Sonogram cakes: another reason to fear baby showers...

I'm not going to lie, baby showers scare me. I only have been to one to date and I still exhibit signs of post traumatic stress disorder.

Please don't misunderstand, I have nothing but respect for mothers-to-be and am in awe of them. Which is why I am completely baffled by how a woman who is doing something as miraculous as creating a new life would want to have her friends guess how much string it takes to encircle the circumference of her waist. It just seems to undermine the miracle of life. And the mystery candy bar melted in the diaper gives me nightmares.

I didn't think baby showers could get any scarier until my friend Sarah sent me this article about sonogram cakes. There are women out there who now want to eat their baby!!!! Why??? What insane person thought of this?

I realize the sonogram is pretty cool. I can't imagine what it would be like to see my future child for the first time. But I don't think that I would ever want to see them on something I was about to eat. And how does the child feel years later when she sees baby shower pictures and realizes that her mother ate her (kind of), and thus, to some degree forced her to eat herself??? I would be traumatized. I guarantee you that as an adult, that child will never go to a baby shower.

Tuesday is Free Pastry Day!

Tuesday isn't the best day of the week, until now:

http://www.starbucks.com/retail/print_free_pastry.html

Vanilla Bean - Coconut Cupcakes with Coconut Frosting

I found this recipe in Bon Appetit and made these cupcakes for a friend's birthday. They turned out well, though the cake had more of an angel food texture than I would have liked.

9:30 Club Cupcakes

I finally got my 9:30 Club cupcake fix! It was well worth the wait. The cupcakes were chocolaty and rich, but not overwhelming. I thought I tasted a hint of espresso too, which was very nice. The butter cream filling was light and not too sweet. It was the perfect complement to an awesome show (Metric).

I owe you a cupcake...

or two...

I'm sorry for falling off the face of the earth! I changed jobs in June and neglected this blog to a point that is beyond sad. I really appreciate all of you who take time out of your busy life to share in my food obsession and promise that this won't happen again!