The tragedy struck. I received a letter in the mail from my doctor and lo and behold my cholesterol was high. Bye bye cupcakes... you don't belong here.
After that, it seemed everywhere I turned, all I saw were cupcakes, people making cupcakes, eating cupcakes... it was pure torture! All of my friends over on Scrapfreak added to the torture by teasing me. All I saw were threads with my name and a cupcake somewhere there... whether it was avitar cuppy cakes or pictures!
What's a girl to do? Well, I will tell you.... you run to the store and you buy the fixings for cup cakes! That's right, I am not strong... I have no will power. I needed my cuppy cake!!!
It was a joyous process from start to finish... I cheated, I will admit it. I used a box mix for the cup cake itself. But I mean really, they are just as good right?
They came out so goldenly, perfectly, yummily delicious looking!
So, next the icing. Well, after reading the ingredients in the Pioneer Woman's chocolate icing recipe, I knew there could be no other icing to make. I mean come on, did you see the ingredients in that stuff??
I will say this was about the easiest icing ever made... but I do understand now why she made mini cuppy cakes. That stuff has enough sweet in it to send you into a diabetic coma!!! Oh and it thickens really quick, so frost them fast!
In conclusion, I will say THANK YOU to all my FREAKY friends for pushing me to make these yummy cup cakes!!! (and on Friday, when weigh in day rolls around, you owe me...but we'll discuss that later! LOL)
So if you're now wanting a cup cake, I will invite you to come on over and have one... I have a few left!
And for everyone of my friends who leave a comment here... I will add your name to a hat for a nice RAK from me! You have until Friday AM to get your comments in!!!
20 comments:
Ooooooooooh they look so TASTEY!! I want cup cakes now. DARNIT! Just for further info, try using unsweetened non cinamon applesauce in your cakes and cupcakes in place of the oil. It reduces the fat and cholesterol to almost nothing. That frosting on the other hand would pretty much kill it but at least you'd cut back right? Enjoy your cup cakes
Yeah for writing the story down!! Your cupcakes look as good as the ones I *had* to make too!!
I am really starting to crave a cupcake or two after all of the talk about them.
Yours look delish - sorry I pushed you over the edge ;)
Those look sooooo good!! I'm still resisting the urge to make some though... must stay away from the cupcakes... must try!!! Hee hee...
Aww, Linda!!! They loooook sooooo yummy!!! I will not make cupcakes. I will not make cupcakes. I will not make cupcakes! Eeeek, must step away from this blog with all of it's yummy looking pictures!
I love your story Linda. It's exactly the way it was maddening I broke down befor you and made cupcakes too!
I am soooo wanting to make these cupcakes Linda..now it is you who are teasing us with all this yummy cup cakey goodness!!
smiles,
LOL too funny. Now you need to check out my blog too!
They look so yummy! Glad you finally made some to enjoy!
I'm glad you finally got your cupcake! I don't even like cupcakes and you are all making me want them!
I love how you documented the entire story! I love all the different pictures. LMAO @ the cat behind your head! And thanks for making me want cupcakes really bad - I'm making them tomorrow and I'm cheating big time with a boxed mix AND premade icing. LOL
PS - the word I have to put in for verification is "Diest". Too close to diet for my sanity!
you are to funny, Just say No next time lol
I see how it is Linda...blame it all on me for the WHOLE world to see!
Your cuppyckakes look sooo good! Well, I mainly want the icing. And i'm trying really hard not to just go make a batch and eat it with a spoon right now!
You're a nut! I love you, Linda Lou! And I'm so gonna try that recipe. :)
Now I want cupcakes!! Only chocolate ones LOL That frosting looks yummy. I'm afraid to look at the recipe.
This whole cuppycake adventure has been HILARIOUS! =)
is the RAK a cuppycake? cuz those look incredible!
YUM! those cupcakes looks divine Linda Lou!!! I would hav eeaten them ALL LOL! You have much more restraint than I :) now, all that aside -- PICK ME!! PICK ME!!! PICK ME!!!! i love you the mostest ya know :D :biglove:
so can i leave additional comments to get in the drawing more then once :laugh2: bwaahaahaaa! it was worth a shot! :D
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