It doesn’t get any cuter than this! This is going to look so precious on my daughter. Find it here.

Hey all you ATC fans, I would like to present an awesome contest to you! We are looking for the most unique cupcake. ANYTHING cupcake. This can be a baked cupcake, a crafted cupcake, a drawn cupcake, a super awesome cupcake item, ANYTHING cupcake and anything that is unique. You can use something already made or make/create something new but it MUST be yours.

If you have the most unique cupcake, you will receive a cupcake gift pack. This pack will include a ton of cupcake items! The prize itself is a surprise so you won’t know what it is until you win!

There will be 1 grand prize and 2 runner ups. The runner ups will get an adorable cupcake mirror, like one below.

You can send in your submissions through email or you can post pictures in the comments. Please include your name, email address, a brief description and of course an image. The winner will be announced in 2 week (march 3rd) through a blog here! Good luck!

EDITED TO ADD: A lot of cupcake fans have emailed me to ask me if these mirrors are available to purchase. They ARE! I can make a load of them so if you’re interested, they are only $6.00 and they come with a cute little velour bag! I have several cupcake designs to chose from or I can send a random one, just send me an email!

This is too cute. I would be afraid that my puppy would try to eat the walls too much LOL. Here we have a “Cute Cupcake Vinyl Decal Package” from the ceejay77 etsy shop.

“This listing is soooo cute!
Here is what you get in this listing.
Your choice of two colors for the circles.
-A total of 20 circles… all assorted sizes. from 4 inches to 1.
10 circles in 1 color. 10 circles in another.
-1 -5 x 5 inch cupcake. (comes in just one color)”

You can get this here for just $16.00. Even if you don’t have kids, why not decorate your room? I wonder if my husband would mind! haha!

Anyone live in Albuquerque, NM? I tried out a cupcake bakery the other day. It was my second time trying it but I wasn’t a part of ATC at the time. I will have pictures of the cute little cupcakes soon!

We went back to brown & pink! It just looks more delicious that way. Enjoy!

It’s miserable, rainy, dark and windy here in Connecticut today. Yuck. So, look what I found to cheer me up (available at Target for $19.99) to splash around in? I say, let it pour!

How do you know when your cupcakes are ready to come out of the oven? With your cupcake kitchen timer, of course!

I found this cute $38.00 pink cupcake frame here at KooKoo Bear Kids.

Next is this handcrafted wood frame found at Claudia’s Burning Ink Etsy Shop for $12.00.

This tiny cupcake frame is perfect for my desk. It sells for $9.95 at Once Upon a Time Baby.

Finally, here is an adorable gift set I found at Essentially Mom & Me for $12.50. What a deal!

I am beyond thrilled and overjoyed at the thought of these custom cupcake blankets arriving at my doorstep next week. After many months of searching for the perfect cupcake blanket and coming up empty handed, you can imagine my excitement when I came across this etsy shop. Little Bunny Shop (soon to be known as Little Snuggle Bunny) is the place to go for all your blanket needs. I would recommend them to anyone who asks where to find the perfect blanket. The owner of the shop, shelly.. says “Be sure to check my “sold items” section. If you don’t see it in my store, just ask! I am happy to do custom orders for larger “adult” sized blankets as well.”

It can’t get any better than this, folks.

A lot of people have asked, Where can I order Cupcakes online???? So I’ve compiled a list of bakeries (and places) that I know will ship cupcakes to your house!

1) Fat Daddy Bake Shop

2) Mrs. Beasley’s Cupcakes

3) Teacake Bake Shop

4) Love At First Bite Bakery

5) Babycakes NYC (they only ship unfrosted cupcakes, which are available for purchase by the dozens.)

6) Crumbs Bakeshop

7) Chicago Cupcakes 

If you know of any that are not on the list, leave them in a comment or e-mail all things cupcake.

I am trying to clear out some old items that I have laying around and this is one of them. This design is by Studio Mela (an amazing artist) and I only have 1 available. You can have this put on a 2 1/4″ Mirror ($5.00) or a 2 1/4″ Magnet ($2.00). You can email me if you’re interested, [email protected]

I also have a ton of other items on sale here, but they aren’t cupcake related!

Michelle of Clever Cupcakes created a kids cupcake with grape Kool-Aid buttercream. It never occurred to me to use Kool-Aid in buttercream before. My eyes have now been opened to the endless possibilities of this new found discovery. The cake is Vanilla Confetti made with rainbow non-pareils. The picture is adorable as well.
Vanilla Confetti Cupcakes (yields 24)

3 cups cake flour
1 1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup butter
1 cup milk
3 eggs
1 tbsp vanilla
1 tsp. salt
1 tbsp
1/4 cup rainbow-non pareils (round sprinkles)

Mix dry ingredients. Add butter and let mixer run until butter is broken down into pieces no larger than a pea. Meanwhile add approximately 1/4 cup of the milk. Once butter is combined add eggs one at a time. Add vanilla to remaining milk and add mixture slowly will the mixer is still running. Scrap down the sides, add sprinkles to batter, and mix until batter is smooth. Bake at 350 until toothpick comes out clean (between 18-22 minutes).

Grape Kool Aid Buttercream

2 1/4 cups powdered sugar
4 single serving grape kool aid packets
1/4 cup boiling water
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup trans fat free crisco

Place powdered sugar and kool aid in bowl of mixer and pour boiling water over top. Mix at high speed using whip attachment until mixture is cooled to room temperature. Add butter and crisco then whip at high speed for 10 minutes. Add optional blue food colouring.

ZOMG! They made me a cupcake girl, they really did! They’re gonna let me tell y’all about all the cupcake things I drool over! To celebrate, what’s better than spending money you know you shouldn’t? Can there be any argument with that? Even better, that money should be spent on one of my most beloved obsessions. Socks. These socks.

There was no other choice but to order them as fast as I could. Cupcake socks with additional pastries, every sensible person’s pick.

$7.00 at Sock Dreams

limoncello cupcake, originally uploaded by vonsachsen.

This lovely cupcake, plus other delightful recipes can be found at tea for one (add to your google reader, this one is a keeper!)

Found on Flickr.

sneaky, originally uploaded by minklet.

This picture is so darn cute I just had to share. I found it on Flickr, it was posted by user minklet.

Reverend Run’s (from RUN DMC) daughter created a line of shoes (and some clothing) called Pastry. While they don’t specifically have cupcakes on them, they really have a cupcake feel. There are shoes for adults and toddlers.

This is the link to several different styles: Dr. Jays – Pastry

While browsing the web, I found this cute picture:

Thanks M. Johns, for your humor.

The lovely Gigi, of gigi cakes put together one of my all time favorite combinations, chocolate and raspberry. I have loved raspberries since I was a kid. They have long been one of my favorite fruits. And the chocolate, who doesn’t love chocolate? Gigi’s Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes with Raspberry-Chocolate Meringue look and sound down right awesome. Her take on the cupcakes cracked me up, too.

“The cupcakes were so scrumptious and smelled heavenly. They smelled so good that I was thinking this should be a car air freshener. You know, one of those of little trees you hang from the rear view mirror. If you find yourself in the mood for delicious cupcakes and in need of an air freshener for your car, then look no further. (Tee-hee)”

If these cupcakes sound up your alley, please visit gigi cakes for the recipe.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine’s Day, spent lots of time with your sweetie and ate lots of cupcakes of course! I wanted to show you guys this little cupcake plush by Jelene. They are only $10.00 and they are super cute! I have one and I love it.

“Super cute baby cupcake in small size. The cupcake design is printed on cotton material with either a felt or fleece backing, depending on the stock I have.

These dolls are great for the cupcake lover! Makes a great gift for an plush collector too!

Measures approx. 5″x5″ – (also see my large cupcakes too!!)”

Can be found here. :D

Also, you should run on over to your local Target. All cupcake items are 10% (could be more in the next few days) off! The target I went to didn’t have much, they seem to sell out of the stuff pretty fast but you might be able to get a good deal! :)

I’ll have to say, this is one of my all time favorite cupcake finds!

This awesome necklace is made by DIY’er sweetheartsinner over at etsy! An absolute STEAL at $7 +s&h.

Did anyone catch Sprinkles on Martha Stewart Yesterday? If not, you can watch the video here.

Here is the recipe for Sprinkles Strawberry Cupcakes,

Ingredients

Makes 1 dozen

• 2/3 cup whole fresh or frozen strawberries, thawed
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1/4 cup whole milk, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• 2 large egg whites, room temperature
• Sprinkles’ Strawberry Frosting

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners; set aside.
2. Place strawberries in a small food processor; process until pureed. You should have about 1/3 cup of puree, add a few more strawberries if necessary or save any extra puree for frosting; set aside.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside. In a small bowl, mix together milk, vanilla, and strawberry puree; set aside.
4. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter on medium-high speed, until light and fluffy. Gradually add sugar and continue to beat until well combined and fluffy. Reduce the mixer speed to medium and slowly add egg and egg whites until just blended.
5. With the mixer on low, slowly add half the flour mixture; mix until just blended. Add the milk mixture; mix until just blended. Slowly add remaining flour mixture, scraping down sides of the bowl with a spatula, as necessary, until just blended.
6. Divide batter evenly among prepared muffin cups. Transfer muffin tin to oven and bake until tops are just dry to the touch, 22 to 25 minutes. Transfer muffin tin to a wire rack and let cupcakes cool completely in tin before icing.

So mirrors are super cool right, girls love mirrors. Girls also love cupcakes and kitties, so what is the best combo for this? A kitty cupcake pocket mirror by timssally! This adorable pocket mirror can be found here.

“This mirror measures 3″ in diameter and is a print of an original that I made into a mirror.

I use quality parts and a tecre button machine to produce my mirrors, buttons, and magnets. Also includes a black velvet drawstring bag to hold the mirror….makes a cute little gift. :-)”

Plus, its only $4.00, how awesome is that!

Cake Channel is filled with examples of cupcake towers.. and it looks like you can either rent them or buy them.

Yum Sugar has some picture examples.

To purchase a cupcake tree, go to Catering Supplies.

Here is another picture example from Light House Cake Company:

So I was sitting at work on Monday morning trying to ease myself into the day by reading Women’s Day Magazine. Well, reading might be stretching it. To be completely honest I was perusing the pictures. None the less, my browsing totally paid off with a couple three sweet Valentine’s Day recipes that I just cannot deny are P-E-R-F-E-C-T!

The first of these marvelous morsels is the Cupid Cupcake, and yes it is just as adorable as it sounds, take a look! Now if that guy is not cute I don’t know what is. The recipe for this delectable dude can be found here. The Cupid Cupcake is sure to be a thrill among any and all who believe that, “Love is like Oxygen. Love is a many splendid thing-love lifts us up where we belong! All you need is love,” according to Christian (Ewan McGregor’s character in Moulin Rouge).

The next recipe makes me wonder, would a rose by any other name smell just as sweet? I, like Juliet, believe yes! Furthermore, these Rose Petal Cupcakes are super-sweet with their pastel pink frosting and sugared petal adornment. They offer an air of sophistication, but don’t be skittish, they are easy as one two three with Women’s Day’s recipe. Don’t take my word for it, head on over the the site and find out for yourself!

The final recipe that caught my eye combines a surprise treat with the classy red velvet recipe. Don’t be tricked by their simplistic title, the Red Velvet Cupcakes are an example of complex flavor structure at its best. These beautiful little cakes are comprised of a red velvet batter, which is host to a surprise hug (of the Hershey’s variety), and are topped off with a delectable cream cheese frosting. Makes my mouth water just typing it up! You can garnish the top with any heart-decor to make the stunning statement, “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye,” by Antoine de

Saint-Exupery.

Here is wishing you good luck with whatever sweet endeavor you set forth to accomplish this Valentine’s season. More importantly, here is wishing you love, in all it’s many shapes, sizes, and forms, I hope your day is magical!

Most Sincerely,
Maggie Ann.

(All photo’s courtesy of Women’s Day Magazine. Photos 1 & 2 are cited to Charles Schiller and photo 3 to Anastassios Mentis.)

This black/gold 2-fer features a cupcake foil-printed top with striped grey long sleeve insets for a layered look. $24.00 at Dillards.com