Pat-A-Cake

Folks, I have a serious issue now with a certain food that I am CERTAIN was made by the devil.  No, I’m not talking about doughnuts.  I’m talking about these:

Yummy mouthfuls of creamy, buttery sweetness.  Looking oh-so-pretty and colourful, CUPCAKES brighten up my day.  Why?

As far as I’m concerned, cupcakes are democratic, fair and (almost) guilt free. You serve cupcakes at a party, everyone gets one, no need to wait awkwardly for the unevenly hacked off slice and no need to lament or listen to said laments of “oh its too much, I only want a small slice etc.” Cupcakes can be finished in a matter of 1 bite (if you are like my husband) or many little bites (if you are like me). You don’t share cupcakes (unless you are weird) and you don’t have to be wracked with guilt because seriously, cupcakes are tiny. And if there’s extra, you can go back for seconds without looking like a greedy bastard. And did I mention they look oh-so-pretty?

Of course there’s more to cupcakes than just aesthetics. There’s a cupcake out there to suit every taste from the sweet to the fruity to the savoury. I know that there are vegan and lacto / gluten / flour / egg / nut / etc free cupcakes and even cupcakes for the diabetic. Not forgetting that cupcakes come in different sizes from the supersizeme gargantuan monstrosities the size of a bowling ball (for the hardcore crazies) to the mini little inch wide cuties (for the calorie conscious) – there’s something to please everyone.  Don’t believe me?  Give a cupcake to a toothless 90 year old, a cynical 50 year old and a grabby 2 year old. All will be equally happy at receiving and eating the cupcake.  And buying cupcakes doesn’t break the bank.

So back to the pretty part.  I like how cupcake makers take great pains not to just slap on frosting and be done with it. You can personalise cupcakes, be creative and make little works of art.  Like these little lovelies.

However I will draw the line at this US$500.00 cupcake. As my sister so aptly put it, there’s a sucker born every minute.

But this one, this is my favourite.  This is carb on carb cannibalism at its best.  It’s a cupcake eating a cookie.  And when YOU eat this cupcake… You get both the cupcake AND the cookie. What’s not to like about that? 

Ok that’s enough talk folks. There’s a yellow buttermilk with blue butter frosting cupcake that’s calling my name right about now. Oh and folks?  Please don’t ask me what my wedding cake will look like. I’m sure you already know.  :D

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[U Bill]

Those defenceless looking Elmos are just calling out to me to realize my hidden desire of terrorizing helpless mortals... grrrroar ~!!