Chocolate & Coconut Lovers Duo

I got a request for anniversary cupcakes for a friend's parents. She told me one likes coconut, the other likes chocolate. I really REALLY wanted to do a coconut chocolate mix but I decided I better stick with safe instead of risking sorry!

I wanted an elegant, romantic look for these little cakes. I wanted to express an emotion with them. In my imagination, I saw an elegant happy couple, eating dinner in candlelight on the terrace of a castle.

Basically, I imagined Beauty and the Beast (in his Prince form) NOMing on some of my decadent cupcakes.

With that in mind, I created these little Beauty's.. tee hee :)

Check my Recipes tab for recipes on these cupcakes and other decadent delights!

Coconut Dream Cakes

I decided to make some cupcakes for Easter, and what better than coconut! These little vanilla cakes are soaked with a coconut cream, topped with homemade cool whip, and sweetened shredded coconut. I also played around with some beautiful bright Easter colors; blue, purple, and green. I put the cupcakes in a variety of different cupcake wrappers and made some really beautiful cupcakes! Unfortunately, they don't taste up to par (in my opinion), so I'm going to have to attempt a round two when I get time.

When I try these again, I'm going to have to find a way to incorporate the cream into the cupcake without pouring it on top, and make a coconut butter cream instead of homemade cool whip.

Finished product in one of my rainbow wrappers

They are incredibly messy!

I love these colors!

In the refrigerator to cool

The Blue and Purple Marbled cake in the rainbow wrapper is my favorite!

Spring green

Have you ever seen this many colors in a batch of cupcakes?

Marbled and colorful, perfect for Easter.