unbirthday

I have this friend. We hardly get to see each other, for no other reason than that we both seem to have terrible timing. Because of this timing, we missed each others' birthday. So yesterday we made up for it by having an unbirthday party.

In honor of this unbirthday, I made dark chocolate cupcakes with salted caramel frosting and caramel sauce drizzled on top.

*Buuuurp*

Ahem.

Diabetic coma, here we come.

Try not to judge me on my cupcake frosting. I seem to have misplaced all my piping equipment, leaving me with the oh-so-classy Ziploc with the corner cut off treatment. Ha.

There was an exchange of soaps, honey, teacups and journals, and cupcakes (and coffee ice cream) for all, which made it a very merry unbirthday indeed.

Here's hoping your day was as sweet as mine! Now to go loosen the ole pants button...

Etsy party tonight!!

So, I just want to say I'm pretty excited about tonight's Etsy party at Tempus Projects. Aside from it being exciting to get with other crafty peeps I'm just really looking forward to a fun night out, sans kids. I do love my kids, but sometimes it's nice to relax without wondering where they are, what they're doing, and are they perhaps choking? You guys with kids know what I mean. 

Anyway, they asked people to bring cupcakes so I decided to revisit my old friends, who have some long overblown name that I refuse to learn, instead calling them "Campfire Cupcakes".

Graham cracker bottoms, a layer of bittersweet chocolate, chocolate cake, and meringuey gooey toasted topping. Yum. Makes my teeth hurt. Also makes me wish I wasn't trying to avoid carbs right now. Ugh. At least others can enjoy them (at least I hope).

Hopefully tonight will be rad.