Baking Marathon

Last week we had a little baking marathon. A couple years ago I was asked if I could bake some goodies for a bake sale fundraiser to help a little boy. Well, this year I was asked to bake again, only this time it was for the SafeHouse of Denver, which helps out women and children who are victims of domestic violence. I was more organized this year. I measured everything out the night before, so I could start baking right away the next day. This why having so much Pyrex comes in handy. ;)

I had a couple helpers for the cinnamon rolls. Yes, that's a stick of butter on each batch. That's what makes these rolls so good! You really should make them. You'll never buy cinnamon rolls again.

Did I mention that these rolls are huge? They rise like you wouldn't believe. The frosting is pretty fantastic as well.

This is part of the mess that comes along with baking all day long. We're half way done.

132 cupcakes later.

Then we made cute little tags for each package.

The Vanilla Chai cupcakes were a huge hit at the bake sale. You should make them. . . that is, if you like chai.

I have to thank my local King Soopers for supplying me with all the packaging. Since it is graduation season I wasn't able to get specific cupcake packaging. Those grocery stores get a little stingy over them around this time of year. To keep the cupcakes from moving around, I melted a little chocolate and put a little dot underneath each cupcake. It was just like glue! It worked out quite well, but one does need to be careful, even still. Most of them stayed, but a few tipped over.

Here are the goods on their way to being delivered. It filled the entire trunk of my car and made for a nervous drive. I had such a fun time baking all day. It kind makes me want to open a bakery, or not. ;)