On being a domestic goddess

For those of you who know me- you know that I am lacking in the domestic skills department just a little bit. However, one of my big strengths is baking. I have been known to whip up a batch of some swirly brownies every once in awhile ;) Well.... that being said, while I might fall short in the cooking department, I normally don't have many mishaps when I bake....

Until about one year ago. I was going to see Krob for her birthday, and decided to make a batch of Sprinkles cupcakes- using mix bought from Sprinkles. Well, the mix happened to be chocolate peppermint... and lets just say- the cupcakes might have tasted a tad like toothpaste. Well, I didn't want to go to Krob's bday empty handed, so I thought I would bring the cupcakes to show her I had made them. Well, she decided to be polite and try one- mistake number 1 on her part. Moose also decided to shove the whole thing in his mouth- mistake number 2. While they were trying to be polite, my always sweet boyfriend (haha) decided to try one, and proceed to tell me how gross they were. I never said anyone had to eat one.

So this year for Krob's bday- I knew I had to redeem myself. Big time. Expectations were high. My domestic goddess title was on the line. So- I decided to bring out the big guns. Ryan's sisters gave me one of those huge cupcake pans for Christmas, so I decided to go big or go home- and make Krob the big cupcake. Here is the result:

End Result: 

This year was a SUCCESS!!!! All is right in the world when you have a ginormous funfetti cupcake :)

Cupcakes Make "Monday Fundays" More Fun

This semester, Ameera, Reshma and I have tried to make doing homework on a Monday much more tolerable. That being said, we get together Monday afternoons in a fun place- preferably with caffeine- to do our homework for Tracy's class. Since my mom is currently turning into a "grad-zilla," she has been hounding me to find a place to have my graduation cake made. In all the spare time I have (haha) I have been perusing Austin's plethora of sugary locations. I finally came across one the other day, conveniently located right by my apartment. I pass by Polkadots every time I go running, so I decided to hold a Monday Funday there- so we could test the cupcakes get our work done.

That being said, Reshma and I met there this past Monday, and it was DELICIOUS. We split a yummy blackbottom cupcake, and it was SO good.

I also decided to get one for the road- aka- get one and let Ryan sample it. Since they were out of Red Velvet, I decided to go a with chocolate peanut butter. I couldn't wait for him to get to my apartment to try it out, so I took matters into my own hands, and decided to sample it myself. It was delicious. Thanks Ryan for sharing :)

After sampling some of their cupcakes, I have officially decided on choosing Polkadots to make my graduation cake. I want my cake to be unique, so I'll be thinking of a design!!! Let the cake sampling and designing begin!!!!