Ignore It or Implement It

A sassy friend of mine commissioned Much Ado About Cupcakes to bake for her cousin's baby shower today, an honor I could not take lightly. A little bit about me: I'm a food (rather not use the term 'foodie') and cupcake enthusiast--an amateur baker on the weekends.

Got a potluck? 5:1 my contribution will be cupcakes.
Birthday? Yes.
Bridal Shower treats? I'm on it.
Kupcakes and Karaoke? And so on and so forth.

While not a solution to all the growing problems, these little desserts generally have a way of drawing smiles from the future diabetics of the world. I eat mine with a fork as a matter of personal preference, but they are perfectly demolishable face first. Case in point, Matty on how to enjoy Crave Cupcakes:


So when I asked the host about a few creative guidelines for the baby shower, she mentioned that the color theme was pink and green with white daises and pink gerbers: ignore it or implement it. Of course, I applied a very liberal interpretation and carefully prepared pistachio yogurt cupcakes with rose petal cream cheese frosting and ube cupcakes with a coconut ginger cream cheese frosting. I had tried and failed in previous attempts to maintain the purplish hue of roasted ube but remembered that the natural deep green which occurs in the finished product as a result of coming in contact with an acid would be both intentional and fun for today.