Someone once said to me "You can't explore if you don't eat." That's true, although when I actually get off my duff to be culinary it's not something I'd think you'd necessarily eat in survival mode. That said, I love baking - so much that I very nearly dropped everything to go and formally learn how to be a pastry chef. Fortunately that leap of faith was never quite made. "Fortunate" because the saying is "Never trust a skinny chef" and I have no illusions about my waistline if I was cooking all the time. It sure is nice to have really good local friends (sometimes friends who are not local) to consume my experiments.
These are great cupcakes. I only tasted one because the batter only made about 15 and I have some hungry partygoers to feed later tonight. IMO, however, you can't go wrong when you smoosh almonds and mix it all up with sugar and ricotta cheese. Best of all, the fresh raspberries in the batter practically fell apart in the oven, not only adding moisture to the cake but making the eating process even more messy. And it's not fun if your dessert isn't messy!
OK, I'm very nearly done getting in touch with my Susie Homemaker side. Tomorrow the apron goes away and I break out the boots again. With some luck they might even be dry from my dunking last weekend. ;)
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