As I mentioned in a previous post it hasn't exactly been a cheery autumn at my office. Layoffs and restructuring tend to do that to a place and with the holidays in full swing the somber ‘tudes are really getting old. Since the company wasn’t going to pay for a holiday party I decided to take matters into my own hands and secure a large room for an hour tomorrow to hold a company holiday bake off. That's right, it's on.
The list of contestants is growing and we have an esteemed panel of judges lined up for the event. With a full division of people in the company whose job is solely focused on making things look good, my competition is fierce. I have appropriately set myself up for success with my amateur peanut butter and marshmallow brownies submission in the last competition, 2 years ago. Now with the bar set low, I'm going all out and baking Martha Stewart's marshmallow cream-filled chocolate cupcakes. They are amazingly delicious.
The best part about the event though, will not be my sweet sweet victory but the fact that after I arranged this, HR realized they should do something for the holidays and asked if they could provide wine and cheese to be served at the contest. Then our Vice President personally donated 2 bottles of wine to use as a prize. Holiday cheer =restored.
Will I win? I'll let you know. But for now, follow this link for the most delicious cupcake recipe ever.
