While browsing a convention in San Jose, California. I was able to enjoy Eric Joyner’s artistic works. A collection of his work is presented in a book titled simply, “Donuts & Robots“. Eric happened to be there in person, and my first question to him was, “Do you have any illustrations with cupcakes?”. Unfortunately, the answer was no; however, I think all of us can enjoy the art of a sweet relative of the cupcake.
Love him or hate him, he was undeniably a genius. I found it fascinating that people have started to use cupcakes to express their feeling. Now cupcakes aren’t only found at weddings, but also in mournings.
Here are some photos of Michael Jackson Cupcakes that have appeared nationwide.
Beautiful writeup and photos by the Seattle PI on a local cupcake shop named Trophy Cupcakes. My Seattle friends tell me that it is worth a second look… and a third. I am staring at the photos with a little envy. Where were the cupcake stores when I was growing up in Seattle?
Looking for a quick baby gift already gift wrapped? These baby cupcakes look good enough to eat! They are made of layette pieces packaged inside a real cupcake box. Each 6-pack cupcake gift box contains: (3) onesies, (2) bibs, and (1) wash cloth. All the baby garments are cleverly decorated ……well….like cupcakes. Available in colors for girl (pink), boy (blue), and yellow (neutral). Baby Boy Layette Cupcakes are decorated with blue embellishments and gift wrapped with ribbons.
Available from claudiayazzy’s etsy shop
Last month, ATC observed the growing mobile cupcake trend on the east coast. Just this monday, Sprinkles, the Beverly Hills-based chain, launched its cupcake-shop-on-wheels experiment to serve cupcake goodness to the Orange County.
“Yes, we want to take the Sprinklesmobile to the O.C.,” said Nicole Schwartz, a rep for Sprinkles Cucpakes, which has a shop in Corona del Mar.
Schwartz said “stay tuned” for more details as “we haven’t plotted out our
schedule yet.”
The chain will “Tweet” its Los Angeles locations on its new mobile Twitter account: @sprinklesmobile.
Cupcake are often times used as symbols. Usually cupcakes symbolize something happy and delightful, but lately it has been invoked in a growing debate regarding school food policies. There is no doubt that childhood obesity is a growing problem, but is school food to blame? If it is, what is the necessary reform needed?
In the heated debate, school boards are considering banning some foods from the school entirely including cupcakes. A board member asks, hopefully rhetorically:
“They can’t have cupcakes? … One birthday party a month?” she said. “…I think it’s better to have happy children. They learn better, it’s pleasant for all. Along with the healthy foods, the kids have to be happy.” – The Evil Cupcake
In another article, a worried pediatrician retorts:
In a typical classroom of 26 children, there are up to 26 days of birthday cupcakes to contend with. Then you add in celebrations for holidays, and many classes have a party every week. There are many healthy birthday options, and we can use them to celebrate our children’s birthdays without sacrificing their health. – NYT Letters
What do our dear ATC readers feel about this issue? Should cupcakes be banned from schools? Or is it throwing the baby out with the bath water?
The results are out from the Londonist Cupcake Throwdown. Faircake Bakeries takes first prize with a magnificent domination of the judging categories with its limoncello and white chocolate cupcake. The rules for the throwdown were quite different from other contests, prizing natural colors and balance of flavors.
Faircake Bakeries was nice enough to share the winning cupcake recipe with the general public as well. You guys know what I will be doing this weekend.
You can have your cupcake and eat it, too! Add Delish to your list of sweet tooth hot spots in Austin. Located at 209 W. 3rd Street (around the corner from Cantino Laredo), Delish has it’s grand opening tomorrow! Stop in all day for free cupcakes and from 6-8pm they’ll be serving free champagne and wine! Double treat!
Cupcake flavors include Mexican Vanilla, Chocolate, Lemon Zest, Black & White, Strawberry Z, Ginger Carrot, Red Velvet, Chocolate Mint, and more!
Spaceboy or Spacegirl Candle Holder $10
Add more happy to the party when you stick one of these little spacedwellers in your cupcake!
The listing is for ONE spacegirl or spaceboy candleholder. Choose from colors red, pink, hot pink, aqua, lime, or blue. A candle will be included, but regrettably, the cupcake will not. Approximately 2” tall. handmade. handpainted. tripley sealed. reusable. easy to clean. simply wipe with a slightly damp cloth. (immersion not recommended.) Meant for decorative purposes only, not as toys. contains small parts. please keep away from little ones.
Available from lollipop’s workshop’s etsy shop
Gourmet Gift Company Giveaway
Gourmet Gift Company is giving away a variety pack of one of each of their cupcake mixes…Red Velvet, Champagne, Vanilla and Chocolate… to one lucky winner!
What the winner will receive…
1- variety pack of one of each of the Gourmet Gift Company‘s cupcake mixes…Red Velvet, Champagne, Vanilla and Chocolate.
This mix bakes up one dozen of these festive favorites. Made with the finest ingredients including Nielsen-Massey Pure Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla and just a hint of cocoa.
Cheers to you! When its time to celebrate our champagne cupcakes add the perfect touch. Your favorite champagne compliments the other fine ingredients in the scrumptious cupcakes perfectly.
These scrumptious vanilla cupcakes are made with the finest ingredients available, including Nielsen-Massey Pure Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla. Our favorite easy to make frosting recipes are included. Yields one dozen cupcakes.
Just like mom used to make! These moist and delicious cupcakes are always a favorite. Our favorite easy to make frosting recipes are included. Yields one dozen cupcakes.
To enter this giveaway please visit Gourmet Gift Company and then come back to ATC and leave a comment to this post telling us about what your favorite item that you saw on her site was.
This giveaway is open to residents of USA and Canada. A winner will be chosen via random.org on June 21st.
I would like to thank Gourmet Gift Company for creating and donating the gorgeous prize for this giveaway.
Custom Cupcake Hair Bow Holder OR Custom Cupcake Painting Giveaway
Addicakes & Kinleybugs is giving away a Custom Cupcake Hair Bow Holder OR Custom Cupcake Canvas Painting to one lucky winner!
What the winner will receive…
1- Custom Cupcake Hair Bow Holder OR Custom Cupcake Painting
Addicakes & Kinleybugs makes a wide variety or Hair Bow or Clippie Holders. They can make one in any size and shape. Your Hair Bow or Clippie Holder can be painted to go with any decor. Personalization, Marabou/Fur Trim, and Glitter Gloss are a few extras that can be added to make your piece even more unique.
To enter this giveaway please visit Addicakes & Kinleybugs and then come back to ATC and leave a comment to this post telling us about what your favorite item that you saw on her site was. It’s that easy!
This giveaway is open to residents of USA and Canada. A winner will be chosen via random.org on June 20th.
I would like to thank Addicakes & Kinleybugs for creating and donating the gorgeous prizes for this giveaway.
This popcorn cupcake idea comes from Cary Chaote at the Examiner. It is an easy to execute idea with large visual impact with no special necessities other than the retro popcorn bags for 29 cents each at century novelty.
“Sweet Cuppie” Doll Giveaway
This month Diana Evans is hoping to send a special winner some sweetness with one of her handmade “Sweet Cuppie” dolls…..All you have to do is pop by and say hello in her blog….To give yourself more chances to win….all you have to do is spread the word about her Monthly Giveaway….blog about it…..and add a new comment with a link to your post…..this will give you 2 chances to win….1 for your first comment and one more for posting this on your blog!!! She loves meeting new people and hope to share her work with you. If you don’t want to wait to see who wins at the end of the month…you can pick up your own sweet cuppie in her Etsy Shop.
A big “Thank You” to Diana for doing this giveaway! :)
Clippie Couture is giving away a pair of Sweet Treats Fancy Flops to one lucky winner!
What the winner will receive…
1- Sweet Treats Fancy Flops
They can be made in GIRLS sizes 3/4-12/13
To enter this giveaway please visit Clippie Couture and then come back to ATC and leave a comment to this post telling us about what your favorite item that you saw on her site was. It’s that easy!
This giveaway is open to residents of USA and Canada. A winner will be chosen via random.org on June 18th.
I would like to thank Clippie Couture for creating and donating the gorgeous prizes for this giveaway.
For you fashion fans out there. These fashion label cupcakes were shot by Swedish photographer Therese Aldgard and styled by Lisa Edsalv. Quite obviously, the inspirations were Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Christian Louboutin, and Betsey Johnson. I wonder if they taste as good as they look.
Sweet ‘N’ Sassy But Always Classy Boutique is giving away this set of Cupcake Clippies to one lucky winner!
What the winner will receive…
1- Set of Cupcake Clippies
The clippies themselves are 1 3/4″. Then the cupcake measures: 1 1/4″ x 1 1/4″. The clippies are fully lined.
To enter this giveaway please visit Sweet ‘N’ Sassy But Always Classy Boutique and then come back to ATC and leave a comment to this post telling us about what your favorite item that you saw on her site was. It’s that easy!
This giveaway is open to residents of USA and Canada. One entry per person! A winner will be chosen via random.org on Friday June 17th.
I would like to thank Sweet ‘N’ Sassy But Always Classy Boutique for creating and donating the gorgeous prize for this giveaway.
Baby Abby Creations is giving away a Sweet Cupcake Wipe Case, a matching burp towel, and a diaper pouch to one lucky winner!
What the winner will receive…
1- Sweet Cupcake Wipe Case, Matching Burp Towel, & Diaper Pouch
This Sweet Cupcake Wipe Case is a must have for cupcake fans. This is a travel size wipe case, that has been covered with Robert Kaufman cupcake fabric. The case is double padded on the top and single padded on the bottom, giving it that boutique feel. The bow includes a covered cherry button to top it off. All cases come supplied with 16 natural care huggies wipes.
Burp Towels are decorated with the matching fabric from the case.
The Diaper Pouch measures approximately 13 1/2 inches long with flap open and 6 1/2 inches wide. You can fit one travel size wipe case and 2 diapers minimum depending on the size you can fit more.
To enter this giveaway please visit Baby Abby Creations and then come back to ATC and leave a comment to this post telling us about what your favorite item that you saw on her site was. It’s that easy!
This giveaway is open to residents of USA and Canada. A winner will be chosen via random.org on June 16th.
I would like to thank Baby Abby Creations for creating and donating the gorgeous prizes for this giveaway.
Actor Owen Wilson was spotted eating a cupcake in Georgetown Maryland. It is reported he stopped by Georgetown Cupcake for a red velvet and white chocolate cupcake.
Actress Amanda Setton for the show Gossip Girl is shown posing with cupcakes in front of the Cupcake Stop truck in NYC. We wrote about the Cupcake Stop truck earlier as it is a mobile cupcake shop roving NYC streets for hungry cupcake fans.
Cupcake Bears Memo Pad $4.50
Cupcake Bears Sticker Set $1.75
The Note pad is a 30-sheet 80 GSM memo pad that measures 4 x 6. This adorable memo pad was illustrated, printed, and bound together by me and features THREE DIFFERENT PAGE DESIGNS– Birthday Cupcake Bear (on light blue background), Strawberry Surprise Cupcake Bear (on light green background), and Vanilla Sprinkle Cupcake Bear (on light purple background).
For the stickers there are eight cupcake designs and flavors and you will get two of each for a total of 16 stickers:
Birthday Cupcake (white with sprinkles)
Mint Chocolate (light green)
Lemon Meringue (yellow/orange)
Vanilla Sprinkle (blue with yellow sprinkles)
Chocolate (brown with wafer rolls)
Grape Cotton Candy (purple with star-shaped sprinkles)
Strawberry Surprise (pink with hearts)
Key Lime (lime green)
You can find these items at Notebooksetc’s Etsy Shop
Iris’ Boutique is giving away this Cupcake Pinwheel Bow to one lucky winner!
What the winner will receive…
1- Cupcake Pinwheel Bow
To enter this giveaway please visit Iris’ Boutique and then come back to ATC and leave a comment to this post telling us about what your favorite item that you saw on her site was. It’s that easy!
This giveaway is open to residents of USA and Canada. One entry per person! A winner will be chosen via random.org on Friday June 15th.
I would like to thank Iris’ Boutique for creating and donating the gorgeous prize for this giveaway.
Photo and giveaway by seven spoons
Cupcakery inspiration; Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes giveaway
To enter, simply comment at the end of this post; maybe we can chat about our favourite cookbooks or cupcakes or cupcake memory – you decide. But leave your comment by midnight Wednesday, June 10, 2009 (EST), and please include both your email address if not signed in, and a note of your desire to enter (this way, non entrants can still join the chat). If you do not want to sign in, nor do you want to publish your email, please comment then email me at tara [at] sevenspoons [dot] net, with the name you used to comment.
The winner will be selected by at random, and announced the next day. One note, due to distribution regulations, this contest is only open to residents of Canada. My apologies to international readers (this might be a good time to ask your Canadian friends to do you a favour).
Good luck!
The Cupcakery’s Martha Stewart Cupcakes Cookbook & Martha Stewart Cookie Cookbook Giveaway
If you are among the people who have not yet been able to get your hands on the book, here is your chance to win. I am really excited about giving away the Martha Stewart Cupcakes Cookbook because I have 3 to giveaway! I also have as a runner up prize, which is really also a Grand Prize to me, the Martha Stewart Cookies Cookbook to giveaway.
One of our readers contacted us in his quest to find open a cupcake specialty store in the Boston area. He wants to partner up with a baker that can:
My ideal candidate would be somebody that can bake a killer cupcake and has some experience in the industry. He/she also has to be innovative, imaginative, and fun. I can tell by reading your blog that you guys love cupcakes and I thought that it would be worth shooting you an email in the event that you knew anybody that might be interested.
Sounds like an excellent opportunity to start on a dream job. If interested, please contact Dave’s email at [email protected]
Pop-Art Cupcake Cards Giveaway from Tricia-Rennea Art.
This is a Giveaway for everyone! Free Printables for all!
You may also like the recipe cards from Bitsy of Bitsy the Bakery.
Thank you Tricia & Bitsy for donating your awesome stuff to this giveaway!
Ella Bella Babytique is giving away a Cupcake Hair Bow/Clippie Holder to one lucky winner!
What the winner will receive…
1- Cupcake Hair Bow/Clippie Holder
This is a must have for your little princess! She has all the hairbows, but where does she put them? What better way to not only store her bows/clippies, but to also embellish her room!
These bow holders are so cute, they are sure to be a hit with any little girl. They would make great gifts and shower presents as well!
6 inch wooden plaque (Your choice of circle or oval shape) hand painted with your choice of colors and embellished with a 3D cupcake made of foam!
Wooden plaque is adorned with a 30 inch double layer ribbon to clip all of your bows onto! It is finished off with a bow perfectly placed here and there!
Your choice of paint colors and ribbon/bow colors. Cupcake will be made to coordinate. Please convo me with your specifications!!
*Please note that bows shown in second picture are not included in this listing!*
To enter this giveaway please visit Ella Bella Babytique and then come back to ATC and leave a comment to this post telling us about what your favorite item that you saw on her site was. It’s that easy!
This giveaway is open to residents of USA and Canada. A winner will be chosen via random.org on June 14th.
I would like to thank Ella Bella Babytique for creating and donating the gorgeous prize for this giveaway.
