coconut cupcakes

These are from Barefoot Contessa recipe from the Food Network.
They have coconut flakes, almond and vanilla extract.

We are taking them over to dinner at my brother's house.

Baking Saturday

Spent some time today baking to bring some treats to my niece's birthday party tomorrow

I made these turtle brownies from scratch, using a recipe from Cook's Illustrated

here's a mix of butter, unsweetened and bittersweet chocolates

I made caramel from scratch, and it was in a middle layer in the brownie mix, as well as swirled into the top layer.  then another layer of caramel at the end to give it a polished top. 

I also baked these, they are Bouchon chocolate corks, but it was a little bit of a cheat, because they are from a mix purchased from Williams Sonoma. 

I've had the silicone mold for almost a year, and haven't been able to get my act together enough to make the batter from scratch. They are tasty, and I am motivated to make them from scratch in the future!