Weekend Fun - Colors & Cinnamon...Huh?!

This past weekend my orders consisted of beautiful bright buttercream frostings, cinnamon, and of course the 'Simply Stawberries' (strawberry) 

and 'Love on Top' (red velvet), but I opted to only photograph the C's - cinnamon and colorful.

Naked, but just as good without the frosting!

Cinnamon, butter and brown sugar mixture is swirled
all throughout these cupcakes...Yum!!!

Cupcake Flavor: "Cinna-Ma-Yum" - Cinnamon, butter and
brown sugar mixture swirled throughout vanilla cupcake
w/brown sugar cream cheese frosting dusted w/cinnamon

The cupcakes below were requested by a client for their 20th wedding anniversary celebration they were having.  One of the nicest couples I've had the pleasure of meeting in my entire life.  The exchange was very brief, but they definitely made a lasting empression.

Cupcake Flavor: "The Usual" -
Vanilla cupcake w/tinted vanilla buttercream frosting w/fondant decor

 Don't you just love the color combination of pink and orange?  I know I do and the fact that orange is my favorite color, probably has plenty to do with it. A customer requested these cupcakes (and red velvet) for her daughter's graduation party and informed me they were reluctant to share...too funny!

Cupcake Flavor: "The Usual" - vanilla cupcake w/tinted vanilla buttercream frosting

Fell in absolute love with the cupcake liners...those colors!



More Pina Coladas!



"Pina Colada"

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

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!



My dad's 60th birthday celebration!

This past weekend (on February 18, 2012), we celebrated my dad's 60th birthday with a surprise party!  He was definitely surprised - that is until he the hit the corner leading up to my brother's house and saw all of the cars - at that moment, he knew something was in store for him.  We had entertainment, great good and even better guests!  It was simply wonderful. 

Initially I was going to make cupcakes, but the day of, the time started getting funny and I was just going to let our sheet cake be the only dessert.  Then I got to thinking:  "I had better make these cupcakes for my #1 daddy".  So, I whipped up some "Love on Top" (red velvet w/cream cheese frosting) and "The Usual" (vanilla w/chocolate buttercream frosting) and it all went off without a hitch!

Thank you Urban Annapolis Magazine!

On Saturday, February 4, 2012, I had the pleasure of displaying my cupcakes for an event held by Urban Annapolis Magazine http://urbanannapolismagazine.com/ The event turned out to be a total success, which included special guest Chuck Brown (the Godfather of the DC based popular form of music known Go-Go for those of you unfamiliar)! Tarsha Beavers and her UAM team are doing an exemplary job with this magazine in their effort to showcase the cultural spirit and diversity which embodies Annapolis, MD. Check it out!

The cupcakes are mini and the flavors consisted of my 'Simply Strawberry' (but of course), 'Mocha-Choca', 'The Usual' and 'The Usual Too' (w/cream cheese frosting). Check out the UAM's logo cupcake!

SWEET PEACH

"Sweet Peach"!  These are another variation of the "Peach-n-'Roc" cupcakes.  Peach cupcakes with flavorful brown sugar cream cheese frosting sprinkled with cinnamon.  The cinnamon gives that final touch of decadence in your mouth!  Enjoy!

Holiday Tree Lighting Event

This past weekend I had a large order for a Christmas tree lighting event.  The three cupcake flavors I made were vanilla w/peppermint buttercream frosting, red velvet (RV) and devil's food chocolate (DFC) w/cream cheese frosting and before I go any further I have a disclaimer: Vanilla cupakes are not the easiest cupcake to make contrary to the thought that they are (in fact hard-as-heck in terms of getting the perfect fluffly & light cupcake).  I feel like my RV & DFC I have down packed, but those vanilla's can be a bear.  WELL! I think I've found what works and garners the best results.  This time I switched up my mixing methods (did away with the creaming method for this flavor) and I was sa-tis-fied!!  Yay to me for conquering such a feat..lol  So moving on, each cupcake was placed in an individual cupcake box which was wrapped in a gold or crimson bow.  Oh yeah, I labeled each box with a Christmas tag indicating the flavor of the cupcake.  I love these type of projects!

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. 

The Usual Too

These cupcakes were made for a baby shower and the reception went over very well! "The Usual Too" cupcakes are rich devil's food chocolate cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and of course you're familiar with the "Simply Strawberry's". If not, see previous post.

Simply Strawberry

My absolute favorite! I love, love, love these cupcakes and trust me--you will too! Strawberry Cupcakes (fresh strawberries might I add) with Cream Cheese Frosting; drizzled with strawberry sauce and topped off with a strawberry. You will LOVE these!

All Red Everything

"ALL RED EVERYTHING"! Red velvet cupcake with red cream cheese frosting (sprinkled cake crumbs)...and lets not forget my signature bows around the cupcake...in RED!

Love on Top

Thanks to one of my Bestie's KB (or her alias Keyonce'), I call these my "Love on Top" cupcakes. They're red velvet flavored cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and cake crumb sprinkled on top. If you like red velvet cupcakes, you'll love these!...Enjoy!

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!

Mini Moe's

Mini Moe's to go! These tasty mini bites are just as scrumptious as the regular cupcakes, but I must warn you---You will eat more of the mini's! Yellow cupcake with buttercream frosting. Try them out!

~ Yellow cupcake with double cream cheese frosting ~

All packaged and ready for delivery. Glad to brighten up someone's day!