The "Elvis" by peggysirk

The "Elvis"

A few days ago Molly and I bought some delicious cupcakes from Cupcake Delirium. I bought this one for the sole purpose of photographing it for 365 on a slow day. It's been in the freezer waiting for it's photo shoot. The Elvis is a banana cupcake with peanut butter icing topped with candied bacon. Kinda scary ~ I'm just not so sure about that flavor combination. :)
Blurg! Not sure about that but points for unique flavor combo! Beautifully photographed!
May 2nd, 2011  
Great shot!!
May 2nd, 2011  
Looks great!! Even though candied bacon sounds a bit suspicious! lol Being a veggie, I couldn't eat it! :-)
May 2nd, 2011  
I'm a vegetarian so I wouldn't be eating the Elvis- what an unusual combination of ingredients- great pic by the way- you made it look tempting!
May 2nd, 2011  
Very pretty cupcake, but I'm not sure about the flavor combination either. Yikes! Bacon and peanut butter? Ewwwww. Great planning on your part! Well done.
May 2nd, 2011  
You know, bacon can do wonderful things! (Spoken from the woman who has "I Love Bacon" next to "The Vegan Table" on her cookbook shelf!)The banana cake and pb frosting would definitely be a keeper. It's a great shot, Peggy. The bees are such a nice touch along with the shades of gray on the tablecloth. Is that a tablecloth or did you process that in? Anyway, good for you to have a photo idea in your back pocket. (Glad you're up and at 'em today.)
May 2nd, 2011  
Sounds revolting but your picture makes it look delicious. What a great idea to have a cupcake in the freezer awaiting a photo op!
May 2nd, 2011  
Peggy...you know A Mother's Day card would be a good place for you to stick a Memory card of your pictures and mail to your mom to view in the digital frame.....I mailed one :-) And a lil birdie told me she hasn't gotten ANY pics from you :-0
May 2nd, 2011  
i love peanut butter and i love bacon, but i've never understood how they can go together! maybe i need to be a bit more adventurous :) good shot too!
May 2nd, 2011  
If I had a really good weigh-in one day, I'd have to eat that cupcake!!
May 2nd, 2011  
@barbsmith I thought about you and your "I Love Bacon" cookbook when I posted this photo, Barb! Actually, those bees are printed on a bright white linen kitchen towel that I bought the same day as the cupcakes. I guess the shading is the result of subtle shadows that I didn't notice but the camera did. :) Feeling much better ~ thanks!!
May 2nd, 2011  
Well it makes a very beautiful photo and I'd be prepared to test it out!! You folks eat bacon with maple syrup so this just gives you one of your 5 a day at the same time! :0) The bees are lovely!
May 2nd, 2011  
@clarissajohal @wenzi @shadowdancer @jenrobcarr @dejongdd @barbsmith @girlie @annibodi @grimbo @judithg ~

Thanks for taking the time to comment, everyone. I'll be happy to put this cupcake back in the freezer if anyone wants to come over and try it! I'm not brave enough. Think I'll stick with the double chocolate ones. :)
May 2nd, 2011  
Ooh those are different flavours for sure ! I would love to know how it tastes, are you going to be brave & do the research by eating it ? It is very beautiful but you can't waste it !!!
May 2nd, 2011  
Ooo I'd love to try it (but maybe not admit it to anyone!)
May 2nd, 2011  
@happypat @bpaquette Thanks for the comments, Pat and Barbara! How 'bout I split it between you and send half to Lancashire and the other half to New York. :)
May 2nd, 2011  
I think I would just photograph it too! LOL Nice shot!
May 2nd, 2011  
@terryd2011 Seriously, there's something just not right about a cupcake topped with bacon. :)
May 3rd, 2011  
I would have eaten it in under two seconds flat!!! That's got to be my favorite cupcake in the world! We have a place here (well near here) and they make the best peanut butter icing in the world...OMG! YOU are bad....you just made me drool all over my laptop!
May 3rd, 2011  
p.s. except for the bacon part!
May 3rd, 2011  
@isisweiss :) Too funny!
May 3rd, 2011  
I love your shot! but I wouldn't eat it either!!
May 3rd, 2011  
I'll eat it for you....that's what friends do. (Awesome shot).
May 3rd, 2011  
Love your shot of the cupcake and I also love peanut butter and bananas, so the cupcake sounds yummy to me. Just not the bacon part. That would have to go.
May 3rd, 2011  
Great picture! I thought you were going to be brave and try a bite. We'll have to split it :)
May 3rd, 2011  
I love your picture! Someone else posted a photo of a maple cupcake with bacon on top. Bacon is suddenly very vogue and being used in so many strange ways. (Can you tell I watch Food Network?)
May 3rd, 2011  
@madeline515 Thanks, Madeline...I agree ~ the bacon just isn't working for me. :)
May 3rd, 2011  
@moly Thanks, baby...it'll be here tomorrow when you come to pick up Harper. If you're brave enough to try, I will. :)
May 3rd, 2011  
@lisjam1 Thanks, Lisa ~ I'm a Food Network fan myself. And I think bacon can add a lot to certain foods. But cupcakes seem like an unlikely candidate. :)
May 3rd, 2011  
Haha, nice capture!! Amazing cupcake but don't think I would take a bite!!
May 3rd, 2011  
What a beautiful shot. I doubt I would ever eat it. BUT it would be my hubby's dream come true. Peanut butter and bacon are 2 of his favorite foods. If I let him he would eat nothing but bacon.
May 3rd, 2011  
You can make any cupcake look so delicious! Great shot of this very interesting combination. Nice food capture.
May 3rd, 2011  
@terryd2011 @sgrim @gingersanders @bill_d @schoolnsuch @seattle ~
Thanks for the comments, all! I think the consensus on the Elvis cupcake is a big "yuck"...with the exceptions of Ginger and Amber's hubby. :)
May 3rd, 2011  
Love how the artwork on the plate is making a bee-line for it!
May 3rd, 2011  
brings water to my mouth. delcious:)
May 3rd, 2011  
Lovely shot & what about the name aswell
May 3rd, 2011  
That looks so delish....Amazing how bacon can make pretty much ANYTHING better...
May 3rd, 2011  
As we say in SA - Ya well no fine !
May 3rd, 2011  
Oh, Peggy, I just want you to take one BIG bite of this cupcake! Chew and swallow it, and tell us how it was. Poor cupcake wants to be eaten. It sounds like a Snickers bar...sweet and salty.
May 4th, 2011  
Looks so very delicious. Great shot!
May 4th, 2011  
Awesome shot Peggy. I would love to try this. Another good reason to get to CLT.
May 4th, 2011  
This is the third time this week that I have seen bacon on sweets. Is there some kind of bacon celebration I'm missing out on? Yesterday a local television show had a baker on who made long johns with maple frosting and smoked apple bacon. I just couldn't imagine!! You did a lovely job of photographing it though, but I'm with you, I would stick with the double chocolate!!
May 5th, 2011  
i have heard about bacon and waffle donuts before but not cupcakes
looks good
but how did it taste?
May 5th, 2011  
YUM! Sounds divine! Great shot!
May 5th, 2011  
Yum Stunning!
May 6th, 2011  
That is an...interesting...combo. Lovely shot, for sure, but I have to say, the ingredient list isn't doing anything for my taste buds. :) hope you enjoyed it!
May 16th, 2011  
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