i'd rather be baking

I have a confession to make. I’m not proud to admit it, but I sometimes cheat a little.

I’m all about the well-placed shortcut, but usually there’s a limit. My organic-eating, CSA-joining, homemade cleaner-using self typically bristles at and certainly tries to avoid things like this:

I know, I know. Preservatives, processed sugar, and ingredients I can’t identify? They’re all in that box. I’m slightly ashamed even now. What was I thinking?

I’ll tell you what I was thinking: orange cupcakes, now. You see, it’s been one of Those Weeks. I started the week with a to-do list (that at least felt) longer than my arm, full of those nit-picky things that never seem to get done. Appointments to schedule, phone calls to make — you know the drill. One thing proceeded to add to another and suddenly it’s the week that will not end. Seriously. It still isn’t over.

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I’ve had a hankering for coconut cupcakes for the past week or so. Sometimes a girl just needs some coconut.

After flipping through my favorite cookbooks and finding nothing to satisfy this craving, I naturally consulted the trusty interwebs. I was disappointed to find that every coconut cupcake recipe seemingly worth its salt contained either three sticks of butter or a large helping of coconut milk. I’m sure both yield delicious cupcakes, but I’m not sure which is worse, nutrition-wise.

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