sugar scrubs and mini cakes, oh my

i’ve been pondering the idea of making my own sugar scrub for about a week now. last week we had nothing to do at work and so i spent my time looking at tons of random things, including recipes for how to make your own sugar scrubs. i’ve been wanting to try one, but have balked a bit at the price of them. i have a bunch of dried lavender and thought, hey, let’s try making some!

it was pretty simple. i bought some sweet almond oil that i picked up at gnc nutrition center. i got a 16 fl oz. bottle for about $10. i crushed up a few tablespoons of lavender in a mortal & pestle and grinded it down to a fine powder. i used a cup of granulated sugar and tossed that into a plastic container. i added the lavender and shook the mixture together (i stirred at first, but shaking seemed more efficent). then i added a 1/4 cup of almond oil. this didn’t seem like enough so i added a bit more (1/3 cup total) and that seemed to make it a better texture. not totally oily but still scrubby consistence. mixed it all together and viola – my own lavender sugar scrub. i tried it already and it feels really nice – it makes my skin very soft and supple. oh la la.

i also broke out the baker in me and made some mini bundt spice cakes. i totally love this mini bundt pan, i think its so cute and makes excellent cakes. i used a box mix because, really, why not? i made 12 mini cakes total and frosted a couple with cream cheese frosting and colorful sprinkles. i didn’t frost all of them, since some in my family do not like things frosted, so hey. gotta be nice to everyone i suppose.