Remember this beautiful baby?   Well she’s about two months old and my Mom has decided to throw her a “Better late then never” shower.  Yes I realize most normal people would have already had the shower, some may even have put one on before the blessed baby even arrived.  Well, we are not normal people!!  So get over it!!

Anyway, I have decided to make cute little cupcakes for all the wonderfull guests.  Charity, the babys mom, mentioned a few weeks ago that she wanted this cake for the shower.  Sadly I don’t feel like making a cake, I feel like making cupcakes!  DEAL WITH IT!

The cupcakes will be mini versions of the desired cake, featuring french vanilla cake, buttercream icing and raspberries.  

Now here’s were all of you come in.  I have drawn 2 versions of what the cupcakes could look like, and I’d like you to choose which one I should use.

Option 1  has a nice large swirl of icing with a raspberry on top (this one could also have a raspberry buttercream icing).   The pro’s to this option is that there is a very nice amount of delicous buttercream icing on it.  (If the pictures swirl looks weird you can take a look at the S’mores cupcakes.  I’d use the same general technique).  The cons for option 1, there would be less raspberries.

Option 2 alternates rows of icing and raspeberries.   The pros, more raspberries, and a closer match to the design of the original cake.  The cons, less icing.

 Here is my artfull and realistic representation of both options:

I suppose I could have an option 3 were I make some of each. .. . . .  but then I would have had no need to draw that lovely picture !!!

So everyone let me know which it will be!!  Option 1  or  Option 2. 

So I was talking with my shrink the other day, and I explained some family things to him. After a few seasions he told me that he had pinpointed what he thinks is the cause of most (if not all) of the issues that are dancing around in our life.   

With his premission I have posted his detailed prognosis of the disorder Willwome PPmsx.

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Willwome PPmSx Diease:  A genetic disorder that effects every single women of the family in question. 

Unless treated the symptoms of Willwome PPmSx keep getting worse and worse until the individual infected is completely blind and controled by 1 of the 3 major strains (if not all three of them!!) 

Strain 1: IBP (Immense and sometimes blinding pride).   This strain if properly controlled can actually produce some surprising results for the individual.  However the controll of this strain seems to not be a priority to those effected. When paired with either of the other two strains, which in this particular family it always is, the control of strain ones seems like a very daunting task indeed. 

Strain 2:  EPmS (Eternall PMS)  I don’t really think much needs to be said about this strain, as it is kinda of self-explanitory.  It might be helpful to note that Strain 2 has potential to be the cause of many a man’s retreat from the woman infected with PPmSx, however in this particular family the females exibit instense physical beauty.  That coupled with the side effects of Strain 3 make it very hard for a man to resist these dangerous (wink wink) women.

Strain 3: Sx.  EDITORS NOTE: as this is a G rated site I will not go into detail about the origins or discription of Strain 3.  I can however note that strain 3 seems to have caused quite a upheavel in this case and it is unlikely to stop its attack anytime soon.

Conclusion: It is my professional opinion that all Williams women should be held in solitary confinment until the individuals have learned the skills need to control each strain of this disorder.  It may take some time, up to a year in some of the extreme cases. I  believe I have also discovered a pill that will quicken the healing process, and I would prescride taking GoS twice a day until all symptoms of Willwome PPmSx are under control.

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Thanks Doc! 

P.S: My shrinks name may have been Twin, but I can’t quite remember

Oh baby !!!! Check these delicous works of art out.  This weekend me and a friend (Chelsea) made these lovely s’mores cupcakes for a meeting we were attending.

They are surprisingly easy to make and incredibly delicous!  Graham cracker base, chocoalte middle and marshmellow icing!  Head over to By the book and see how these s’mores for the indoors are made.

Hey looky here!  Marshmellow Fondant!  Cool! Beautiful! Fun!   Want to learn how to make this wonderfull sugary substance?    Of course you do!   Well then, grab your marshmellows and head on over to By the book for a quick little culinary lesson!