April: Vanilla

April 14, 2008 at 8:49 pm | In Uncategorized |

I got back from vacation last weekend and ended up sick all last week so I’ve just started baking Easter Candy delights and I’m working on putting the round up together.

In the mean time, who wants to know our next ingredient?

Vanilla!  You can use either extract or the full beans (which are even better).

You have until May 10th to bake your Vanilla goodies so get your baking caps on and have fun!

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  1. ohmygod. I am totally gonna rock this one… just declare me the winner now. Save yourself the trouble ;)

    Comment by CB — April 14, 2008 #

  2. Wow, this will be fun. That leaves us quite a lot of creative leeway! I’m excited to start trying stuff out.

    Comment by Stephanie — April 14, 2008 #

  3. Ooh, that makes for a lot of options. I hope you’re feeling better! :)

    Comment by Kristen — April 15, 2008 #

  4. OoOoo I have something in mind already. Glad you are feeling a little better babe!

    Comment by slush — April 15, 2008 #

  5. My favorite ingredient for my favorite month (I’m a May baby), yippie!

    Comment by mari — April 15, 2008 #

  6. I’ve been looking for a great excuse to to try a vanilla bean again! Perfect choice!

    Comment by Karen — April 15, 2008 #

  7. Great choice! Can we use vanilla bean paste too?

    Comment by Holly — April 16, 2008 #

  8. Holly - vanilla bean paste is fair game!

    Comment by nikki57 — April 16, 2008 #

  9. Shoot, my extract won’t be ready in time, I’ll have to come up with something else amazing. :)

    Comment by NinaBeth — April 16, 2008 #

  10. Okay, YUM! I was going to make vanilla cupcakes this weekend anyway…hmmm… :)

    Comment by mrsabybaby — April 17, 2008 #

  11. [...] This is my entry for two competitions. I decided I would make two flavours of animals, both with a cupcake base of sesame and vanilla but I would make a Panda one filled with green tea creme patiserrie for the Sugar High Friday Asian sweet invasion challenge and a Bear one filled with vanilla creme patisserie for the Master Baker April Vanilla challenge. [...]

    Pingback by Not Quite Nigella » Panda Vanilla, Sesame & Green Tea cupcakes — April 19, 2008 #

  12. [...] In a practical sense, I wanted to differentiate the vanilla custard filled vanilla & sesame cupcakes from those filled with green tea custard. So what better way aside from sticking your finger inside (so lacking decorum but fun) than to give the cupcake an entirely different look. So instead of Pandas to signify the Green tea custard, I used Bears to signify Vanilla. I do realise that a filling such as honey would have been more appropriate but I had to work with what I had. So using the same directions as on my Panda cupcakes with some rejigging of the decorations (described in the story), I present my family of Bears. A Sesame bean with vanilla bean custard filling, just in time for the April Master Baker challenge! [...]

    Pingback by Not Quite Nigella » Vanilla and Chocolate Bear family cupcakes — April 19, 2008 #

  13. Hi Nikki,

    I recently found the Master Baker blog via the Easter Candy theme. Eager to see the roundup and learn if anyone attempted baking with a Cadbury cream egg :)

    I’ve made a submission for this months “vanilla” event and have e-mailed you the information.

    Thank you for hosting!

    Comment by LisaRene — April 24, 2008 #

  14. [...] this month when I was reading the new Master Baker ingredient, I was pleased to see it was vanilla!  Earlier this month I bought a bunch of organic [...]

    Pingback by Very Vanilla-y Cupcakes « Love-Sweet-Love — April 24, 2008 #

  15. [...] also making my entry for the Master Baker Challenge, and making crab cakes for dinner tonight. I’m using Ina Garten’s recipe for the cakes, [...]

    Pingback by My Baking Adventures » Blog Archive » Minty Fresh Monday — April 28, 2008 #

  16. hey Nikki!
    I just posted by Vanilla entry on my blog. Please take a peek! Had fun doing this, thanks again for hosting! :)
    http://www.thebakingbeauties.blogspot.com

    Comment by Jeanine — May 5, 2008 #

  17. [...] the recipes highlight vanilla, I thought this would be a perfect entry for the Master Baker Challenge, hosted by Master [...]

    Pingback by Vanilla Versus Vanilla « Diet, Dessert and Dogs — May 7, 2008 #

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