Last Friday night, my phone buzzed and a text message from my neighbor flashed across the screen:
Hey i wanted 2 thank u for all the treats this year. If ur ever bk in town or so cal give me a ring. Hope u enjoy the cupcakes
Wow, they baked me cupcakes, how sweet! I thought. And how did they know I was craving cake?? Not five minutes earlier, I had decided to walk to Safeway for a slice of chocolate cake with thick fudgy frosting!
When I unlocked the front door, a plain white plastic grocery bag hung swinging from the door handle. I would’ve thought they’d just put them on a paper plate… I peered inside and gasped.
A tin of four gourmet cupcakes. Not one, not two, not three, but four. Expensive lovely cupcakes. Just for me. Aww!!
And of course, when you give a girl some cupcakes…
She’s going to sample each and every one! And then she’ll decide that she wants to recreate the cupcakes herself. But where to start?
Classic red velvet?
Chocolate with mint buttercream?
Coconut with a chocolate drizzle?
Or vanilla filled and topped with (absolutely addicting) butterscotch buttercream?
Such a hard decision… But stay tuned for my renditions!
And most importantly, a humongous THANK YOU to my super sweet neighbors!!
oohhh cup-cake envy …. want one too
I’d gladly share! Except I kind of ate all four within 24 hours… Oops?
well they don’t really keep do they 🙂
They might for a day or two… Just not when I’m around!
I think all I need is a few hours, then i feel really happy followed by guilt
Ahh yes, the guilt… But cupcakes always taste so good that I never feel the guilt until long after they’re in my stomach!
and on your hips 🙂
I tend to stay in denial about that one!
🙂
YUM. I love cupcakes and red velvet is my favorite! They look amazing!
I love them too! This was actually my first red velvet cupcake, and it was really good. The frosting wasn’t too sweet or cheesy–surprising for cream cheese frosting!