Yesterday was good times.  I think around 13 people came over and chowed down on my yummy vegan goodies.    

I made rainbow cookies:

Rainbows!

Can I just say thank goodness for a Kitchenaid Mixer?  I had a bit of a panic attack when our electricity went out in the kitchen.. A man came over at 8:30 in the morning and reset the breakers and told us he thought it was because of the white thing sitting on the counter.  Now why a stationary non-turned on perfectly harmless mixer would trip the breakers, I have no clue.  I hoped and prayed that the man had been incorrect.. but I wasn’t going to take chances with my kitchen and so tested out plugging in the mixer in the living room at first.   Everything worked fine and I am super duper grateful because I did not want to break up all the almond paste by hand!   

Also made chocolate peppermint cake.  It was 5 layers of yummy moist goodness, separated by alternating layers of chocolate fudge frosting and peppermint buttercream.  

layers of chocolate and peppermint

Then it was coated in a chocolate peppermint buttercream and finally topped with peppermint fondant.   The fondant recipe was a new one and turned out to crack a lot and be greasy so I wasn’t crazy about it.   

Peppermint fondant

I also made pigs in a blanket with some Tofurkey sausages and homemade biscuit dough.   Biscuits are so delicious and I’m not sure why I don’t make them more often.  In fact, I might make biscuits for dinner!   

Everything I make for Sunday Pastries can be ordered from the Dharma Bakery.   A normal 8-inch layer cake is $25, and although I don’t have Rainbow Cookies on my order form, a 9×13 tray is $20.