To tell you the truth, I’m a little sad to be posting a Thursday Thoughts today. I should be posting with #BundtBakers! The theme this month is Girl Scout Cookies.

My mother-in-law brought us some Girl Scout Cookies when she was here in February so I decided to use the Trefoil as inspiration. The Trefoil is a shortbread cookie – simple, buttery, and perfect with coffee. In looking at the ingredients, the recipe includes buttermilk. I decided to make a buttermilk cake with a coffee glaze and garnish it with some of the Trefoils.

I actually took a risk and decided to break up some of the cookies and put them in the batter. They don’t hold their crunch though, so it’s not a step worth repeating.

I made a very novice mistake – you’d think I’d know by now – after a year of baking bundts! I didn’t let my bundt cool completely and it did not release from the mold. It split right in half! (See the photo on Instagram) If that were all I could have “faked” it together with frosting. Unfortunately the top half broke apart in many pieces, half of it falling on the floor. The floor that I had just vacuumed and mopped! The floor that my son was also crawling on – I’m pretty sure he snuck his first bite of cake before I could pick it all up.

I decided I would turn the cake into a trifle. Layer cookies, cake, strawberries, and a coffee whipped mascarpone cream. Well, I’m sorry to say that that never happened.

Between my husband being very busy at work and the gym, my little man constantly on the move and getting into trouble, our internet being out for an entire weekend (I decided to clean the house instead of bake), and my the little man getting a little cold I simply haven’t had the time! And now it’s #BundtBakers reveal day and I still have a container of cake crumbs on my counter.

I am so behind on everything that tomorrow’s CIC dish still hasn’t been made! Good thing it stays light out really late now…. Even our St. Patrick’s Day dinner didn’t happen until Wednesday.

But hey, just because I didn’t post a bundt today doesn’t mean you can’t check out the fantastic selection of Girl Scout Cookie inspired cakes from the rest of the group.

• Brown Sugar Coconut Bundt Cake with Dark Chocolate Ganache from Tux at Brooklyn Homemaker
• Chocolate Dipped Vanilla Mini Bundt Cakes from Renee at Magnolia Days
• Chocolate Mint Bundt Cake from Teri at The Freshman Cook
• Coconut Caramel Samoas Bundt Cake from Anshie at Spice Roots
• Cranberry Lemon Bundt Cake from Jelena at A Kingdom for a Cake
• Do Si Do Mini Bundts from Anne at From My Sweet Heart
• Double Glazed Peanut Butter & Chocolate Fudge Bundt from Laura at Baking in Pyjamas
• Golden Nut Bundt (Juliettes Bundt) from Tammy at Living the Gourmet
• Lemon Bundt Cake with Lemonade Frosting from Anna at Media Racion Doble, Por Favor
• Lemon Yogurt Bundt Cake with Limoncello Glaze from Pam at Sidewalk Shoes
• Lemonade Bundt from Jane at Jane’s Adventures in Dinner
• Lemonade Bundt Cake from Esti at Mummy & Cute
• Marbled Samoa Bundt Cake from Patricia at Patty’s Cake
• Mini Samoa Bundt Cakes from Andrea at Adventures in All Things Food
• Mini Vanilla Bundt Cakes with Lemon Drizzle from Kathya at Basic N Delicious
• Mint Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake from Sarah at The Chef Next Door
• Mint Filled Coconut Vanilla Bundt from Shilpi at Simply Veggies
• Peanut Butter Tagalong Bundt Cake from Mary at That’s My Home
• Peppermint & Chocolate Marble Bundt Cake from Lara at Tartacadabra
• Samoa Bundt Cake from Beatriz and Mara at I Love Bundt Cakes
• Samoa Bundt Cake from Jana at Jenny and Sweets
• Samoas Bundt Cake from Aisha at La Cocina de Aisha
• “Savannah Smiles” Lemony Bundt Cake from Samantha at Un Mordisco Un Pecado
• Spiked Lemonade Bundt from Kelly at Passion Kneaded
• Tagalong Cookie Core Bundt from Julie at Eat, Drink, Be Mighty
• Thin Mint Chocolate Bundt Cake from Rebekah at Making Miracles
• Toffee-tastic Bundt Cake from Linda at Brunch with Joy
• Trios (Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip-Oat) Bundt from Stacy at Food Lust People Love
• What’s your favorite Girl Scout Cookie? (Tagalong Bundt Cake) from Wendy at A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Whole Grain Oats Bundt {Rah-Rah Raisins} from Rocio at  KidsandChic