{WISH LIST WEDNESDAY: The Tale of the Whale (That Was Really A Snail)

This Wednesday, my wish is to be less blonde. And by that I mean less of complete idiot 90% of the time. I am an intelligent person, as far as people go....but at least once a day I have what I refer to as "facepalm" moments, where all I can do is shake my head at myself and seriously wonder how I manage to dress myself in the morning.

This week I bought some fantastic cookie/pastry cutters from Ikea, and I've been itching to use them because I'm cool like that. Since I like to keep Little Bow Sweets updates coming pretty consistently, I snapped a picture of my slightly confusing new cutters for Instagram.

Almost immediately, Faye from Bake Me Happy SF (@bakemehappysf) pointed out the blindingly obvious fact that the object of my confusion was a snail...and not a whale. Just...cringe. I still don't think a snail matches all the other cutters, but ANYWAY. I made cookies, they are delicious, and some of them are shaped like animals of questionable identity.

These are my favourite little bears. At Christmas they'll make perfect polar bears!

Most. Breakable. Cookie. Ever. ARGH.

My sister thought this one was a dinosaur, so I'm going to blame genetics for our animal identification issues.

I realize that there's a finger in this photo, but it's too nice to crop :)

SEE.

The Weekender: Baked Donuts!

As some of you may know, donuts are the next big sweet trend. People are having donut tiers at weddings, and there's even a Donut Showdown on the food network now, full of the same terrible puns and irritating dramatic music as everyone's favourite Cupcake Wars. I was keen to get on this trend with Little Bow, but I just can't bring myself to start deep-frying bread dough and cake batter...Firstly, it's not like either of those things are that good for you in the first place, so why add insult to injury? Secondly, I am wayyy too clumsy to deal with vats of boiling oil. Seriously, it's not even worth the risk. So, Little Bow's donut range is going to be 100% baked. They're not exactly like a regular donut, but by tweaking a couple of recipes I've managed to get a baked donut that's a little crisp on the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside, and perfect for glazes and fillings. They're also all going to be mini-sized. Bigger than timbits, but smaller than regular donuts- Just a few bites each, perfect for dessert tables and catering....so here's the first batch!

Sweet vanilla-scented bread dough rising before baking.

Fresh out of the oven, just barely golden brown and smelling amazing.

Sugared Donuts with Vanilla Custard Filling...yummm

25 of these disappeared in less than ten minutes...I think they're a hit!

Funfetti Glazed- sprinkles make everything better!

Sweet vanilla cream filling...omnom.