Bake Sale: September 2010

I AM A CUB SCOUT!

(well the parent of a couple anyway.)

Did you know that I bake sale my brains out almost monthly?

Did you know I mostly cheat at this by buying store bought cookies and arranging them in a cookie tin just so? Did you know? So?

So.......I have resolved to actually BAKE the goods I bring! I'm going to be "THE MOM". Oh yeah! (Said like the Kool-aid guy. So rad.)

My first bake sale of the 2010 was in September. I opted to make something of the apple persuasion since it's fall.

...and I cheated.

In my defense it was SEMI-HOMEMADE. For the September bake sale I used a box apple struesal muffin mix...but I made from scratch the maple icing for the tops.

The verdict stands: NOT A HIT! The icing was PHENOMENAL! BUT the boxed muffin mix was whole wheat...and dry! I will not ever, never, (blogspot as my witness), EVER make the apple struesal muffins for bake sale again....

The icing though, the icing was a keeper.

Recipe courtesy of Food Network and Paula Deen.

Maple Icing:

2 2/3 cups confectioners' sugar

3 to 4 tablespoons milk

1/4 teaspoon maple extract

In a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and 3 tablespoons milk; stir well. Add additional milk to reach desired consistency. Stir in maple extract.

Yield: 1 cup icing