Grandma Miller's Lemon Jello Cake

So My Great Grandmother used to make Lemon Jello cake.. Amazing stuff.
She made it in a bunt pan and it was amazing.
Well I decided to "revamp" her recipe.
I started by making the cake into cupcakes.
cake:
1 box of Yellow Cake mix
1 cup of warm water
1/2 cup Olive Oil
3 eggs
1 box of Lemon Jello
Zest of 1 lemon (this is My add from the recipe)
mix the cake mix all the water, oil, and eggs is as the box requires but make the water at least room temp if not body temp to help activate the jello.
Pour 2/3 of the way up in the prepared cupcake tin and then bake at 350* for 15 minutes.

Now while that is baking we will make glaze. Typically the glaze is a basic lemon Juice and Powdered sugar glaze which I will give a recipe for but I decided in my Spring Fever mood that Raspberry glaze with the lemon sounded amazing!!

Lemon Glaze:
Juice of 3 Lemons
1 1/2 cups of Powdered sugar
Mix the lemon juice and the sugar together to create a light yellow/white glaze

Raspberry Glaze
1/4 cup of NO SUGAR Raspberry Preserves
1 cup of powdered sugar
1/2 cup of hot water

Heat 1/8 cup of the water and the 1/4 cup of preserves in a small sauce pan until the preserves are melted. Pour in bowl over the powdered sugar and mix until it makes a glaze add more hot water to thin if thickens too much as it sits.

Now when the cupcakes are done baking let them cool in the pan no more then 5 minutes. Remove and set on a wire cooling rack. Take the lemon glaze and a spoon and gently pour a small amount of glaze on each cupcake, this will soak into the cake and keep it moist. Continue until all the glaze is used and the cupcakes start to turn white on the tops. If choosing to make the raspberry glaze this is when it can be added or it can be added instead of the lemon but I choose to do both. Adding  just a touch of glaze before adding more this glaze is sweet and a great contrast to the sour/sweet of the lemon glaze.
Once done allow the cupcakes to rest and dry. Then Enjoy!

Long time no blog

I know it has been a while since I last posted but I have been Busy!
Not only have I been working as a bread baker but I was switched to our sweets baker and I run the ovens all morning. So now I am up at 2:30am and at work by 3:30 making cookies, muffins, and scones. Its new and more experience.
on top of that I have been working on getting people to order things from me.
In January My mom's trainer ordered her Daughter's birthday cake from me which was super fun to make and my first tired cake alone.

My dad has been ordering muffins and cinnamon rolls and things for his big meetings at work. 

And I have been doing test recipes for My cousin Kellee's wedding! I am super excited to get to do cakes for her wedding we have decided to go super easy since I am traveling in a couple of days before. Her wedding is country so I have been playing with a few things. On top of that a lot of my family and the Groom's family need to have gluten free. I have tried from a box and from http://www.babycakesnyc.com. My mother gave me the Baby cakes bakery cook book for Christmas and I adore how well she writes for people who may not bake vegan and gluten free very often or are just learning how to do it well!

These are the cupcakes before they were frosted. I have been working with Vanilla and perfecting that at the moment.

It has all been super exciting and I hope to write more once I come up with the best recipe.
Till Then Happy Baking :D 

Welcome 2012!!

As I look back on this worlwind of a year I look forward to what the next brings.
This year I Graduated with Honors from The Art Institute of Indianapolis's International Culinary School with a Baking and Pastry Certificate.
I became an Aunt and Godmother to two beautiful boys.
Elijah Jesse Miller                                                 Ethan Kellen Gruver

 

I got a new job as the Production Manager/Sponge and Dough girl at Great Harvest Bread company in Caramel Indiana. Which has been interesting and I have been there a month.
I know that this new year will bring changes as I grow as a baker as well as a person.
I look forward to planning with my cousin Kellee who has asked me to do her wedding cake at the end of the summer and that will bring its own challenges with making something Gluten free for a few members of our and the Groom's family.
Happy New Year and God Bless!
From My Kitchen to yours! Happy Baking! 

Job.. :D

So I have been lacking in the postings but should have some fun ones from the last holidays coming up as soon as I find the time!!
Well I started a new job after Thanksgiving.
I am a Production Manager/Sponge and Dough girl at Great Harvest Bread Company in Caramel Indiana!
It has been an interesting experience getting up at 3am to be at work by 4am and working on dough by 4:15am! and my schedule for the mornings are tight but it makes time go by pretty fast.
Its a good start job to get the experience I need before I am given another opportunity to grow in my new career.
Happy Baking and will post more soon!! :D

A little Practice!

So I have had a hard time finding a job but it doesn't mean I can't use a little practice.
So I made a few fun things today..
Starting with Gluten free vanilla cupcakes.. these are a trial run I have never made gluten free before. These are wonderful cupcakes honestly and I added my cream cheese frosting and some candied almonds! For my cousin's wedding I plan on also add pastry cream as a filling inside the cupcakes.

so these from here I made this WONDERFUL recipe by Martha stewart!! These are called the "Pumpkin Doughnut Muffins" After they are baked you let them cool and then brush them with butter and roll in Cinnamon sugar!!! they honestly do taste like doughnuts!!

these two cupcakes below.. have a devilish Halloween secret! the vanilla is Gluten free! and the chocolate is made with DIET coke! 

So these devil's food chocolate cupcakes are Diet coke cake! its simple! take a box of chocolate cake and a box of sugar free chocolate pudding add one can of diet coke and mix! then bake! crazy right! But it makes this soft moist diet cake! seriously you would be shocked that its diet.. well till you add the Chocolate frosting to the top! 

 All decorated for a party! These are all going to the Costume party we go to every year! So excited!

Happy Baking! :D

Wedding cake

So for our final we had to use Styrofoam and make a 3 tier wedding cake.
So here is mine enjoy! 

New Outlook

With three weeks left of school I decided the Blog needed a new look. So we even have a new name!! There is also a possibility of a new Banner coming to the blog.. stay tuned in while we make some changes.
WE also started working on display cakes today.
I am making "Burnt Almond cake" Which is one of my favorite cakes that you can only get in San Jose.. Oh man I miss this cake!!
Pictures and Fun to come!