Hannah Crowder
@mshcrowder.bsky.social
biology teacher - vizsla parent - podcast junkie - amateur science content creator - wannabe artist - Bay Area - she/her
You need cake baking strips. They wrap around the pan keeping the edges from cooking too fast while the center rises. The result is flat cakes right out of the oven.
The layers in the cake below were not leveled but rather cooked with baking strips.
shop.kingarthurbaking.com/items/cake-s...
The layers in the cake below were not leveled but rather cooked with baking strips.
shop.kingarthurbaking.com/items/cake-s...
January 2, 2026 at 10:49 PM
You need cake baking strips. They wrap around the pan keeping the edges from cooking too fast while the center rises. The result is flat cakes right out of the oven.
The layers in the cake below were not leveled but rather cooked with baking strips.
shop.kingarthurbaking.com/items/cake-s...
The layers in the cake below were not leveled but rather cooked with baking strips.
shop.kingarthurbaking.com/items/cake-s...
Safeway or any big grocery store. They come in a box like this. One box lasts a very long time.
December 25, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Safeway or any big grocery store. They come in a box like this. One box lasts a very long time.
Require? No. But a light glaze makes them perfect.
December 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Require? No. But a light glaze makes them perfect.
One more coloring sheet for the last of the biomolecules.
December 17, 2025 at 4:51 AM
One more coloring sheet for the last of the biomolecules.
The pie in question…
November 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The pie in question…
Made my famous “Clarey Cake”, so named because I created it for my friend Clarey’s birthday well over a decade ago.
Chocolate cake with cookie butter icing.
Chocolate cake with cookie butter icing.
November 23, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Made my famous “Clarey Cake”, so named because I created it for my friend Clarey’s birthday well over a decade ago.
Chocolate cake with cookie butter icing.
Chocolate cake with cookie butter icing.
My ninth graders voted for Sour Patch and Twix. Unexpectedly, they expressed a lot of enthusiasm for water. It’s our first Halloween at this address and I hope we get a lot of kids of all ages.
October 31, 2025 at 11:35 PM
My ninth graders voted for Sour Patch and Twix. Unexpectedly, they expressed a lot of enthusiasm for water. It’s our first Halloween at this address and I hope we get a lot of kids of all ages.
If you can’t beat them, join them.
This was my check-in the other day. Ninth graders chuckled and I’ve heard half the number of “six-seevveens” since.
“How are you feeling on this scale of football players?”
This was my check-in the other day. Ninth graders chuckled and I’ve heard half the number of “six-seevveens” since.
“How are you feeling on this scale of football players?”
October 2, 2025 at 4:05 AM
If you can’t beat them, join them.
This was my check-in the other day. Ninth graders chuckled and I’ve heard half the number of “six-seevveens” since.
“How are you feeling on this scale of football players?”
This was my check-in the other day. Ninth graders chuckled and I’ve heard half the number of “six-seevveens” since.
“How are you feeling on this scale of football players?”
I spent way too many hours in the last week making these coloring sheets for my students but I’m very happy with how they turned out.
September 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I spent way too many hours in the last week making these coloring sheets for my students but I’m very happy with how they turned out.
Last home game for the Valkyries followed by working on coloring sheets for my students.
September 7, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Last home game for the Valkyries followed by working on coloring sheets for my students.
He will join rabbit, ostrich, and giraffe.
July 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
He will join rabbit, ostrich, and giraffe.
I paint occasionally, only for my own enjoyment. I’ve been painting animals for my nieces, the last of whom was born 7 months ago so I am a bit behind but I hadn’t had the inspiration to paint.
Last night I painted this little guy and it was such a joy to just fall into painting again.
Last night I painted this little guy and it was such a joy to just fall into painting again.
July 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I paint occasionally, only for my own enjoyment. I’ve been painting animals for my nieces, the last of whom was born 7 months ago so I am a bit behind but I hadn’t had the inspiration to paint.
Last night I painted this little guy and it was such a joy to just fall into painting again.
Last night I painted this little guy and it was such a joy to just fall into painting again.
Healthy Paws pet insurance is increasing my monthly cost by more than 250%. How is this legal?
June 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Healthy Paws pet insurance is increasing my monthly cost by more than 250%. How is this legal?
Loved this sign seen in the Bay Area today.
April 20, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Loved this sign seen in the Bay Area today.
My 9th-grade students are making memes about the immune system.
Memory B and Memory T cells when infected with a virus after vaccination.
Memory B and Memory T cells when infected with a virus after vaccination.
March 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
My 9th-grade students are making memes about the immune system.
Memory B and Memory T cells when infected with a virus after vaccination.
Memory B and Memory T cells when infected with a virus after vaccination.
I spent too many hours making this…but tomorrow my students have an escape room as part of their final.
Not shown is the decoding spinner that took about 12 prototypes to finally make work.
Not shown is the decoding spinner that took about 12 prototypes to finally make work.
December 16, 2024 at 11:35 PM
I spent too many hours making this…but tomorrow my students have an escape room as part of their final.
Not shown is the decoding spinner that took about 12 prototypes to finally make work.
Not shown is the decoding spinner that took about 12 prototypes to finally make work.
We decided to forgo turkey, so I was in charge of the beef Wellington and salted caramel apple pie.
November 29, 2024 at 3:58 AM
We decided to forgo turkey, so I was in charge of the beef Wellington and salted caramel apple pie.
Happy to oblige.
November 21, 2024 at 6:04 AM
Happy to oblige.
Today is her golden birthday. Ms. Penny turned 11 on 11/11.
November 12, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Today is her golden birthday. Ms. Penny turned 11 on 11/11.
Salted caramel apple pie. Let the cooking/baking begin.
#HappyThanksgiving
#HappyThanksgiving
November 23, 2023 at 3:32 AM
Salted caramel apple pie. Let the cooking/baking begin.
#HappyThanksgiving
#HappyThanksgiving
When your dad is outside but your mom is tired of opening the door so you can check on him.
November 5, 2023 at 10:03 PM
When your dad is outside but your mom is tired of opening the door so you can check on him.
