For some reason my need to bake cupcakes comes late at night. Around nine o'clock the baker in me awakens and in the kitchen I go. I can't help it... When the sky is dark and the crickets are singing...as my husband relaxes on the couch and the kitties begin eating their dinner...I feel the need to bake...to fill the house up with delicious scents and cover myself in flour and sugar. It's magical. I get in the zone...paying attention to each and every detail. I move around my tiny kitchen with ease...pulling things out and putting them back. I get excited as I see my batter come together. I do a quick taste test and then have to keep myself from trying more. I fill up the cups, stick them in the oven, rotating the pans every five to ten mins like clockwork and when the last timer goes off and my cupcakes are sitting on the cooling racks I begin the tricky work of figuring out the frosting/icing. Once my cupcakes are frosted I grab a plate and some milk, snuggle up to my husband and we talk about the cupcake process and whether or not we like the cupcake etc.

It's a sweet time. A magical time.

I'm sure I could get more baking done if I only started earlier, but there is nothing like ending the day with a sweet cupcake and a good tired feeling.

There are two things I enjoy (and love) very much! Cupcakes and comic books. I think if you gave me a comic book in one hand and a cupcake in the other (and don't forget some milk!) I would be the happiest girl in the world.

As I've been finding recipes it felt almost natural to try to combine both of my loves. Each time I create a delicious batch of cupcakes I am reminded of a comic book character. My favorite comic book characters come from the DC Universe. Marvel is great, but DC will always hold a special place in my heart. If it weren't for their relatable, well developed heroes and villains, I wouldn't have been introduced to what my heart was created to do so well - dream. My two favorite characters are Harley Quinn and Catwoman. Love those girls!! Anywho, as I look at what I've baked, decorated, and then begin consuming, the wheels of my little mind start turning. Which character would enjoy this cupcake? I love the moment of "Omg! This cupcake reminds me of "insert character"!"

As I create my cupcakes I honor them by naming the various flavors after the various DC Universe characters. My cupcakes aren't about DC or comic books. They have nothing to do with selling or advertising for DC. I have no intention of stealing DC character names. They belong to DC. In short, lol, I "name" my own cupcakes after these amazing characters out of respect and a fun spirit. My cupcakes are my own...and I think they're pretty amazing.

Alright well...that's all for now... The cupcake writing will be coming soon!