'Tis Cute...and functional!

Stuff that Cakehole! (dedicated to Royanne)

Chocolate Cupcakes stuffed with my "secret peanut butter fattness"

Step 1: 2 cups sugar, 1 3/4 cups AP flour, 3/4 cups cocoa, 1.5 tsp baking soda, 1.5 tsp baking powder (mhhmm...both), 1 tsp salt, 2 large eggs, 1 cup of milk, 2 tsp vanilla, 1/2 cup of oil (whatever you want- tried it all, it all works), 1 cup of boiling water.

Here's the best part! Just throw it all in a big bowl and mix! I suggest adding the boiling water last- so you don't cook the eggs. The batter will be really thin, but it's suppose to be.

Step 2: fill liners 3/4 full...may I once again suggest an ice cream scoop? Use it.

Step 3: Preheat over to 350...ahh... yeah, should have put that in step 1. You're smart, you'll get it. Bake for 22 minutes (based on my oven) or until cake is springy.

Step 4: with piping bag, stuff each cupcake with enough filling to make it swell but not bust. Takes a delicate hand, but again I have faith you can do it.

Step 5: Ice the hole to cover the surprise (mind out of the gutter perverts...)

Step 6: Test drive one so you don't go giving away crappy cupcakes! Just as I thought- tastes like I might be having two. (I don't like icing so I put one aside for me)

Hope you have a dental plan...

Pizza anyone?

One Chicago deep dish, to go, with a side of individuals just in case.

Cuppy McCupcakerton

Tarts, Tattoos, Cupcakes and Olive

You might think Maisie is an only child...she isn't. Here's Olive- the older sister.

The cast is still pink...she doesn't care

So I took Maisie to the vet on Monday thinking that cast is coming off, I'll be able to see what's going on under there and hoped that she would be getting a smaller model. Nope. Apparently this cast is in such good shape she's got it for another week. Monday we'll reassess, Tuesday a wee sedation and they'll change it. I don't think she cares- she motors just as she always has... she knocks on doors with it. Makes me laugh, except in the night when she rolls over and hits me in the face with it. My vet bills are never ending. She's worth it.

She's 26 and wanted the same thing

I noticed she was cutting the slices quite small. Hmm...only one reason a girl would do such a thing. She's saving it for herself.

She's 7 and knows what she wants...

Her dad wanted to have me make her a unicorn cake, I said "Are you sure, you should ask her what she wants" He did. She wanted layers, tall, pink and with strawberries. Good thing he asked.

All I got every year for a birthday cake was a McCain's Deep and Delicious Chocolate cake. Love them still.

My Cupcake has a broken leg

Oh no! One week in and I hope she doesn't think this cast is on forever... she's getting a new, smaller one next week (I'm asking for black, hot pink is cute- but dirty already). She has adapted well and is bouncing around like a kangaroo. How do I keep her still? I can't! She's non stop for an hour, then sleeps for 10. I'm just counting down the days until June 1 when it will be off and done with. Least that's the latest the "8-10 week" time frame covers. Until then, she'll continue to act like she has a light saber built in while she scares the hell out of the cat. As I finish this post she's now sitting on the highest part of the couch, watching out the window. I'm going to have a heart attack.

PS:

My last bit of advice... get pet insurance. It might sound ridiculous but honestly this cost far more than I even imagined. I nearly shit a litter of kittens when I got the first estimate- but then realized I'd probably get charged another $1500 or so to have those cleaned up.

http://www.petplan.com/

Send me money if you want to :)