Day 90 (6.7.12): German Chocolate Dessert (Like A Fat Kid)

German Chocolate Dessert

I will preface this by saying that the picture above is not at all representative of what I actually ate. I indulged, forgot to take a picture, and googled a gem that made my mouth water significantly more than the original dessert--end of story.

Status: At a party (store-bought)

Satisfaction: 10.

Associated with: Matilda

Remember this moment? It's the boy who stole some of the evil headmistress' cake and was forced to eat an entire chocolate cake. This is how I feel every time I even so much as glance at a chocolate cake now. I think I've gained 5 pounds just by looking at these pictures.

Day 60 (5.5.12): Chocolate PB Cookie-Center Cupcakes with Sweet Peanut Butter Frosting

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie-Center Cupcakes with Sweet Peanut Butter Frosting

Status: Homemade

Satisfaction: 10! Or at least I hope so.

These cupcakes were the products of combined stress/anxiety over real-life problems which translated into a total baking overdrive (c'est la vie of a graduate student, no?) and a friend's birthday that just passed. So I combined, created, amalgamated a handful of recipes, and this is what happened! The Giant Tower of Babylon. Or more like the Leaning Tower of Delicious. (Seriously, guys--could you resist even looking at it?)

This is essentially what happens what cocoa meet Reese's lovers and they have awesome little PB chocolate babies. Well, really big babies. Huge babies, actually. And prego babies, since they're filled with gooey peanut butter cookie centers. God, I love my life.

And yes, I'm aware that the slightly perverse will think of these little babies as a tower of poop-like proportions. Well, boo you because you didn't get any anyway.

If you liked the photos and/or recipes, feel free to leave a comment! I'd love to hear what you think. (Recipes below the cut.)

Oh, and shout out to Cailey, Kim, Rebecca, and Vanessa--for being honorary-in-the-presence-of-these-cupcakes Scrumdiddlyumptious perusers. Hi five!