That intern: The baking intern

Every intern class has so many personalities that they could fill a "Real World" cast. And every class has "That Intern" -- as in, "Don't be that intern." Each day I introduce you to one of those interns.

(For today's intern, I received lots of help from Sarah Grieco, a Web intern at the North County Times.)

Wonder who to blame for that Intern 15 you gained this summer? Probably the baking intern.

Throughout the summer the baking intern brought in sugary concoctions worthy of Martha Stewart magazine covers: A red velvet cake with meringue frosting. Triple-chocolate cookies with fudge icing. Layered pound cake with lemon curd and blueberries. Peanut butter banana cupcakes. Gooey apple pie served a la mode.

Working with just a tiny, efficiency oven in a studio apartment, that intern became extremely popular -- jokingly answering to the name "Paula Deen" and taking baking requests from the higher ups. Who needs Georgetown Cupcake or the roving Curbside Cupcakes truck (or those mini sprinkle doughnuts at Starbucks) when there is a daily parade of dessert through the office?

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