i crush, i cook, he eats

for anthony it was cheesecake
for dave it was chocolate chip cookies
for blake it was chicken parm and homemade garlic bread
for michael it wa s brisket low and slow and cajun boiled peanuts
.. see the trend? as much as i love to cook for myself i learned at a young age that the way to a man's heart is right through his stomach.  not only is my frosting good enough to make a man's knees weak, but i have mastered the art of a dense yet moist cake.

its not that i dont find myself pretty or that i have low self esteem, because ask anyone that knows me.. i am loud and out going and almost obnoxiously friendly.. but whenever i meet a new guy who has captured my attention for more than a day i instantly find myself looking through every cook book or racking my brain for possible recipe idea's.  my mom told me to with hold sex from a guy until i could be sure that he wasnt going to leave when he got what he wanted, but i almost think i with hold cooking because thats a skill so great and so precious that the longer i can tease and entice the longer i can keep him coming around. 

Young's Double Chocolate Stout Cupcakes with Strawberry buttercream (follow standard vanilla cupcake recipe, use beer for liquid and add some co-co powder)
Picture this, its Valentine's Day and I am the only girl working at a hotel in downtown Charleston where every single male employee is J.Crew attractive.. i'm talking tall, tan, athletic and young.  these college bellman are just the most picturesque sight that makes the 8 hours of my night go by that much faster.  with that being said, i wanted to do something nice for Valentine's Day as  I was stuck at work and had no real better plans.. so i decided on cupcakes and what could be better than beer, chocolate and strawberries.  thats a quintisential combination if i ever could imagine one so this is where the idea of my cupcakes came from.  as i researched recipes i came across a guiness beer cupcake and it looked good but then i remembered trying young's double chocolate stout and instantly knew that the chocolate and underlying coffee flavor or the beer would make my cupcakes dense and rich and almost sponge like.  from there the strawberry frosting was an almost obvious choice, i mean HELLO chocolate and strawberries, if that isnt an aphrodisiac i dont know what is?! 

milk chocolate cupcake with strawberry cream cheese frosting (vanilla cupcake with co-co powder)
so i kind of like this boy, he's nice and funny and it's time to lure him in.. so i start to brag about how awesome i am at cooking.. i then decide to make a cupcake light and airy with the slightest bit of sweetness to showcase the fresh strawberries and cream cheese frosting i have prepared to go on top. 

whether you are trying to have a meaningful relationship or just enough fun to last you until the cupcake is done the best way i think to spark a man's interest is to bake for him.  i mean you just have to use what you've got! until next time.. eat laugh love & enjoy!