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Life Changed, Peach, and Other Happy Things

It’s official, my life has been changed by a stand mixer. Why didn’t I get one sooner?! What was I doing with my life?

Toddler girl sitting on counter looking at kitchenaid mixer making bread

So thankful my sister-in-law was willing to let me adopt it. I’ve already used it more in a few days than she had in a few years, so we are both happy it’s getting some use!

I’ve made a few loaves of bread and brownies with it and it’s so nice to be able to walk away from it and not have messy hands from kneading bread.

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Cupcakes, Dogs, and Kicking Myself

It’s Saturday morning as I type up this post and I’m currently listening to Christmas music and eating chocolate pancakes. It feels like a good time to blog 😬

The cupcakes that I mentioned in this post went well! My friend’s baby shower was woodland-themed, so I took that and ran with it for the cupcakes.

Chocolate cupcakes with vanilla buttercream and woodland decorations made out of fondant

I made chocolate and vanilla cupcakes and topped most of them with vanilla buttercream and made a bunch of woodland decorations from fondant.

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