I was checking out Tastespotting.com a minute ago when I stumbled on these delicious sounding cupcakes… Shirley Temple Cupcakes!
They’re from Cupcake Project and the recipe can be found here. I can’t wait to try them out!!
Adorable little trinket boxes in the shape of a cupcake complete with heart sprinkles on top.
4.5″ h x 3″ diameter
Item# 23827
$15.00 at Francesca’s Collections
NEW! Iced Cupcake Fantasy: Body Spray
This completely unique fragrance blends Sheer White Icing, Lucious Angel Food Cake, & Sugared Musk with ever popular Creamy Vanilla.
8 Oz. $ 6.95 at Parfums de Coeur
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I took my first field trip to the local cupcake shop earlier this week. I did not expect to find one of the best cupcakes I have ever had at Dozen Cupcakes. The Raspberry Zinger is killer. I mean seriously good. I LOVED it! Nor did I expect one of the owners, James Gray, of Dozen to comment on my review. I got up the courage to ask him to give me an interview on all things cupcake. He was ever so nice and said yes.
About Dozen…
Dozen is a joint effort between James Gray and Andrew Twigg. James and Andrew both live in Pittsburgh’s Regent Square neighborhood. James attended culinary school in Chicago and worked as a baker and cook in several Chicago restaurants. His best work went down in his Lincoln Square apartment, throwing dinner parties that would make the folks at Gourmet take a second look.Where were you when you came up with the idea for Dozen?I was in the car driving and thinking about what I was going to do with my life. I had just moved to Pittsburgh from Chicago and the opportunities were much fewer. It became clear that I would have to do my own thing if I was going to be employed doing something that I liked.We opened it very quickly. We started talking about it in late October and opened on December 29th! I still can’t believe we did it so fast.The fame and fortune! Just kidding. The best thing is seeing all the people’s faces light up when they come in here. Especially the kids. It is very rewarding.
What is your earliest cupcake memory?Hmmmm. I guess the box cupcakes that you always saw at the church picnics.
Where do your recipes come from, and what is your inspiration for new flavors?Most of our recipes are adaptations of old fashion recipes. We love to look through old women’s magazines and old cookbooks. We usually have to change a few things around to suite our tastes and the volume we bake. And our inspiration comes from anywhere really. Mostly we like the classic flavor combos but occasionally we spice it up a bit. Literally!We usually have to test something a few times to get it just right for Dozen. We have very particular standards for our yummy cupcakes.
Have you had any flavors that were a complete disaster?Honestly, we just haven’t had any disasters. We are very careful to make cupcakes that people will like!Cosmo and Elvis. The cosmo is a vanilla cake with vodka soaked cranberries and pink lime butterccream. The Elvis is a banana cake with a Nutella center and our famous peanut butter buttercream!
How many cupcakes do you make per day?Depends on the day. We bake about 3000-3500 a week with catering orders.
What do you do with the tasty leftovers at the end of the day?Some go to Meals on Wheels and the others get distributed out into the community one way or another.I love our Vanilla Vanilla cupcakes. Classic and Yummy!
How often do you eat cupcakes?Not very often now. I prefer to make them for others to enjoy. I like potato chips!
What do you do on your day off?What day off?Never!Why not. Some people don’t like frosting. We sell them without it if that is the way they want it.
What is next for Dozen Cupcakes?We are opening Dozen Bake Shop on Saturday January 26th. This is a bakery/cafe concept that is new in Pittsburgh. We will serve real homestyle desserts in a cute country-chic environment. We think it will be a hit.Thank you so much for asking me to do the interview! It was very nice of you.
Dozen is Pittsburgh’s urban cupcake experience. Bring the kids or a special someone or just bring yourself. Grab a unique cupcake for your co-worker’s birthday, or grab a dozen for the office; get a high quality coffee or tea. Forget a wedding cake, order 200 White Wedding cupcakes. Son or Daughter turning 5 years old? She or he will be the talk of the town when you dish up each guest their own unique cupcake. No forks, no knives! Dozen is bringing a little piece of the big city to this big little city of Pittsburgh.
How long did it take you to open Dozen, concept to fruition?
What is the best thing about owning a cupcake shop?
How many times do you test a recipe before it becomes a regular on the menu?
What is your most popular flavor?
What is your favorite cupcake?
Do you dream about cupcakes?
Is a cupcake, without frosting, a cupcake?
Is there anything you would like to add?
The creator of this adorable cupcake pouch e-mailed me this morning to let me know about these. I love them!! Visit her etsy store for more information and to purchase these delicious items.
Honeydew Intimates bring us these sassy little sheer mesh cupcake boyshorts, trimmed in pale yellow lace. Available at Nordstrom.com for only $12
I can’t say it enough. They’ve got loads of Cupcake stuff.. I um… bought a few things today.
Kate from OhSoSuite has a cute store of unique creations. She has a self-proclaimed plethora of stationery goods and she’ll be adding stuff weekly in 2008!
To top off her creativity, her send off to you is “Thanks for stopping by and remember, you and those you love deserve something suite this year.”
Ah, thanks Kate!
She also has a blog you should check out.
Apron $38
Towel $15
Pictures & products are all from ArtGoodies Etsy Shop & Website
Sweet! From Annie & Olive’s Etsy Store. $22
Magical little miniature paper mache box with a handpainted cupcake and a fun sentiment. Who wouldn’t want to receive this along with something magical hidden inside? Buy alone or with some of my cute pendants and I’ll tuck them inside. Perfect for a wee giftie. What a magical little box for the holiday season! This sweet box is a handpainted original. All fine acrylic paints and very lovely. Measures approximately 2.5″ across at widest point and 1.5″ tall.
I’ve actually bought from Bethany with Annie & Olive and she is a very talented artist. She has an assortment of pendants, hair clips, bracelets, chains, baskets and boxes, prints, and ponytail holders.
Stop by and check her store out.
‘Cupcakes and Cartwheels’ is the creative genius of Kimberly Hodges. Hodges, an Asheville, North Carolina native, “infuses happiness into interpretation of everyday objects,” according to Madison Avenue Gifts, where you can find an extensive catalog of her work.
Hodges says of her work,
People tell me that my art makes them happy, and I love to hear that. I feel blessed to be able to develop my talents everyday and to agree my designs with more and more people.
This collection here represents the light, fun, inspiration spirit that I love to surround myself everyday. These colors make me happy. And the designs are fanciful celebrating the freedom that I enjoy as an artist painting to my hearts delight.
What beautiful sentiment! What beautiful art!
Featured here are:
Cupcake lovers have to get themselves to Target these days. As we previously reported Target has awesome cupcake items for your home in stores currently.
I was super happy to find this ultra-cute mini comforter set online at Target.com.
Priced at $69.99 for twin and $89.99 for full this set would be perfect for any little girl’s room or for that spare room in your home.
Check out this awesome magnet by Jill of All Trades. $5.00 at her Etsy store.
I suppose you can call this a “shameless plug” but that’s okay! I started a blog design business called Cuppycake Designs. I of course, have cute little cupcakes in my header. Come visit me!
She encourages you to “write a freakin’ note” with sophisticated, funky and uncommon stationery. When Amy decided to start a stationery business based on her illustrations it was only natural that the products were going to have attitude. She is from Jersey; her family lives in Philly and her husband is from Brooklyn.
Amy, the owner and designer, of Amy Smyth Made It, has had a love of paper, color and design as long as anyone can remember. As the story goes when she was in her playpen she would be entertained for hours by looking through catalogs and feeling the paper. Yes, you read that correctly- feeling the paper.
Amy Smyth Made It is being recognized by the press and quickly becoming a source for anyone who is looking to express their style, sophistication, and uncommon taste through their stationery.
Blank inside.
Set of 10 invitations.
Following on from Jess’ post about the cupcake keycap I was cruising around HotTopic.com this morning (I love that store, it is the reason I would love to live in the States!), and I found this cute t-shirt from Jeffree Star…
It can be found HERE and is $20!
What better way to save your change, than by having a cupcake bank? Perfect for holding all your change! Made of porcelain.
$18.00 at Kitson
Canvas tote with all-over cupcake print featuring an inside zip pocket and two canvas handles with large buttons.
$20.00 at Journeys
Have a DIY cupcake party!
Flickr user t-dawg says-
“for kate’s bday, i wanted to make cupcakes, but i couldn’t decide which cake/frosting configuration to make. so i decided to let everyone choose! i made vanilla and chocolate cupcakes, and vanilla bean, chocolate, and coffee frosting, and let people frost their own cupcakes. so delicious. “
I think this is great idea for a fun, creative, and TASTY party! Even your most fickle friends will find a flavor combo they love when they’re the one’s putting them together. Maybe even a station with different decorations, sprinkles and toppers? Don’t forget to bring a camera :)
While at Walmart tonight, I ran across these slippers for $3.36. I of course, had to buy them. They are so comfortable.
Wilton has a site called Cupcake Fun and it’s very informative! They not only have recipes and cupcake ideas but they also have techniques such as easy ways to ice cupcakes perfectly smooth or full and fluffy.
Cupcake featured above: Sour Cherry Swirl Cupcakes
Today was my mother’s birthday. At the moment funds around our household are a bit limited, and anyway, I wanted to do something for her that went further beyond something I could just buy. All along I had planned on making cupcakes, because that is how I like to celebrate special days. In a spark of inspiration I remembered these beautiful affirmation stones blogger Dancing Mermaid left for her friend (on her birthday) and I knew what I would do. I would create positive affirmation cupcakes for my dear, dear mother. Sustenance for her body and spirit.
And here they are.
Yummmmy!
Sweet root beer goodness.
I’ll take a root beer any day over a Dr. Pepper. Dr. Pepper is made from prunes people. Blach.
Back to Yummmmmy.
I found these beauties on flickr user bitter-sweets. And lo and behold not only does Hannah Kaminsky take beautiful pictures, she is also a blog author and a book author!
Her blog is called BitterSweet, of course.
Her new book is called My Sweet Vegan. Publisher: Fleming Ink; 1st edition (December 3, 2007).
Prepare your taste buds for indulgence as My Sweet Vegan has arrived! Covering virtually every craving, this wonderful full color cookbook is the ultimate sweet tooth solution. You will be amazed and delighted by the diverse range of recipes, including Pumpkin Pecan Pie to deliver holiday cheer, Butterscotch Blondies to brighten lunchboxes, and the author’s award winning Mocha Devastation Cake for the sophisticated palate.
She’s hoping that the sale of her book will help support her college education she has just begun. Well Hannah, we at ATC wish you all the best of luck!
