Guest Post Wednesdays: My Love for Baking by Mary Ning L.

Guest Post Wednesdays is a new feature on my blog. I feature guests who don't necessarily blog, but have the penchant to write and have the passion for food. 

Our guest today is a young baking enthusiast. She just graduated from elementary school with flying colors -- proof that this young lady knows how to work hard -- but she still knows how to have fun following her passion: baking. When I saw her pictures posted on Facebook, I knew that I wanted to feature her on my blog. At a young age of 12, she has created and baked more goodies than I have created and baked in my entire life! LOL! When I asked her to guest post, she immediately said yes. Working in correspondence with her was a delightful experience: she's very sweet, swift with her responses and very courteous! Oh and she also sent me pictures that are just too adorable to keep hidden away in my computer files, so I'm sharing them with you. After reading this guest post, I know you will definitely agree with me when I say that this girl knows how to bake!  

Isn't she adorable?   

Her cake creations; one for every occasion. 

 and her fondant cake...

 Isn't she amazing? Friends, say hello to Mary Ning!  

My Love for Baking

by Mary Ning

I was only 9 years old when my close friend introduced me to baking and I fell in love with it ever since. At first, I only baked brownies and cupcakes but when I started watching Baking shows on TV, I was inspired to make my own cake.

My very first cake was especially made for my Dad's 45th birthday. I made Devil's Food Cake with Cookies and Cream Filling.

That's me and my Dad.

Whenever there are holidays and special occasions, such as birthdays, Halloween, Christmas, and Valentine's, I would bake to make the holiday even more special. Baking not only gives me excitement but also allows me to showcase my talent, creativity, and passion for making them.

I would gladly share this recipe to all the baking enthusiasts out there. 

Chocolate Covered  Oreo Cookie Cake

This recipe is from taken  Krafts.com

Ingredients:

1 pkg. (2-layer size) devil's food chocolate cake mix

4 squares  BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter

1 pkg.  (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

1/2 cup sugar

2 cups  thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping

12 OREO Cookies, coarsely crushed

Procedure

HEAT oven to 350ºF.

PREPARE cake batter and bake in 2 (9-inch) round pans as directed on package. Cool cakes in pans 10 min. Invert cakes onto wire racks; gently remove pans. Cool cakes completely.

MICROWAVE chocolate and butter in small microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Cool 5 min.

MEANWHILE, beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Gently stir in COOL WHIP and crushed cookies. Stack cake layers on plate, spreading cream cheese mixture between layers. Spread top with chocolate glaze; let stand until firm. Keep refrigerated.


Instead of using COOL WHIP, I used homemade whipped cream and used the remains of whipped cream from the filling to cover the whole cake. i put chocolate chip morsels to border the cake and garnished the top with fresh strawberries dipped with chocolate. ^_^

Thank you, Mary Ning, for being so gracious to accept my invitation to guest blog. You are such a sweet girl. I hope you continue to bake and express your creativity in the kitchen.  


To Bing and Emily, thank you for sharing your daughter's talents to my readers. She's truly gifted and I'm sure she brings so much happiness into your nest.


To my readers, thank you for stopping by. Please help me encourage Mary Ning to continue her passion by leaving your comments. Your kind words will definitely inspire her. Thank you!


xo,
Malou