these cupcakes are the cupcakes that started it all. a couple of years ago i stumbled upon a recipe for a cupcake that was based on the elvis sandwich. it was a banana cupcake with peanut butter frosting. what the fuck? how can you call it something based on the elvis sandwich when there is no bacon on it. so i used the recipe, tweaked it just a bit and added bacon on top. the first time i made them was for alison's birthday because she works at a vegas themed bar. it was quite a hit. i've made it a bunch of times since then and i've experimented in all different way on how to mash the bananas (puree, chunky, etc.) and garnish the bacon (sliced, chopped, crumble). today i settled on the pureed banana/ crumble the bacon combination.
i made the cupcakes for a craft fair in town. my friend has a big table for hats & pot holders she crochet. we quickly realized that not much was going on. i had a sign up that listed what the cupcakes are and i even made some without bacon (blasphemy!) but i only sold about 5 of them. oh yea, and the people that bought them happened to be my friends. for the most part people would walk up to the stand, read the sign, laugh and then walk away. some people even told me they didn't like bacon (what the fuck?) and even didn't like cupcakes (jump off a bridge!). gillain didn't have much luck with her sales either. the best part is that we have to do it all over again tomorrow. happy happy joy joy!
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