Dear Maurices,
First I want to say thank you for always having the cutest clothes that I find most appropriate for my age and position in life....being an almost 35 year old mom that is:-) In the last few years I have come to the realization that I just cannot pull off the young adult/teen styles anymore.
Thank goodness for you being a great store. You have become my all time favorite place to shop now. Did I say shop??? I meant WINDOW shop...I go in and just wander around looking at all the delightful outfits that are on display there.
But I have one big question...WHY do you have to layer 3-4 tops to get that cute look??? I come in and think, "Yea, that is adorable." Walk around, find all those pieces, try them on, look in the mirror, and WONDER where the cute outfit went???
3-4 layered shirts on this cookie lovin' body isn't working out so well . And that is before I put on the necklace and scarf that was also on the hanger.
I think that is the problem...I don't have a hanger shaped body. But that sure doesn't stop me from coming in each month and trying on more layered things. I promise one of these days I might even purchase a few of those layered items...
(Maybe eating whoopie pies wasn't the best food for my non hanger-like body.)
See You In A Few Weeks,
Jocelyn
Your Slightly Plump, Sugar Filled Fashion Loving Customer
P.S.
Please tell me I'm not the only one with shopping troubles.
Recipe
Banana Coffee Whoopie Pies
Banana whoopie pies filled with a coffee marshmallow butter cream
Ingredients
For the Whoopie PIes
- 1 white cake mix
- â…“ cup water
- 2 large eggs
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 2 brown bananas
For the Coffee Butter Cream
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 - 7 ounce jar marshmallow fluff
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons instant coffee
- ½ teaspoon table salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place water, eggs, oil, and cake mix in bowl. Beat 1 minute on low, then 1 minutes on medium.
- Smash the bananas on a plate and add to the cake batter. Beat on medium for 1 more minute.
- Drop by tablespoon onto a baking sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes. Cool.
- Measure out your vanilla in a small cup. Add the instant coffee and stir until dissolved.
- Pour in mixing bowl and cream with butter. Add the marshmallow cream & salt and beat until creamy.
- Slowly add the sugar a little bit at a time until all incorporated. Fill cookies. Store in sealed container.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 154Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 68mgCarbohydrates: 15gFiber: 0gSugar: 12gProtein: 1g
Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please see a registered dietician.
Jenn Erickson
Whoopie Pies rock, and your original combo sounds like an absolute winner!
Jocelyn, thank you so much for being a constant quality contributor to "A Little Birdie Told Me..." at Rook No. 17!
Jenn
Holly
Coffee marshmallow cream...oh my. These look heavenly.
AllieMakes!
I hear ya! I cut sleeves off and sew them into the arms of other shirts for the "look" less bulky fir my new mommy-mid-section...
Thanks for linking up to Making It With Allie last week! I can't wait to see what you have for this week!
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Jill @ Women Who Do It All
Yum! You look pretty slender in that pic of you holding a pie, how do you keep that up with all these yummy treats 🙂
Christy
such a great use of spotty bananas! coffee and bananas is such a lovely combination.thank you for sharing with tuesday night supper club
~Rosanne
These look delish and I have bananas that need to be used and I am a huge fan of cake mix woopie pies.
Sasha
These look soo delicious. Will be trying them this weekend! Thanks for linking up to Creation Mondays @ ~The Life of Me~!
Michaela
Yum! Looks delicious! The whoopie pies may have me saying "whoopsie!" after I eat it ha! (;
Visiting from Amanda's party (:
Amanda @ Serenity Now
I also have a real issue with the layering. It looks great on the mannequins...why not on me? 😉 Maybe I'll feel better if I eat a whoopie pie. 😉
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Walking by Faith
Found you through Paisley Passions--these look delish! I love anything with white cake mix and banana. Please stop by and join my followers when you have the chance! I have a banana recipe you might like to try 🙂
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Amy @ Chicy-Creations
These look so good! I'm not a big coffee fan, but I love banana and chocolate or peanut butter so I might try subbing one of those for the coffee. Since there is banana, can these count as a breakfast dish? 🙂
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Renee
Winter
LOL! I need to try these out! 🙂
kayla
Maurices is one of my favorite places to shop...very cute and affordable clothes. However, I don't understand why you have to layer 3-4 tops either...I'm good with 1 or 2!
Whoopie pies look awesome!!
Jennifurla
I just bought 4 pairs of yoga pants...I plan on only living in them for the rest of my life!
UtahMillers
Ha ha ha ha ha...I can't stop laughing! I feel that way EVERYWHERE that I shop!!
Lindsey Lu
yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Holly
ROTFLOL!!! Hilarious letter to Maurices;) They do have cute clothes and those dang hanger shaped people...! The whoopie pies look divine! They seem like they'd be pretty easy too-Thanks:)
Jessi
Those sound so good, what a great flavor combination!