The Cupcake Battle

So I'm going through my pantry yesterday and notice I have a cake mix - marble to be exact. Not my favourite, but the craving for cupcakes kicks in immediately. Frantically searching the cupboards some more, I find a big can of chocolate "whipped" icing...temptation kicks in -- do I make cupcakes or not?

Now those who know me know I absolutely, positively love cake - especially cupcakes. They're just so tiny and creamy and sweet, and I adore those crunchy sprinkles on the top. I think emotionally they take me back to happy feelings of celebrations such as birthdays, weddings, etc.

Then the voice inside my head goes something like this...

OMG - I have to make cupcakes. I mean, why not? I haven't had cake/cupcakes in months! I deserve it. The house will smell sooooo good too. But wait!... I won't be able to control myself once I make them. (This is the reason I rarely bake; I usually eat half the batch.) I'll eat at least 5 today and then, who knows tomorrow? If I don't make them, I won't be tempted.

But wait yet again! My kids would have so much fun helping me with them! I'd really be making them for the children! And I could just have one or two and then bring them into work...

Who am I kidding???? I'd be making them for ME! I'd probably eat at least 10 of them myself. DO NOT MAKE CUPCAKES! DO NOT MAKE CUPCAKES!

At this point, I take the cake mix and icing and put it into the back of the cupboard - out of sight, out of mind, right?

So far I'm winning the battle, but the cupcakes may still win the war...