I just made this adorable mix & match cupcake game this afternoon. This game is for a birthday party.
It is very easy to make. You just need felt, felt glue, scissors, and mini pompoms. Here are a few pictures…
Before play:
During play:
After play:
The party guests can race and see who can decorate their cupcakes faster. You can even add shapes, letters, and/or numbers to make it more educational.
Cupcake Pocket Mirror $6.00
Want cupcakes without the calories?
Here is an ever so sweet pocket mirror for your cupcake pleasure! Featuring the ever so sweet logo, this mirror will fit nicely in your pocket, bag and hand & will let you admire yourself all day long!
Mirrors measure 2.25 inches.
Also available…
Cupcake Pin Badges $3.00 for a pack of 4
Available at Ever So Sweet.
We received this e-mail from Angela who has a question…
Q- I am doing my daughter’s first birthday in a cupcake theme. I was wondering if you knew of anywhere I could find Susan Winget’s Celebrate collection besides Cracker Barrel. I was told Cracker Barrel put it on clearance and it is all sold out. I wanted to use the plates, platters and bowls for the party if I could find them. Just wondering if you had any ideas or suggestions. Thanks so much!
Please leave a comment if you have any solutions.
Cupcake Tee $32.00
Of course this cute tee is kid-friendly: it was designed by kids themselves! We love this shirt for its positive attitude and playful design. But there’s even more to love about it than that. Not only do the young designers get a percentage of profits, but so does children’s charity Free Arts for Abused Children.
*Note: Shirt runs one full size small and is not pre-shrunk; please order a size up.
Available at Giggle.
Hello Cupcake in Washington, DC is opening it’s doors today! With flavors like Velvet Elvis, Prima Donna, and Raspberry Beret they are sure to pull in quite the crowd. Vegan, and gluten-free cupcakes are also on the menu as well as their featured daily selections.
Please visit, Hello Cupcake, for hours, directions, and more info.
Tea for One Teapot £8.99
Gorgeous Tea for One Teapot in the iced fancies range. Pink & White gingham bottom (which is the cup) and a white top decorated with delicious multi coloured cupcakes (the teapot).
14 cms high
New and boxed
Also available…
3 Cupcake Storage Tins £8.50
Available at Ditsy Daisies.
Hot Topic is selling these awesome tins of frosting flavored “Cupcake Mints”, for $2.99 each and they come with 130 candies inside.
Please visit Hot Topic for locations, and directions.
Thanks Lauren for the heads up! :)
Jamie of Pongr sent me a little e-mail with this picture below, and he stated: "I’ll tell you, I never really considered myself a cupcake fan until recently (just wasn’t something I had ever given much thought to before). Lately I’ve just been stopping into the nearby SWEET and treating myself to quick, guilt-free, pre-lunch deserts – these cupcakes are made with all-natural ingredients. They really are delicious, and I’m grateful for being made aware of such treats."
and I got to thinking… why are cupcakes so popular? Why do people LOVE their cupcakes? He made it a little clearer, "My observation about the cupcake phenomena is that they’re cute, fun, and can generally be an “experience” versus just eating a cookie or something… I love cookies, but cookie consumption is more solitary affair; cupcakes are for friends and activities."
How true! There is only so much you can do with a cookie. Cupcakes? A whole nother story!
“SWEET” the cupcake store on Mass Ave. in Boston.
Baby Shower Cupcake Bath Bomb Girl or Boy Moisture Rich Fizzy $7.00
Give your friends or prize winners a bath treat that will make them smell and feel great!
Made to order in 4 color options: Pink, Blue, Yellow, or Sea Foam Green.
**Please Allow 4 days after purchase to make.**
This is the Baby Shower edition cupcake bath bomb. These cupcake bath bomb are wrapped in a bag with a color coordinating baby close pin. Frosted with your choice of Pink, Blue, Yellow, or sea foam green bath frost and coordinating sprinkles.
Flavor: Butter Cream Icing
Crushed pecans entice the taste buds with melted butter in this mouth watering fragrance. Buttery top notes meld into salty, pecan mid notes. Warm vanilla at the base.
Baby Tag attached with footprints in theme color and ingredients on the back.
Also Available…
Cupcake Bath Bomb Strawberries and Champagne $7.00
My Favorite Cupcake Bath Bombs $22.00 for a set of 8 mini cupcakes.
These bath bombs and more are available at HeyLady Cards & Feeling Smitten Bath Treats, and the Feeling Smitten website.
Birthday Cupcake Hang Tags $3.95 per set of 6
These (6) adorable BIRTHDAY CUPCAKE hang tags were digitally created by me and then laser printed onto 110lb white cardstock. The sweet cupcake graphic came from Cheryl Seslar of Raggedy Scrappin.
Other cupcake tags are also available.
Available at Pumpkin Seed Primitives.
Pink Cupcake Phone Charm $4.00
Hard plastic charm (designed by yours truly, measures 1.5″) on a blue mobile strap.
Great for mobile phones, Nintendo DS, purses, bookbags, car mirrors, and whatever else you can hang something fun from.
Other cupcake items are also available from Acrylicana.
Smell? by faeriesmak – Buttercream Cupcake $3.95 each
These cute 5 ml. roll on bottles of oil are sure to cure any blues that you may have. They are the perfect size to toss into your purse, gym bag, pocket, or even your sock. Each scent is delicious! Made from a base of Sweet Almond Oil, “Smell?” is perfect for use as a perfume or even in a tart warmer to scent your home or office.
The Buttercream Cupcake Smell is a rich vanilla cupcake fresh from the oven that is liberally frosted with sweet buttercream frosting scent. YUM!
Available at Faeriesmak.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the votes have been recalculated. Your 2008 Miss American Cupcake Winner is…
FLORIDA – Lime Cupcakes with Mango Buttercream!
This delectable recipe was submitted by Marta of Sugar Crush Cupcakes.
For the cake:
For the Frosting:
Prepare the cupcakes as directed for your basic vanilla cupcake recipe. Add the zest and juice of a whole lime (if avaliable Key Limes can be used here) to the prepared batter and fold in until it is incorporated. Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool. While the cupcakes are cooling peel and dice one whole mango (about 1 cup). Place the mango in a saucepan and add the juice of 1 lime. On medium heat cook this down until the mango has become soft (stiring with a whisk helps this along), about 7-10 minutes. When the mango peices have all broken down in the pot, transfer to a food processer and blend until smooth. Set aside and allow to cool. In a large bowl beat the softened butter until smooth. Add two cups of the powdered sugar and beat until smooth. Then add two more cups and beat until smooth. Then add the milk and vanilla and two more cups of powdered sugar. Once that is blended and smooth, add the cooled mango puree and blend. Add more powdered sugar to reach the desired consistency. Place frosting in a piping bag with a tip and frost the cooled cupcakes. Decorate with a slice of lime.
Congrats from all of us here at All Things Cupcake, and thanks to all that participated!
Photo of Marta with her prize basket.
”If we had said, ‘no cupcakes,’ I think, for our community, that would have been tough,” said Lynn Cheddar, the elementary school’s assistant principal and the head of the district’s wellness committee.
All of Pennsylvania’s 501 school districts must have rules in place that promote good health. Last year, the state dangled a carrot — additional federal school lunch funds — to those that set certain nutritional goals, one of which is the discouragement of food as a reward.
‘Why yes, I’d love one!’
Started in 2001, clothing line Johnny Cupcakes has quickly grown to become a popular and fashionable clothing line with its bright color tees combined with its iconic baking figures. Providing items from key chains and stickers to T-shirts and underoos, Mr. Cupcakes proves that there is no end to his success. Accordingly, Johnny Cupcakes recently opened a store on Melrose (next to Tarina Tarantino, no less) and customers already can’t get enough.
Credit: deedee deGelia
view this article for the virtual tour of Johnny Cupcakes!
2 for 1 Cupcakes on Tuesdays!
Yep, you that read right.
This offer is good at Bleeding Heart Bakery and Chaos Theory Cakes in Chicago. They hope to see you on Tuesday !
If you missed the last cake challenge on the food network, they are on TV again! They received great feedback from the Cirque de Soleil Challenge !
The next challenge is:
Food Network Tag Team Cake Challenge
Sunday Sept. 7th at 8:00pm EST
Sugar Lips-Cupcakes Set $126.00 Twin/$182.00 Full/Queen
Duvet-Cupcakes print, with lime green and white polka dots on back. Embellished with lime green piping. Five heart button closure. 100% cotton. Machine washable.
Sham– Cupcakes print, ebmellished with lime green pom poms across the front. 100% cotton. Hand wash.
Twin set includes: 1 twin duvet cover, and 1 standard sham.
Full/Queen set includes: 1 full/queen duvet cover, and 2 standard shams.
Available at Wake Up Frankie.
“Forget that Middle East skirmish and all that stuff with tanks in Georgia. In Hollywood, battle lines have been drawn over something really serious. Yep, we’re referring to the great cupcake kerfuffle. Seems the celeb favorite Sprinkles Cupcakes is really frosted. The SoCal bakery just filed a federal lawsuit against Famous Cupcakes accusing its rival of swiping Sprinkles’ signature circles-and-dots cupcake decor by putting dots on its Web site.
We never thought we’d say this, but we feel sorry the lawyers. Years of law school and now they’re arguing polka dots.”
– Spin Cycle “Sweet Suit”
Middleton Doll 19″ My Cupcake Doll $85.00
Knit romper accented with lettuce ruffles at collar and cuffs and cupcake applique on chest. Cupcake shaped hat with sprinkles. Hair color is brown, eye color is brown, skin tone is light and body type is 19″ newborn. Ages 3 and up.
Available at Toys ‘R’ Us.
The Great Cupcake Pan $35.00
Kids’ eyes will be as big as their cake plates when this giant cupcake shows up for dessert. Our pan creates a cupcake of Dr. Seuss proportions (an impressive 6″ high and 7″ across) that lends itself to fanciful decorations. The pan consists of top and bottom pieces that can be baked in two different flavors and frosted. The pan can also be used to create an ice cream cake: in one side of the pan, bake the cake’s bottom, then freeze ice cream in the other side to create the top. Made for us in the USA by Nordic Ware, the cast-aluminum pan ensures uniform baking and sharp detail, and a premium nonstick interior provides smooth release. Hand-wash. 10-cup cap.; 15 1/4″ x 10″ x 4 1/2″ high. A Williams-Sonoma exclusive.
Available at Williams-Sonoma.
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Cupcake Hair Pins [Chocolate] $5.00
Adorable cupcake hair pins! The cupcakes measure 1/2 inch at their widest point. The bobby pins are 2 1/2 inches long. Price is for one pair.
Also available…
Cupcake earrings, bags, and pins.
Available at Cherry Red Boutique.
“Sugar and Spice” Oil on Canvas painting by Perry deVick.
Baby Alive Birthday Doll $19.99
Guess who’s celebrating a birthday? Baby Alive! Join in the party as Baby Alive celebrates her first birthday. Help her blow out the candle on her cupcake. The candle disappears. She also has her very own party blower. Of course, she also comes with a sippy cup and diaper too. Includes cupcake with disappearing candle, party blower, sippy cup, and diaper.
Available at Toys ‘R’ Us.
Originally uploaded by Patrícia Furtado. Please visit her site for more pictures, memories, and the recipe.
Thank you for sharing your Gran’s Cup Cakes. They look amazing.