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Five Ways To Bake Like A Grown-up

September 23, 2010 by Joy the Baker 85 Comments

Hot Fudge Sundae Cupcakes

I’m so bad at being an adult.

But… I’m super great at pretending to be a reasonable grown-up.  I mean, seriously.  I somehow pay my taxes and have car insurance… but I eat brownies for dinner and write a blog for a living.  Most days I need adult supervision.

Grown-ups get in pickles.  Sticky situations.  I know.  I’ve been in my fair share..  Luckily I know how to bake my way out.  It’s a skill and a gift… and I’m sharing.

Note:  perhaps the following examples are based on personal experiences.  Perhaps.

Double Note:  Hot Fudge Sundae Cupcakes are bomb.

Oatmeal Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies

What to bake for your parents when you stop by their house, unannounced, with a truckload of dirty laundry to wash in their machine: Oatmeal Chocolate Pecan Cookies.

You get away with such blatant laundry abuse because your mom used to do the same thing to her mother.  Tell Mom it’s the circle of life  if she tries to give you a hard time.  Circle of Life…. there’s no fighting The Lion King.

Dark Chocolate Brownies

What to bake for your brother when you forget his wife’s name:  Dark Chocolate Brownies.

Actually… you should feel extra bad because his wife’s name is basically the same as your own mother’s name.  How could you forget that!?  Tacky.

Brown Sugar Bacon Waffles

What to bake after a night of drunk texting people you shouldn’t even be sober texting… and your mom: Brown Sugar Bacon Waffles.

I mean…. I’m just guessing here.  It’s not like this has ever happened to me.  Except that one time… and then maybe that other time too.

Ugh.

Rice Pudding

What to bake when you’re matched with your ex-boyfriends best friend on an Internet dating site.

Oh Lordy.  You’re gonna need some Rice Pudding.

Pudding soothes the awkward.

Pan Dulce

To avoid writing out bills, I always find that whipping up some yeasted sweet bread fills up my time.  You might consider it.

Pan Dulce.  Time consuming and delicious.

But bills must be payed eventually.  Adulthood is annoying like that.

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  1. julie @ rosy + tart

    September 24, 2010 at 5:45 am

    Those cupcakes look amazing. And if I’d known oatmeal chocolate pecan cookies would’ve done the trick… well, I would’ve been a much cleaner 20-something post-college. Just sayin’…

    Reply
  2. Rachel (Two Healthy Plates)

    September 24, 2010 at 5:41 am

    Brown sugar bacon waffles? Yes please!

    Reply
  3. justcooknyc

    September 24, 2010 at 5:18 am

    i love these categories. when i finally stopped showing up at my mom’s house with the truckload of laundry, i knew i’d finally grown up

    Reply
    • joythebaker

      September 24, 2010 at 8:24 am

      high five to you. i’m not sure i’ll ever be a grownup.

      Reply
  4. Estela @ Weekly Bite

    September 24, 2010 at 4:42 am

    I love Pan Dulce! Its a tradition in my culture. I’ve never tried baking it before… but I bet it would be time consuming. Yours looks delicious!

    Reply
  5. Katrina

    September 24, 2010 at 4:39 am

    I didn’t know you wrote this blog for a living! I guess that explains why it’s laid out so well. I’m so glad you do it though – new posts make me a happy girl.

    Reply
  6. Heather (Heather's Dish)

    September 24, 2010 at 4:37 am

    oh my gosh i am cracking up out loud – at 5:30 in the morning! thanks for the great start to a Friday!

    Reply
  7. The Blue-Eyed Bakers

    September 24, 2010 at 4:35 am

    Love it…so many grown up situations can only be remedied with baked goods. We firmly believe that too. Everything looks amazing!

    Reply
  8. Avery

    September 24, 2010 at 4:27 am

    Would you believe me if I said I literally baked some Oatmeal Chocolate Pecan Cookies LAST NIGHT to bring home to my parents today?? I guess great minds think alike.. weird! :) However, all my laundry is clean. Hopefully that counts for something.

    Reply
    • joythebaker

      September 24, 2010 at 8:23 am

      wait… what’s the point of going to your parents’ house if you don’t have dirty laundry!? i’m not sure i understand this.

      Reply
  9. Julie @ Willow Bird Baking

    September 24, 2010 at 4:17 am

    Nice list! I know that when I was a kid, I didn’t get to just decide to make waffles. Being a grown-up can be all right sometimes ;)

    Reply
  10. Lauren at KeepItSweet

    September 24, 2010 at 4:06 am

    i totally agree, sometimes being an adult kind of sucks, but these are good remedies:-)

    Reply
  11. Tabitha (From Single to Married)

    September 24, 2010 at 3:54 am

    Um. Wow. Those pictures are amazing and totally make me want to bake. And I’m not even much of a baker!

    Reply
  12. Nicki Woo

    September 24, 2010 at 3:22 am

    am avoiding adult, to the best of my abilities. will pay bills when necessary, but refuse to act like a full out grown up. I teeter somewhere between middle school and high school.

    Reply
  13. peachkins

    September 24, 2010 at 3:09 am

    everything looks dlish!

    Reply
  14. michelle

    September 24, 2010 at 1:46 am

    friend of a friend got matched with her ex husband. truth. i bet she wishes she knew about your rice pudding trick…

    Reply
    • joythebaker

      September 24, 2010 at 8:25 am

      ugh!

      Reply
  15. Silvia

    September 24, 2010 at 1:17 am

    Who wants to be an adult anyway?

    Reply
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