My grandma is 93 years old.  She lives too far away to visit as often as I would like but we talk on the phone often.  A few weeks ago she asked me again if I was still baking and if I was still enjoying it.  Of course I said I was and that I was experimenting with new recipes.  She asked why I was making everything from scratch since boxed mixes are so cheap these days, well, I told her, it just tastes so much better when everything is fresh.  Besides, I love creating new recipes that knock it out of the park on the first try (though there are a few that I have only gotten to first base on the first try and some that struck out big time) but I still love it either way.


I also love Chai tea latte's but when I tried the recipe the first time, it was a 2nd base try - not bad but not great.  I have since come up with a Chai that I think is pretty darn good and it was #3 in my baking marathon! 

Mixin' the Chai 

In the oven & baked to perfection! These come out of the oven smelling like a piece of Heaven!

And this little slice of spicy heavenly goodness is topped with a honey butter cream and sprinkled with nutmeg and cardamon - my tummy loves this one!