Attack of the purple WonkaCakes

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I’m sure kids are begging their parents for the new Chocolicious WonkaCakes, a product tie-in with the upcoming Tim Burton film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. WonkaCakes are the same old Hostess cupcakes but with bright purple frosting and filling. As a sane adult, I would never eat these. To me, a purple cupcake is like green ketchup: totally unnatural and gross. Plus, why mess with a classic? And it doesn’t help that a picture of Johnny Depp’s creepy Willy Wonka is on all the packaging.

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