Cupcakes!

My latest fascination is creating cupcakes, I would say it's been a fascination since childhood. Growing up I loathed that my birthday was in the middle of August. I would have no chance for my Mom to bake sweet little morsels of cake and frosting to me and my classmates. No chance that I would receive gifts of something besides school clothes either! Don't get me wrong, I love my birthday. Absolutely love the extra attention that is showered upon me, but I never was able to enjoy my day at school. So that's why I work on my birthday every year!

I love birthdays and I love my friends (and if I lived closer to my family they would get the same treatment). But they choose which kind of cupcakes they would like and I make them. Today I brought in a batch of mint chocolate chip for our friend Eric. Mint cake (in color and taste) with mini chocolate chips and mint frosting.

A couple of weeks ago I made a batch of Black Bottom cupcakes and that was the first time I had made them and was so surprised by the results I wanted to immediately make them again! Very rich, and no need for glaze or frosting.

I will post updates on the different kinds as I make them.

Haiku:
Cupcakes are so good,
Don't say you're on a diet,
They are good for you!