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Anyways, they were plain vanilla cupcakes with vanilla buttercream...which is no indication of their recipient who I wouldn't categorize as vanilla in any way.  Sadly, while the recipe is normally a winner, I was not bowled over by the outcome this time around.

Or was that just another of those random things that occurred in the weird nexus that was rural California?

I thought I would try my hand at sending something in to this month's cupcake hero.  The theme was melon.  So here it is:

Cantaloupe Buttercream

Puree flesh of 1 cantaloupe, strain through cheesecloth.  Reduce over low heat until thick and syrupy (about by 1/2).  Chill.

Mix 1 egg, 1 egg yolk until lightened in color, foamy, and increasing in volume.

Mix cantaloupe and 1c sugar in saucepan and heat until 220F.

Add cantaloupe syrup to eggs while mixer is mixing (slowly so as not to cook the eggs).

Mix at medium speed until egg/cantaloupe mixture is room temperature.

Slowly beat in 3 sticks unsalted butter that are at room temperature.

Makes enough to frost 24 cupcakes.  The cupcakes were sprinkled with a cinnamon/powder sugar mix.