I sometimes have a tough time naming my BIWB creations...This one is no exception. This recipe if based on a carrot cake whoopie pie recipe in Whoopie Pies. But then, I changed it. Added the booze and tweaked the dry ingredients a bit.
My original recipe adaptation goal being to by-pass the base recipe's instructions to refrigerate the batter for an hour. Truthfully, I didn't have an hour on my furlough day...
The resultant "cutie pie" is more like a carrot cake cookie than a "traditional" whoopie pie. These are much more "perky"...Chocked full of flavor with all the spices...Is it a cookie sandwich, a sandwich cookie, a whoopie pie or a carrot cake-what?
Which led me to another discovery during the photo shoot and subsequent sharing of my carrot cake creations...
I'm sure, if you follow enough food blogs, you know that "props" are all the rage. We've been counseled to add more props in our photos. We've been told my photos suck. At this point, I think I do my best and really focus on the recipe and end results. If my photos are still too yellow, please excuse me. Do I sound a bit defensive?
Sorry, I digress...Back to props...I had purchased some baker's twine years and years ago (pre-blog) and who knew it would be used so much as a prop? It's typically used to tie-up a stack of cookies or a loaf of bread. I wanted to use it but couldn't wait for the next cookie post. So, I tied up my cutie pies!
The results were like little Cutie Pies in Bondage. The hula girl on the rum bottle doesn't hurt the image either...Definitely a conversation starter...And, a new subtitle...However, and much to my disappointment, I just don't think our media partners would have approved...
Maybe next time...And, yes, 2012 was my year of 50 Shades.
In the future, look for more BIWB in Bondage! ;-)
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