Only three days left until Valentine’s Day and today I wanted to share with the most amazing Valentine cupcakes yet. This link comes to me from my sweet friend Nicole who is always on the lookout for amazing cuppies.  Take a look at these chocolate cupcakes with flaming strawberries from Sprinkle Bakes.

The flame is made by hollowing out a strawberry and pouring in a small amount of Vodka, rum, or your choice of liquor 80 proof or higher before it is set aflame.   Click here to read the full directions in their post. 

Click the comment area below and leave a link to your favorite Valentine recipe!

 Congratulations to our five Batter Baby giveaway winners! 

jenny ventura
January 31st, 2011 at 11:10 am

Half cupcake:
I would make half shortcake and half dark chocolate. I would fill it with strawberry filling with a cream cheese frosting and nila wafers cookies crumbled on the top.
Yummmm !!!

Rachel Moyers
January 31st, 2011 at 11:49 am

I would make a strawberry mix– some would be half chocolate/strawberry And other half of the batter would be champagne/strawberry. YUMMM — This would be so exciting to try.

Angela S
January 31st, 2011 at 5:13 pm

I love this product! I would definetly use it for a baby shower I am going to where the mommy-to-be doesn’t know the sex of the baby! It would be half pink and half blue cupcakes (for girl or boy!) and flavored strawberry for the girl side and blueberry for the boy side! :]

Linda H.
February 1st, 2011 at 7:59 am

I can’t imagine a yummier, nor prettier, cupcake than one that’s pink (strawberry) and white (vanilla). Must be the world’s most perfect combination! Thank you for your nice giveaway.

Leah
February 1st, 2011 at 11:50 am

These are a brilliant idea & so versatile. I think I’d go with a classic combo of either vanilla & chocolate or maybe banana & chocolate. I’d love to see if it’s possible to cut the dividers down and make even more divisions, a way of making vertical rainbow cupcakes maybe?

Congrats and please email your mailing address to [email protected].  Thanks again to Kimber Cakeware for sponsoring this giveaway!

You may remember last week I introduced you to ATC sponsor Kimber Cakeware. They specialize in creating unique products that make baking easy and fun. Check out their Batter Babies and the fabulous cupcakes they can help you make:

The Batter Babies are quite simple to use, just follow these steps:

1. Simply place the Batter Babies in individual cups
2. Pour the two separate batters into each cup
3. Remove Batter Babies before baking

You can make cupcakes that are two different colors (think amazing red and green Christmas cupcakes) or 2 flavors (maybe a chocolate and a peanut butter dou!).  I tried these out last week and I have to say that they really are that easy and they really do make great cupcakes. 

This week, five ATC fans will get the chance to win a set of Batter Babies.  Yes, we will have 5 winners this week!  To enter, click on the comment area below and tell us what kind of cupcakes you would make first if you won the Batter Babies.  Winners will be chosen on Monday, February 8th.  Thanks to Kimber Cakeware for sponsoring this amazing giveaway!

Make sure to become Kimber Cakeware’s fan on Facebook too!

Check out this new product from All Things Cupcake sponsor Kimber Cakeware. It’s Batter Babies!  Bake one of a kind cupcakes containing two flavors (or colors). Batter Babies fit most standard size cupcake pans and cups.

The Batter Babies are quite simple to use, just follow these steps:

1.Simply place the Batter Babies in individual cups
2.Pour the two separate batters into each cup
3.Remove Batter Babies before baking

How fabulous are these?

The winner of our $25 gift certificate to Etsy seller Nattie Cakes is…

Vanessa Talamantes
January 23rd, 2011 at 2:47 pm
I love love the minnie mouse clips, i adore her and so does my neice! I also love all the cupcakes and the little birds are adorable! I believe scarves would be a great addition to this store especially along side the hats/beanies.

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

This week’s giveaway is sponsored by Etsy seller Nattie Cakes Decor. She specializes in beautifully made hair clips, beanies and headbands for little girls.   And of course, she has sweet cupcake items available in her shop:

 When my package from her shop arrived, I was beyond thrilled with these lovely well-made treasures.  My daughter squealed with delight and quickly wanted to put them in her hair.   The only problem we had was deciding which one to wear first! 

This week we have a very special type of giveaway fromNattie Cakes.  You get to choose your prize!  Actually your PRIZES!  Nattie Cakes is giving away a $25 gift certificate to her shop.  You can choose clips, headbands, beanies- any mix up to $25 and you get free shipping too. 

To enter this giveaway, first go to Nattie Cakes’ Etsy shop and pick out a favorite item.  Then come back to ATC and click on the comment area below.  Tell us the item and an item you think would be a great addition to her shop.  One winner will be chosen on Monday, January 24th. 

Make sure to “Like” Nattie Cakes Decor’s Facebook page too!  It is a great way to stay up to date on her new items and sales. 

This time of year is the best cupcake hunting time. It seems that so many retailers pair Valentine’s Day and cupcakes and I love it! Here’s some of the sweet items I found yesterday in Target’s dollar section:

Cupcake socks, dry erase board, oven mitt and pot holder and cupcake erasers. They also had cupcake shirts for small dogs.

Facebook fan, Lindsey also found this cupcake bank at her Target.

I have also had Valentine cupcake sightings at Michael’s, Hobby Lobby and my favorite Kohl’s.

Kohl’s cupcake placemats, wreath, table runner and vinyl tablecloth.  These photos only show half of what they have available this year.   All are so sweet and so tempting! 

Please click on the comment area below and let us know about your cupcake sightings this week.  

Our Stella Dot Cupchain winner is…
Beckster
January 3rd, 2011 at 2:33 pm
Love the “Together Forever” necklace. That was the title of my husband and mine’s wedding song!!!!

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

Happy Saturday to all our sweet fans! 

This is just a reminder that Sunday is the last day to enter our Stella Dot Ava Cupchain Necklace giveaway sponsored by Lisa Daly. Please click here to go to the original post to enter.

Good luck!

Happy New Year cupcake fans! Our first giveaway of 2011 is a special one.  I’d like to introduce you to Stella Dot’s Ava Cupchain necklace.  Now I know it doesn’t have too much to do with cupcakes but isn’t it beautiful?  To me the little Czech stones resemble our little cuppies but maybe I just have cupcakes on the brain!  I love that the ribbon tie allows this necklace to be any length you wish.  I wear my cupchain often and get many admirers checking it out. 

Now you have the chance to win this necklace from Stella Dot seller, Lisa Daly.   First, visit Lisa’s Stella Dot site and peruse all the amazing  jewelry, girl’s items and totes they have to offer.  Then come back to ATC and click on the comment area below and tell us what was your favorite item. 

One winner will be chosen on Monday, January 10th.   

Check out a few of my other favorite Stella Dot pieces!

Special thanks to Lisa Daly for sponsoring this wonderful giveaway!

Now it is no secret that your ATC contributors are totally and completely obsessed with cupcakes but I have to admit another obsession in my life: crafts.  And cupcake crafts?  Well, they are what I dream about at night!  I love making polymer clay cupcakes, crocheted cupcakes, soap cupcakes, fabric cupcakes, felt cupcakes and so many more than I need not admit too.  So this week I thought I might share what some of my next cupcake craft projects might be.  Click on the links to find the tutorial for each craft.  

Cupcake Washcloths

How adorable would these be for a baby shower?  And if you haven’t seen the diaper cupcakes yet, you must click here!  So stinkin’ cute!

 Cupcake Ornaments

Perfect week to craft these cuppies.  I can picture my whole Christmas tree decorated with them!  What a sight that would be…

 Pin the Candle on the Cupcake  Game

Why didn’t I see this before I had my daughter’s cupcake birthday party?  Argh!  You could also make a pink or blue one and it would be a perfect baby shower game too.   Or maybe make a red and green one for a holiday party?  The possibilities are endless!

Feel free to leave a link to your favorite DIY cupcake in the comment area below too.

A few weeks ago I posted a makeup giveaway from Cake Mineral Make-up and I was amazed by the amount of interest we had.   And it got me thinking, why would cupcake obsessed people also be in love with makeup?  Well, makeup can be fun, pretty and make you feel good- just like a cupcake.  Makeup allows you to be creative-  just like a cupcake. (Of course, it probably also helps that the majority of our readers are woman too!)  So why not pair these two unlikely loves more often?

Cupcake Make Up Bag $10

 Chocolate Cupcake Lip Tint $6.25

Cupcake Brush Roll $16.50

Cupcake and Makeup Shirt $30

Congrats to this week’s Cupcake Cutie winner!

isabeau
November 30th, 2010 at 6:08 pm
I love the popcorn one!
I think they should add a face/head one and you could make the top brains! Perfect for halloween or people who just love to be different and scare and freak out their friends!

Please email your mailing address to [email protected].  Thanks again to Cupcake Cuties for sponsoring this week’s giveaway!

Happy Sunday cupcake fans! Today is the last day to enter our Cupcake Cuties giveaway.  Please click here to go to the original post to enter.

Looking for a cute and easy way to decorate cupcakes?  Well, look no further than Cupcake Cuties!  Each Cupcake Cuties Kit comes complete with  24 easy-to-use, self-adhesive sleeves and all the custom toppings to complete the designated cupcake design.  Easy to follow instructions and pictures are  included in each Cupcake Cuties Designer Kit.  Check out my favorite:

This week Cupcake Cuties is giving away their “Cutie of the Month”, Santa!

To enter this giveaway, just visit Cupcake Cuties website and take a look around.  Then come back to ATC and click on the comment area below.  Tell us what was your favorite cutie and what cutie you believe they should add to their shop.  One winner will be chosen on Monday, December 6th.   Good luck!

Become a Cupcake Cutie fan on Facebook too!

Yes, I know it isn’t even Thanksgiving yet but cupcake Christmas ornaments are popping up everywhere!  Our Facebook readers have been keeping me posted and I have also had many sightings myself.  So far I have seen or heard of cupcake ornaments at Kohl’s, Walmart, Target, Hobby Lobby, JcPenney and Macy’s.  Here are also I few more I found online today.

Amazon:

 Oriental Trading:

 Ebay: 

So have you had some sweet sightings?  Leave us a link or tell us where you saw them!

Check out our two make-up winners!

Jenn
November 16th, 2010 at 11:34 pm
Wow, cake mineral make-up, awesome! Great color choices, but I think I’d most likely wear Dark Ganache. Hmm, cake mineral eye liner would be awesome too! :)

Amanda M.
November 21st, 2010 at 10:28 pm
I love the Coffee shade of eye shadow, and I would love to see shimmery/glittery lip glosses added to the site, perhaps with different flavors or all of them having a vanilla buttercream frosting flavor. :)

Congratulations!  Please email your mailing address to [email protected].  Thanks to all who entered and to CAKE Mineral Makeup for sponsoring this awesome giveaway.

Have you entered this week’s make-up giveaway sponsored by Cake Mineral Make-up? Click here  for all the details!

ATC giveaways are going to a place they’ve never been before.  This week we are are giving away make-up!   Now you may be asking yourself, “What does make-up have to do with cupcakes?”  Well, it has everything to do with Etsy crafter, CAKE Mineral Makeup.  They sought out to create deliciously decadent highly-pigmented mineral makeup.  CAKE Mineral Makeup is 100% PURE minerals.  It is free of preservatives, talc, oils, fragrances and other potential skin irritants. 100% vegan! 100% cruelty free!

I love the bright colors and was so excited about them I quickly shared them with my daughter and sister.  All three of us have sensitive skin and loved their eye shadow.  No breakouts, just beautiful color!

 This week, two lucky fans will have the chance to win a 4 pack of amazing colors.

To enter this giveaway, just visit CAKE Mineral Makeups’ Etsy shop and take a look around.  Then come back to ATC and click on the comment area below.  Tell us what was your favorite color eye shadow and what item you believe they should add to their shop.  One winner will be chosen on Monday, November 22nd. 

Check out our three chocolate winners!

Emma
I love chocolate for several reasons; I love the richness of good, dark chocolate-you can be satisfied with just a bite. I love the play of it with other flavors-ginger, sea salt, wasabi, fruit, almost anything. And I love how much people enjoy it when I bake with chocolate-sending cookies to my brother away at college or bringing them to a friend struggling with midterms.

Tiffani O

Chocolate is the most amazing thing. It can be sweet or savory. Simply sweet cupcakes or a heavenly cocoa crusted pork tenderloin. There is really nothing you can’t do with chocolate! Take a moment to enjoy some today and make your day simply sweet!

Shawn Allen

I dream of a chocolate river flowing silky smooth. Chocolate truffle bushes lining the powdery cocoa banks. With chocolate chunks and chips giving the chocolate pecan turtles a cozy place to rest. Fluffy chocolate peeps soaring through the sky while little chocolate butterflies flutter softly by. The sweet aroma of chocolate bliss fills the air. In my chocolate dreamworld I drift without a care. I see my chocolate paradise as am wide awake, when just a piece of chocolate is placed upon my plate.

Congratulations!  Please email your mailing address to [email protected].  Thanks to all who entered and to Scharffen Berger and their  Cupcake Adventure Contest.

You may remember a post I shared a few weeks ago about Scharffen Berger’s Cupcake Adventure Contest.  Original cupcake recipes can be submitted for the chance to win great prizes.   Want to know why they call this contest an adventure?   Click here  to find out!
Well, this week we are hosting a giveaway of the wonderful chocolates!  Three winners will each win a 70% and a  62% 9.7oz baking bar along with branded Scharffen Berger cupcake liners.  Such a sweet prize!  To win, simply click on the comment area below and tell us why you love chocolate.   Three winners will be chosen on Monday, November 8th.

Follow Scharffen Berger on Twitter @ScharffenBerger.

Our cupcake lanyard winner is Fiona!  Check out her sweet comment: 

 Fionna
October 18th, 2010 at 7:45 am
I loved the cupcake patterned crayon roll up! It’s so cute and practical. I loved the minky/stroller blanket but would love to see it in the cupcake pattern. I was also thinking that a collar/leash set in the cupcake pattern would be nice. Thanks for this! She’s got a great shop.

Congratulations! Please send your mailing address to [email protected].   Special thanks to SewCosmic for sponsoring this week’s giveaway.

  Happy Fall Sunday cupcake fans!  Just a reminder that today is the last day to enter our cupcake lanyard giveaway sponsored by Etsy crafter  SewCosmic.   Please click here to enter.

Our giveaway this week comes to you from Etsy crafter SewCosmic.  I love her shops’ name because of it’s fun meaning:

♥ SEWCOSMIC:
(C) reative
(O) ptimistic
(S) ewing (LoVE)
(M) om (Mommy, Mother, Momma, etc)
(I) ndependent
(C) ollector (Of Wayyyy too much Fabric!!♥♥)

How cute is that?  And how cute are these cupcake items from her shop?

This week you, our wonderfully loyal fans, will have the chance to win this amazing and very useful cupcake lanyard.  And as a bonus, SewCosmic is letting the winner pick one add-on too!  You may choose either a watch, whistle or badge holder.   I personally have one of these lanyards with a watch and I love it.  It is well-made and perfect for those of us who need quick access to keys or for attaching a badge for work.

To enter this giveaway, just visit SewCosmic’s Etsy shop and peruse her creations.  Then come back to ATC and click on the comment area below.  Tell us what was your favorite item and what item you believe she should add to her shop.  One winner will be chosen on Monday, October 25th.  Good luck my sweeties!

Do you love creating you own cupcake recipes? Well, get out your mixers and muffin cups and enter the Scharffen Berger Cupcake Adventure Contest!  Cupcake recipes must include their chocolate and one or more of these selected “Adventure Ingredients”:

Stout beer
(including oatmeal, chocolate, imperial or any other stout)

Yes, some of these ingredients are a bit more unusual but who doesn’t love a good challenge?   I say go for the ricotta and fresh beet!   Contest prizes include money (woo, hoo!), books, chocolate, a trip to New York and the chance to have your recipe published on Food Networks magazine!   How amazing would it be to have one of our wonderful fans win this contest?   Click here for all the contest rules and details.  Good luck!

 You should also check out the new interactive cupcake builder on the Scharffen Berger website.  You can select a base cupcake batter and virtually build a cupcake using adventure ingredients, get tips on how to use the ingredients and more.