Welcome to Piece of Cake: Baking for the First Time. My name is Kayla Hinojosa and this is a blog that I started as part of a school assignment but one that I hope to keep even after the assignment is done. I have always loved watching baking shows and baking competitions, but I never tried to do any baking myself. Of course, we’ve all done the boxed funfetti cakes and boxed brownies, and while they’re delicious, the challenge is in creating something from scratch. Because I can’t cook to save my life, I never thought to give baking a go, but all of that is about to change!

I’m going to push through and bring this dream of learning how to bake from scratch to life! Going forward, I will be trying out new recipes (some with healthier alternatives) and sharing them with you all. I’m not sure that each bake will be a complete success but here’s hoping! To kick off my blog, I wanted to make something everyone loves, a classic favorite: Banana Walnut Bread!

After tweaking several recipes to fit what I had in my pantry, and having a few taste testers I think I can mark this one as a success!