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My #bestnine2019 some beautiful bakes, my girls Amelia and Dorothy, and a shocking 3 selfies (I don’t post those very often). I also like that some of my baking from last holiday season (which extended into January) made it into the Top 9 for this year. #best9of2019 #nerdybaker #gaybaker #catdad #dogdad #selfie #rescuedogsofinstagram #rescuecatsofinstagram #lifeofladydorothy #amelia https://www.instagram.com/p/B6q_X3LBTW4/?igshid=z6dwrz8kd1p2

Saturday’s bake: thinking of my grandmother, Charlotte (who passed away 6 years ago earlier this month) and making her chocolate chip pudding cake recipe in the pan she used every holiday season (@nordicwareusa Pine Forest Bundt). I love this cake and make it a few times a year - I’ve posted about this cake before. This time I added some dried cherries for a simple (and literal) version of a Black Forest cake and it was super tasty. I love the look of cakes from this pan as well - a simple dusting of confectioner’s sugar and it makes these trees come to life. #nerdybaker #chocolatechippuddingcake #bundstagram #nordicware #bundtcake #gaybaker #gayswhobake #homebaker https://www.instagram.com/p/B6cK4xph84u/?igshid=6srmjd0yoibz

So I don’t normally post selfies of myself on here. For the most part it’s all about the food...and frequently the dogs and the cats. But today i was feeling myself - which is something I haven’t really been feeling lately - and I snapchatted and instastoried this selfie. Then I got a ton of compliments on it and was feeling myself even more. I spent the whole day in the kitchen baking for Thanksgiving and it felt good, particularly after a period where I have had little motivation to bake. I snapped this picture because I was feeling a bit myself again and it was a good day. And a bunch of you helped make it even better. So thank you. #nerdybaker #gaybaker #selfie #feelingmyself #beardsofinstagram #gayswhobake #gayswithbeards #gayswithglasses #gaygeek (at Minneapolis, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5ZgCndhd59/?igshid=zqo3picr27le

Apple Cider Bourbon cake from @nordicwareusa. I made two small bundts from the recipe and they were a hit. The cake has both apple cider and bourbon in it, then it gets two applications of an apple cider and bourbon syrup, then coated with a spiced sugar (cinnamon, ginger, and clove). #nerdybaker #fallbaking #gaybaker #bakingwithbooze #bourboncake https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Pw9Mwhj4S/?igshid=uf73n1saoca9

Today’s bake might be my new favorite Bundt that I will be making again and again. The Churro Bundt Cake the May Bundt of the Month from @thebakefeed & @nordicwareusa. Inspired by one of my favorite treats - this cinnamon sugar crusted beauty has a ribbon of cinnamon and brown sugar running through it. It is delicious - the perfect combo of cinnamon and vanilla with a tender and moist inside and a sweet crunchy outside. This was a hit at the neighborhood potluck tonight - there were no leftovers which is both complimentary to me, but also a little sad because I want more...might be making another very soon. . . . . #nerdybaker #churro #bundtstagram #nordicware #thebakefeed #bavariabundtpan #cinnamon #gaybaker #homebaker #bakersofinstagram #summerbaking (at Minneapolis, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/Byb1j1AF2h5/?igshid=14yd3nuqnc6h9

First #PRIDE shirt of the weekend. Pride Cake! I was going to make a pride cake this year but time and work got in the way. So pride cookies will have to do, but I still get my cake with my new shirt from @zazzle #prideshirt #twincitiespride #gaybaker #nerdybaker (at Minneapolis, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/By_Qan6HrJA/?igshid=1ww5utzm9o36u

Today I tried my hand at making Churros for the first time and was really pleased with how they turned out. Light and delicious. I used a @rick_andrew_martinez recipe@from @bonappetitmag for the basic choux pastry batter and technique. I dusted most with the traditional cinnamon sugar, and the rest with strawberry sugar (freeze dried strawberries and sugar blitzed together in a food processor). Once I got the sugar to strawberry proportion right I was really pleased with how they turned out, and got some great reviews from the neighbors (both kids and adults - Georgia wanted more cinnamon...she really likes cinnamon). More trials to come; I want to try a larger piping top, I need to work on getting them to maintain a shape (I want them in C shapes) and dipping sauces . . . . . #nerdybaker #churros #choux #gaybaker #bonappetitmag (at Minneapolis, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv-pXe5lopX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1h5bd0dcd8pou

More Blood Orange Cardamom tea cake. So tasty. #nerdybaker #gaybaker #bakersofinstagram #bloodorange #teacake https://www.instagram.com/p/BvZ_OvIFx6w/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19mysar9djdxk