The thrill of victory!

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I experienced the thrill of victory two days ago when I made my very first bread FROM SCRATCH. It was a simple banana bread but I still approached it with some concern. For one thing I did not have baking soda and had to substitute with baking powder. It was also the first time I baked with a glass pan.

In the end everything turned out well and my biggest critic (my son) told me he was so proud of me. It was gone in no time.

Do you remember you first major success baking? After probably more than 15 years of baking anything from scratch, I am still flying high.
 
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Yay! =D So happy for you, I hope you have more successes to come ;) I'm sure you will! As for me....I think my biggest real victory (in terms of baking, that is) was when I got the carrot cake right! I mean, I've never had an issue with cakes not getting up or anything like that, but my biggest concern has always been the flavor! Well, that was the first time I tried and to my suprise the carrot cake turned out great =D
 
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Yay! =D So happy for you, I hope you have more successes to come ;) I'm sure you will! As for me....I think my biggest real victory (in terms of baking, that is) was when I got the carrot cake right! I mean, I've never had an issue with cakes not getting up or anything like that, but my biggest concern has always been the flavor! Well, that was the first time I tried and to my suprise the carrot cake turned out great =D

I know know you always root for me. I even got dressed in my apron for the fun of it. I have to tell you when I saw the results I was smiling from ear to ear. I knew immediately it was a job well done. When my son told me more than once how proud he was of me; it was "icing on the bread".
 
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Awww!!!! That is so sweet! There is nothing better than getting positive feedback from those you love the most ;) Like when I started cooking (when I was 16) and my mom would tell me I did a great job... I felt so happy! Almost as good as hitting the jackpot, lol. Back then I felt that way, and even now when I get something right in the kitchen it feels so nice to hear how nice it is ;)
 
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Spice cake with sour cream frosting

IT looked like this but not multi-layered

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mmmmmmm banana bread! :D Very well done! Proud of you as well! I don't think they make boxed banana bread either, do they? So from scratch has definitely more possibilities :)

And aprons -- I have one and I wear it just for fun because it's cute. Or so I think... every time I forget to put it on, I have flour and other stuff on me, mocking my lack of apron! (but it's also useful to have an apron on because mine has pockets and that's fun)
 
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mmmmmmm banana bread! :D Very well done! Proud of you as well! I don't think they make boxed banana bread either, do they? So from scratch has definitely more possibilities :)

:):):)I wondered if they did make banana box cake. The baking was done rather late so the apron did not provide as much entertainment . My husband was fast asleep and he's the one who finds my theatrics most entertaining. The only other thing I neglected to do was take a quality picture like the one Shimus posted. Next time:D.
 
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:):):)I wondered if they did make banana box cake. The baking was done rather late so the apron did not provide as much entertainment . My husband was fast asleep and he's the one who finds my theatrics most entertaining. The only other thing I neglected to do was take a quality picture like the one Shimus posted. Next time:D.

Everytime I forget to take a nice picture of yummy food I make, it is an excuse for me that I MUST do it again soon. For archive purposes and all! :p
 
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And for stomach purposes :rolleyes: hehe

I tried a box of cinnamon bread and made it my own. Was actually very tasty. Can't really garden so I cook and clean, and I like to try new snack foods. Even low-fat baked snacks taste wonderful.
 

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