Happy leap year! Are you celebrating this day that only happens once every four years with cupcakes? I think these leap frog cupcakes by Betty Crocker are the perfect way to celebrate the leap year!
The name of these cupcakes is so long but they sound so delicious and like something I would make and love! Joy the Baker made these Chocolate, Peanut Butter Cookie Dough, Toasted Marshmallow cupcakes. There’s so many different components to these cupcakes but each part seems to compliment the others. Chocolate and peanut butter are one of my favorite combinations and I love the thought of cookie dough inside a cupcake. After majoring in nutiriton in college I am well aware of the food safety issues related to eating raw cookie dough but who doesn’t love cookie dough? Top the cupcakes off with a toasted marshmallow meringue and you have one deliciously rich cupcake combination!
Planning a wedding? Check out these amazing beauties! These pictures were taken at a wedding in Australia by Flickr’s mutedsinger. This is the bouquet I would like to catch!
Today the black bean cupcake with guava frosting was supposed to make its debut at the Food Network’s South Beach Food & Wine Festival. Who in the world thought up such a combination, you might be asking yourself? Goya Foods, a well-known Hispanic foods company, and pastry chef Hedy Goldsmith came up with this recipe in response to the challenge to make a dessert using the company’s product line. Go here for a recipe and see what you think!
I have always been a fan of themed parties. I think it makes for easier party planning and I like it when things are coordinated! The Sweetest Occasion blogged about Amory a four year old’s cupcake themed birthday party. The whole party is dedicated to cupcake decorating, both real cupcakes with frosting and sprinkles and paper craft cupcakes. Even the party favors were cupcake props! The pictures of the party make it look like a fun birthday for any age!
Just in case there isn’t enough temptation in your life, check out what I just discovered: Butterfinger Cupcakes. I am so trying these! Steph, over at Plain Chicken has figured out a way to recreate a cupcake that she first discovered at Disney World. And she has shared the recipe and instructions with us! Hooray!
Even though Mardi Gras (or Fat Tuesday) has already come and gone, I thought I would share this recipe anyway. It’s never too late to begin planning for next year’s Mardi Gras feast, right?
Maybe next year you can give your party a little twist by serving up some of these King Cake Cupcakes with a cinnamon cream cheese filling. Don’t forget to hide the plastic baby (or whatever object you choose to use) inside one of them!
Have you seen these Yummy plush cupcakes? I have no idea what I would do with a 15 inch plush cupcake that costs $75.00 but the smiling face makes me want one! There are also mini 4.5 inch plush cupcakes that come in three different colors and are much more affordable at only $15.95 but the larger cupcake is much more fun!
When it comes to cupcakes, I’m pretty open-minded. But I was truly horrified when I saw the title “Sushi Cupcakes.” Then I saw the picture. So, because this picture made me laugh aloud, I thought I should share it with you. I dare you to tell your friends you’re bringing sushi cupcakes to the party, and then show up with these:
Click here for a more involved way to make “sushi cupcakes.”
While searching on Etsy this morning for new and interesting cupcake items, this handsome little guy caught my eye. How cute is he and check out the adorable cupcake bandana he is helping to sell on Booh’s Etsy shop. Would be great for a child, puppy or you! Only $15 and make sure to check out her sweet cupcake hairbows too!
My local WalMart already has the Easter merchandise out. I noticed this box of plastic cupcake egg hunt candy filled “eggs” in the seasonal section. The box includes 28 cupcakes instead of the traditional eggs filled with lemon heads and jellybeans for $5.48.
From Scratch: A Business Story is the story of Crave Cookies and Cupcakes. Two sisters started Crave Cookies and Cupcakes in 2004 after years of making cookies for family and friends. The From Scratch: A Business story details the sister’s journey from using an old pizza oven and two kitchen aid mixers in their original Calgary, Canada location through their expansion to seven storefront locations.
ATC was sent a copy of the 60-page story to review. I thought the tale of the two sisters business adventure was well written. As I read about their shop and cupcakes I could picture what the inside of the store looked like and see them inside their kitchen baking cupcakes. I love that Crave has stuck with their philosophy of baking from scratch. The story is not just for the cupcake lover or the business entrepreneur; it’s able to appeal to multiple audiences, as it is also a story about family and following a dream when others doubt you. Read the rest of this entry »
Are you a fan of cupcakes in a jar? I’m still undecided about the cupcake trend mostly because I love the look of a perfectly frosted cupcake. I also wonder what makes it a cupcake in a jar and not just a cake in a jar. I do, however, like this recipe from Family Kitchen for Cupcake Crumble in a Jar since the recipe uses left over cupcakes that other wise would most likely go to waste. The cupcake crumble reminds me of a parfait or trifle based on the layering technique. There are lots of options for ingredients beyond the cake and frosting so you can be as creative as you want when making your own cupcake crumble.
Now that March is just around the corner, I find myself daydreaming about sunshine, blue skies and days spent outdoors. For those of you who are eagerly awaiting spring’s arrival (or for those of you who live in a warmer climate than I do), here are some cupcakes to help usher in the spring season.
These “potted” cupcakes are topped with chocolate cream cheese frosting and green candy leaves, with oreo crumbs around the edges.
The carrot cupcake in the foreground is topped with crushed lemon poppyseed cookie and a smidge of orange cream cheese frosting.
These would make a lovely display at a spring luncheon or shower. I’m not much of a gardener, but I think I could get into this!
I love this changing face cupcake stamp set from Memi The Rainbow. The Parisian Etsy shop offers the set of 9 stamps for $35.00 that form different faced cupcakes. You can make your cupcake laugh, smile, wink or sleep then add star or circle sprinkles to make a unique cupcake.
It’s easy to forget, here in the northern U.S., in the doldrums of almost-March, that there is green grass in other parts of the world. Here is some evidence for you–some yummy flowers and butterflies from dapur Difa. Let’s think spring! Visit dapur Difa for more great cupcake decorating ideas, photos, and even cupcake bouquets!
Now that Valentine’s Day has past the stores have all their St. Patrick’s Day merchandise on display. I saw this cute cupcake baby onesie at my local TJMaxx. A baby would look very festive in the onesie, tutu, and headband, if you can get the baby to keep the headband on!
Got a birthday coming up? Having trouble deciding whether to do a cake or cupcakes? (Of course, if you ask any of us at ATC, we will tell you to go with the cupcakes)!
You can truly have your cake and eat it, too, with this tiered birthday cake made from chocolate cupcakes from the Duncan Hines website.
Each tower is made of one standard-sized cupcake, a mini cupcake, and a mini Reese’s peanut butter cup (for the top tier). Sounds delicious, and it looks beautiful, too!
We’ve seen this idea before, but somehow, it just bears repeating. Here is another Periodic Table of Cupcakes, this time from engineering student Rachel Howden.
This is my new favorite cupcake photo. Ever. Today is Janey the orangutan’s 50th birthday. And of course, she’s celebrating it with a cupcake. She is celebrating at the San Diego Zoo, where she has lived since 1984. She is looking mighty good for 50! Happy Birthday fellow cupcake lover!
Just last year, a Hobby Lobby store opened near my home and I have found this store to be my new favorite place to find amazing things. It is mostly a store for craft supplies, but it also has a large amount of home decor. My mom loves to call these “chachkies” (a Yiddish words for trinkets that gather dust). My last trip to Hobby Lobby this week made me exceptionally happy because they have a new display of cupcake items! Check out these adorable wall hangers and trays.
They also had utensils with cupcakes on the ends, single cupcake pedestals, ceramic cupcakes, plates and cupcake shaped measuring spoons. So worth a visit to your local Hobby Lobby!
Pantone paint chips are really popular right now, remember the cupcake yellow mug? My sister loves paint chips and I had thought about making her paint chip cupcakes, thinking my idea was original but it turns out Pantone cupcakes have already been made! I found Bocaditos y Colores (Erika) flickr page which features her version of Pantone cupcakes.
World Market is one of my favorite stores to just wander around in. Over the summer I found the cute cupcake take out bags and on a recent visit to my local store I noticed a red velvet milk chocolate bar. The chocolate bar is only $1.99 and sounds like the perfect solution to cure a cupcake craving when cupcakes are not available. My store also had the wine charms shown below. I did not see them on World Market’s website but they are worth a trip to the store for if there’s a birthday coming up!
Hello, Cupcake! is a cupcake cookbook by the creative food stylist Karen Tack and coauthor Alan Richardson. The original book in the series came out in 2008, followed by What’s New, Cupcake? and the most recent book, Cupcakes, Cookies, & Pie, Oh My! was released just last month. Over the years we have shared with you many recipes from the books and from the Hello, Cupcake What’s Newsletter. We here at ATC were sent the latest book to review.
Cupcakes, Cookies, and Pie, Oh My! Goes beyond cupcakes to include cakes, cookies, pies, rice crispy cereal bars and more! When I first flipped through the book I was impressed by all the new ideas. Since I have Hello, Cupcake! and What’s New, Cupcake? I initially wondered how many more unique cupcake ideas could there be? The answer was lot! I actually had a hard time deciding which recipe to test. For every occasion you’ll find a new quirky and cute idea. Read the rest of this entry »
Happy Valentine’s Day cupcake lovers! I hope today is extra sweet! If you’re looking for something to make your valentine I think these Love Bug Mini Cupcakes are really cute and perfect for guys or girls! Confessions of a Cookbook Queen created these love bugs using peanut m&ms, heart shaped sprinkles, pink melting candies, and a black food marker. Have a lovely day!