On My Own

         I was on my own today at Luna.  Kasey wasn't feeling well, so it was just me.  I knew what I had to do today coming into it, which was nice.  I was told that we needed a total of 7 batches of buttercream frosting on Monday.  So I made 2 batches on Tuesday and 2 more today.  There are only 5 ingredients to buttercream so it is relatively easy.  The most difficult and time consuming part of the recipe is separating egg whites from the yolks.  I had to separate over 100 eggs in order to have enough for the two batches I made today and the 3 that I have to make tomorrow.  It took me forever and it was actually kind of stressful, because I kept getting egg shells in the egg whites.
         After about an hour and a half of separating eggs I scaled out the ingredients for 2 batches of buttercream and I started my first batch.  While I let the egg whites and the sugar sit over a double boiler I got to decorate cookies!  I loved decorating the cookies because it's fun to combine baking and art.  I finished my first batch and then I got to take my lunch break.
        Once I got back from lunch I started on my second batch and decorated lady bug cookies while I waited.  After this I made the batter for rum cake.  The best part about this recipe was that I made it for a regular size, not times 6 or 8.  It was kind of like baking at home, because I used a smaller mixer and a regular sized bundt pan for the cake.  Once I was done with this my day was finished.  I was surprised that I technically did so few things today and it took up my entire day.  I think that if I didn't have to separate all those eggs I would have been able to accomplish a lot more tasks today.