Candy Bar Cupcakes

I found these adorable little Valrhona chocolate covered rice crunchies at Whole Foods the other day, and knew I had to incorporate them into a cupcake somehow. The flavor that immediately came to mind was the Whatchamacallit bar. Crunchy, chocolately, peanutty, and caramelly. Perfect! 

My friends and I meet monthly at this great restaurant/bar called Crush here in Portland, and I've gotten in the habit of taking cupcakes each month. Partly for my friends and partly for the waiter who has been there and served us every month for the last year. We're a big, unruly group, and we never know exactly how many people are going to show up in advance. We're a server's nightmare, but he was never anything but friendly.

I was crushed (get it? ...yeah, sorry) to find out today that he no longer works there, and the new server didn't seem inclinced to tell me where he went. We were a bigger, louder group than usual this month, and the new server handled us very, very well, but it just wasn't the same. I handed him over a box of these cupcakes, but I know that taking food from strangers is kind of a risky proposition, so I'm not sure if he tried them or not.

Ah well, at least I had a cupcake to console myself.

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Comments

[Alexa]

These cupcakes look yummy... I'll have to see if my Wholefoods carries the V. Rice crunchies...

[fanny]

hey, your cupcakes all look delicious. I'm hosting this month's SHF and the theme is ... cupcakes.

So if you ever feel like making some more cupcakes and sharing them, you're welcome!

xx fanny