… Ghoul’s Night…

… get it… GIRLS night all hallows eve style…

… as i mentioned in a TGIFF post about a month ago it is TRADITION to watch Disney’s Hocus Pocus at least 10 or 12 times during October… and specifically with my dear friend Ashley who is responsible for the Chic Bachelorette Cupcakes everyone loves so much…

… well, we decided to go all out this year and invite some of our best witches over for an evening of spooky entertainment (a muck, a muck, a muck , a muck- can’t resist)… and LOTS  and LOTS of treats…

… here’s a teaser photo of our table spread… with more photos and recipe links after the jump…

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… Pumpkin Cupcakes…

… i saw this recipe in Real Simple last month… and considering my love of pumpkin AND baking, it was obviously a match made in heaven…

… plus the fact that I had the perfect excuse to make cupcakes, as my friend and I were hosting Ghoul’s Night (get it– Girl’s Night)…

… aaaaaand the minor detail that i was supposed to be doing homework… but anyways, CUPCAKES…

… they were super easy and super yummy... not overwhelmingly pumpkin-y… but definitely fall flavored…

… recipe after the jump…

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…100th Post: CUPCAKES…

…wow… this is my 100th post… so it’s only proper that it’s about something celebratory… and near and dear to my heart…

…CUPCAKES (obviously)…

…specifically, cupcakes from CB’s Cupcakes located in the Westfield UTC in La Jolla, Ca… which i sampled yesterday on my lunch break as documented by the HORRIBLE cell phone shot after the jump… that i barely took time to snap before devouring…

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…Chic-Cake…Dessert made Classy…

… recently i shared some inspiration found in these SUPER classy cupcakes…that doubled as both a treat and decor for a friend’s bachelorette party…

…what i LOVE LOVE LOVE about these is that they are beautiful… personal… and super chic… but they’re also super easy… if you’ve got the right tools…

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…Bachelorette Party Chic-cakes…

…i’m throwing a “bachelorette party” tonight…

… actually… a bachelorette-finale-viewing-party… but it’s a girls night full of yummy treats and champagne…  celebrating the appearnce of something sparkly on a lovely ladies left hand… so… it’s TOTALLY a bachelorette party…

…and in prepping for this evenings events… i found inspiration in these SUPER cute cupcakes a good friend made for a recent REAL bachelorette party… LOVE THEM…

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…st. patty’s day…

…i’m back from chapel hill, NC… and truly experienced some southern hospitality… along with some delectable and deep fried treats… i’ll update on that quite soon (as soon as i have the photos downloaded to properly convey my experience)…

…however… in my absence… i have failed my faithful readers as a food bloggess… i didn’t do or add anything for saint patrick’s day… my apologies…

…however… a dear friend (sharpinsandiego.wordpress.com) was inspired in my absence… and created Guinness Chocolate Cupcakes… with Bailey’s Cream frosting… and that, fair readers, was an Irish treat…

Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes

…oh… and btw… she swears to be baking inept… and they were… AH-MAZE-ING… so try them… seriously… you can do it… and people will freak out… it’s a fun feeling… right, t…

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