baking like a fiend

what does one do when they have a substantial amount of free time...

plus an insatiable sweet tooth?

and is surrounded by her closest girlfriends?

bake, of course.

the ingredients.

preparing to make the cake balls.

it started out promising.

and then they died. cake. pop. fail.

(i also tried to eat one before freezing them - BAD IDEA.

 could not scrape all the bittersweet chocolate out of my teeth for ages.) 

some of our treats turned out beautifully:

nutter butter ghosts.

pumpkin muffins with powdered sugar topping.

chocolate "monster" cupcakes.

treats for days! 

a special thank you to my favorite girlfriends who helped bake with me :) 

i cannot wait to do this again.

and i apologize in advance to my poor, poor stomach... treat overload...

xoxo.

*image found on google