![]() ![]() Right about when I’d given up kicking around idea of sleeping and surrendering to a night full of dreaming up cake combinations, I was struck with a compromise. Now that night was one of those nights where my mind quieted long enough for Bacon Slayer to drift off to dreamland, and then that danged little hamster running in the wheel inside my head decided to get a second wind. But since you get to choose the cake on your birthday around here, I let those thoughts go and turned out the lights. I’m more of a purist in that I like my cake to be soft all of the way through. He likes the texture of biting into soft cake and discovering a firmer bite of chocolate. Now, we don’t disagree about much, but tossing big chunks of chocolate into a cake is one of those differences. He’d suggested a chocolate cake with chunks of chocolate inside, with maybe a little peppermint or cream cheese frosting thrown in there somewhere. On one such night, I was asking Bacon Slayer about cake variations for his upcoming birthday. Eventually, I talk myself out and we can both get some sleep…hopefully. Read: he’s trying really hard to stay awake while I run through what he affectionately calls the data dump from the day–getting out all of those pesky ideas that are rolling around my head so that I can hope to shut it all down and rest. He’s very good at patiently listening as I talk through whatever is on my mind before turning out the lights for the night. Many nights, that brief time before drifting off to sleep is the first chance that Bacon Slayer and I have all day to speak freely, just the two of us, without interruption. I’d like to say that I’m just so dang creative that I can brainstorm in my sleep, but that’s really not the case. For me, such inspiration tends to visit in the middle of the night when I’m trying to sleep. ![]() Peppermint Patty Cupcakes are chocolate cupcakes covered in a layer of peppermint cream filling and chocolate ganache for a taste reminiscent of a peppermint patty.Įvery once in awhile inspiration hits at the most random of times.
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