Being nice totally backfires
Today is Matilda’s 17th birthday. Several weeks ago she randomly posted on Facebook that she really wanted Spiderman cupcakes and would be forever indebted to anyone who could provide these. I’m not one for the baking, but after My Mother copied and pasted Matilda’s comment in an e-mail to me suggesting that I aim for Dad’s Girlfriend of the Year status and make these, I caved.
The baking was relatively simple, though it’s not easy using my 1950′s era egg beater thingy (no, we don’t have an electric one), and not having cupcake liner thingies made removing the baked cupcakes a challenge, but I powered through.
Then on to the icing.
30 minutes later, here’s the result. My hands are died red and cramped up so bad that it hurts to type this. And for what? Cupcakes that look like they were decorated by a blind five year old with the shakes.
Next time I’m sticking to cash and a card I made myself using printer paper and a ball point pen reading, “Happy birthday.”
January 26, 2012 at 4:26 pm
You’re just saying … I know you actually enjoyed your foray into baking and will feel wonderful when you see the smile on the Birthday Girl’s face!! and you are exaggerating, those cupcakes look perfectly like they were made by a 29-year-old who doesn’t happen to do a lot of baking but has her heart in the right place. They are awesome!
January 26, 2012 at 5:07 pm
It’s not even the baking! If the cupcakes ended up burnt or tasted funky, I’d say, “they were made by a 29-year-old who doesn’t happen to do a lot of baking,” — but the decorating!?!? I should ace that! I blame the frosting dispenser. Absolute crap.
January 26, 2012 at 7:14 pm
How did Matilda react?
January 26, 2012 at 7:24 pm
Actually, the first thing out of her mouth was, “are those supposed to be spider webs?”
January 26, 2012 at 7:15 pm
(cont) Based on the title of the post, I thought you were going to say that after you baked them, Matilda posted something like “just kidding, Spiderman cupcakes are lame.” LOL…
January 27, 2012 at 8:09 am
I think they look pretty awesome
January 27, 2012 at 8:21 am
Aww, thanks!