Sweet Tooth

January 2nd, 2011
Photo #78
Dessert is my absolute favorite thing in the indulgence department. I almost always can never resist a sweet treat after a meal. I can totally admit I have a sweet tooth. Cupcakes. Fruit crisps. Ice cream. All of it I love. Lately I've been in a baking phase too. Lets be serious though, I go for the box mixes to keep it simple. I'm now make it from scratch baking extraordinaire. But I do add my own twists here and there. Like always baking with soy milk and earth balance butter. It's a bit of a healthier alternative and it offers, I think, a richer and creamier texture. So tonight I had this immense craving for a McFlurry, which mind you it has been over three years since I've had fast food, that I was literally getting desperate to fill. But after deciding that leaving my cozy house to make the drive to spend the money wasn't worth it, I settled on cookies and milk. You can imagine my utter disappointment when I scoured my house to come up unsuccessful. But what I did find was even better. Red velvet cupcake mix, complete with the mix for the deal breaking cream cheese frosting. Oh my was I excited. I got right to and completely enjoyed myself throughout the process. And it was quick and easy. The whole thing only took about a half hour maybe 45 mins. I love presentation so I even added honey cinnamon almonds on top of each cupcake for some pizzazz. But we all know the best part about baking is eating! I couldn't help myself. I dove right into one of the red velvet treats and accompanied it with a nice cold glass of soy milk. Holy hell you are looking at one happy blogger. God it was good. I actually had to restrain myself from going to town on the 11 other delights sitting so lovely in my kitchen. Overall though, I've satisfied my sweet tooth. And the best part, there are plenty more where this came from.

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