I came across these amazing cake inspired ice cream flavors the other day online  from Blue Bunny and my mouth is still watering just thinking about them.  Famous cake baker Duff Goldman from Charm City Cakes and the famous TV show, Ace of Cakes came up with these amazing flavors.

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I Do!  I Do! Wedding Cake™

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Red Carpet Red Velvet Cake™

Have any of you cupcake lovers out there tired these yet?

Baked By Melissa is a New York City based cupcake bakery that specializes in mini cupcakes.  Creator Melissa Bushell bakes stuffed mini cupcakes so customers can try every cupcake without feeling guilty.  The Baked By Melissa has a unique option, the create your own cupcake customizer!  While the custom cupcake can only be used to purchase orders of 300 or more mini cupcakes it is really fun to choose your cake, icing, topping, and stuffing, plus you pick the colors! Once you name it, it can be added to the gallery, shared on Facebook, or as mentioned, you can buy it. The gallery features over 9000 custom cupcake creations, including the fun “life after college” cupcake (shown left), perfect for upcoming graduation parties. If you decide to buy your cupcakes you have the option of delivery or pick up if you live in Manhattan or have them shipped if you live anywhere else in the US, just remember you have to  buy 300 cupcakes!  Don’t forget you could always stop by one of the four NYC locations and try one of Melissa’s creations!

What little kid doesn’t love playing dress-up?  This cupcake grown is prefect for any little girl with a big imagination that loves all things sweet! The one size fits all crown is made out of wool felt and costs $30.00.  (found via Hip Hip Hooray)

I just read this blog post, “Shopping with Peanut,” at one of my favorite blogs, There’s Just One Mommy. It just warmed my heart so much that I had to pass it on to you. I’m a sucker for little girls and cupcakes, what can I say?

Lately I have had the urge to be crafty! Maybe it’s because of all the awesome websites and blogs out there or because final exams have ended for me and I now have a short summer break, giving me free time for projects.  One project on my to-do list is individual cupcake stands like the ones Diary of a Ladybird provides instructions for on her website.  The material list is nice and short only requiring superglue, a small/shallow bowl, and an egg cup.  The directions are equally easy with the most time consuming part of the project involving waiting for the glue to dry.  Check out her original post for the instructions and pictures.

And not just any old Hazelnut!!  Gourmet Hazelnut Cupcakes thank you!

Cupcakes should not only taste delicious, but should look appealing and exciting too.  To be honest I could show you the yummiest naked cupcake, and well it would look.. boring… truth is, these days every book is judged by its cover, and every cupcake by its decoration.  But that doesn’t mean to say that  a cupcake can just look good, because although we show you only a few dimensions, when you bake it up, you bring something we never can… that third dimension… taste…

Now I cannot really speak for these hazelnut cupcakes, as I am yet to bake them myself.  I love hazelnuts, but as yet haven’t quite had time… but these caramel stringy amazing hazelnut decorations… well they look amazing, so if you want to make an impact, they are a definite YES!… and if you try out the cupcake, let us know if it tastes as good as it looks!

Find the recipe here!

Our cupcake peasant top winner is…

Marie Donelson
I love love LOVE the Roses and Skull Fabric (aside from the cupcake one of course!) I think some more summer fabric with bright colors would be a cute addtion! Polka Dots, Stripes and Oversized Bows are always popular!! I would love to win this, Me and my two year old are obsessed with CUPCAKES!!!

Congratulations! Please email your mailing address to [email protected].  Thanks again to all who entered the giveaway and thank you Adella Bella for sponsoring this wonderful giveaway.

Hello Cupcake Universe! It is my pleasure to introduce you to the “world’s first cupcake on a pretzel.”  Make sure you turn up your volume when you visit the PopsyCakes website, because the PopsyCakes literally POP onto your screen.

PopsyCakes started as a high school project and has turned into a national cupcake business. Who wouldn’t want a handmade cupcake, dipped in chocolate, and perched on a pretzel stick? PopsyCakes ships worldwide. You can buy a half dozen or a dozen of several flavors including: strawberry milkshake, dark chocolate decadence, vanilla bean dream, and red velvet rush. Have a new flavor in mind? Share it with them via their website and be entered to win a dozen PopsyCakes! Businesses, you can also order them wholesale!

No longer does the cake pop have to take side stage to the mother of cakes (i.e. the standard every day cake), nor does it need to step aside for it’s biggest brother (the cupcake) or it’s big sister (the mini cupcake).  No, finally, today is the day that cake pops can take centre stage. Their very own multi layer cupcake stand!

Check these cupcake tower’s out!  They are so so versatile you can go all pops as shown here, or if you check out the other pictures you can see how you can combine cakes, cupcakes and cake pops.

You can of course find these awesome stands at the aptly named ‘The Cupcake Tower’.  So do the Monster mash and check out more of the pictures below!!!!

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Do you live in New York? Well, if you live anywhere near Gardiner, you are in for a treat. Literally.  The third annual Gardiner Cupcake Festival will take place on Sunday, May 15, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

It’s a cupcake-themed block party! More than a dozen professional cupcake vendors will be there, including: Moxie Cupcakes, Deisings Bakery, Wright’s Farm, and Bettie’s Cakes.

There will also be an amateur cupcake contest! Four awards will be given: prettiest, most delicious, most creative, and best in show. To enter, all you need to do is drop off your cupcakes between 10:45 and 12:15. Bring 4 or more cupcakes to the Cupcake Contest Tent, which is next to the HiHo Home Market at 132 Main Street. There is also a youth division for bakers 14 and under. For more info about the cupcake contest, email robinhayes18 (at) gmail (dot) com.

Activities for all ages include: donkey rides, bounce houses, wine tasting, craft tents, and face painting.

 The festival will happen rain or shine. For more information, call 845-256-1122 or email mainstgang (at) aol (dot) com.

I am a cooking and baking fiend. I love finding tons of new gadgets and gizmos to help me out in the kitchen. One of my favorite go-to kitchen supply stores is Sur la Table .

I find some pretty great cupcake items here too! One of my latest finds was this Mini Filled Cupcake Pan. A easy way to create amazing filled cupcakes!

I just found these remarkable photographs in CupcakeEnvy’s Flickr stream.

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Found these AWESOME cupcakes today by the super talented Solange Queiroz!  Aren’t they fantastic!  I love this idea and it would be brilliant for a sixties party or a musical themed party… I can just imagine these four cupcakes atop a cupcake tower with all the other cupcakes decorated with screaming girl faces!

Cupcake Kids is not your traditional bake sale. These kids are baking, decorating, and selling cupcakes to raise money and awareness for SixtyFeet, an organization dedicated to helping the impoverished children of Uganda.

It all started in 2010, when a 6 year old girl and her 4 year old brother in Atlanta asked their parents if they could sell some cupcakes to raise money for SixtyFeet. Those two kids (with some help from mom) raised $260! Because they shared their mission with their shoppers, they ended up selling cups of lemonade for $25. The very next weekend, there were sales all over Georgia and in several other states. Cupcake Kids went viral.

As of today, The Cupcake Kids have raised more than $44,000 to help kids on the other side of the world. That’s a lot of cupcakes! Everyone is invited to join in the fun and host their own Cupcake Kids bake sale. You can find the details here.

If you can’t find a cupcake sale near you, you can still show your support by ordering a virtual cupcake. You can also buy a really cool t-shirt:

You can also follow Cupcake Kids on Facebook!

Serve up your cupcakes with style! Check out this unique cupcake tray in the shape of a cupcake. I am personally a fan of the hot pink/magenta color!

Confetti Cupcake Serving Tray from UrbanOutfitters.com

If you are anything like me, you have a little one in your life that you love to dress in cupcakes.  Cupcake clothing has become so popular and very easy to find in local stores.   However, if you are looking for something more unique and handmade, then Etsy is the place to go. 

This week we are hosting a giveaway for Etsy sewer, AdellaBella. She specializes in handmade clothing for babies, toddlers and little girls.

This week Adella Bella is giving away one of her specially made cupcake peasant tops to one oh so lucky fan.  My little girl has one of these tops and it is beyond cute!  It is so well made and is perfect birthday party attire.  

To enter this giveaway, click on the comment area below and tell us what was your favorite fabric used in Adella Bella’s shop and what fabric you’d love to see added.  One winner will be chosen on Monday, May 9th

Make sure to follow her blog too!

I tossed up today between Gin (yes please!), Ginseng (dubious for a cupcake) and the ever versatile, Ginger!  And in the end Ginger won!  And why wouldn’t it, perfect for the sweet dessert or for the main course, pickled, candied, ground or raw, it has a million and one uses, so it is only to be expected to find it somewhere in the kitchen!

This particular recipe I have chosen today uses ground ginger and candied ginger, and looks amazing to boot!  The recipe inspired by crockery is from the great baking website Not Quite Nigella!  I’m sure you’ll agree, they look pretty darn pretty in their Queen of Hearts styling!