Baking Kit

Yesterday I was in the mood for baking. I have been reading blogs about favorite desserts and decided to get out my baking kit. I was tired of looking through my cupboards for misplaced sprinkles or cupcake liners. I decided it was time to make a storage box to hold them all so I could find things easier. This is what I used.

It's a fairly large Rubbermaid storage tote that I decorated with pretty ribbon to dress it up. I used stickers on the outside to label the container.



Inside holds everything you might need to make up a quick batch of cookies or cupcakes. You never know when you might be running low on snacks and have a couple of hungry kids to feed. That's why having this on hand helps me get through till I can go grocery shopping again.



I decided to try my hand at making Chocolate Covered Cherry Cake Ball's. They taste just like the candy, except they are made with cake. I started with this. Cherry Chip Cake and Vanilla Icing. I mixed the cake according to the directions and baked it in the oven.



When it came out of the oven I cut half of the cake up and crumbled into a mixing bowl. I added vanilla icing and stirred them together. This makes it all mushy and easy to form into round cake balls. Afterwards,I stuck the batter back into the fridge to harden and cool.





After about half an hour I got the cake back out of the fridge and melted Hershey's chocolate chips in the microwave. I took formed cake balls and dipped them in the chocolate to cover. I placed them on wax paper till they hardened. They were ready to eat in just a few minutes. I kid you not, these taste just like Chocolate covered cherries and are soooo sweet. My kids just loved them. You will have to make up a batch and try them for yourself.