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Domestic Divas Version of April Fools

by Meredith Roberts
04.05.2008

So I acknowledge that April Fools has already passed (and has done so without Yours Truly playing any noteworthy pranks), but I have to share the Domestic Diva's version of an April Fools Joke - the one that mothers will be able to use when putting goldfish in your children's toilet or duct-taping something extensively is not longer age appropriate. 

Of course, my prediction has come true. Cupcakes have taken over the universe. Martha Stewart herself has had a "Cupcake Week" in which she shares her favorite recipes, and opens a "Cutest Cupcake Contest" for her zealous fans to enter. But Martha's team managed to come up with an April Fools cupcake, though I'm not sure if you could actually get your children to eat it. 

The Corn On the Cob cupcake was taken from one of the millions of cupcake cookbooks out there, this one by Karen Tack called "Hello, Cupcake!" Analysis of the recipe shows that there are actually no corn byproducts included (thank goodness), but rather the vanilla cupcakes are topped with jelly beans (the kernels) and laffy taffy (the butter) to appear...well....corny. To add to the presentation, Karen and Martha suggest sticking corn cob holders into either end of three lined up cupcakes. 

To see the recipe and a video clip from Martha's show, click here. 

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