For the chocolate lover..

So I saw this great recipe for chocolate cupcakes on this awesome blog that I have been following lately and I knew immediately that I HAD to make them. Not only were they a chocolate (devil's food to be specific) cupcake but they were topped with a (baked on) chocolate brownie, then finished off with homemade chocolate frosting. Yes, this cupcake is not for the vanilla or weak of heart. Or someone on a diet.



I literally spent the entire day baking these cupcakes..not because the recipe was lengthy or complicated but because the only pan I had held a mere 6 cupcakes and I had a lot of batter! But I think that it paid off..they were delicious. Soo moist.



Now I can bake a cupcake but I'm no Martha Stewart..these are not the prettiest cupcakes.. I think I put too much batter in the cups because they all over flowed and became warped. Then they collapsed when I took them out of the oven..and the gaping hole I filled with icing (and no one knew the difference!). I opted for the store bought icing rather than making my own (although the recipe that she gave sounded delish..I was just feeling a little lazy)..and I actually went with a vanilla that was in those spiffy cans that you squirt out (like cheese whiz). Man, I love those things.

Yum Yum Yum..go make these now and thank me later.

Oh, also, if you like photography, then you will looooove this site, Photojojo ..I want absolutely every little thing in their store!

Let me know how your cupcakes turn out! :)

Whats for dinner?

I made a yummy Sweet Potato Ravioli with a Butter Cream Sauce for dinner last night. The recipe still needs to be tweaked a little (it's missing...something) but overall I think I did a pretty good job considering this was a verrry last minute decision and I made it off the top of my head (which, I'm not going to lie, makes me very proud..I've come a looong way in my quest to become a domestic diva).

I took a lot of short cuts, so it was a lot easier and a lot faster than it sounds.

Just in case you want to try it at home, here's what I did:

*1 large sweet potato

*1/2 carrot

*won ton wrappers (I used Nasoya)

*butter

*whole milk

*sage

*rosemary

*black pepper

*parmesan cheese

*flour

Chop the sweet potato and carrot, microwave until fork tender. Blend until all the big lumps are out..but not too much so it's liquidity. Season to taste with sage, pepper, rosemary and butter. Spoon mixture in center of won ton wrapper. Fold wrapper to form triangle. Press edges together with fork to seal. Drop raviolis one by one in to boiling water, removing when they begin to float to top.

For sauce, melt butter (about 2 tablespoons) in saucepan, add milk, a few shakes of parmesan cheese (enough to thicken it up a little), rosemary, sage, and black pepper. To thicken sauce up a little more, add a few pinches of flour and stir.

Makes about 15 raviolis.

Like I said, it needs to get worked on..if you make it and add something, let me know!!

Oh, and halloween candy for dessert..because I have of course already opened the bag that I was supposed to be saving for Sunday.