Baking with Son: Joe's Birthday Chocolate Poke Cake with Cherry Pie Filling and Chocolate Glaze

We missed baking on Joe's birthday, but we did make a Chocolate Poke Cake to celebrate.

1.  Make cake in 9 x 13 pan.

2.  Let it cook just a little while you microwave the contents of a can of frosting - 30 seconds was all it needed for us.

3.  While it's in microwave, we used a straw to make holes in the top of the cake.

4.  Then we poured the melted frosting on top of the cake and put in the frig to cool to room temperature.

5.. Opened a can of cherry pie filling, and poured that on the top of the cake.

6.  In frig again for a bit.

7.  Frost with Cool Whip and or whipped cream.

8.  Use nuts to write "Joe".

9.  Enjoy!

A piece for Joe!

Wishing Joe a happy birthday!

Baking with Son: Brownies

 We made brownies tonight.  With cream instead of water, and added walnuts to the pan. Used a knife to tuck them under the batter.  Very tasty!

Baking with Son: Brownies topped with Cookies

Alex and I made the dessert together.  In my quest to use up the food I bought ahead during the shut-in, we used package of brownie mix and sugar cookie mix to try to recreate the first dessert we made together this year.  Made in 11 x 7 pan that fits in the toaster oven.

Turned out great!  Served with ice cream.  It was nice to bake with him again.

We had extra cookie dough so also made a tray of just cookies.  These turned out very crisp.  DS and DH will like the cookies with coffee during the day.

Weekly Baking (with Son) During January 2021

On my birthday, our son had the idea of the two of us baking something together every week.  During the holiday we had made pies together, but we thought cookies would be good to try now.

At first I didn't have plain flour but I was able to get some mixes (and now I have plain A-P flour too).

This scoop helps get consistently sized cookies.  I have the small size, may get the medium one soon!

Our favorite cookie mix so far.

We bake them in the toaster oven.
The mixes make two trays of cookies - still faster to do in this smaller oven.

So far this is the all over favorite!

These cookies were made with a Krusteaz's Banana Nut Muffin Mix.  

We haven't set a day to do this yet - but are leaning to doing on Fridays.