Healthy Whole Wheat Banana Nut Bread

Got this recipe from King Arthur Flour and made a couple substitutions. Unsweetened applesauce instead of butter and egg whites instead of whole eggs.

This recipe is delicious and only has 135 calories per slice! ;)

Mug Cakes!

Some people think that microwaving cakes in a mug is some sort of baking sin, but I find it kind of neat! I came across a list of various Mug Cake recipes while browsing on Tumblr today and decided to give one a try.

The one I made in the picture above is the Peanut Butter recipe. It wasn't as good as a cake baked in the oven, but definitely tasted better then I expected it to be! I ended up microwaving it for about 1 minute and 50 seconds even though the recipe said only 1 minute. It may be because my mug is larger and thicker than most mugs. I think these recipes would be something fun to do with kids. Give it a try! ;)

Happy Birthday Evan!

2 tier cake: chocolate cake on bottom, yellow cake on top. 6 inch 3 layer: yellow cake. Both cakes frosted with vanilla buttercream and details made with marshmallow fondant. Cake pops: half chocolate, half yellow cake, dipped in candy melts!

Congrats Farrah!

I made this Lemon cake for the winner of the contest I did a couple weeks ago to see who could refer the most people to "like" my Caitie Cakes facebook page and Farrah Rummell won with a total of 63 people!

Congrats Farrah and hope you enjoy the cake!

Nutella Brownies

Found this recipe and knew right away that I had to try it because I'm a big Nutella fan! Since I'm on a diet I decided to alter the recipe a bit by using healthier substitutions to make it a bit more "guilt free". Original recipe can be found here.

White flour --> Whole wheat flour
Eggs --> Egg whites
Butter --> Unsweetened applesauce

I was extremely pleased with the way these came out! So moist and flavorful! With the alterations I made to the recipe, each piece is about 170 calories.. not too bad!

"Peep Show" Smore Bars

Sometimes I bake more than just cakes..

I came across this idea from Bakeat350 and decided to try it right away since I knew that peeps were on clearance at the grocery store and wouldn't last much longer! I ran to the store and got the last 7 boxes they had left for 50% off! This is what I came up with :)

This is such a delicious treat and great mix on the traditional Smores. It's a bit messy to eat but who cares! ;)

Happy Birthday Madison!

Made for my niece Madison. Chocolate cake filled with peanut butter frosting & chopped reeses cups, and chocolate fudge buttercream.

First post!

My first post on blogspot! This page is currently under construction. Stay tuned! ;)