BRIE’S BAKING CORNER: MINI COOKIE CAKES Active Time: 75 Minutes Makes about 24 mini cookie cakes, made in a mini cupcake tray, but can also be made in a regular cupcake tray. Brie Krug Coordinator of Evening Events and Facilities
One of my favorite things to do in my free time is to take baking and cooking classes. I’ve taken quite a few with my favorite chef, Tracy Wilk, in the city at the Institute of Culinary Education. Tracy has taught me how to make pasta, chocolate cupcakes, crepes, lemon cookies, and more. During the peak of the pandemic, Tracy started a trend called “Bake It Forward.” When NYC shut down, Chef Tracy started baking out of her tiny New York apartment and donating all her baked goods to frontline healthcare staff at New York hospitals. The trend spread across the country with others baking and donating (including myself) and out of it was born her cookbook, “Bake It Forward.” A cookbook that my photo and name are published in! In the summer of 2020, I became a recipe tester for Chef Tracy’s new book. I got sneak peeks at her recipes, baked them in my own kitchen, sampled them, and gave feedback to improve the recipes. This is one of my favorite experiences with Chef Tracy and now I can say that I am in a cookbook. The recipe below is for mini cookie cakes. Think cookies in the shape of a cupcake, topped with buttercream frosting. The perfect two-bite snack! I highly encourage you to give them a try! Maybe try baking them for donation to local healthcare workers and really “Bake It Forward!” Or bake them for your favorite graduating senior as a celebration! Or bake them for yourself to celebrate your hard work this year! If you are interested in other recipes from Chef Tracy Wilk, she has her book listed on her website! If you look in the back you might even find my photo!
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