Good morning !!!
So the rain has finally stopped and everyone, I mean EVERYONE, went out yesterday and it will probably be the same way today. I braved the outlet mall in Carlsbad with my mom and we got some great stuff at the various kitchen stores they have. One store still had Christmas cookie cutters, they were on sale for 75% off, making the cookie cutters only $.60. This was amazing because they were copper cookie cutters, which means they will last for years and years to come and will not rust like your typical tin cookie cutters. I also got a 13x9 baking pan with a lid and a complete set of measuring cups for $3. What a great buy!!! However the trip was to find Valentine's day sprinkles, cupcake liners and maybe a few other things to help jazz up the Valentine's treats but that mission was unsuccessful.
I also went to Sur La Table and they had some cute Valentine's items such as kitchen towels, plates, bowls etc for the house but not very many baking items. They also had some cute cupcake liners but if you buy them you take the chance of them not fitting right in the cupcake pan and the cupcakes possibly turning out lopsided. They store them in a basket and some of the packages become squashed. It may be that I'm just to picky and my baked goods and they way they look.
Great news is that I have discovered an awesome store. It is in the Kearny Mesa area located close to Walmart (it's one block up the street on the oppsite side). It's called Do It With Icing, it's a great cake and candy making store. All the walls are covered with different candy molds, so if you can't find the one there I don't believe you will find it in a store. Then the isles in the middle have all different cake/ cupcake toppers, all the different sprinkles you can possibly think of and they even sell different frostings you would not be able to find in a typical grocery store/ craft store. It was an amazing store and the prices were verry reasonable.
So back to my baking adventure for the day.
Heart shaped brownies... Basically it's just normal brownies in a pan then I'm going to cut them with different heart cookie cutters. I'm going to be making cream cheese brownies because those seem to be the most popular. I will be making a double batch but will still be pouring all the batter in a 13x9 pan so they can be extra thick. I'll bake them till they are about 85-90% done and they hold their shape. Let them cool slightly and cut them out with my cookie cutters (use lots of crisco on those cookie cutters so the brownies do not stick). Once all the hearts are cut out, I'll place them in the oven for about 10 mins and then they will be done. Let them cool and they can be served or frozen for another day.
Off to baking I go! Have a good one.
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