I Dream of Cupcakes

I have a great job and really my only compaint about it is that I have to drive 35 miles to get there. While at work I usually have a little down time everyday. Most of the time during my "down time" I think about how hungry I am and all the things that I wish I could eat. Well one day I got thinking about the Cocoa Bean's cupcakes. They are heaven sent!! My favorite one they make is a cocout lime cupcake. I decided that I was going to attempt to recreate them so I began searching for recipes. I found one that I thought sounded similar so I went for it. I went to a small grocery store in the town I work in to search for the items. I needed coco lopez (cream of coconut) or coconut extract. They had neither. So I went to the "Corner Market" in the town I live in and once again; neither item to be found. So I told Natalie about my situation. She suggested I go to the bar (which we have 2 of in a town of 400) to search for coco lopez (which they might use to make pina colodas). Strike 3. Needless to say I went to my neighbor and thankfully found coconut extract. I apparently was really determined to make these cupcakes and needless to say they were worth every minues of it!! They were amazing and could be in competition with the Cocoa Bean's. If you haven't visited the Cocoa Bean in Rexburg you definatley should give it a go. If not for yourself at least for me.

Right now you might be asking yourself if this is a whisky bottle?? Nope just coconut extract from the 1970's. And yes it is what I used to make the cupcakes. I guess extracts last forever.

The finished product. Definately not as pretty as the Cocoa Bean, but just as good.

Heres Nate licking some of the lucious frosting off the cupcake.