I shiver the think of all the uses I could get out of a cupcake ottoman. You can sit on it, rest your feet on it, store treasures in it, let the kids play with it–what a fantastic addition to your cupcake home decor! I found these at Meijer for $49.99 each. These were the only two colors I found, but there weren’t many left when I got there, so your Meijer might have more options!
I was recently wandering around my local Meijer when I discovered that Wilton has a new (and very exciting) line of kids’ cupcake decorating fun. If you’ve got a little baker (or decorator) in your life, you should definitely check this out. Or, even if you don’t, you still might want to check it out.
And here’s a video demonstration of the “Topping Tornado.”
My son (3) claims that Elmo is drastically underrepresented in the cupcake world. But I just found this decorating idea at This Mommy Loves, complete with instructions. She recommends red Wilton cupcake wrappers, but I’ve also seen Elmo cupcake wrappers at my local craft store, so you might want to look for those too!
Check out these awesome Star Wars cupcakes from the now very famous Wicked Good Cupcakes of Massachusetts.
The cupcake world has been all aflutter with the news about TSA confiscating a woman’s cupcake before they would allow her to get on the plane. TSA has now coined the event Cupcakegate. Well, Wicked Good Cupcakes, the creator of the criminal cupcake, is not the only cupcakery capitalizing off the event. The Silver Spoon Bakery of Providence, RI is now offering the TSA Compliant Cupcake. The $4 cupcake comes with a (fake) boarding pass, and is topped with exactly 3 ounces of frosting and sold in a TSA-mandated clear, quart-size plastic blag. The accompanying photo of Richard Nixon saying “I am not a gel” is optional. The cupcake has already been tested, by a fan of The Silver Spoon Bakery, and it did make it through security!
We know you want to take your cupcakes everywhere, but don’t take them on a plane! Recently, a Massachusetts woman’s cupcake was confiscated by TSA when she tried to take the cupcake through security. We wrote about it here too. Her cupcake was in a jar, and the security agents said that the frosting was a liquid that exceeded the legal limits of 3 ounces.
The TSA wrote on their blog, “Unlike the thin layer of icing that resides on the top of most cupcakes, this cupcake had a thick layer of icing inside a jar.” In other words, this was a good cupcake! Who is out there handing out cupcakes with “thin layers of icing”? That’s just sad! The TSA blog also called this woman’s cupcake “the newfangled modern take on a cupcake.” Wow, that just really makes me want to take a bite of it!
Wicked Good Cupcakes, where the woman bought the cupcake, is planning to capitalize on the publicity of this pastry confiscation! They now offer a cupcake on their menu called “National Security Velvet” (pictured above). Yum!
In all seriousness, we don’t mean to make light of the importance of airport security. We know these security officers work hard to keep us all safe, and we are grateful. The moral of the story is definitely to just eat your cupcake before getting on the plane!
If this doesn’t make you hungry, then nothing will. I just found this amazing photo on the Flickr photostream of Guzzle & Nosh. The cupcake is from Joan’s on Third, a Gourmet Marketplace, Café, and Full Service Catering and Event Planning Company in Los Angeles. Yum!
Hope you didn’t wear yourself out shopping for the holidays! Because when you visit the new website Cupcakes and Tea Ceramics, you’ll want to fill up your shopping bag: trinket boxes, vases, cupcake clocks, even chandeliers…and my favorite? The cupcake nightlights! It’s a cupcake lover’s dream store!
Happy New Year!
To kick 2012 off right, I just purchased myself my first set of silicone baking cups at a nearby health food store. (You can get Casabella silicone muffin cups on Amazon too.)
I am quite impressed! A set of 6 reusable cups will run you about $8.99, but the way we go through cupcake wrappers around here, they’ll likely pay for themselves soon. I’ve already broken them in, and they worked beautifully. My cupcakes took a little bit longer to cook, so be prepared to be flexible, but the cupcakes were cooked evenly, and the silicone cups peeled away from them beautifully.
In the end, these baking cups are a great idea, and I look forward to trying to wear them out. They are also super easy to clean, especially if you have a dishwasher! And they come in jumbo size too!
My daughter got me this mini cupcake maker for Christmas. It was my first contraption of the sort. A tiny thing, it “bakes” seven mini cupcakes at a time.
It’s awesome in that it only takes a few minutes to warm up. At first, I was a little annoyed that, cooking 7 minis at a time, it would take me all night to get through a batch of batter, but then I read the manual–turns out, the mini cupcake maker came with a whole bunch of neat little recipes that make a perfect size batch of batter for 7 mini cupcakes. So, this cupcake maker would be ideal for a person or small family who just wanted to make a quick treat. As for me, I plugged my way through the whole first batch, and it took a while. Next time, I will be sure to start small!
In the end, it was a great gift to get from my junior baker, and I was grateful for an easy cleanup. And I’m sure we’ll have lots of fun with it in the future. (Oh, and you might want to toss the first batch–they tasted like freshly cooked metal.)
I am so excited. I just found a very cool new thing to play with. Duff, the creator of all cool things cake, makes cupcake spraypaint! Okay, well, it’s not really spraypaint–it’s completely edible, but it’s just as fun and cool looking as spraypaint. According to Duff’s website, Duff started out as a “graffiti artist,” I’m assuming, with actual paints. You can watch a cool video of Duff using the spray on color here!
I just treated some friends to a batch of graffitied cupcakes, and I didn’t hear any complaints. This spray color looks professional, and it is quick and easy to use. I purchased the pink (had to, my daughter was with me) and the silver, but you can also get gold, red, orange, yellow, blue, purple, and green. I can’t wait to get more! I found the colors at Michaels for $4.49 each, but I found them on the Duff website for only $3.99. One can covers 4 dozen cupcakes!
I just found this amazing photo on Flickr:
Check out more cupcake amazingness in Metta Dewi’s photostream.
I love this step-by-step tutorial for how to make Christmas trees out of fondant. These are way cooler than the flat conifers I’ve been cutting out. Thank you Sweet Things of Toronto!
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Still shopping? Pajamagram is still guaranteeing Christmas delivery, and I can’t speak for your loved ones, but I sure do get excited when I find a Pajamagram under the tree. Check out these cupcake offerings!
Prices range from $35 to $80. What woman wouldn’t want footed cupcake pajamas?
Check out these Christmas tree on-the-inside cupcakes from Cupcakeables!
And it’s not as hard as it looks! What’s the secret? A simple cookie cutter! Visit Michele’s blog for detailed instructions! Don’t have a cookie cutter? She takes orders! :)
Check out these Reindeer Cupcakes! Here’s the recipe! I think this one would be fun for the kids! You’ll just need some Tootsie Rolls, pretzels, M&Ms, mini vanilla wafers, and some patience!
Check out these cute cupcake jewelry options from SweetPetiteHI on Etsy! How about a scented orange cupcake necklace? Or red velvet? It’s hard to choose! Items are $12 each or you can get a set for $20!
Australians may be celebrating Christmas with barbeques, but they’re eating lovely snowflake cupcakes with their ribs and potato salad! Check out more lovely pics from Piggley’s Flickr photostream.
I’ve known Claire’s as a store full of bling for young ladies, but it wasn’t until I just took my daughter in for some Christmas shopping that I realized Claire’s is also a cupcake shopper’s paradise. (It also happens to be a Justin Beiber shopper’s paradise!) From jewelry boxes to cupcake lights to earrings, check out all these cupcakes from Claire’s!
I mean, every girl needs a cupcake-scented notebook, right?
Here’s an inexpensive (but awesome) cupcake gift for the cupcake lover on your gift list! (Or for yourself, of course.) This 140 page lined cupcake journal is now on my wishlist!
Find it at Barnes and Noble for only $6.71!
Looking for a cupcake frame for your own little cupcake?! Look no further!
Target has them for only $12.99. Would also make a great present for a first birthday!
I predict that many young ladies will be unwrapping comfy cupcake pants this year! I just found another pair, this time at Target, a steal for $8.99!
I have yet to delve into the addictive world of Angry Birds, but this Flickr photo almost convinces me. I know plenty of people who are addicted to the game, and that many people can’t be wrong, right? Right?