So I’ve been very, very bad about updating my blog. I have been baking and crafting, just not with the same frequency as I used to. Recently I got some good baking in and thought I’d share.

I’ve been craving apple fritters for multiple months now, but don’t eat them often since they’re fried. I came across a recipe for baked apple fritters and gave it a shot during the weekend where we stayed indoors due to nonstop rain from Harvey. I followed the recipe exactly and the only note I have was that you don’t have to make so much glaze.

My second delicious baking adventure was a peach upside down cake using delicious in-season peaches that the grocery store has right now. I have a few changes / notes on this recipe:

1. Used ginger in place of nutmeg. Ginger and peaches are delicious together!
2. I made extra caramel topping after reading the comments, but I think the original amount would be better. If I were to make extra of anything in the future, it could have used a bit more cake batter.
3. I baked it in a springform pan because it’s the only cake pan I have that size. I put foil around the bottom to catch any caramel leaks. It did leak a tiny bit.
4. I did not serve the cake with creme fraiche since Whole Foods was out of it. It was delicious eaten on its own.
5. The cake took much longer to bake than the recipe called for, like 45 – 50 min instead of 30 min.

Very shortly I’ll start posting about biking since this year’s Bike MS is just a month away. So stay tuned!