Secretly, I want to own a bakery when I "grow up". I LOVE baking. There is nothing like flour covered pants, chocolate smudges on the oven, and smell of something sweet lingering in the air. I like trying new things, taking a spin on old favorites, and sticking to the classics. So, I figured that one way to move closer to my fundraiser goal would be through people's stomachs! After surveying people I work with I came up with a menu of lemon bars, chocolate chip cookies, cupcakes, muffins, and brownies.
This is why I love baking. There is something for everyone! Chocolate lovers unite, cake lovers dive in, and there are always options for those who don't love the overly sweet. Furthermore, baking can function as the proverbial water cooler in the way that it brings people together. Everyone has a favorite dessert, everyone has a family member that brings a token dessert to Christmas or Easter, and everyone has a story of the dessert that went way wrong.
Baking/baked goods, and the stories surrounding them, bring people together and help us find the common thread that runs through us all. While we might not all be excellent bakers, we are at least good pie cutters, cupcake eaters, and icing spreaders. And let's face it, without eaters, bakers would be out of business. In the end, through baking, people come together and learn things about others they may not have known otherwise. Baking, like running, often starts with one person and then has the power to unite an army. My army fights to end cancer. If I bring that end through brownies and lemon bars, all the "sweeter"! BECAUSE I RUN, I bake, because maybe, just maybe, we can end cancer one cupcake at a time!
Luscious Lemon Bars Baking Away!
Fudgy Brownies getting ready for the oven!
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