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Automated Blog Post: Attention Readers
Date: Feb. 28th 2009
Category: Chocolate, Cakes, Cheesecakes, Cupcakes and Muffins, Ice Cream, Daring Bakers
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Greeting Cream Puffs in Venice readers,
If you are awake and/or own a computer, you will already know that today is the reveal day for the February 2009 Daring Bakers’ challenge. The individual known to you as Cream Puff is unable to post today so she has arranged for the delivery of a text message from her cell phone via this blog and the autmated blog posting team she has set up for just such emergencies. Please see below for the text of her message:
Hi all my BFFs! Can’t post 2day. Workasaurus attacking again. Help! Send George. Or Brad. Or 007. Didn’t make cake. Made cupcakes 4 u. Yum! Was so good & … oh … wait … Workasaurus on prowl. Hav 2 go. No … wait … wasn’t Workasaurus. That was stomach growling becuz was hungry. LOL!!! OK … TMI … BTW … want 2 thank Wendy & Dharm. Cupcakes EZ to make and delish. Ice cream soooooo good! GRATZ on gr8 challenge! OK now really have 2 go. Luv u 4ever! Will b back when Workasaurus gone. Ciao!
Cream Puff has advised our team to inform you that she prepared Chocolate Valentino Cupcakes with Wendy’s version of the ice cream with the addition of coconut and caramel. Cream Puff has further advised us to tell you that she will provide a recipe when she returns to her regularly scheduled blog posts.
Thank you Cream Puffs in Venice readers. This is an automated post. Please do not reply.
Regards,
Cream Puffs in Venice Automated Blog Posting Team
Note: The February 2009 Daring Bakers’ Challenge was hosted by Wendy of WMPE’s Blog and Dharm of Dad ~ Baker & Chef. They chose a Chocolate Valentino with ice cream on the side. They provided two versions of a basic ice cream recipe for adaptation. Thank you so muhc to Wendy and Dharm for a fabulous challenge!.
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02/28/09 at 11:41 am
These cakes look soo pretty! That ice cream must have tasted wonderful! Great flavor combo.
Cheers,
Rosa
02/28/09 at 11:46 am
Lovely presentation, as always.
02/28/09 at 11:53 am
I think that cupcakes is an excellent idea for this recipe. I wish I had thought of that. Your pictures are superb! You made this challenge look like a challenge. Well done.
02/28/09 at 11:56 am
I love the cupcakes! Your pictures are so pretty.
02/28/09 at 12:11 pm
I love the pink polkadots! And the cupcakes look lovely as well. =) I hope work calms down soon.
02/28/09 at 12:35 pm
Lol! Hope you’re not working too hard! Your cupcakes look lovely. I made minis too. Somehow, they doesn’t feel quite as fattening when they’re small.
02/28/09 at 12:42 pm
Cute little cupcakes. Love the message too - too funny
02/28/09 at 12:55 pm
02/28/09 at 1:32 pm
cute cupcakes. Ideal for women Pink and delicious chocolate
yummy funny presentation 
02/28/09 at 1:42 pm
Fun post - great looking challenge example!
02/28/09 at 2:22 pm
Good thing you had your team in place for DB blog posting!
I love your little cupcakes. They are so dainty with the papers and ribbons.
02/28/09 at 3:29 pm
i love that the photos were able to come thru with your text msg– hehe! beautiful cuppies!
02/28/09 at 3:29 pm
haha! you crack me up! looks delicious!
02/28/09 at 4:36 pm
Pretty cupcakes. Stuff one in workasaurus’ snout and you may get to run away from him for a bit.
02/28/09 at 4:36 pm
Yum, looks delicious! Love the pink wrappers and pink bow…makes these really adorable!
02/28/09 at 5:22 pm
Eeek! It’s the Workasaurus! (Who I imagine to look like the smoke monster on Lost…)
Cupcakes look fab and the ice cream sounds divine…
02/28/09 at 5:50 pm
Love it love it love it!!!!!
Not sure which was better the post or the cupcakes and ice cream!!!!!!
03/1/09 at 2:06 am
Great looking cakes!! I wish I had a special team that could update my blog like this!!
So glad you had a good time with the challenge and even happier that you let me co-host with Wendy!
03/1/09 at 5:48 am
yummy, that looks great. love your decoration :)!!
03/1/09 at 6:42 am
this is not an automated repl: these cakes look grand.
end of message!
03/1/09 at 6:43 am
Haha!! Love the message
Spectacular cakes too, dear Ivonne!!
03/1/09 at 6:59 am
Very, very nice. Good luck with work. Hope you’re able to relax soon.
Paz
03/1/09 at 4:27 pm
your little cupcakes are darling, ivonne!
03/1/09 at 10:27 pm
very cute!!!!
Love your Automated Message
03/1/09 at 10:58 pm
Fabulous cupcake, bet it’s delish too.
Hope someone come to the rescue and vanquish workasaurus for good =)
03/2/09 at 2:29 am
Slacker.
Hey! Did you see that Danny started back playing on Sunday. I hope he can stay injury free.
03/2/09 at 10:28 am
Hope the Workasaurus is vanquished soon. Fun post and great idea to do cupcakes. Coconut and caramel….yum!
03/2/09 at 4:46 pm
I’d say the little automagical elves did their job just fine. And the little cupcaksters look fantastic!
Thanks for such a fun and wonderful group Ivonne.
03/3/09 at 5:23 pm
Ivonne, these are the cutest! Isn’t this Workasaurus the most dangerous predator around?!
03/6/09 at 8:16 pm
Your cupcakes look so cute and delish! And I’ve got a bit of a thing for caramel, too… Yum!