While I was at university and studying psychopathology (a subject I found most useful in corporate/advertising life 
) I used to have a slightly odd obsession with real crime and serial killers. I would scare myself senseless while reading about them and then have to do all sorts of strange things to make up for this heightened sense of internal panic. Every night I would make someone check the walk in cupboards in my room just in case a maniac was ensconced within my clothes and shoes and I would sleep with a pair of scissors by the bed (if I lived in America it would have perhaps escalated to a gun) and I would lock the bedroom door and then place something in front of it. Just in case…
Logic dictates that I should have just stopped reading about them but as I did have to read about some of them for university work it became somewhat of an anxious never ending pattern of scaring my pants off in the name of study. My parents, exasperated at having to check the cupboards one night told me that there weren’t many serial killers in Australia.
“Also you would have heard about it by now if there was one”
“Yes but what if you’re the first person that they kill? You would get no warning at all!”
They looked at me, the usual way that you do an alien child and shook their head and walked back to their room tired at being woken to check a room for the umpteenth time.
“See! You just don’t know if you’re the first!” I said to their retreating backs.
“Go to sleep” they said.
My fear of them would extend to wooded areas and forests because from watching movies and television shows no good can happen in a forest. That was the perfect place for them to do what they did. So it seems strange that I would in fact be quite taken with forests and woodland creatures when I have barely visited the areas myself. And from what I hear deer aren’t quite the fanciful gentle creatures that one might imagine. But I refuse to believe that they aren’t and I choose to cover my ears and sing lalalala. To me they’re still Bambi and I wanted to make Bambi into a cupcake.
You can probably tell that making the creatures out of fondant was variable. The owls were easy-they’re such a distinctive looking bird and so varied that there was no mistaking an owl for anything else. However my first effort at shaping a deer was a dismal failure. I’m not sure what I came up with, I think it was a dog. And even after several tries I don’t know if I got Bambi quite right-I suspect not.
Snow White in the cupboard…ahem forest!
Nevertheless, allow me to present to you a version of a forest cupcake. One where serial killers and other grisly creatures do not roam. The cupcake liners were a Christmas giftfrom my lovely American mum Barbara. These cupcakes were made for my god daughter and her sister and you can see that older sister Audrey was already dressed for the part. I promise you I did not impart any scary stories upon her though, she dressed up as Sleeping Beauty from the forest on her own!
So tell me Dear Reader, what scares the pants off you? Serial killers? Running out of food (another one of mine)? Public speaking or having a bad hair day?
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And in some rather cool news, I was excited to see that an interview I did with Cafe Society magazine came out this month and I was a cover line-that’s a fun first! I was very pleased with the way the interview came out too. And not to be greedy or an attention grabber but I was also in Dynamic Business in a feature called For Love and Money: Blogging.
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But now onto something adorable because all Mondays should start with a smile…my god daughter and her sister!
My god daughter Evie who from all reports is an excellent eater!
Mmm cupcakes!
Bambi & Friends Cupcakes
For chocolate mud cupcakes
- 165g/6ozs. butter (doesn’t matter if it’s at room temp or not in this recipe)
- 120g/4ozs. dark eating chocolate broken up into pieces
- 1 1/3 cups light brown sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup plain flour
- 1/4 cup cornflour or cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 egg
1. Preheat oven to 150c fan forced or 170c non fan forced.
2. Place butter, chocolate, sugar, the water in small saucepan over low heat until melted and combined. Cool for 15 minutes.
3. Using a whisk, add flour, cocoa and then egg (at this stage it will look like liquidey dark chocolate ganache). Spoon into patty tins.
4. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Cool in tin.
Bambi figures (inspired by this site who did hers a lot better than I did):
In background: a log for the body and a ball on top to place the head. In foreground, cutting out ears using a cutter.
Roll a white ball for the head and then using the diamond cutter cut out a piece of brown fondant to wrap over head. Attach the ears to the head with a small amount of water on the tip of a brush.
The head and body
Just needing some eyes and legs!
I can see!
Attaching legs
Owl figures
Roll a small ball of fondant and then flatten it out slightly to become a round edged rectangle
Pinch the tips of one end to make the ears. Use a straw to draw feathers on the chest area and make eyes using some brown and white fondant and adhere onto the face using a small amount of water on the tip of a brush. Make a beak and feet using a tiny amount of yellow fondant.
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Lovely article and sweet cupcakes! I think I like the owls best. Public speaking is a pretty big fear of mine. And getting abandoned/betrayed by people I trust most. Yea…
Really nice article in the Cafe Society magazine. Your marketing background is surely paying dividends. You are continuing your advertising career with yourself as a client!
This is such a lovely post Lorraine! You look gorgeous in those photos and congratulations on the features! These cupcakes look adorable too! What scares me the most..? I can’t watch horror movies, my imagination is too wild as it is!
Great write-ups, congratulations! And I suspect you’ve made Japanese raccoon-dog cupcakes..
Lovely wrappers too!
OMG so cute. These are precious, and your God daughter cute too. Really nice photos. getting older scares me like no serial killer
Congrats on the article! An interesting read…
Those cupcakes are soooooo pretty! A child’s delight.
Cheers,
Rosa
is there no limit to your talents? jane
OMG, a owl! LOL. So very cute!
Congratulations on the article. You are so photogenic daaaaaahling, you look beautiful in your pictures.
Speaking of beautiful… OMG, these cupcakes are so darling, little works of art. It would be a shame to eat them almost.
These are so cute! I think your deer looks great. What scares the pants off me is how easily politicians lie to get elected, then do the exact opposite of what they said they’d do.
these cupcakes are just too adorable!
oooh and congrats on the article!
aw the cupcakes are very sweet.
I also have a morbid fascination with serial killers. I read about them and watch all the crime shows. Although I don’t have to get someone to check my cupboards before I sleep, there are now certain things that I would never do. For instance, if I was broken down on the side of the road I would never accept help from a stranger. A bit sad really.
First of all I like to say that I like the owls a lot! The cupcakes are super cute, and the owls are my favourites.
Then, in regard to your question: I am scared of knives, which is bad since I spend a lot of time cooking, I try never to think about it, I am not at the phobia stage, and I try to overcome my fear daily
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Congrats for the article, you give wise advise about the stats, and for your book coming out next year, it sounds like fun!
Have a good week
ciao
A.
I love it when you do these gorgeous imagination recipes!! These are just the cutest ever!!
I was scared of serial killers as well for a similiar reason, reading those sort of books really freaks you out! I found I couldn’t get up to the children of a night so I had to stop.
Love the articles, so pleased for you, they read fantastic
these are too cute Lorraine …. lovely pic of you too in the article congrats
Oh those cupcakes look great! I really love the way the grass is done.
I think what went wrong with the deer is perhaps the head is too round? I went to have a look at “Sweet and Saucy” and her deer heads were more oval in shape.
They still look great though, and I could tell they were deer or something similar
I love the article about you – can’t wait for the book.
Wow, these are just so adorable. To be honest, I just don’t have the patience for this type of handiwork. But so glad you do, as these are just lovely.
Oh, and I think your little figures do look like deer!
They are just adorable, my little Evie says ‘oh wow’ and then ‘why are they on the grass’!! And my Evie is an awesome eater too, maybe its the name.
btw i think you can sleep easy, no serial killers would go after you as then they would be hunted down by thousands of food bloggers….
Those little girls would have been thrilled to find those cupcakes! How lovely are you??
Adorable, the cupcakes you god daughter and her sister. Love the interviews and how cool is the front page headline. YAY! Oh I totally can not read scary stories or watch scary movies ever! It turns me insane. For some reason I hate walking past mirrors at night time, must be from some horror movie or story I read once.
Yeah for you and the cafe society interview! wonderful…
laughed so much at your serial killer obsessions, reminded me of me and my sister growing up, and having to be tucked into our beds so tightly!!! my sister even used to jump into bed with me so that she had the wall and Me as a buffer!!! cupcakes are the best healing things…little cakes that rise rapidly in a very short time under extreme heat! thankyou
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee so cute!!!
Ohh Lorraine, they’re adorable! I can’t even imagine the patience you’d have needed to create these! They’re aboslutely gorgeous and wlel worth the effort!
Serial killers terrify me, as does the dark, my shawdow, spiders, snakes, running out of money, an empty fridge, massive waves swallowing me up, tripping whilst on the stage public speaking. Mr HG teases me about all my scares. Lol!
Love the cakes, just adorable!
Super cute cupcakes and I loved the article!
Lorraine you are endlessly entertaining! I love the way you write and I really look forward to checking your blog every day.
I sometimes do public speaking and I sometimes go to the forest, but the scariest thing I do is drive in inner Sydney!!
Your story is too funny. I was petrified of the dark, and drove my Mom crazy. As far as a more dangerous weapon in the USA, I do not think so. It could turn on you so no weapons at all next to your bed were necessary.
Your Bambi is better than I can make, so will leave it there. Sounds like a great recipe and I love the cupcake holders from your friend in the USA. Wish I had 1/2 of your energy and desire to bake.
Lucky Mr NQN!! Will be fun to see your book when it comes out and congrats on the magazine, you look great.
The owls got a huge thumbs up from my niece who is staying with us this week – she has a birthday coming up and I think you’ve helped her decide this year’s theme!
I am terrified of clowns…I freeze when I see them and can’t bring myself to go to a circus.
Congrats on the features – you go girl!
how adorable! I’ve never played with fondant before I really should, it looks so simple! And great article Lorraine!
Your cupcakes look very cute!!
You sound alot like me, I ended up having to ban myself from watching criminal minds because it made me convinced that there are serial killers EVERYWHERE! Haha
So it seems I am not the only one to have to check their wardrobe for the hidden psycho before going to sleep at night, wow and all this time I thought I was alone in that!!
Congrats on the article, the photos are very flattering aren’t they!
Will have to try the cupcakes – an excuse to go and buy some chocolate
Congratulations on the articles Lorraine! The cupcakes are gorgeous too.
I’d posit that it was the Bambi movie itself that started this whole Serial-Killer thing… as I recall at the end of the movie Bambi’s mother was killed by a hunter (definitely a Serial Killer) in the (suddenly inhospitable and dangerous) forest. My friends and I were DEVASTATED!!!!! So much for a ‘feel-good’ children’s movie! A generation of young viewers had their lives scarred by that film. No 5 year old wants to be told their mother might die… Good to see the power of creativity being used to transform this into sweetness and light!
Really impressive writeup and absolutely gorgeous picture of you. The cupcakes are adorable as are the 2 girls!
First of all – my warmest congrats on the ‘Cafe Society’ interview & beautiful photo: you surely know how to present yourself
! Thanks for sharing your goddaughter’s photo – am sure you’ve got more than one too! Lovely, happy kids! What would a week be without some form of cupcakes from Lorraine? 
! But these are so cute for kids, big or little. I’m scared witless by nature’s occasional fury, be it in the form of wind or thunder or whatever. In ‘my’ day had to fly every week: seemed to spend my life in planes – and, after a number of near-misses, got quite a phobia re that also: that was definitely NO fun!! Didn’t know you had studied psycho-path – oops, have to be more careful what I give away of myself!! 
! lol
i couldn’t bear to eat those cute little critters!
when i read scary novels i have to put the book in another room to sleep at night… hmm, yeah saying it out loud makes me realise that’s a tad strange…
What a gorgeous treat for those girls – I’ll bet you are a very favourite “aunt”!
Congrats on the press, Lorraine.
Love the cupcakes.
SSG xxx
~~If you weren’t so nice and hilareous and interesting, i’d be VERY jealous of you, L.
I love love love this site.
how many readers did you say?
SHIT! Damn. Shit!
and you know what…You deserve it…cuz you give your readers Everything.
PS.Luv the cupcakes.
Pss. I can see why you love Dexter.
Psss. i was so scaaaaaared and sooo terrified when i watched “Hostel.”
ANyhow, That scared the hell out of me.
xxxxx
Well done on the publicity.
But Miss 8 has spotted the cupcakes and now wants me to make them for her. And trying to shape a Bambi to look as good as yours? That scares me!
Great blog post.
What scares me the most is clowns and running out of toilet paper.
and what interests me the most is your nail varnish. Love that colour!
Congrats on the articles, TRUE!
LOVE the cupcakes too!
My mind STARTS where Stephen King’s leaves off day or night!
Would invite you to visit my mind, but might give you a fright!! WHOO HOO!
How adorable is your goddaughter?! She’s so cute! These cupcakes look great! I’ve never be able to figure out how to shape that Bambi figurine, thanks for the tutorial.
And congrats on the feature
My goodness, Lorraine, you’ve been a busy woman! These cupcakes are really cute.
What intrigues me more are the fears. I think my bigges fear is of failure. Not sure why but I’m going to blame it on my mother.
Your blogging success is due to your unique style and the way you connect with readers like me. You tickle us with a lovely peek into your life, always leaving more to be discovered.
Don’t look at your stats.
totally loving the owls !~!!!
These are about the cutest little cupcakes I’ve seen in a very long while! My house is in the middle of nowhere, so we have frequent woodland visitors to our yard. It’s hard for me to grow a garden even, because the critters (especially Bambi and his relatives) love to come to our outdoor “restaurant” and help themselves. The deer are particularly bold, but usually run away if we get too close.
Your cupcakes are the cutest! So are your goddaughter and her sister. I think the things that scare me most are slithery things.
Congratulations on the article and the cover mention!
Oh, how extraordinary! and yes the cupcakes are great also
You are just so much fun to read and really, that Mother’s Day Rhubarb Cake was FABULOUS! Yes I know it was a while ago but people are still talking about it! You are such an inspiration.
thanks. Susan
Your cupcakes look gorgeous! (as a cake decorating hobbyist, I always love to see what idea’s people come up with!) Congratulations on the article, I always enjoy reading your blog and seeing what you have been up to (and eating) each day!!
There is so much to comment on here. I love that you don’t look at your traffic. Your confidence in who you are is why I come here. When I lived in california, a real live serial killer (now behind bars) was on loose. I was petrified and made my neighbor, a guy, sleep on my couch until he was caught.
They are so cute, well done!
Well done on the interviews too.
Love the interview/write up (and you should always be a cover line, in my opinion). I really like the fact that you’re upfront about knowing your worth and getting it. I’m terrified and run and hide from anything like that, nto just in monetary terms but even just accepting I’m an okay person, so I’m inspired
Oh Harlen Cobin, Dean Koontz, Jeffery Deaver – I love these authors but if you read too much, late at night when all is quiet – oops you can jump in the dark and think the worst when strange noises eminate. Likewise Lorraine, crime and thriller books can leave a ‘scared’ feeling but they are so enjoyable
Not nearly as enjoyable as your adorable cup cakes. Great article too, shame I saw the ‘enlarge article’ sign after I had squinted enjoyably through this snippet. I think we are all looking forward to your book – please say it won’t be scary <3 x
So cutie-pie! I have a secret, I have never spent a night on my own in my life! I have spent it isolated on the farm with only children, but still never just on my ownsome.
Love the write ups too, good for you and never change who you are for what you think others want you to be either!
Just one more thing to keep you up at nights…. wasn’t Bambi’s mum shot in the forest by a serial killer???
I so know what you mean, I have always been fascinated with things like that!! Gorgeous cake too, super cute
Snap on the profile, you look stunning, as always!
Heidi xo
The cupcakes are soo darling! You are clever as you are beautiful!! Well done on the article too, here’s to all your future success!!!As for being frienghtened by things I remember dreaming I was in a Soprano’s episode & was great friends with Carmela (Tony Soprano’s wife..)!!!No more late night TV for me!!!!!
Love the cupcakes, they are so cute. Your scarey story reminds me of living alone. I always kept a can of fly spray by my bed, I figured I could spray an intruder in the eyes and then escape OR it was useful for the summer mosquito buzzing about in the middle of the night!!
Congratulations on the articles!
Your animal forest cupcakes are so gorgeous, and a much nicer vision than a serial killer forest!
Paranormal activity scares my pants off. It doesn’t help that my imagination runs wild and even though I’ve never had a ghostly experience in my house, if my mind is in scared, overdrive mode I have to run, not walk, past dark rooms
So cute! And so thrilled for you. Such an amazing, witty lady who definitely overflows with creativity. I love to design with pictures, Lorraine. But you love to cook, write and put the fabulous pictures together so astonishingly well. Voila
I love your work. I love your integrity. How often is it that women can be clever, feminine, talented, witty and loyal to what they actually are? Whether it be the lowliest of recipes or the most sophisticated of menus? You celebrate the best of what women can achieve.
Good on you Lorraine.
very brave to let us in on a step-by-step and they are gorgeous; precious godchildren!
You GO, girl!!! can’t wait for book…
Everything about this post is adorable: the cupcakes, the cupcake holders, the children…and congratualtions for the interview!!
I showed this post to my sister who adores cute things and miniatures with equal devotion. The squealing was tremendous; well done!
I must confess, I didn’t think about serial killers when I was a kid, but there was this “scary monster” living in the heating vent under my bed. I stuffed pillows all around myself before I went to sleep. Like that would protect me!
Congrats on the mag cover…I enjoyed reading the articles.
And what sweet goddaughters you have!
Oh, PS! Love the cupcakes!
they are very cute cupcakes – and gorgeous papers! I had a lot of nightmares as a child and couldn’t watch scary movies – I watch a few now but even so have my limits – the dark can be very creepy
Congras and Congras.
And how freaking cute are those cupcakes and your goddaughter.
Hey pretty girl! LOVE seeing you in that cool mag. I would much rather focus on these sweet cupcakes than that scary stuff you mentioned. Great job on these
The kids are so cute!
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These cupcakes are adorable, and so are the little girls!
REally nice article on you with great pictures. BTY–the cupcakes and the kids are adorable as well!
Loved the articles, wasn’t aware of how large your readership was! Can’t wait for the book!
Hi Xiaolu-Thanks! Oh god yes public speaking is mortifying isn’t it!
OH yes that is awful, I know what you mean. I have met a few unsavoury people in my time!
Hi Three-Cookies-thank you! I hope so!
Hehe that’s a good way to look at it!
Hi Maria-Thanks so much Maria!
Hehe I know, I don’t watch them either-I don’t need any more frights! 
Hi Celia-hehe thanks! Yes Barbara always chooses so well!
Hi tania-Thank you Tania! Isn’t she darling? Such a cute smile. Oh that’s very honest!
Hi Rosa-thanks Rosa! I hoped that they would like them
Hi Jane-You are too kind!
Hi joey-I love owls, a bit too much I think
Hi Heavenly Housewife-Thank you dahlink! You are so sweet to say so
Hehe I was glad that the kids liked them! 
Hi Cakelaw-Thank you!
Oh yes don’t you think they should be held to do the things that they pledge to? I consider it bait and switch!
Hi Lisa-Thanks so much Lisa!
Hi jess-Thank you Jess! Oh yes I think it can only be a good thing being so vigilent don’t you?
Hi Alessandra-hehe cool! Thank you
I’m not that comfortable with them either to be honest! Thank you so much! You too! 
Hi GourmetGetaways-Thank you GG!
Oh yes it’s a compulsion to read them isn’t it! Oh so you went cold turkey? :O Thank you!
Hi Monica-thanks Monica! That’s very sweet of you to say
Hi B-Thank you! It’s astroturf
I think you’re right! Ahh I tried so many times but it just wouldn’t work! Oh cool 
Hi Debra-Thanks Debra!
Hi Julia-Thank you! I’m not very patient so I’m surprised I sat down to make these
Thank you very much! 
Hi muppy-Thanks Muppy!
Oh it must be an Evie thing! YAY for Evies! 
Haha I’ll keep that in mind! 
Hi Holly-Thanks Holly! I love seeing excited faces I must say!
Hi Linda-I was so excited about the headline! I’ve never been one before
Oooh yes! I know what you mean, people always turn up in mirrors behind you in movies!
Hi Anna-thank you Anna!
Haha I can see her logic really, I would do the same although poor you! 
Absolutely! 
Hi Iron Chef Shellie-thanks Shellie!
Hi jess-hehe thankyou! Oddly enough, I don’t think that I am a very patient person but perhaps I am with figurines
thank you!
Hi Anna-Oh you’ve named so many of mine too! Big waves are frightening aren’t they! Thank you!
Hi The Food Mentalist-Thank you so much!
Hi Margaret-You are too kind! I’m blushing and thank you so much for reading every day! Hehe oh yes that is very dangerous-as a P driver I can attest to that!
Hi Darlene-Thanks Darlene! yes I’m not a fan of the dark at all
I think I have a compulsion to bake, I can’t help it 
. Thank you so much! 
Hi Di-licious-Aww cool! I’m so glad!
Yes clowns are super creepy and that’s even before the book/movie! Thank you! 
Hi Jenny-It’s so much fun!
Thank you!
Hi Nikki-Thanks Nikki!
You know it’s funny that you mention CM-I love it because I adore Matthew Gray Gubler but watching it before bed is a big nono! It’s soo scary!
Hi Tania-Yes it’s both of us! And did you know BTK the serial killer who freaked me out the most used to hide in wardrobes! Thank you!
Hi Jen-Thanks so much Jen!
Hi Kyle-Ooh nice theory there and you may be right! :O I know, it shouldn’t have happened. What happened to happy endings? We didn’t need reality at that age! Thank you so much!
Hi Maris-Thanks Maris! You are too kind! Aren’t they special?
Hi Eha-Thank you very much Eha! No she’s my only god daughter actually! I was amazed that I was chosen because I’m not really a typical god mother candidate! Oh yes nature and its power is a force to be reckoned with that’s for sure! :O
Hi Leanne-hehe fair enough!
Oh that’s interesting! I never thought of that! 
Hi Amanda-thank you! I hope I am
Hi SSG-Thanks lovely! xxx
Hi kim-Aww Kim thank you!
I adore my readers, each and every one of them! 
Isn’t Dexter fabulous/ I can’t wait til he comes back on! I haven’t seen Hostel yet though but I shall consider myself suitably warned! xxx
Hi bronnie-Thanks Bronnie!
Oh do the owls! Trust me, they’re so easy 
Hi Laurie-Thank you!
Clowns are hideous aren’t they! And did you see that Seinfeld episode where she ran out of toilet paper? 
Oh thank you! That’s Kaleidoscope by Chanel. I love it too!
Hi Joanne-Thanks so much Joanne and for the lovely rhyme too!
Hi Phuoc-She’s such a little star isn’t she? Listen to me a stage godmother
You’re very welcome! I think it needs some improvement on the head though :S Thank you! 
Hi Maureen-Thanks, yes I’d love a day off!
Thank you! Oh yes I don’t like to fail either, I know how you feel. Thank you so much Maureen, you’ve got such a great blog yourself! 
You are too kind!
Hi Dolly-thanks Dolly!
Hi Betty-thanks so much Betty!
Oh really? :O How wonderful to have visitors but hmmm not so charming to have them chomp on your outdoor restaurant! 
Haha do scarecrow help at all?
Hi Lisa- Thank you so much! Oh yes *shudders* at slithery thing! thanks!
Hi Susan-Thank you Susan!
Aww shucks I’m so glad that it was a hit! Thank you for the utterly lovely compliment! 
Hi Rachel-Thanks so much!
I’m so flattered, thank you for reading! 
Hi Angela-Hehe yes I think it can really obsess some people and that’s not a good thing at all. OMG Angela really? I just got goose pimples reading that!
And I’m glad you did so that we can read your blog!
Hi Camilla-Thanks very much Camilla!
Hi Hannah-Haha Hannah you are such a sweetie! I think I’ve worked too long in advertising to accept some of these dodgy offers that come my way
Oh good, well I hope you know that you’re an absolute treasure and how much you’re worth!
Hi Merryn-Oh yes you can quite literally scare yourself to staying awake! I’ve done that many a time-eek! But yes they are so pleasurable aren’t they. Perhaps a measured scare is best for us!
Oh sorry about that! I promise you it won’t be scary at all! 
xxx
Hi InTolerantChef-Thank you Rebecca!
I don’t blame you, I hate spending a night alone (hmm that sounds strange doesn’t it 
). Oh no, I know that’s what Kyle said! Better not think of Bambi then 
Hi Heidi-I don’t know why i love reading about it! Thank you as always you are so lovely
xxx
Hi Tina-Aww Tina I’m blushing thank you!
Thank you and it’s all due to lovely readers like you! Oh my, what a scary dream! :O Was that the only one you had about the Sopranos?
Hi Betty-Thanks Betty!
Oh that’s a great idea, I love it! It’s kind of like mace but also practical for mosquitoes too! 
Hi Chanel-thank you Chanel!
Hehe imagine if I did a serial killer forest cupcake. Hmm ok then you would know I had totally lost it 
Oh yes it’s that whole unknown area that scares me too! Although I do love psychic shows!
Hi Marilyn-Thanks Marilyn!
You are always such a positive lady and it’s so nice to have met you! 
Hi Louise-Aww thank you so much. What a lovely thing for you to say! I’m blushing really, you are too kind!
Hi rose-Thank you Rose! Aren’t they adorable girls? I seem to be surrounded with little girls!
Thank you so much!
Hi Nuts about food-hehe aren’t the girls just darling? I love seeing pics of your liluns too, they are precious! Thank you so much!
Hi Midge-hehe so I got her seal of approval?! How cute!
Hi Barbara-Oooh now I bet he would have made all sorts of creepy noises too! Hehe that is SO cute putting pillows are you to stop the monster
Thank you! Yes Evie and Audrey are lil angels 
Hi Johanna-I loved the papers and knew that I wanted to make something suitable for them! Yes the dark can indeed be very creepy-to an adult too!
Hi penny-Thanks Penny!
haha they are so freaking cute aren’t they those girls 
I just like seeing them smile!
Hi marla-Hey Marla! Thanks so much
Hehe well that’s probably a sensible thing isn’t it 
Thank you!
Hi Hanna-thanks Hanna! You are too kind!
Hi Victoria-Thank you Victoria! The girls are like scrumptious little cupcakes!
Hi Clarice-Thanks! I put it on my About Me Advertising page but people don’t often look there
Thank you so much! I can’t wait either! I hope you like it! 
Oh my gosh…these are the most darling cupcakes ever!!! You did an incredible job making those adorable animals and your little deer definitely look like deer…not doggies.
The cupcake liners are also so cute!!
The thing is…the cupcakes are almost too pretty to eat. I would call them edible art!
What is pyschpathology?
I LOVED Bambi. I had a 4 foot toy one bigger than me with bendy legs.
Such adorable cupcakes for even more adorable girls. I’m glad you enjoyed the liners. Congrats on the well deserved recognition. xoxo Mum
Such lovely cupcakes, Lorraine! I have yet to work with fondant but I’d really love to…the owls are too cute! And a huge congrats on your features, so exciting!!
your story sent me into peals of laughter. while i dare not share my fears on the web, i can tell you that i can DEFINITELY relate to your active imagination.
Oh my, these cupcakes are SO adorable!!! You are so inventive! I love the owls and bambi.
A world without high heels scares me!
Scares? A living room with orange carpeting, an aqua-colored vinyl Barcalounger, cheap TV tray tables, a yellow-colored vinyl rocking chair … with an open view of an old, dirty kitchen with a cheap 1950′s dinette, brown linoleum floor tiles as old and scratched and dull from the 1950′s, and a coppertone refrigerator. Dick Cheney scares me, too. :0)
Hi sheila-Thank you so much Sheila!
Aww thanks! I was so worried about the deer! Hehe you are so sweet! 
Hi Blond Duck-The study of psychopaths, mental illness and abnormal behavrious! Haha why am I not surprised?
Hi mum-Thanks for the lovely liners!
They are gorgeous. THank you! 
xxx
Hi Faith-Thanks Faith!
I find it like plasticine-except edible! 
Thank you so much!
Hi clearlytangled-Hehe why thank you!
ooh how intriguing! 
Hi Jennifer-Thank you! Haha I love it! Yes imagine a world without them! :O
Hi Linda-Wow that’s a great list! And yes Dick Cheney is scary indeed!
Like you, I also enjoy scaring myself by reading serial killer stuffs and then I think about it for weeks. On the street I feel like I was being followed and I must, must check my closet before I go to bed to see that no one’s in there.
But what scares me the most is gory films, like saw, hostel, texas chainsaw… I also cannot watch 127 hours, only for that one scene.
Cool article! That is so awesome. I look forward to your book. Oh and by the way, you have the patience of a saint making them cupcake decorations
Two of my favorite things – serial killer obsession and cupcakes!! Hannibal Lector was my favorite character growing up…is that weird? Probably. And now he’s moved over slightly to make room for Dexter. <3
These cupcakes are adorable! I would be almost sad to eat them, they're so cute.
CONGRATS on a very cool article! Fabulous! And you deserve 2 woodland animal cupcakes, you do! Loved this post! And yes, studied psychology and then freaky, twisted expressionist art and adore murder mysteries. Yup! And cupcakes.
These are too cute Lorraine
Oh they’re adorable! The cupcakes & the girls
I think you did a great job on the deer too.
Love the articles too. As for what scares me, I love reading about serial killers and psychopaths but what really scares me are nasty car crashes.
Hi Michael-I think they’re all good precautionary measures personally!
Oh I haven’t seen that movie, I think I’ll consider myself warned! 
Thank you so much! 
Hi Diana-Haha excellent!
No not at all! What a fascinating character he was! Ahh yes I do love me some Dexter-a lot! 
I wish it would come back on! Thank you!
Hi Jamie-Thanks Jamie!
Haha! Ooh what was your favourite subject? 
Hi Tina-thank you very much!
Hi Phunk-Thank you1
Aww thank you, you are too kind! Oh yes what a terrible way for people to die 
congrats on the article!! it was cool to learn about you starting out in the blogger world.. i’ll totally be your intern hehehe. ps, cupcakes are soo adorable!
I LOVE the owls! Cuteness. If I could I would pinch their cheeks… you might not be very pleased with me though as I’d wreck your hard work
p.s congratulations on the articles. And I wait in anticipation for the book!
These are adorable….Thanks for sharing x Bex
So adorable, Lorraine! Congrats on the media coverage! Looking forward to your book:)
cute cupcakes, cute kids. the owls are definitely my favorite–they just look so wise.
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