Halloween always comes up quickly once it becomes October and since it is September, that means it is time to get thinking about what you or your little one is going to dress up as.  Cupcakes make there perfect costume for the young or the young at heart.  The Food Network Magazine has directions for making you own cupcake costume.

My only issue with the design was that the cupcake liner portion is made out of cardboard.  No problem if you are walking around but you would have some trouble if you needed to sit, say when it’s “wear your costume to school day.”  But if you get creative I’m sure there is a solution, maybe a corduroy skirt instead of the cardboard?

The weather is getting cooler which means that Halloween is just around the corner. While shopping at Michaels last week for cupcake liners, I noticed that Michaels has quite a few options for those wanting to include cupcakes in their Halloween celebrations. Wilton has several cupcake items this year including cupcake stands, wrappers, liners, picks, stencils, and boxes. Many of these items are available in local craft stores, but the Skulls and Scroll designs are only available at Michaels.

The cupcake baker is at it again …

I don’t know what most people think about right before they go to sleep .. maybe how the days events went, maybe something that you have to to get done the next day  … What I think about right before  I fall asleep, CUPCAKES! Chocolate orange cupcakes was the last thing on my mind the other night.

So I decided to try em’ out … this is how they turned out.

All that I did was use a box mix and used orange juice instead of water. And for the frosting instead of milk as the recipe calls for i used orange juice.

They weren’t as dense as i had hoped and they needed a tad more orange flavor! But they are all around Yummy!!

I love shopping at TJ Maxx and Marshalls. I can always find a few cupcake items that I just have to have. In the last few weeks I have found many cupcake items in the kitchen sections. Keep in mind when shopping at TJ Maxx or Marshalls that sets of items are often not available at the same time and it may take a few weeks to complete a set. Also keep in mind that half of a set may be for sale at TJ Maxx and the other part at Marshalls. Always save your receipt so if you can’t find all the pieces you want you can just return them.

Cupcake fairy cups 2.99 each

Cupcake party platter 5.99 bowls 2.99 each

Cupcake celebration and birthday pieces 3.99 each, platter 6.99

You should add a “little cupcake”  section.  I authorize use of my home photos of Addy “Baby Cupcake” Addy loves to sport her cupcake leg warmers, onesie, cloth diaper and hand knitted diaper cover. The diaper cover is by Jody’s Designs on Hyenacart.com Sara

Thank you Sara for sharing your baby photos.  Best wishes to Addy as If we continue to get more submissions, I would be happy to start a “Little Cupcake” category for these cuties!

I wish there really was a Cupcake University, I would have to be enrolled.   This image is from the Cafe Press website which is unique in that you get to decide what product you want.  So you could get a hoodie, but you could also get a tote bag, sticker, or mug, all depending on what you are looking for.  And this is not the only cupcake  image available, just typing in “cupcake” into the search box, I came up with 3,420 available cupcake designs.  What I like about this design is that it reminds me of the Victoria Secret Pink line which is popular and uses the university theme.

Wish Cake is a cupcake delivery service for the Philadelphia area making birthday and special-event cupcake deliveries to schools, day-care facilities and businesses in Pennsylvania’s Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties.  Either design your own cupcake from scratch or choose from their existing cupcake menu.  Below are some of my favorites:

Lemon

Cookies and Creme

Tie-Dye

Everyday I go onto Etsy and see what new cupcake items have been listed. Well today I decided to look and see what some of the most expesive, yet amazing, items would be. If I had a million dollars I think I’d have to have these in every room of my house…

Strawberry Drizzle $925 from LizGoerlitz

Whimsical Cupcake Nursery/Playroom Chandelier $295 from WhimsicalCollections

Over the next few weeks, ATC will be hosting several cupcake giveaways. Now I’m not going to tell you what were are giving away but I will tell you who the givers are! 

* Etsy sewer  omydarlinkids

* Etsy cupcake crafter ThreeRabbits 

* csnbaby.com, selling nursery furniture and more

 So please come back and check out the upcoming giveaways.  Remember to enter our drawing for a free cupcake blush bag by CupcaxDesigns.   Have a sweet day!

As Britian celebrates its National Cupcake Week (Sept 14-Sept 19), various cupcake bakeries are vying for attention in the news.  Today, Sayers and Hampson’s, a UK chain of stores and Cafés, launched their version of the world’s smallest cupcake.  Measuring 1.5 cm wide and 3 cm high, it is truly a tiny morsel.  Sayers said the Guinness Book of Records entry for the World’s Smallest Cupcake has never been recorded, so it is hoping its mini baked good will be a worthy contender.

The iconic Hostess® CupCake celebrated 90 years as America’s squiggle-topped cupcake on Monday September 14. Americans eat more than 600 million Hostess® CupCakes every year more than any other snack cake. I was most likely given my first Hostess® CupCake as a small child and I still enjoy them when looking for a little treat. Happy Birthday CupCake!

Want to give someone special something different Check out these Cupcake Bouquets at FamousCupcakes.com .

There is a cupcake bouquet for every season!  I think i am going to send one to my cousin when she gives birth to her son! Yeah!

Cute enamel and ceramic cupcake with high gloss finish.  This cupcake 8.5 cm high by 6 cm cupcake has a hollow center to store trinkets and accessories which can be accessed through a hinged lid.   These pieces are well made and substantial.  Great gift to impress for birthdays or special occasions.

Available from Ditsy Daisies.

Since it is already the middle of September, that means it is apple season.  I think the perfect way to acknowledge that fall is rapidly approaching is to bake apple cupcakes.

This delicious looking recipe is courtesy of Food Network.    Calling for only one apple, the apple flavor comes from an additional ingredient needed, apple butter, which is piped into the center.  Apple butter does not contain any dairy, the name comes from the consistency since it is so think and spreadable.  It can easily be made at home or when short on time, it can be bought from most grocery stores. The cupcakes are finished with a cream cheese frosting and in the picture they are garnished with an apple sliver.

Recently I ordered this lovely purse from Etsy artisan CupcaxDesigns for a best friend and cupcake admirer.  Well, when the cupcake bag came I had a hard time giving it away! It was well-stitched and the fabric coordinated beautifully.   Although it was difficult, I did send the bag to my friend because I knew she would appreciate it just as much as I did.
CupcaxDesigns sells bags in several different sizes. Blush Bags are approximately 9.5″ x 6.5″ and while The Weekender Bags are approximately 20″w x 19″h (laid flat). She also has Everyday Totes which are approximately 14″w x 18″h and Tatum Totes which are approximately 12″w x 10 1/2″h. All totes have a magnetic snap closure. Weekender Totes and Everyday Totes feature an inside pocket too. All fabric is 100% cotton and is machine washable.

CupcaxDesigns has offered up this adorable cupcake Blush Bag for a giveaway to one lucky ATC reader!

To enter this giveaway, please visit Etsy and then come back to ATC and leave a link to another favorite Etsy cupcake item in the comment area below.  Please also include why you like this item.  This giveaway is open to residents of the US. One winner will be chosen on September 21st.  I would like to thank CupcaxDesigns for creating and donating this gorgeous prize for our giveaway. Be sure to check out her shop for other wonderful bags!

www.cupcaxdesigns.etsy.com

I started today by simply typing “cupcake jewelry” into Etsy’s search bar and it quickly came back with over 3,000 items! After a narrower search I found some nice crafts to share.

The majority of cupcake jewelry on Etsy is made from polymer clay. This medium is very versatile and can be molded into the most realistic looking cupcakes as seen with this Strawberry Frosted Cupcake Bracelet made by ScrumpiousDoodle.

I have also fallen in love with artisans who use glass in their cupcake jewelry. These earrings, made by Hare, are glass lampwork beads with sterling silver Swarovski crystals on top for cherries.

I also found quite a few sterling silver cupcake jewelry items. This bracelet was made by ClareElizabethDesign and she used light pink rose quartz beads with the little cupcake.

Need to add a lil’ cupcake to your humble abode? Here are a few ideas!

Eat A Cupcake

When In Doubt

I think I may just have to aquire the first one!!

Upon one of my cupcake searches I found this lovely twist on cupcakes.

Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes!

Here is what you would need to replicate this delicious cupcakes …

1)  A scrumptious cake recipe.  I recommend Straberry Cupcake Recipe

2) A simple frosting recipe (better to color you with my dear) Buttercream Frosting

3) Tools to frost with Cupcake Decorating Kit ( this includes the disposable bags and tips to decorate, use the 1M tip to get the swirly ice cream effect) this includes a great tutorial as well!

4) This is how you make a rainbow of colors Icing Color Set (you can also use just plain old food coloring if you don’t want to spend that much, ya just got to get creative with the colors)

5) Top it off with these Star Sprinkles , Daisy Sprinkles and/or Confetti Sprinkles ( you can choose which ones you want according to the color of frosting used) or you can go old school with these Rainbow Jimmies

Bake the cake, prepare the frosting, cool the cake, fill the bags, frost & sprinkle away!

Let me know how they turn out!

Psst … If you dont want to spend all the money on the expensive stuff you can just with all the boxed goodies (boxed cake, canned frsoting, etc. [it will just be our little secret] )

Fans of HBO’s True Blood will enjoy Sweet Paul’s True Blood inspired cupcakes.

These Vanilla Cupcakes with Raspberry Jam look perfect to sink your teeth into as you settle in for an episode with your favorite vampires.   And what might be the best part, aside from actually getting to eat the cupcakes is that it is a fairly simple and straight forward recipe without the fuss of fancy decorating.

Vanessa Hansford of Duk Design is a graphic designer by day, living and working in Silverlake, right outside of LA and am has her own small design studio.  Vanessa has a delicate and clean touch to her designs.  Here are some of the logos she has designed for cake and cupcake shops and please feel free to view more of her works on her new website: www.dukdesign.com.

This is a combination of two of my favorite things, an adorable hedgehog that loves cupcakes.  It was created by APAK, an “art team” comprised of  a husband and wife who work to create unique art.  Chronicle Books published a mini card set with the design.  The set contains a total of 18 cards, six of each of the three designs for $14.95.

Traditionally, the overlap between football and cupcakes were minor.  Even the meaning of cupcake in football lingo is not the sweet and moist dessert we all crave.  Instead, it can be defined as:

to compete or win with little effort

An example would be this article title: Not all Big 12 teams have cupcakes on opening menu.  Many schools football teams usually schedule cupcakes at the beginning of the season to get the winning momentum rolling.

Football-themed cupcake accessories usually have usually been quite scarce, so ATC was happy to see football helmet sleeves that come in 14 colors to match your favorite school.  Seems perfect for school pride parades, game watching party, or birthday parties.

I saw this at the store today and needed to share it with all our cupake tattooed readers. Now you can give your Barbie a cupcake tattoo too!   Available at ToysRUs and Walmart.  It is a bit hard to see but she comes with a cupake shirt and tattoo for you to apply.

If memory serves me correctly, the first cupcake videos to go viral was “The Cuppycake Song” by Judianna Castle featuring I believe to be the son and daughter of Judianna.

Cupcakes are not just a food, but also a cultural phenomenon that has spanned a gamut of themes from traditional to upscale as well as quaint to cool. A reader Madeline pointed out a couple of cupcake rap videos that expand the cupcake universe even further.

Hello fellow cupcake lovers! I am a new contributor to ATC but have been a follower for quite a while. I have a great love for cupcakes but in particular, handmade cupcake crafts. So, all my posts will be centered around cupcake crafts found on my second favorite site, Etsy. (ATC is still # 1!)
Well, school has started this week in my town so for my first post I would like to share with you some cupcake things your kids might need when going back to school this year.

They might actually look forward to doing their homework if they can use this purple cupcake mini pen. Mandibeads uses precision Japanese Delica beads to breathe life into each original design.

What better place to put your pen than this Cupcake Queen Pencil Pouch by Vegancraftastic. The outer fabric is an adorable pink print covered in cherries and cupcakes while the bag is fully lined with a fun pink print. Both 100% cotton.

And artisan Honeyboo understands that many kids need schedules to keep themselves organized but why not make it fun too? With the Cupcake Printable Timetable they will enjoy the organization.