Yes, you are probably thinking that it is a little too early to be talking about snow, and for most of us it is, but since New England did experience their first snowfall recently, I thought I’d post these cute cupcakes.
Has anyone seen the move Up? If you haven’t, stop what you are doing immediately and go rent it! No, I really mean it! It is one of the best cartoon/movies I have ever seen.
When I saw these cupcakes that were made for this movie, my heart melted. They are so cute and such a fabulous representation.
Up Cupcakes from Freakgirls’s Flickr Photostream
You can also check out her blog – FREAKGIRL.COM
I’m not sure who the mysterious “Pippindipity” is, but here are some delightful treats from her Flickr stream! I recommend a visit, as there’s more where these came from!
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Halloween is tomorrow, so you still have time to make some last minute treats. These would be a seriously quick and easy treat to make, and you might already have all the ingredients on hand. Just make a batch of mini chocolate cupcakes, pipe some Cool Whip on top, and add chocolate chips for the eyes and mouth.
I know today everyone is talking about the Nor’easter in the North East but I have a feeling we still have a few fall days left before winter is here to stay. Since the holiday catalogs have already started arriving I looked through Hearth Song’s catalog this weekend. Hearth Song has some really cute cupcake items. My personal favorite are the cupcake rain gear; boots, umbrellas, and raincoats! Prices for these fun items range from $19.98 for the umbrella to $48.98 for the cupcake raincoat which features faces of bunnies and dogs on top of cupcakes.
I just found these Halloween delights at a local bakery, The Bankery, in Skowhegan, Maine. The decorations are all done by hand, and all in frosting. Talk about talented! My son was thrilled, because I couldn’t bring myself to eat the spider, so he got the whole thing! The cat is my favorite, paws down! Happy Halloween!
I just found this fun spider cupcake idea this morning. Use chocolate icing and sprinkles to cover a cupcake, use icing to attach sour ball halves to peppermints for the eyes, use a piece of red licorice for the mouth and Reese’s Pieces or M&Ms for the nose, 8 pieces of black licorice for the legs, and 2 pieces of black licorice for the pinchers.
Last year we shared with you an idea from the authors of Hello Cupcake/Whats New Cupcake on how to create a mummy out of cupcakes. For an alternative mummy cupcake Annie from With Sprinkles on Top offers the idea of making the cupcake faces look like mummies! She bought the eye from a local candy store but I’m sure white candy with a drop of chocolate will have the same effect!
Apparently, Halloween cupcakes don’t have to gross you out. This chocolate orange marbled cupcake from Monistical is gorgeous! Visit their website for detailed instructions on how to make your own marbled masterpiece!
I spent way too much time this morning on a colossal cupcake fail. I was trying to do the Wilton Rose, but all I got were wilted dandelions. Finally, I gave up and went to youtube for some help. Probably should have done that before I frosted two dozen cupcakes. Sigh. Anyway, I found this great video, though I had to watch it in slow motion. One of my problems was the consistency of my frosting. Too stiff won’t work. Neither will too soft. Of course, if you’re smart enough to use premade decorating frosting, then you don’t need to worry about that! So, here’s your professional tutorial!
If you didn’t see something you liked in earlier this week’s Halloween themed cupcake toppers maybe one of these other fun, free printable toppers will be more your style. I Heart Naptime’s toppers feature simple patterns and the phrase “trick or treat.” Paper Squid’s freebies also include cake pop decorations.
Check out these spooky Halloween cupcakes, crafted by Sal Garcia, head baker at Urban Cookies and OllieCake in Phoenix. He is even giving us the secrets to making our own. For the cupcake, use this Basic Halloween Cupcake recipe, and then click on each picture to see instructions for the frosting and toppings unique to each cupcake. The ingredients get pretty creative: fruit chews, chocolate sunflower-seed drops, red raspberries, bistro biscuits, chive sprigs, and chocolate-covered pomegranate seeds.
Spooky Spider Cupcakes
Ghoulish Ghost Cupcakes
Ghastly Graveyard Cupcakes
Like real seashells on the beach, these edible pastel sea shells sit on a of bed of apple cider icing. These sea-side cupcake creations are available with at least 14 days notice from Retro Bakery in Las Vegas, NV. Please contact them for complete pricing and availability of seasonal flavors.
Click through for 20 other seashell and beach-themed cupcake creations from bakers all over to spark your cupcake imagination for weddings, birthdays, or a rainy weekend.
I was at a Sip ‘n See today for a sweet little 3-week-old girl. As the new Mom unwrapped some sweet bows for her baby girl, I couldn’t help but wonder what kinds of cupcake bows and headbands were out there for babies. Here’s what I came up with (click on the pictures to see more).
Is it too early to be thinking about gloves? I know that in some areas of the country it has already snowed which means the possibility of colder weather is right around the corner. Be prepared for chilly nights with these cupcake convertible gloves. They come in three color combinations for $19.00 from Urban Outfitters.
Whom are you cheering for? If you’re undecided, let these Rangers Cupcakes from Cupcake Fabulous convince you!
Cupcake Fabulous is a delivery only cupcakery in Rockwell, Texas. They will deliver anywhere within a 40 mile radius of the surrounding Dallas area. So if this describes you, you could order 2 dozen of these Rangers cupcakes for only $24 (plus delivery). These particular Rangers delights are mini vanilla cupcakes with milk chocolate frosting.
This family-owned bakery has been creating custom-made, homemade cupcakes for all occasions since 2007. You can also visit Cupcake Fabulous on Facebook and Twitter.
Our cupcake soap dispenser winner has been chosen! We asked everyone to tell us what a cupcake was to them. Here’s our winner and her answer:
Annette Roberson
I think cupcakes are as close to HEAVEN as you can get.. The WHITE fluffy icing as the clouds in the sky. The COLORED sugar toppings are like twinkling little stars.. The CAKE is the sun that warms your soul as you INDULGE in a DIVINE treat that I know as “CUPCAKES”… MMMMM….. HEAVENLY !!!
Congrats! Please email us at [email protected]. Thanks to all our sweet fans and to I’m With Cupcake for sponsoring this great giveaway!
A quick run into my local target resulted in yet another Target cupcake find. Target has cupcake banks! In addition to the three cupcake banks there are also hamburgers, globes, and the traditional piggy along with frogs and dinosaurs. With so many options to choose from these would be great to buy now and save as a christmas present since they are $9.99-$11.04, especially if you needed something for a boy and a girl.
I don’t own any cupcake earrings myself, yet — but these seem like a good match for me! These are so adorable.
If I were to wear these, I’d be scared that random people that would come up and nibble my ear!
Cute as a Cupcake Post Earrings from Shop Plasticland
Check it out: Walmart is trying to cash in on the cupcake craze. I mean, what else would we use flour for … bread? Nah!
Martha Stewart has just created a spooky, new cupcake for Halloween. Impress your guests with these broken glass cupcakes. All you have to do to make broken glass is melt sugar, pour it onto a buttered baking sheet, and once it’s cooled you simply break it into pieces. Then, for a more gory effect, melt some cherry jam and pour it over the “glass” pieces. Go here to see the recipe and hear Martha explain how to make these terrifying treats.
Image via Paper Crave
Looking for some free printable cupcake toppers? We Love to Illustrate has put together a collection of printable Halloween themed cupcake toppers, free for personal use! I came across this blog post via Paper Crave’s Free Printable Halloween Goodies, 2011 Edition post. There are a total of seven designs to choose from, my favorites are by Bee and Tamara Henderson!
You might remember me posting this recipe several weeks ago for caramel apple cupcakes, but I just found another one that looks really yummy, too! This one is a yellow cupcake filled with apple preserves and caramels and topped with cinnamon cream cheese buttercream frosting. Enjoy!
While visiting Boston last weekend I was amazed at how many food trucks can be spotted around the city! Of course I tried several food trucks including a red velvet maple ice cream sandwich from Frozen Hoagies and at the SoWa Open Market I had The Green Munster Melt grilled cheese which consisted of munster cheese, homemade avocado and applewood bacon from Roxy’s Gourmet Grilled Cheese.
Most importantly at the Boston Book Festival I tried a cupcake from The Cupcakory, Boston’s original cupcake truck. Feeling seasonal I decided to try the Apple Crumble cupcake, shown at left. A fresh apple cake with vanilla butter cream, rolled in a traditional baked apple crumble topping of oatmeal, brown sugar, butter, and autumn spices. I enjoyed watching my cupcake be frosted and rolled in the apple crumble topping as opposed to being handed a pre-decorated cupcake. The cupcake was delicious and despite not being a huge fan of whipped frosting I really liked the apple crumble topping. The best way to find The Cupcakory is to check their Location/schedule section on their website for follow them on Facebook and Twitter. Oh and don’t you love their cupcake display window?
So I know it’s late October, and I’m supposed to be baking pumpkin cupcakes with fondant spiders on top, but I was having a lemon craving that couldn’t be beat. So I got to work on Lemon Curd-Filled Lemon Cupcakes with Zippy Lemon Frosting!
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