Haunted Cup Cakes

Years ago we were invited to a Halloween party and told to bring a food fitting with the night's theme. We decided to bake cupcakes haunted with the ghost of a KitKat, which meant before we cooked the cupcakes we dropped bits of KitKat bars into some of the cupcakes. They turned out to be a hit, because R is a great baker and because they have a great built in excuse. If you eat a cupcake and there's no KitKat inside, well you just need to eat another one so you can have the unique pleasure of cupcake and KitKat. At the next potluck type party we went to the host was someone who'd been at the Halloween party and she mentioned the cupcakes. We figured we had a hit on our hands. We brought them and did the same thing, although I think we used a different chocolate bar than KitKats, but the same idea. We announced that they were special and some had a hidden treat. Innocent us, we had no idea why some people went crazy over them and stuffed their faces. We didn't really know a lot of people there and had a good time, but hit the road and didn't think too much of our success. However from then on we always brought the cupcakes when asked to bring food. Fast forward a few years to present day and finally a friend of ours let us in on the joke. Apparently when you bring baked goods to some gatherings you shouldn't announce that they are special baked goods with fun inside. Oh well, Hershey works for us. For the Fourth of July we baked some cupcakes for friends and we decided to bake a special cupcake for us -- just devil's food cake, eggs, a little oil, and a Mr Goodbar.

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