Hello World. It’s me. I’m BACK!
I thought I’d give an update on my status as of late. It’s been awhile and I’ve missed you, this blog, writing, sharing my recipes and most importantly cooking. Don’t get me wrong I have been throwing down, as my Mamaw would say, in the kitchen just not as much as I’d like to. This has been one of the craziest, busiest, most exciting times in my life and I still can’t believe some of the things that have happened over these past few months.
{Singing} It’s peanut butter jelly time! It’s peanut butter jelly time! No baseball bat, only my third installment of delicious cupcakes in my March Madness Sweet Six Series.
I chose these cupcakes because who doesn’t like a good peanut butter and jelly sandwich? When you’re hungry, PB&J’s hit the spot every time, and it’s because of this I wanted to make sure these cupcakes tasted just like the classic sandwich. I was a little worried that the peanut butter would make the cupcakes dry, but I was pleasantly surprised with the results. So was Jaime, a friend, and peanut butter connoisseur, who I commissioned to be my taste tester. These cupcakes passed her test, and I hope they’ll pass yours. Enjoy, after all, “IT’S PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME!”
I woke up yesterday, and had cupcakes on my mind. My Fiance, Mr. Donut, woke up with basketball on his. While it’s March Madness for him, it’s Cupcake Madness for me. For the past two weeks, I’ve been making cupcakes every Sunday, and I think it would be fun to fill my brackets with the best cupcake recipes I know. Some new, some old, heck maybe even a wild card or two.
I know I shouldn't have tried the batter as it had raw eggs, but it was delicious! So much chocolate.
Mr. Donut is currently in first place in his NCAA bracket at work, and I’m hoping that these chocolate cupcakes will go all the way. However, it’s all up to you and my many friends and family to make the final decision. Like the games this weekend, I think it’s going to be close and unpredictable. Mr. Donut is still in shock over the University of Pittsburgh upset.
So here’s how it’s going to work, after this weekend there are sixteen teams left, competing to win the NCAA Championship. I probably won’t be able to make sixteen different cupcakes by then, but I’m going for a Sweet Six.
Here’s my number 1 pick to go to the final four.
When most people see me and my older sister they think we are twins. It’s been like this forever, I remember being annoyed when people would ask, “Oh my goodness, are ya’ll twins? You look just alike.” (That really is a direct quote, I’ve heard it so many times.) Our response, “Um, no.” How could you not tell the difference? I mean she is three years older and there is an obvious height difference (at least when we were younger). Even now, people sometimes mistake us for one another.
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