hi guys. does anyone knows how to prolong shelf life of baked goodies? and does cakes, cupcakes, cookies, fudgy bars etc last?

The easiest way to bake fresh (with preservatives already included) is to start with a commercial mix as your base and doctor to suit.

One of my favorite doctored cake mix recipes is the expanded flavors version of the WASC recipe:

http://tinyurl.com/2cu8s4

If you want to add your own:

http://tinyurl.com/3s9qbj

http://tinyurl.com/3oxuep

http://tinyurl.com/4ly55s

Rose Levy Beranbaum's take on artisan baking:

http://tinyurl.com/4ohvkx

HTH

wow!your post is very informative and overwhelming though im going to try it soon.... i'll let you know the results thanks a lot for the info