He had not only overfilled the cups, he had put on twice as much frosting as the recipe called for.

The bones of his cheeks seemed to press through his skin, which was leathery and scabbed and cracked to the raw from much frosting.

After receiving a short scolding from her son about too much frosting, the mother mutely sidles off to resume prayers on her little mat.

"Too much frosting." But her forehead was pushed flush against the glass.