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I hope you enjoyed our anniversary week. And shout out to the winner of our first ever giveaway

Let’s get into this week!

There’s something about making your favorite thing from home in your own kitchen that hits differently. You’re not just following a recipe. You’re following a memory.

The lesson this week was about mixing order. And in this recipe the timing of the syrup is everything. You take it to thread stage; watching the texture shift; and then the peanuts go in fast. You have to move quickly. The sugar doesn’t wait.

Get the order wrong and the whole texture changes. That’s not just technique. That’s respect for the recipe.

In this week’s blog post I wrote a letter.

To myself. And honestly, to you too.

A year of baking out loud. What it actually looked like. Writing consistently when it would have been easier not to. Showing up when I was unsure. Failing publicly with brownies and coming back for a take three. Getting paid for my black cake and not fully letting myself feel it.

And what I’m carrying into year two — confidence, joy, intention. The kind that only comes from a year of showing up.

Year one taught me to show up. Year two is where I get to enjoy it.

Year One. Baking Out Loud [Read it here]

Groundnut Sugar Cake [Get the recipe here]

Next week we’re going strawberry picking. See you Friday

As always, happy bakingggg