my second attempt waiting for the oven

This second attempt went much better than the first.

I used between 1/4 and 1/2 teaspoon of Wilton brown gel color to get this light brown shade.  

I felt more confident pouring the hot sugar into the mixer but it is a challenge.

I think I could have mixed the batter a little more.  They sat air drying for 30 minutes before baking.

I'm going to fill them tomorrow ready to impress my family on Wednesday when we have a birthday celebration.