Archive for 2009

Life Lessons with a Cupcake

Posted by on Friday, September 4th, 2009

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Sometimes our zeal for life drives us to extremes like tasting the best cupcake, being the best parent, or literally blogging about All Things Cupcake.  There are other priorities that is part of cooking and making cupcakes that we should all try to remember.

Kim O’Donnel reveals 10 lessons cooking has taught her.  This piece if very well written and straight from the heart.  My favorite among them is this one:

10. Less really is more. Exhibit A: the grilled cheese sandwich. If I cooked my last meal over a skillet, ironing two pieces of Cheddar-stuffed bread together with some strong mustard, I would be smiling wide

Let Them Eat Cupcakes

Posted by on Friday, September 4th, 2009

My coworker is getting married next month and since I’m making the cupcakes she shared with me the latest issue of Martha Stewart Weddings.

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The issue features an article titled: Let Them Eat Cupcakes, proving even Martha knows cupcakes are taking over.  There is an eight page spread containing full page pictures of creative cupcakes  such as the Rose and Ginger Cupcakes with Sugared Rose Petals.

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There is also what could be considered the cupcake version of strawberry shortcake dessert.  The cupcake has a slight twist from the original summer dessert in that it consists of a strawberry rhubarb compote.

Meringue Cupcakes with Strawberry Rhubarb and Creme Fraiche

These cupcakes have been deemed wedding appropriate.  But as with all cupcakes, they are suitable for any occasion.  On the Martha Stewart website, there are recipes to all the cupcakes in the article in addition ideas for displaying the latest wedding trend.

Draw Your Favorite Cupcake Contest for Kids in LA

Posted by on Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

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Calling on youth artists from across Los Angeles! On Saturday, September 12, 2009, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Soul Cups Cupcake and Catering Company will feature a special Back to School event at Say Cheese Café, 2800 Hyperion Avenue in Silver Lake, California.

As a special part of the event, Soul Cups is holding a “Draw Your Favorite Cupcake” contest for children ages 7-12. 
 
Cupcake and café executives and local artists will serve as the judging panel, and will choose two lucky winners. The top two youth with the best designs will each win one dozen cupcakes for their family.

•Students can drop off their designs to Say Cheese Cafe, 2800 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027.

•The top five designs will be showcased at the Soul Cups “Draw Your Favorite Cupcake” event and sale at Say Cheese on September 12th.

•The top five drawings will be featured in any photo opportunities. Drawings will not be returned unless a self-addressed and postage paid envelope is included.

•Again applicants MUST be ages 7-12.

•Also, on September 12th Soul Cups Cupcakes will once again sell their famous cupcakes at Say Cheese and debut two new cupcake samples:

Lemon Drop cupcake (made with fresh lemon juice and lemon filling)

Piggy Pop cupcake (savory & sweet creation; chocolate bacon)

This is one sweet event parents and children can enjoy and savor together.

Baked By Melissa Cupcake Photo Contest Winners

Posted by on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

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In July, we featured a cupcake photo contest sponsored by Baked By Melissa, a New York City cupcake bakery.  The results are in, and the photos are stunning!  Check the cupcake photos out for yourself at BakedByMelissa.com.

Congratz to the winners including Shelby Chan who nabbed $500 and 100 Free cupcakes!

It may be a little difficult to navigate the photos.  I tried dragging and flicking the photos to the left, but that doesn’t advance the photos.  Look for a little arrow on the right hand side.  Click on that to see the next photo!

I think my favorite is the Jesus bear cupcake photo.  What is your favorite?

Would You Like to Join ATC?

Posted by on Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Hello dear readers,

We are looking to add new writers to the ATC team.  AllThingsCupcake.com has a long tradition of being a leader in bringing cupcake news, products, and ideas to the attention of cupcake lovers everywhere.   As a leading cupcake website with over 3,000 unique visitors a day, there will be no problem with having your voice heard.

If you have a point of view about anything cupcakes, write me an email at [email protected].  Let me know a little about yourself and what you would like to write about.

Harrison at ATC

Back to School Cupcake

Posted by on Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

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SusieCakes of Newport Beach, CA is offering a free applesauce cupcake for any pre-school through 6th grade student who received an “A” assignment from Sept 1 through Sept 30.

An additional drawing to win cupcakes for your entire class is available at the store.  The more entries from your class, the better your chance of winning!

What a fun giveaway event for SusieCakes.  It hooks directly into a seasonal back-to-school trend.  There is positive social value being created by motivating young children.  Finally, it is great targeted marketing to the key parents demographic.

Katy Perry in Cupcake

Posted by on Monday, August 31st, 2009

Singer Katy Perry of “I Kissed a Girl” fame has taken her embrace of cupcake to a new level.  At first it was eating cupcakes…
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Then it was accessorizing with a cute cupcake handbag.
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Now she is wearing cupcake too. :)

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More August 2009 Cupcake Tattoos

Posted by on Sunday, August 30th, 2009

Innovative and bold cupcake tattoos sent in by our dear readers.  Some people choose to hide small cupcakes on their bodies, and others display their love and interests for all to see.

Cupcake Skull Tattoo (Medium)

this is my 28th birthday present to myself,
tattoo by ryan at holdfast, perth,australia.
hope you like as much as i do
jilly

Angel Devil Cupcake

i got these done at a different image tattoo in midwest city, oklahoma by frank. he is an amazing artist and he is going to do my sleeve of cupcakes.

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Cherry Cupcake Tattoo (Medium)

Hello! My name is Amanda and I’m from South Jersey. I’m starting Pastry School in a few days, so yesterday I decided to get a cupcake tattoo on my hip. It is my first tattoo (since I just turned 18 in may) and probably my last, but I love it! I came across this website looking for ideas, so I figured I’d send mine in now that it’s finished. Thanks for the inspiration!

CupKates Cupcake Truck in San Francisco Bay Area

Posted by on Friday, August 28th, 2009

CupKates Cupcake Truck

CupKates Bakery joins mobile cupcake fray with a cupcake truck that serves the East Bay area.  CupKates announces that its cupcakes are baked fresh daily using only the highest quality ingredients, including Madagascar Bourbon vanilla, Guittard chocolate, and Clover sweet cream butter and milk.  I’ll be making a trip with my family to taste for myself!

According to their twitter page, it seems like CupKates is still figuring out their cupcake truck route.  Take the time to sound off to encourage them to stop by your home or office!

August Cupcake Tattoos

Posted by on Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Beautiful cupcake tattoo designs this month include:

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Michelle from Las Vegas wrote: I came across your web site a few weeks ago and am amazed by all the cupcake lovers who are just like me!  So I thought I would share my little gem. I just love it. Your site is amazing!  I found so many neat items to add to my collection. Keep up all the good work so all us lovers out here can have our cupcakes 24/7!!

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Chealsea from Maryland wrote: HEY GUYS!!! I LOVE CUPCAKES!! My best friend and I make them every time we are together!!! My brother Vaughn did a tattoo on my hip of a cute cupcake I hope you guys can post it!! It was done at pinz and needlez in Maryland :) I love it

Boob and Belly Cupcake Toppers

Posted by on Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Gimme Some Sugar of Las Vegas, NV offer these unique cupcake toppers.  Somehow I am not surprised that they are located in Las Vegas! :)

Baby Shower Gifts – Diaper Cupcakes

Posted by on Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

I often have a difficult time figuring out a great gift for baby showers.  After all, not only the baby receiving this gift, but the mom as well.  Typical gifts such as infant toys, baby consumables, gift certificates are all good choices, but they seem to be a little lacking in imagination.  

Diaper cupcakes present a convenient solution.  It is both imminently practical, has visual impact as a gift, and entirely customizable to any theme relevant for the baby and family you have in mind.  

If you like craftsy or hands-on projects, these step-by-step instructions will help you get started. Here are some diaper cupcake visuals to inspire your creativity:

Of course professionally made cupcakes gifts are also available.  One vendor, Baby Sweet Treat, makes not only cupcakes, but sundaes and lollipops as well.

Philadelphia Cupcake Truck

Posted by on Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

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Joining a growing list of metropolitan cities served by the growing cupcake truck trend is Philadelphia.  Buttercream was started by Kate Carrara who turned a career in law into a career in sweets.  

For more information, go to buttercreamphiladelphia.com or follow her latest specials and locations at twitter.com/buttercreamphl.

Bella Cupcake Wrappers

Posted by on Monday, August 24th, 2009

Bella cupcake wrappers are meant to kick up decorative cupcakes another notch. If you are tired of the waxy cupcake liners that become semi-transparent after baking, Bella offers stylish wrappers with an assortment of colors and patterns to match your special occasion.

Birthday Cupcake Party

Posted by on Monday, August 24th, 2009

A long-time reader, Karyn, threw a cupcake birthday party for her daughter.  Sometimes all the glamorous photos of boutique cupcakes doesn’t match up to the satisfied smile of a child who ate a cupcake! Entire cupcake party photo set at Facebook.

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Cupcake Charms from Tiny Hands

Posted by on Friday, August 21st, 2009

Mei runs Tiny Hands Online, a handmade jewelry store. She specializes in custom miniature food jewelry! They are tiny things, all less than an inch in size and non-edible despite looking tantalizingly real.

There is a special 15% discount coupon when a customer enters “I Love Cupcakes” when they check out. There is no minimum amount required for purchase and will expire September 22, 2009.

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Cupcake Games

Posted by on Friday, August 21st, 2009

One of our readers pointed out to us that there are free games about cupcakes that you can play on the internet.  I started playing them, and a couple hours passed in a blink of an eye.  After scouring the Internet, here are some of the best ones I found.

Did I miss any others worthy of mention?

Emo Cupcake Dressup

Press “skip the ad” to quickly advance to the game.  Design your own emo cupcake.  Think moody thoughts and make your cupcake RAWR!

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Tutti Cuti Cupcake

You own a cupcake shop and need to make ends meet each day.  Decorate the cupcakes that your customers crave as quickly as you can.

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Valentine’s Cupcakes

Chase the cupcakes through the 3D environment.  Click on the cupcakes to turn them into hearts.  Click on the hearts to collect them.  Beware the chocolate cupcake imposters.

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Getting a Cupcake Tattoo

Posted by on Thursday, August 20th, 2009

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One of readers, Jess, has gotten a cupcake tattoo!  It looks great Jess, and thanks for providing pictures of the entire tattoo process.  I am sure it will be helpful for those readers contemplating getting one.

Got this cupcake tat for my 28th birthday as a surprise from the hubband! I love love it! I get so many compliments on it, the color is amazing! Chad Westmoreland @ Freaks on Oak in Kansas City, Mo did it. He’s awesome!

Cupcake Graffiti Art

Posted by on Thursday, August 20th, 2009

ATC loves to feature the works of not only culinary artists, but the traditional kinds as well.  We really enjoyed the unique art of one of our readers who writes us from Europe.

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my name is motelseven, and i am a female graffiti artist OBSESSED with cupcakes!!! just thought i would share the love! my website is www.motelseven.com where you can see more of my cupcake inspired work! keep the cupcakes aliiiiiiive!!!! motelseven ^_^

Tragedy and Triumph in Pursuit of the Largest Cupcake

Posted by on Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

A couple weeks ago we reported rumors of a giant 7,000 lb cupcake being planned.  The initial plan was an unveiling event that included breaking the Guinness record as well as selling each 1 lb cupcake “slice” for $5 to benefit the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation.  If successful, a single cupcake would net a cool $35,000 for charity!

Instead of putting a 7,000 lb of cupcake batter inside an oven, an oven was constructed and hoisted on top of the batter.   During an all-night baking process, the bakers were horrified to find that a heating element had dislodged in the middle of the night and had split the massive cupcake in half.  Scrambling to bake a new cupcake in time for the event, they rallied to make a smaller cupcake through the night.

The new cupcake took 12 hours to fully bake and weighs in at a record setting 1,224 lb, still shattering the old record by a massive margin.

Burger Cupcakes

Posted by on Sunday, August 16th, 2009

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Burger Cupcakes by Smiley’s Sweets and Creations

Totoro Cupcakes

Posted by on Sunday, August 16th, 2009

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Totoro cupcake by Ninja vs Penguin

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COCO CAKE CUPCAKES

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Totoro cupcake 4 by chotda

Totoro is from the movie My Neighbor Totoro.

True Blood Cupcakes

Posted by on Saturday, August 15th, 2009

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True Blood Cupcakes by katipeck

Another awesome cupcake that remind me of HBO’s True Blood…

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Blood Cupcakes by *Heidilu22

HBO’s True Blood is based on the Sookie Stackhouse books by Charlaine Harris. I have read all of the books and been watching the HBO series. Love it!

Fashion Cupcakes

Posted by on Saturday, August 15th, 2009

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Photographer Therese Aldgard. Stylist Lisa Edsalv.

Fashion cupcakes inspired by Chanel, Betsey Johnson, Louis, and Christian Louboutin.

Cupcake

Posted by on Friday, August 14th, 2009

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Cupcake
813 South Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21231
410-522-0941

Baltimore’s hottest boutique is celebrating its second sweet year of outfitting the City’s most fashionable women. Voted “Best Boutique” by Baltimore Magazine in 2006, Cupcake continues to gather accolades and attention from local media and fashionistas alike.

“It’s been a phenomenal two years,” said Lisa Schatz, Cupcake president. “We’ve evolved along with the tastes of Baltimore’s modern women, adding new vendors and styles that are usually found in the boutiques of New York and L.A.”

Quickly becoming a sought after fashion expert, Lisa has been featured by the Baltimore Sun, Style and Baltimore magazines, as well as appeared on WBAL and Fox 45. The store will also be enjoying a national placement in an upcoming issue of InStyle magazine.

“It’s crucial keep current in the world of fashion because everything changes so quickly,” said Schatz. “It also helps for when the media call for a trend watch or style update, we’ve got exactly what they need.”

According to Schatz, this season’s styles are all about being a girl. Be on the lookout for these fall/holiday trends:

  • All things feminine – ruffles, fitted waists, delicate lines.
  • Colors: burgundys, reds, browns, grays, purples, blues
  • Dresses –fun and flirty!
  • Prints – retro and funky.
  • Brocade fabrics

Some of the vendors featured at Cupcake this spring include Nicole Miller, BCBG, Black Halo, Trina Turk, Bianca Nero, NU Collective, Vince, Max & Cleo, J Brand jeans, Lofli, and 525 America.

“One of the best parts about being a local business is getting to know the customers and forging a personal relationship with them,” said Schatz. “Welcoming them by name, knowing what they like, remembering what styles look best on them, that’s the kind of attention a Cupcake customer can expect.”

Being a local business, Schatz has also become an important member of the Fells Point community, in addition to hosting various charitable events in her store.