Newman Night: Cake Creations

This past Tuesday Night, we had our last Newman Night of the semester.
What's a Newman Night, you ask? It's a fun evening where we gather together and develop our spirituality through various social events.

students' representation of  the Visitation, created from
the combination of five cupcakes

On this particular night, we had the joy of decorating cupcakes using as many or as few toppings that we wanted; the delicious choices included sprinkles, marshmallows, m&ms, and basically anything really yummy you could think of. To make things more interesting though, our creations had to meet certain criteria: they had to represent a theme or event from the bible. And boy, did this spark the creativity!




The final designs for the cupcakes were as varied as the temperatures on the moon. Some groups chose to combine their cupcakes to create a scene or to represent multiple persons in a story. Others incorporated utensils into their design or elected to expand it outside of the scope of the cupcake and onto the plate. Some even took a more metaphysical approach when decorating their cupcakes, turning what didn't look like much into a conceptual work of art.

Sr. Monika handing out the award for "Most Methodical"

After everyone completed their masterpieces, their creations were shown off to the group and they had the chance to explain their scene and design choices. Awards were handed out for "The Most Delicious," which went to a beautiful representation of the Visitation, and for "The Most Methodical," which went to a depiction of David and Goliath made from a pair of cupcakes delicately decorated. Finally, "The Most Original" was awarded to an up-and-coming artist whose appetite had gotten the best of him, leaving a vacant cupcake wrapper to represent the empty tomb of Jesus.

All in all, the event was a blast, and everyone had an incredible time expressing their creativity. The cake was also a plus. Cake is always a plus, especially when it's absolutely delicious.