My husband and his friends have been pretty much obsessed with Gold Rush: Alaska since the first season, and for the first two seasons I basically mocked them for it. I was pretty sure they were just watching a grown-up version of Bob the Builder to see bulldozers at work. I could not see the allure of a show about gold miners fighting the elements, time, and each other for what would amount to a few glass jars of shiny flakes. Somehow, this season, I've gotten sucked in. It's already on my television every Friday night, so I might as well give it a try, I thought. What I learned this season is that Gold Rush is really a show about relationships: the relationship between 19-year-old Parker and his mentor and grandpa, John; the tension-filled relationship between Dustin Hurt and his dad, Dakota Fred; and the relationship between the Turin/Hoffman crews who had to work together to meet their goal.
So when Mr. Q sent me a text last Friday afternoon (a snow day off work for me) that said, "Gold Rush finale party tonight?" I decided to make it a real party. Which, for me, means cupcakes. And guests. And food. But mostly cupcakes.
I was pretty lazy with these because I already knew exactly how I wanted to decorate them. I used a boxed mix for the cupcakes themselves, then crushed a row of Oreos and stirred 2/3 of the crumbs into a container of Betty Crocker Whipped chocolate frosting. After spreading the frosting, I added the big Oreo chunks and GOLD SPRINKLES! We've hit the motherlode!
For dinner, we served seasoned turkey burgers and rosemary sweet potatoes. We had a few friends over, including my friend C who had never even heard of Gold Rush yet caught on immediately that it is less about the bulldozers and more about the DRAMA, and we all had a great night.
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Looks Yummy!!
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Thanks!
DeleteThey look so easy and SO delicious! :)
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Thanks Lindsey!
DeleteFun! Sounds like a show I need to check out :). Those cupcakes look soooo good.
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Thank you Bobi, I'll be sure to stop by your linky party!
DeleteI love a party that's all about the cupcakes! These look amazing!
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Thanks Kelly - I think MOST of my parties are all about the cupcakes. I was telling Mr. Q that we need small children so I can plan more cool cupcakes because adults just aren't as impressed as children!
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