Over Indulgence

As a figure competitor, I am strictly limited to sugar intake during competition season...meaning, I don't get to eat any of my favorite sweets for months at a time.  I recently competed in what I will call my final show - until I am at the age I will compete in the masters division.  Typically, the day before a competition, you are allowed something really dense and sweet (carbing up), my trainer prefers cheesecake.  Well, obviously being a baker, I had a ton of left over truffles from a large order I just fulfilled and took them with me to my competition.  These leftovers included Strawberry, Cream Cheese Brownie, Carrot Cake, Peanut Butter & Chocolate and Red Velvet.  Yes - I took 12 of those delicious treats with me on a 2 day trip - with the intention of sharing, of course!!  Ya right!

The morning of my show, I ate 3 cake balls.  Throughout the day, I probably consumed 3 more and 1 more before hitting the stage.  The next day - yep - I ate 2-3 more!  Holy moly - Sugar overload...as much as I love these things, I just don't think I can eat another one for at least another week.  *wink*

For those curious people out there - I did end up winning my class and got 2nd in overall!!  Guess all those cakeballs were well deserved!!

Cupcakes & Cake Pops

This weekend I will be attending a bridal shower for my dear friend since elementary school.  I volunteered to make the pastries, as I think it's more special when it comes from someone you know.  I took much consideration in creating the perfect desserts for this friend, as I found out her favorite flavors are Strawberry and Chocolate.  I also know that her wedding colors are black and white (with possibly a hint of some other bright color).

Everyone does cupcakes for these types of events, so I thought outside the box a little bit on this particular occasion.  What if I created 2 kinds of cupcakes: Strawberry with a Strawberry Cream Cheese Icing and a Chocolate Cupcake with Chocolate Buttercream Icing?  Not only that, but what if I created Cake Ball Pops with the left over cake and put the opposite flavor of Cake Ball Pop into the other Cupcake?  OMG, what a fantastic idea!!

For the Strawberry Cake Balls, I dipped them in pink chocolate and donned them with flash frozen strawberry pieces...they look absolutely adorable (like pink flowers).  For the Chocolate Cake Balls, I dipped them in Milk Chocolate and decorated them with a Malt Ball Crunch for texture.

Here are the results:

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