I measure my years from August to August. This idiosyncrasy is definitely a byproduct of being an educator. From the minute I done my new "first day of school outfit" and gather my arsenal of green, purple and orange grading pens I start fresh, turning over a new leaf. And with this new school year came a new milestone. My best gals and I turned 25. J, as always, was the first to lead us into what I consider "real adulthood." I decided this occasion warranted fancy cupcakes, not the Betty Crocker boxed concoctions of old. Besides, let's face it, pondering what sweet treat to present my lovely friend J on her big 25th blowout definitely helped me to combat my urge to cry and enter a pre midlife crisis. The cupcakes had to be outstanding, and I knew they had to be filled. Enter the mental planning stage. I languished about thinking of what the perfect cupcake-filling-decoration match would be, and suddenly it hit me. Once on a shopping excursion, I had ridiculed dearest J about a cream-filled dessert option. To this day was still laugh about it, and so I thought a play on the famous "Hostess" cakes would be best. A chocolatey, chocolate cupcake was baked and injected with a thick vanilla cream filling. They were topped with a rich chocolate buttercream. All I had left was the piece de resistance: Tootsie Roll dinosaurs to perch on top of the cupcakes. Little T was in town, and so I quickly roped her into helping me. After purchasing the only GIGANTIC bag (seriously, I am still eating these things... and the celebration was in SEPTEMBER) of Tootsie Rolls I could find, we set to work. We carefully rolled and cut the candies to make Brontosaurus necks with sprinkle eyes, tails and spikes. Once assembled they were an amazing birthday treat!
Please excuse the somewhat melted state of the precious dino! It had traveled in a makeshift carrier to downtown Dallas, and I did not have the foresight to take a photo before. Downtown Dallas is rough on everyone, including delicious dino cupcakes!
A whole tray of dinos, including a few that didn't get covered along the way!
Until next time, sweet dreams!
-J
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