Jodie Bakes

Black Forest Chocolate Cookies

September 14, 2013 by jodiebakes

Another school year has begun in the Austin household and with it comes the question…what do I pack in Nicholas and Alex’s lunches?? For the first four days of the school year they had snickerdoodles and chocolate chip cookies for dessert. But as their mom, I can tell that they are getting a little sick of the old stand by cookies. Time to try something new. Lucky for me there are still a couple of cookie recipes in BAKED New […]

Categories: Cookies • Tags: black forest, chocolate, semi sweet chocolate, white chocolate

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Oatmeal Raisin

September 3, 2013 by jodiebakes

I was going to a friend’s house the other day for a meeting and I was bringing along my two older boys. I decided that I should also pack some snacks and cookies because we were going to be there during lunch time. As I was frantically trying to find something that I could bring that all the boys would like I discovered that I didn’t have any home made cookies in the freezer. I did find in the deep […]

Categories: Cookies • Tags: Cinnamon, Cookie, Oatmeal, raisins

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Holden’s Birthday Cake

August 30, 2013 by jodiebakes

Whew, it has been a busy week and a half. We went to Chicago for a family vacation and then I had a cake order to fill. Therefore, today’s post will not be about a BAKED treat but about a birthday cake. Our elementary school music teacher, Katie Welty, wanted me to make my carrot cake for her son Holden’s 3rd birthday, but decorated for a train. She sent me a couple of links of ideas of train cakes and […]

Categories: Cakes • Tags: Carrot Cake, decorated cake, train cake

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Chipotle Cheddar Biscuits

August 9, 2013 by jodiebakes

I decided that one day this week I was going to make Corn Chowder for dinner. It is one of two kinds of soups that I can make. The other is Mexican Corn Chowder. For some reason it is simply impossible for me to make a soup or stew that actually tastes good. I am content with that though, my husband makes great soups. A carbohydrate is a must in this family when we have soup. Instead of buying some […]

Categories: Biscuits • Tags: biscuits, cheese, chipotle

Root Beer Bundt Cake

August 6, 2013 by jodiebakes

The frosting did not turn out perfectly, but it sure was yummy. We are in need of some cake in this house. Not a fussy double or triple layered cake with many components, but an easy no brainer of a cake that won’t have me in the kitchen for hours making, baking, frosting, and finishing off. Leafing through BAKED New Frontiers in Baking I found our soon to be treat. The Root Beer Bundt Cake is on page 87. During […]

Categories: Cakes • Tags: bundt cake, chocolate, root beer

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The Baked Brownie

July 25, 2013 by jodiebakes

Nicholas’s birthday cake. As you can see it was a little harder to get the ice cream smooth on the sides because it was melting so fast. Even with that little imperfection, it was delicious!! My oldest son Nicholas’s 12th birthday was a few days ago. He is finally old enough to sit in the front seat of the car and we are allowing him to finally play teen rated video games. Provided that my husband has researched said video […]

Categories: Bars • Tags: brownie, chocolate

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Brewer’s Blondies

June 29, 2013 by jodiebakes

Whoppers…. Being bored always makes me want to bake. What to bake this week? When I asked my youngest son, William, he requested something covered in frosting. He claims that he is sick of cookies. Unfortunately for him, I don’t have the time this week to make cupcakes or a finished cake. Brewer’s Blondies it is. You can find the recipe in Baked New Frontiers in Baking on page 129. I have tried quite a few of the recipes in […]

Categories: Bars • Tags: blondies, chocolate chips, Walnuts, Whoppers

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Peanut Butter Milk Chocolate Chip

June 9, 2013 by jodiebakes

Peanut Butter Cookies – with milk chocolate chips, is what I have decided to bake next. You can find this recipe in the cook book, BAKED New Frontiers in Baking on page 140. I think that cookies are one of my favorite foods to eat. Who doesn’t like to eat a warm, gooey, fresh from the oven cookie every now and again?? When our oldest son Nicholas was in elementary school we decided to stop buying store bought cookies. We […]

Categories: Cookies • Tags: chocolate chip cookies, high fructose corn syrup, milk chocolate chips, peanut butter cookies

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Monster Cookies

May 14, 2013 by jodiebakes

I have chosen my first cook book to bake through and blog about. Here it is….BAKED New Frontiers In Baking by Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito. These two men opened a bakery in Brooklyn, New York in January 2005 and released this cook book in 2008. I first noticed this cookbook a year or so ago, when surfing the internet for brownie recipes. I found the BAKED Brownie recipe and had to purchase the book. When I finally received it, […]

Categories: Cookies • Tags: chocolate chips, M & M's, monster cookies, Oatmeal, peanut butter

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A New Start

May 2, 2013 by jodiebakes

It is closing in on a year since I received my baking and pastry certificate. I have been stressing and worrying about what I wanted to do. Should I try to come up with new ideas for cakes?? How about trying to sell my cakes and baked goods?? Manipulate recipes that I love to make them my own?? Get a job in the baking field somewhere?? Do nothing and continue on with my life as a mom and a dance […]

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