A Very Sweet Gift

A Very Sweet Gift

August 13th, 2010 @ 4:45 pm by Mrs. Pin Cushion
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Yesterday, UPS delivered an unassuming box to my front door. It was large and heavy (perhaps it felt extra heavy because my arms look like chicken legs, having not seen the inside of a gym in 27.8 months).

I opened the box to reveal a late arrival wedding gift. As I peeled back the wrapping and saw the contents on the gift, my heart began to pound. I felt lightheaded. Small sweat beads formed across my upper lip. Could it be? Were my eyes deceiving me?

(Can you, sneaky readers, tell what this fantastic gift might contain?)

I (lovingly) pried back the flaps of the next package….

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My suspicions were correct! My friends had sent Mr. Pin Cushion and I a lifetime’s supply (ha, I mean a year’s supply) of Rainbow Chip Cake Mix and Icing! (Aka Funfetti [though Rainbow Chip is infinitely times better, due to its chewy icing balls]).

Betty Crocker, I give thanks to thee! (from here and here)

My friends gifted us a dozen boxes of Rainbow Cake Mix, 8 cans of Rainbow Chip Icing (the hot dog-hot dog bun irony strikes again) and a cake plate.

I made a beeline to the kitchen to try out our new gift.

And it was delicious.

What gift have you received that was a total shock to you? And, if anyone dares to say that Funfetti is better than Rainbow Chip, I’ll see you in the parking lot after class!!

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38 Responses to “A Very Sweet Gift”

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Mrs. French Fries (message) 2,218 posts, Buzzing bee

Seriously. YUM. When I was in college I had a secret single behavior of eating rainbow chip frosting straight from the can.

8/13/10 @ 5:02 pm (reply)

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funniegirl (message) 42 posts, Newbee

that is the best frosting in the world!!!!

8/13/10 @ 5:05 pm (reply)

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Miss Plaid (message) 769 posts, Busy bee

Umm you do not understand how jealous I am of you right now. I can’t find Fun Chip down here in Texas anywhere! Funfetti is my favorite kind of cake ever. I plan on making funfetti for my wedding cake. Yumm.

8/13/10 @ 5:14 pm (reply)

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LambsEars (message) 122 posts, Blushing bee

I looove funfetti! That’s quite possibly the best wedding gift ever!

@Mrs. FF - I totally had the same single secret behavior in college! Heck, I still do that occasionally now when my fiance is out of town. lol.

8/13/10 @ 5:17 pm (reply)

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jordynrose (message) 6,351 posts, Bee Keeper

Your little cake looks delicious! What an awesome present! I’ll take one please.

8/13/10 @ 5:23 pm (reply)

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MrsJKH2be (message) 874 posts, Busy bee

My best gift yet (I’ve only hit my Bridal Shower - Wedding is coming up!)

It was a gift to a local farm/ice cream parlor/market that holds nightly cooking dinner making classes. You pick the amount of dinners you want to make. They provide all the ingredients already chopped/measured/etc and then you make the meal according to their instructions. You package the meal up and bring it home and freeze until you are ready to use! I received a certificate for 6 meals - that I don’t have to make!!! You can choose whatever you want from their monthly menu. And I’m talking fancy meals…..

8/13/10 @ 5:25 pm (reply)

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naangel55 (message) 3,054 posts, Sugar bee

Yum yum yum!!! I only have Rainbow Chip by us that I know of, but since I got my stand mixer I have been making every cake and cupcake from scratch. You can create your own Rainbow Chip/Funfetti frosting or cake by adding jimmies (or sprinkles) of different colors. Its a fun thing to do around sports games (I did different colors for the superbowl teams, soccer, etc)

8/13/10 @ 5:26 pm (reply)

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Miss Plaid (message) 769 posts, Busy bee

@naangel55: That’s what I’m planning for my wedding. Funfetti in blue and yellow!

8/13/10 @ 5:31 pm (reply)

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Dana

Omg…what great friends you have!!!! And are you kidding? NOTHING beats Funfetti!! I don’t know why I didn’t think to put something like that on my registry!! I probably still have some time to sneak a little Betty Crocker goodness on my MyRegistry.com wish list. I know I have quite a few family members that would love to see me have that…because it means they know what they will be having for dessert when they come over for special occasions!

8/13/10 @ 5:33 pm (reply)

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SmallTownBride (message) 138 posts, Blushing bee

This is awesome!! My Dad has always requested a sheet pan of Rainbow Chip with TWO cans of rainbow chip icing for every birthday I can remember and as luck would have it, my new husband also requests rainbow chip birthday cakes!

8/13/10 @ 5:50 pm (reply)

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aunt pol (message) 1,506 posts, Bumble bee

Wow, I’ve never had either, but you have really cool friends. That’s a class gift!

8/13/10 @ 6:27 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Trail Mix (message) 6,329 posts, Bee Keeper

Super-creative and awesome gift!

8/13/10 @ 6:47 pm (reply)

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vttp926 (message) 538 posts, Busy bee

yum! i want some of the cake now. been forever since i last had rainbow chip/funfetti.

8/13/10 @ 7:19 pm (reply)

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CaraMia10 (message) 1,241 posts, Bumble bee

Rainbow Chip (I usually call if Funfetti) is seriously my fav. I love those little balls of sugar. And that cake looks super yummy!

8/13/10 @ 7:44 pm (reply)

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Sharon

OMG! Rainbow Chips. For the life of me I cannot find any in NYC. Cake has never been the same.

8/13/10 @ 8:47 pm (reply)

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hopeandpray (message) 250 posts, Helper bee

the only thing better than a good friend is a good friend that gives you a lifetime supply of rainbowchip . . that’s a pretty cool and thoughtful gift

8/13/10 @ 9:09 pm (reply)

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