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The husband and I celebrated our five year wedding anniversary this past Saturday. He’s a great man. He really is. He tries so hard, and I know he loves me with all his heart, but if there was a sport that involved giving the absolute worst responses to a wife’s questions and/or statements he would be the Lance Armstrong of that sport. Minus all the doping and Sheryl Crow drama.
Por ejemplo,
We were getting ready to go out with two other couples to celebrate our anniversary last Saturday night. I was in the bathroom curling my hair and the conversation went something like this:
Me: Honey, both of the women that are going to be there tonight are hot and can run long distances.
Husband: Yeah?
Me: Well, that means they’re both better looking than me and in better shape, and that makes me jealous.
Husband’s Incorrect Response: Oh well.
EVIL STARE FROM ME WHILE HOLDING A HOT CURLING IRON
Husband’s Second Incorrect Response after seeing my face and going into panic mode: I mean, umm, you shouldn’t be jealous, because you have me, right?
EVIL STARE, EVIL STARE, EVIIILLLLL STARE!!!!!
Husband exits the bedroom quickly, realizing the ship is sinking and he must jump or else be sucked under by the down current that is his wife’s rage.
Five minutes later he’s found a life raft and formulated a survival plan. He returns to the wreckage bedroom.
Husband’s Correct Response: Sweetie, you’re gorgeous and have a wonderful body. There’s no need to be jealous.
Me: Thanks Sweetie.
Wife continues curling hair and smirking, knowing that she will write about this on her blog in a few days and embarrass him.
Now I know my original statement was just a sad attempt at pulling a compliment out of him. And it serves me right for trying when I should obviously know better by now. But what can I say? Girls are complicated and silly. Even though I shoot guns and like muscle cars, I’m still a girl and I occasionally need reassurance that I can “drop it like it’s hot” when dropping of said hotness is required.
So, as a tribute to all things uncomplicated, I thought I would share my experience using the new Betty Crocker Shake ‘n’ Pour cupcake mix. I know some of my recipes involve making two or three different things and stuff gets kinda complicated, but this one is fast, easy and tastes amazing! I made these for my husband and some fellow firefighters and they were so good they asked for another batch immediately! Trust me; making these cupcakes is quite possibly the easiest thing on Earth to do, besides Kim Kardashian. BA-ZING!
Your ingredients. You only need one can of frosting. I wasn’t sure how much I’d use with my pastry bag, but one can is just enough for 12 cupcakes.
Right out of the oven.
Even though the mix came from something that looks like a laundry detergent bottle, if you love Andes Candies then these should be on your list to try.
Incorrect Response Cupcakes (Mint Chocolate Cupcakes)
From the Rolling Sin Kitchen
Yield: 1 dozen cupcakes
Ingredients:
1 bottle of Betty Crocker Shake ‘n’ Pour chocolate cupcake mix
1 ¼ cups water (per the bottle directions)
3/4 cup Andes Candies baking chips
1 container of Betty Crocker whipped chocolate frosting
½ tsp. peppermint extract
¼ cup Andes Candies baking chips for sprinkling
Directions:
1. Following the directions on the back of the bottle, heat oven to 350F. Grease or line muffin pan.
2. Add ¾ cup Andes Candies chips to bottle, screw on cap and shake until chips are incorporated into powdered mix.
3. Add water and shake vigorously for 45 seconds. This is an amazing triceps workout. Really.
4. Pour batter into 12 regular sized muffin wells and bake for 15-20 minutes.
5. While cupcakes bake add ½ tsp. of extract to chocolate frosting and mix.
6. Once cupcakes have cooled, frost cupcakes and sprinkle with remaining Andes Candies baking chips.
Firstly, belated happy anniversary! 😀
That was really funny story you shared. And your cup cakes, they look fabulous!!!! Heavenly!!!!
Thanks Minnie! Sorry I didn’t reply sooner, your comment was stuck in my spam folder! Boo-urns!
Sounds delicious!!! Looking forward to trying this one. 🙂
Teri
Snarkfest
Thanks! I think these are appropriate for you, based on your latest blog post. People can be too damn sensitive. You’d think with something like “positive panties” they’d realize that humorous folks, such as yourself, are going to find it entertaining. Plus you even said nice things about them at the end of the post! People…geez.
Ooooooh, I’m a mint-aholic Amy. This sounds reeeeeally yummy! I love the little green cupcake wrappers too. I’ll have to pick those up for this recipe for sure. Had so much fun with you guys on Saturday, we should do that again soon! I can’t remember the last time I laughed so hard, I think I accidentally exhaled a little Guiness on Justin’s shirt. 🙂
Thanks Terri! I know Justin hates mint desserts, but that means more for you! We had a great time too. Every time I leave the comedy club I wonder why I don’t go there more often. We’ll have to get together again soon so we can actually catch up!
I just bought Andes yesterday and have an awesome plan for them! These look pretty dang good as well…
Thanks! Can’t wait to see what you do with your Andes!!
I bet my husband would love these! Unfortunately, I am one of 147 people in the world that hates mint. Like, I threw up on my dentist as a kid when he forgot my weird aversion and used mint flavored polish on me. Funny, he didn’t forget about it again after that…
Well I know three people now who hate mint, so maybe it’s not as unusual as you think. One time, at Thanksgiving, I put a piece of cauliflower in my mouth that was too big and my gag reflex made me throw up into my dad’s drink at the table. For the rest of the night I had to carry around a big aqua colored Tupperware bowl in case I did it again. I was a kid…in case you were thinking this was last year, or something.
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The blog was hilarious and oh, so true. And the cupcakes sound awesome–love those Andes Candies!
Thanks so much for reading Judy! Hope you and the SC ladies are doing well! 🙂