While I’m not personally a Gwen Stefani fan, I do have to appreciate the adorableness of these cupcake themed items by Harajuku Lovers.

Sweet as she is! Treat your little cupcake to this darling nightgown. There’s always room for this dessert in her wardrobe. Long sleeves. In ivory.

• Cute cupcake print will help satisfy her sweet tooth.
• Extra-soft fleece construction feels like a dream against her skin.
• Vented hems offer easy movement, whether she’s sleepwalking or getting up in the morning.

On Sale at Kohls for $11.00.

Have your car smelling good with this Yummy Cupcake Air Freshener. Wouldn’t you love your morning drive to begin with the smell of cupcakes?

If so, you can purchase this at airfresheners4less.com

Ah Nordstrom, the bane of my checking account. A quick search came up with several cupcake themed gems. Juicy Couture, known cupcake-loving company, has this lovely set of panties packaged in usable pink silicone baking cups.

Cupcake rain boots are all the rage. I have my pair- do you? While these are a little more spendy than the ones at Target, they’re adorable, and assuredly comfy.
Not sure what to give the cupcake enthusiast who has it all? Now you can send a cupcake themed virtual Nordstrom gift card to the recipient of your choice!

Straight from the Cupcake Cutie Collection at Gymboree, a super cute cupcake outfit! They have created a whole line of cupcake clothes for little girls. From hats and mittens to socks and shoes, they covered every possible accessory. All of which could not be any sweeter!

“Delicious looks are always made from the best looks. Whip up a batch of flavorful fashion for your baby girl with our Fair Isle cardigan featuring embroidered treats around the yoke. Cupcake tee and jean help you stir in sweetness with bright rainbow coverstitching. Bake the look to perfection with our pompom sweater hat and matching mitten, then frost with leather mary jane shoe and serve with a sprig of love!”

Set of 4 Cupcake Notecards – Glittered

$21.99

Set of 4 glittered Notecards
By Violet Cottage
Art by Carrie Hannegan

Description from Violets Are Blue:

Receiving a cupcake in any form is always fun… especially one that is covered in glass glitter and sparkly swarovski crystals! You can use these blank notecards to send a special someone a birthday greeting, thank you, thinking of you or rainy day pick-me-up!

There are 4 different cupcake designs by artist Carrie Hannegan. These were originally painted using acrylic paint and gouche. The cards were then printed and hand-sprinkled with glass glitter and adorned with flat back swarovski crystals. The cards measure 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″.

For those of you who would rather have a plain un-glittered set of cupcake cards, they are available in sets of 8 in the “Paper Goods” or “All That is Cupcake” sections of the website! :)

While trolling Etsy, like I do, I came across this totally cute cupcake bake set.

It is perfect for a tea party with your favorite little girl. The set includes a mini cupcake tin filled with six decorated cakes in delicious colors of chocolate, vanilla and strawberry. The set comes gift wrapped and ready to give as a gift. The tin is a real non-stick mini pastry baking tin, just follow the same cooking times and temperatures as you would baking regular cakes and muffins. Have lots of fun pretending or making your own two bite desserts together!

Tin: 5″x 8″
Cakes: 2″ in diameter
$18.00

Our fellow Cupcake Blogging friends over at Cupcakes Take The Cake are holding a contest. They are giving away this awesome cupcake necklace.

Head on over to their blog to enter. How do you win? Well it’s simple. They say “Leave a comment here anytime from now until Friday, December 7th at 5 p.m. We’ll pick a winner and have the necklace sent out! All you have to do is tell us, aside from this necklace, what piece of cupcake merchandise (aside from an actual, edible cupcake, of course!) that you most want for the holidays (links are great but not necessary). And maybe someone special will see this post and grant your wish. You MUST either put your email address in your comment or link to a site where your email address is readily findable. One entry per person, thank you. Please tell your friends about this contest!”

This delicious Cupcake Zip Hoodie can be found at wetseal.com. This zip up hoodie features a very colorful all over sprinkled cupcake print, 3/4 length sleeves, a front kanga pocket, ribbed trim, and a slim fit. It also comes in black.

• 100% cotton.
• Machine wash.
• Imported.

$19.50

I do love to torture myself by looking round the Crate & Barrel site and after Jess posted about the cupcake spatula they have, I decided to check out anything else that might fall under the ‘cupcake’ header. And I found these…

The description reads: A sweet idea in the classic four food-coloring shades and fluted “cup.” Plant a birthday candle in a cupcake, plant the cupcake in the cake.

I think they are far too cute for words! And at $4.95 they are a bargain!!

(Click on the pick to take you through to the C&G page)

While looking at thisnext.com, I came across these adorable rain boots. I would put these on, even if it’s not raining outside! Who can resist these?

What could be more exciting than a cupcake that will be with you forever?

When I had my little girl, I knew that I wanted to get a cupcake tattoo to remind me of her. I do call her “my little cupcake” because she’s just so sweet. I didn’t realize how popular cupcake tattoos are until after I got the tattoo.

When I told my DH (who is a tattoo artist) that I wanted a girly sleeve, he came up with this. Candy hearts, stars, lipstick, flowers, and of course, a yummy cupcake.

To view more cupcake tattoos, check out this slideshow on flickr.

If you look closely, you can find superwife’s cupcake lip tattoo and also mine is on their as well.

Whatever you’re whipping up, it’ll be a treat to cook with this whimsical spatula. Transparent silicone head with the perfect balance of stiffness and flex is heat-resistant up to 900 degrees, with a sweet little cupcake enclosed inside. Suitable for stovetop use.

This spatula can be found on the Crate & Barrel site.

$6.95

Well, as the other ladies are away for Thanksgiving I better put something up to show I guess!!

I found this cute little Moldy Cupcake Crochet Pattern the other day at Gleefulthings.com, it’s free so you can download it and I’m sure any budding or experienced crochet-ers would be able to adapt it into their own flavour! Or alternatively if you don’t crochet but want one they sell them in their Etsy store and you can pick from 3 flavours.

Now that’s a mouthful! But these cupcakes look amazing! I think they would be a great substitute for pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving. But, seeing as I am attending a rather traditional Thanksgiving dinner I might just make them for my kids & DH this weekend.

From the Pastry Princess “This is a great fall cupcake, moist and full of warm, comforting flavors. The Ancho chili is a surprising but lovely treat, and the luxurious chocolate frosting seemed to temper the heat of the Ancho. I had to use every ounce of willpower to not eat myself into a semi-conscious state of sugar intoxication, as this chocolate frosting is sinful.”

2 cups of all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon of salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon Ancho chili powder
pinch Cayenne
1/2 cup of packed light brown sugar
1 1/2 cups of sugar
1 cup unsalted butter, melted
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
15 ounces pumpkin puree

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Whisk together the flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and spices. Set aside.
Whisk together the sugars, butter, and eggs. Then add the dry ingredients and whisk them in. Whisk in pumpkin puree. Taste and adjust spices.
Fill cupcake papers about ½-2/3 full. Bake until they spring back to touch and a cake tester comes out clean, about 15-18 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool.

14 ounces of chocolate (I used 70% since pumpkin is quite sweet)
1 1/4 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup butter, room temperature
3 cups powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 cup of whole milk
1 teaspoon of vanilla

Chop chocolates and transfer into a heat proof bowl. Heat the cream in a small saucepan until bubbles form around the edge of the pan. Pour cream over the chocolate. Let sit for 1 minute, and then stir using a rubber spatula until combined. Add the butter to the chocolate, stirring until combined.
Sift the powdered sugar and whisk together with salt, milk and vanilla in another bowl until combined. Pour the sugar mixture onto the chocolate mixture, then stir until combined and smooth.Let sit at room temperature until thickened. Beat with an electric mixer until fluffy. Pipe or spread onto cupcakes.

1 cup sugar
2 ounces butter
½ teaspoon vanilla
½ teaspoon Ancho chili powder
1 cup roasted and salted pumpkin seeds

Prepare a flat baking sheet with a non-stick baking mat or silpat.
Place the sugar in a small, non-reactive metal pan.
Cook over medium heat until caramelized in a deep amber color.
Immediately add the butter, vanilla and Ancho, whisking continuously until completely emulsified and combined.
Stir in the pumpkin seeds and spread onto prepared baking sheet.
Allow to cool and then break into shards and use to garnish cupcakes.

I recently came across the site cakespy.com and fell in love with the artwork. Owner Jessie Oleson creates delicious artwork that I’d love to have in my home. She also has an etsy shop that I will be a frequent visitor of. Isn’t this adorable?

I found these awesome little guys on Betty Crocker’s site at BettyCrocker.com.

They only take a half-hour to make and would make an adorable centerpiece or even place card holders for the kids table at your holiday feast.

1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® devil’s food cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
2 containers (1 lb each) Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy milk chocolate frosting
1 tube (4.25 oz) Betty Crocker® white decorating icing
1 tube (0.68 oz) Betty Crocker® brown decorating gel
Candy corn
Chocolate candy sprinkles

1. Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Make and cool cake as directed on box for 24 cupcakes.
2. Frost cupcakes with frosting. Place remaining frosting in corner of resealable freezer plastic bag. Snip off small corner of bag.
3. To decorate each cupcake, pipe 1-inch mound of frosting on 1 side of cupcake to look like head of turkey. Make eyes with white decorating icing and brown decorating gel; add candy corn for beak. To make feathers, pipe frosting on opposite side to hold candy corn; place candy corn upright on frosting to look like feathers. Sprinkle chocolate candy sprinkles near head and at base of feathers. If desired, add candy corn at base of cupcake for feet. Store loosely covered.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Follow High Altitude directions on cake mix box.

http://www.bettycrocker.com/Recipes/Recipe.aspx?recipeId=41428

I was checking out Etsy just, as I’ve never really looked around it much and found this fab pair of underwear!!

They retail for $12 and are yet more proof that cupcakes aren’t just for the kids ;)

Natalie from Bake & Destroy sent me an e-mail and told me about this adorable bath mat that she has in her bathroom. You can find this at modcloth.com. I don’t know about you but I’d love to have this mat in my bathroom. It’s just so.. cheery and delicious. After seeing this, I had to browse even further. I stumbled upon a few other cupcake related items.

This adorable scarf. By Wooden Ships, this handmade scarf is cute enough to wear over a t-shirt but perfect for tucking into a coat. Incredibly cozy – in soft, animal-friendly acrylic – and with a delicious cupcake appliqué!

Today, I ventured out and bought the things to make Green Tea Cupcakes. I made my own version of the recipe that the Cupcake Bakeshop had posted. Instead of making my own tapioca filling, I used tapioca pudding and it was delish. I used her green tea cream cheese frosting, but it ended up being really runny (a mistake I made by adding too much water to the green tea powder) so I resorted to the premade vanilla frosting I had and it turned out great. Yum! I filled the cupcakes with the tapioca pudding, and then topped the cupcake off with a flower. It was a lot of fun.

These adorable Cupcake Christmas Cards are the super sweet design of Nikki Mans. I think its the perfect way to spread the cupcake love at Christmas time.

$10 will get you 6 cards and crisp white envelopes. Cards measure 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″. Inside is left blank so you can write your own sugary greeting.

Thanks to Cupcakes Take The Cake for the awesome mention and nice post about our site, on their blog today! What a nice treat :)