While poring over a new favorite blog of mine, I found this delicious little entry.  I love cupcakes… I love baking… and I love cute little teeny tiny itty bitty girly things… so I instantly fell in love.  <3  Being the masochist domestic goddess that I am, I got right to work!

I’ve never worked with candy melts or molds… so it was not quite as simple as the blog implies (for a noob like me).  “Melt chocolate bark and candy melts in microwave per directions on package.”  The package said melt them using the defrost setting on the microwave.  I don’t think I’ve ever used the defrost before.  I hit the button and it paused for a moment, as if to say, “Seriously?  You’re defrosting?”  While they melted, I had wonderful visions of boxing these delights up as gifts for people… perhaps even starting my own business with them!  Boy was I wrong…

After completely covering myself in chocolate and sprinkles, I finally got one small batch of bites completed (about 10  LOL).  Then I took my candy melts back to the microwave to soften them up a bit before the next group.  I really didn’t want to wait for the 50% power defrost method, so I hit the usual full power turbo setting.  I quietly commended myself for this because I wanted the stuff to be a little more runny than the first time to get better coverage.  Pfft… I don’t need no stinking directions… these candy people are clearly out of their minds.  I stir it up… expecting it to be thin and smooth… and it completely clumps up and turns into a space-age substance.  WTH!  *grumbles* Stupid candy people…

So, a couple of hours of my life have passed… I have a bowl full of unused batter… a bowl full of ruined candy melt stuff… 10 cupcake bites… and a huge mess in my kitchen.  LOL  Never again.  BUT… at least there were enough “ok” ones to snap a picture or two.

Please, friends… next time I get a bright idea… STOP ME!