Bake me a cake.

I love to bake.  When things get crazy, I head to the kitchen and preheat the oven to 350.  Some people drink a glass of wine or watch TV.  Not this lady.  I envy food bloggers that create their own recipes, take beautiful pictures and bake something new almost every day.  Did I miss my calling in life?  Doubtful.  When looking at recipes, the first thing I look for is the amount of butter, shortening or oil called for.  I just cannot bake with a cup of butter or 1/2 cup of oil.  Shortening is out all the way for me.  I prefer to get my high fat baked goods from local bakeries.  Then, I can pretend there isn't all of that fat in my cute little cupcake.  My newest obsession are the cake mixes from Trader Joe's.  The yellow cake mix is the best I've ever tasted.  I baked with the chocolate version today.  I'll let you know how it turned out.  There's nothing like a mouth full of chocolate cake to melt away the stress of the week.  Just make sure its worth the splurge!