bakingwithfriends

Santa Hats

Before going to our Christmas party, my sister and I wanted to bring a cute gift that we could share with the Venezuelan Mafia party guests. We saw this cute idea on Pinterest and decided to make it! Pictures taken by my sister Laura Quintero; check out her other work at Sunshine Photography! Ingredients 2 boxesContinue reading “Santa Hats”

Venezuelan Christmas Recipes: Hallacas ~ Pan de Jamón ~ Dulce de Lechosa

Venezuelan Christmas dishes are a great opportunity to share time with family in the kitchen during the holiday season. This year, I made these three principal Venezuelan Christmas dishes with my parents, both born and raised in Venezuela. Hallacas Hallacas is the main Christmas dish. The general recipe is the same throughout Venezuela but theContinue reading “Venezuelan Christmas Recipes: Hallacas ~ Pan de Jamón ~ Dulce de Lechosa”

Peppermint Bark

My sister, the other Super Sister (check out About section), and I decided to make peppermint bark to give away to my amazing coworkers as Christmas presents, and a bit for us as well! Even the original BWF co-founder, Lauren (check out About section), was able to try some when she came to visit! ThisContinue reading “Peppermint Bark”

Christmas Cookies

Tori (one of my amazing college roommates) invited Anna (another one of my amazing college roommates), Michael (a high school friend) and I to bake and decorate homemade sugar cookies. Unfortunately, I missed the actually making of the sugar cookie dough but I did make it in time to see Tori’s lovely mother use anContinue reading “Christmas Cookies”

Red Velvet Cupcakes ~ Cream Cheese Frosting ~ Sugar Cookies ~ Lemon Bundt Cake

The first BWF event was hosted at Magaly’s house, one of the many beautiful members of the “Venezuelan Mafia” (see About section). There were about 15 people in the kitchen working on four recipes: Red velvet cupcakes, cream cheese frosting, sugar cookies, and a lemon bundt cake. Red velvet cupcakes: Ingredients 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flourContinue reading “Red Velvet Cupcakes ~ Cream Cheese Frosting ~ Sugar Cookies ~ Lemon Bundt Cake”

Baking with Friends

Vanilla glaze heart on mini brownie!