sugar overdose

Have you ever had that 'I Ate Too Much Sugar And Now Want To Die' feeling?
Because I have. Right now, in fact.
It ain't pretty.

(Symptoms of sugar excess for anyone not in the know: being tired, cranky & overfed.)

During a walk today I came across 'Two Little Red Hens Bakery' on eighth avenue in Brooklyn. (http://www.twolittleredhens.com/) I was with a friend who owed me $5, so we oh-so brilliantly decided that the best way to even up the financial situation was to buy me cupcakes and/or sweets.

The interior of the shop was very nice -- think Park Slope Yuppie meets downhome country -- and full of the typical whitebread couples who seem to frequent such places. The bakery itself was small, but packed full of shelves lined with tarts, pies, cakes and cupcakes. Heeeeeeeaven! (Cue in Belinda's Carlisle 'Heaven on Earth' if you're reading this to music.) Everything looked incredible, in that picture perfect Martha Stewart Living kind of way. All the cakes and cupcakes were deocrated with a heavy coating of icing and artful/edible flowers. They looked like every cake I had ever wanted at my birthday parties as a little kid.

Naturally, being such a nice place, everything cost an exorbitant amount. Cupcakes were more expensive than the ones over at Magnolia's, and cakes were as high as $40. My friend and I just stood there for awhile in stunned silence, switching back and forth between coveting the food and loathing the cost of it. Perky salesgirls kept popping up from behind the shelves asking us if we needed help. I felt like we were surrounded by a magical breed of overly helpful cupcake baking elves or something.

I ended up spotting a cake that was on sale for $5. At 4" around, it was the only item of that size that was under $12. My friend got it for me, and we took it to my apartment, reverently sliced it in half, and chowed down...

... which explains why I feel so sick right now. Death by sugar. (Or else maybe there was some dark, twisted reason it was on sale for $5 ... poisoned, maybe?)

Not that anyone much cares, but here is a hideously lit picture of the cake:

Oh, and I forgot to mention that it was a pretty delicious cake. Homemade frosting, good texture, the whole bit. Yummy. It did, however, eradicate any desire I have had to consume sugar. Right now I feel like avoiding the stuff for the next week.