More Pina Coladas!



"Pina Colada"

Ok, here are some better pics taken with my new Canon Digital SLR. 
However, I still need lessons!

Easter!

Easter Sunday - Cupcake treats
"Brighten Your Day" & "Strawberry Cheesecake"

"Brighten Your Day" w/Sprinkles

Easter Cupcakes!!

Pina Colada's!!! Summer is almost here

Summer is definitely in the air (this weather will make you a firm believer)!  The summer cupcake flavors are on the way, starting with this one below! I named it "Pina Colada", but I am searching for a new name, because I am not sure if I will stick with that one.  So far, I have considered 'Hawaii 5-0' and 'La Coco'.  What do you think of those two? If you don't think those are sound catching, then let's play 'Suggest a Name'!! 

"Pina Colada" - Rum & pineapple cupcake w/coconut cream cheese frosting topped w/toasted shredded coconut...Perfect for cooling off on a hot summer day!



2012 is Here--Happy New Year

Happy New Year folks!  I take it everyone has set their resolutions and goals?  Great!  Let's see them through to fruition.  I have lots going on in 2012, but I won't bore with my stuff...on with the description of the chocolate delights below:

I call this my "Mocha-Choca"!  Anyone who really knows me, is privy to the fact that I DO NOT...I repeat DO NOT like coffee, latte's, mochacchinos, or anything coffee related...I'm a 'hot tea with lemon & honey" type of girl (and hot chocolate on occasion).  WELL!  Contradictions abound, I love the taste of these bad boys and the frosting has coffee in it.  Gasp!  Say it ain't so!  Oh, but yes.  The cupcake is my moist devils food chocolate (I'm talking supermoist here) and the frosting is a mocha-caramel buttercream with unsweetened chocolate and Starbucks Via Caramel flavored coffee.  They are topped with either homemade caramel drizzle or chocolate jimmies. I've gotten rave reviews on these, so try them out for yourself.  Enjoy! 

Cotton Candy Mania!

Thanks again to my invent-a-flavor game, a friend of mine suggested I try cotton candy cupcakes!  Not that it hasn't been done before (you'll be hard-pressed to find a cupcake flavor that has yet to be discovered, BUT, if you do, let me know and I'll try it), it's just that I had never tried it.  The end result was what you would expect...Cotton Candy Goodness (if you're a cotton candy fan)!  The cupcake and frosting are both filled with cotton candy, so you won't miss that sugary taste!

Trying Different Flavors - "Peaches-n-'Roc"

 

A little while back, I asked for help in inventing a flavor. A friend by the name of Lisa D. had an idea for a peach cupcake w/cream cheese frosting topped w/pecans. Thanks to her awesome suggestion, That's So Morie Cupcakes now has the "Peaches-n-'Roc". Aptly named because the peaches are marinated in Peach Ciroc! Enjoy!



Pecans are roasted and dipped in a brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and milk coating...Yummm!

  

Can you see the peaches...?



...wait, is this better?...can you see them now?...peaches, peaches everywhere!!



Fall is Here!

 These are my 'Cinna-Ma-Yum' cupcakes!  A cinnamon mixture is swirled throughout a vanilla cupcake with brown sugar cream cheese frosting topped with sifted cinnamon.  Enjoy with a tall glass of cold milk (and weird as it may sound, I prefer ice in mine)!

My 'Peanut Butter & Jelky's'!  Ok. So I loooooove peanut and jelly sandwiches...I mean I have at least two (or three) a week and they must be served cold AND on wheat bread, but I'm not picky or anything when it comes to them...ah, yeah right! 

Now how this name was coined has to do with my childhood. When I was a kid, I could not pronounce double L's to save my soul (or so I was told).  I pronounced a cousin's name Kelky (Kelly) and jelly of course turned into (jelky).  So there we have it--Peanut Butter & Jelky!  These are yellow cupcakes filled with strawberry preserves topped with peanut butter buttercream frosting and a heaping dollop of strawberry jam. 

Mojito Specials

Taking it back to the MIA with this one--I present to you my "Mojito Specials"! Yellow buttermilk cupcake with rum and lime zest with a rum glaze spread over the cupake (and it's NOT used sparingly). The frosting is a lime and mint buttercream with a splash of rum (Rum is all throughout these badboys) I dare you...have a Mojito Special!

My Gift to You

The bow on top gives the cupcake a little something extra for the look and the taste. The cupcake is strawberry with chocolate ganache (think chocolate covered strawberry's...yummm!) and the bow is made out of white chocolate. "My Gift to You"! Delish...Enjoy!

Dora Birthday Party

These are my first attempt at Dora Princess cupcakes. One of my best friends' neice had a Dora themed party for her 3rd birthday and she gave me free reign to concoct my own cupcake and this was the result! It's a basic yellow cupcake with vanilla buttercream (tinted pink). The princess hat is made out of a mini ice cream cone and it is covered with melted buttercream and adorned with 'edible' crystals. The long bow off of the hat is a grape fruit roll-up, but I will be using taffy on the next go 'round. Finally, the frosting on the cupcake is decorated with multi-colored 'edible' confetti. The look will improve, but they tasted really good!

German Chocolates

prepare....to....be....Germanized! (so corny....but the cupcakes are still good :-)

GERMANIZED!! (However, this recipe did not originate in Germany...it got its origins in Dallas (by the way, go Cowboys!!)

These are my German Chocolate Cupcakes (a favorite of my aunt & uncle). For my first time, I must say, they turned out very good...I received confirmation from Uncle Jake, who stated they were "delicious"! For the topping I used coconut and pecans, however if you're not a nut lover, they can be excluded, or even if you dislike pecans, walnuts can always be substituted. If you're a fan of rich flavoring, the combination of the chocolate cupcake with the coconut, egg yolk, and pecan will do you justice!