Thanks to all of you who voted in the preliminaries, Bake Austin has the opportunity to take the cake (sorry, not sorry) in the Austin Chronicle annual campaign. This is such an essential bit of exposure for small businesses in a town that prides itself on supporting local business. If we could humbly ask for your vote in the finals, it would mean the world to win the Best Summer Camp recognition two years in a row! We know what an impact we have on the kids and their families and it inspires us to push even further than we thought we could go. This year is going to be even greater than last year, with feedback and class ideas coming directly from our Bake Austin budding chefs. The final round of voting started, Thursday, March 31st, and goes until Monday, April 18th! Please take a moment to vote for us one more time in the Kids & Family category for Best Summer Camp. We quite literally could not do this without you and we are so, so grateful! In gratitude, Chef Pascal and Bake Austin Summer Camps 2022 are starting to fill up! |
| Heart Fingerprint Cookies Ingredients: - 2 cups Flour - 14 tbsp Butter - 2/3 cup Sugar - 1 pinch of Salt - 2 large Eggs Filling: - 1/4 cup Raspberry Jelly |
If you are at all interested in virtual kid's summer camps, get these prices while you can.
Remember kids can take these classes together on one device.
So a couple of friends or siblings: one price.
Siblings want to take turns cooking dinner: one price.
If you are worried about someone getting sick or travel plans, you can purchase a camp now and then transfer the $ to another camp at a different time.
Early bird pricing ends February 2nd
| Candy Filled Heart Cookies Ingredients: - 2 3/4 cup Flour - 2 tsp Baking Powder - 1 cup Sugar - 2 sticks Softened Butter - 1 tsp Vanilla - 1 Egg - Red food coloring |
Are you ready for Valentine's Day?
I remember the joy of receiving those decorated little pieces of folded paper, secured closed with a sticker, that had my name on it as if all of my classmates were vying for my love and attention.
Even though I too had just written all 26 names of my fellow classmates on my own cards to pass out at the end of the day, it felt wonderful to get home and spill the pile of admiration on my bedroom floor and carefully open each one. I was, of course, seeking out the hidden jolly rancher or lifesavers candy, but I do remember taking extra note of the kids who shared full-on lollipops and stickers.
With the disconnect of this day and age, it must feel even more amazing to receive something that was handmade with care and intention as opposed to store-bought.
Homemade Valentine's Day cookies are an excellent way for your intentional and kind child to show all of their friends and classmates that the days of celebrating togetherness are not gone, they have simply evolved into a new way to show up in each other's lives.
Instead of hugs this year, imagine the experience of your child handing a cellophane bag with a beautifully, homemade cookie inside.
I bet the kid receiving that cookie will feel like a million bucks!
With love, Sara
Author
Before founding Bake Austin, Pascal Simon earned her degree as a Pastry Chef from the prestigious Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts. A mother of two, Pascal is passionate about cultivating the next generation of bakers and welcomes children from all schooling backgrounds, whether public, private or homeschooled.
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