Baking challenge = FAIL!

I have decided to sort of stop my baking challenge, due to a couple of reasons really. Baking every other day really was too much cake for us and as I am trying to loose weight it really wasn't working!! I also didn't enjoy baking as much when I HAD to do it. I am going to carry on trying out new recepie's instead of always baking the same stuff. I know my children will be disapointed not having cake every single day, they started asking after dinner "what cake is it today mummy?"

I am a little behind on my baking challenge due to work and running children here there and everywhere!

So today I managed to to bake the third item in the hummingbird bakery book, and that was Red velvet cupcakes.

I have made these before, I made them for valentines day.

The recipe actually says to use cream cheese frosting , but I know from making them before that that insn't very popular in my house, so I use buttercream/vanilla frosting.

I have also been busy today crocheting a pin cushion, this is my first attempt at this...

...And I am very pleased with it.

Amy

Finished Blanket

I finished the baby blanket for my friend's new baby and she loved it.

 I was also very pleased with it and can't wait to make some more, I might even start one for a little boy tonight.

I kept this one simple and just had one granny row in white round the edge, I made this decision simply because I ran out of time. I did want to put a scalloped edging on it, but I'll have to save that for the next one.

 I didn't make a nappy cake in the end, I put all the bits in a purple fabric box instead, as I thought then she could re-use the box.

Amy