I'm thrilled, just a little overwhelmed right now. This week I have 3 orders for cupcakes due, plus cupcakes for another potluck this weekend. If you are doing the math, that adds up to 8 dozen cupcakes... and if you were curious if they are healthy... those 8 dozen cupcakes (plus frosting and filling) will use 5lbs of butter!

Here are this weeks flavors:

• Lemon Poppy Seed Cupcake, filled with Lemon Curd and topped with an Almond Buttercream frosting and button flowers


• Chocolate cupcake, filled with Peanut Butter Cream and topped with Cream Cheese frosting and a sprinkle of peanuts


• Chocolate cupcake, filled with Chocolate Mint and topped with Mint Buttercream and chocolate curls


• Chocolate Cupcake, filled with chocolate cream, topped with vanilla buttercream, decorated like a Dirt Bike track

So what have I accomplished so far... I've made 14 of 24 button flowers... umm, yeah, that is about it. So tonight? Finishing the button flowers, and shopping for ingredients. I made myself a schedule this morning, had to map everything out, making sure I could finish all orders in time.

Did I mention I have class Thursday night? Yep, need to make 2 batches of royal icing and learn some new flowers.

I've included pictures of some of the things I've made since I was last on here, I need to get better about taking pictures, but at least there are some!

Just Ducky 1st Birthday Cake

Banana Cake with whipped cream and fresh banan filling covered in cream cheese frosting

Daisies for a baby shower