Contest Time!!!

Ok!

So I need some inspiration, and I know that it will be hard to get without some sort of excitement, or bribery. So I'm adding a little of both.

I found some toasted coconut marshmallows (that are phenomenal) and I want to use them in a cupcake sometime in the near future.
What I want to know is what kind of cupcake/ frosting, etc would go with it, and how I would use the marshmallows.

So here's what you do.

1. Come up with a rocking idea for a cupcake, or even just some flavor inspirations.
2. Email your fabulous ideas to me at: kathrine.shindigs@gmail.com
3. After I've read through all the ideas, I will pick a winner!

What you could win:

I'm going to make a cupcake baking kit, complete with:

•  Fun & easy recipes (from my blog and more)
• Cute Cupcake Liners
• Disposable Pastry Bags
• A 7 piece Cupcake Decorating Kit.
• Possibly more! :)

The contest will run until July 16, 2013.

If you are the winner, I will email you, send you your prize, and bake your (very prestigious) award winning recipe! It will also be featured on my blog, and I will give complete credit to you! :)

Also, you can enter more than once, but remember, quality over quantity! Just because you submit 15 ideas, doesn't mean you're going to win. :)

Any questions or concerns, just email me at the address above!

Kinda Like Key Lime Pie.... Kinda Not...

Hello friends, family & strangers!

Before I get into my marvelous cupcake of the week, I want to make an announcement.

I'm going to have a contest.... with prizes...
Calm down... its not that exciting. :)
Anyway. I'll be posting about it soon. Just be keeping your eyes out!!!

Back to the main story....

This week's cupcake has been waiting to be made for 2 weeks now...
All the ingredients waited patiently for me to get my act together and do some baking.

Pardon the Spongebob reference... It was too perfect.

Anyway. 2 weeks flew by, and I finally had a reason to bake besides procrastinating *audience gasps*
I needed wanted to bring cupcakes to a movie night my friend was having. Voila. I had an excuse.

So here it is, My 'kinda like key lime pie, kinda not' cupcake.
But since thats an obnoxious mouthful, we will go with this:

The finished product! :)

Key Lime & Coconut Cupcakes 
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Bake Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Oven Temp: 350º

Cupcake Ingredients

• Betty Crocker French Vanilla Cake Mix
• 3 Eggs
• 1 C. Water
• 1/3 C. Oil
• 1/2 C Shredded Coconut
• Cupcake Liners

Frosting / Garnish Ingredients

• 1 can Pillsbury Key Lime Frosting
• Shredded Coconut for Garnish
• Pastry Bag, if desired

Preheat oven to 350º. In a bowl, Combine eggs, water & oil. In another bowl, combine dry cake mix and coconut. Dump cake & coconut mixture in with the wet ingredients and stir until well combined.

Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full and bake for 15 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool completely before frosting.

Now the frosting process is EXTREMELY complicated.

Take the frosting and put in pastry bag with desired tip, etc. (I used a Wilton #21)

Frost cupcake, garnish with coconut, and you're done!

Note: You could also use those cute little drink umbrellas for a decoration, but I don't believe in non-edible decoration. But you can use whatever you'd like. :)