Nomskulls - Silicon Skull Cupcake Molds by Fred & Friends

If I did “Nerdcake Product of the Week”, Nomskulls would be top of the list in the category.  These cutie-skull molds come four in a box for $12 from Fred & Friends (though you’ll have to go to Amazon or Pop Deluxe to actually buy them).  F&F also includes a recipe for the squiggly brain frosting shown on the above nomskullcake:

FRED’S BRAINY FROSTING

• 1 recipe for vanilla frosting (or a store-bought tub)
• confectioners’ sugar (for stiffer frosting )
• red or black food coloring (or both)
• pastry bag and a large round tip (#12 works well)

Add confectioners’ sugar to the frosting until it‘s stiff enough to hold its form, yet still soft enough to pipe. To the frosting add food coloring(s) to reach desired color. If your cupcakes aren’t dome shaped, pile on a small mound of frosting first. Then pipe two lines down the center of the cupcake. Finally, pipe a squiggly pile of frosting onto each “hemisphere”. Mmmm…brains.

I am so thrilled to share with you this vegan-friendly satchel from Need Supply Co.  The outside is soft, textured, faux-leather and the inside is cute little pink cupcakes galore.  The purse costs $72 and comes in black and grey.  It also has an adjustable shoulder-strap.  If you choose to visit Need Supply, be prepared to stay a while.  They have lots of great stuff!

Need a cupcake stand that’s a lil’ FuNkY but also eco-friendly? If so, there is a website that has exactly what you need.

Mini Zebra Eco-Cupcake Stand from Green Party Goods

Green Party Goods is a website that specializes in green party goods, planet friendly products for any celebration and much much more!

photo courtesy of CakeJournal

These darling pillows are by cupcake and cakecraft enthusiastic Louise of CakeJournal.  Besides the fact they look great, you know that they were made with love and care because needle-felting is not a quick process.  I wonder if someone can persuade her to make some for sale…

Photo courtesy of CakeJournal

Cupcakes by Cupcake Queen with Duff Goldman Animal Skin Cupcake Tattoos (photo courtesy of Cupcake Queen)

I heard about this nifty new product from one of the cupcake blogs I regularly read, Way More than 52 Cupcakes by Cupcake Queen out of DC.  As it turns out, Duff Goldman of Ace of Cakes is rolling out his own line of cake accessories at Michael’s which includes edible cupcake tattoos.

According to the Michael’s website, you just lay down a nice even layer of frosting and then lay down the tattoo(s).  Cupcake Queen tried them out herself on several batches and says that they’re very easy to use.  The Michael’s website only shows striped and floral tattoos, but Cupcake Queen was showing off batches with skulls & crossbones and animal print, so my guess is that you’ll have a better selection in store than online.

Thanks for the heads up, Cupcake Queen!

I know it’s not the right season for wool, but I found the Cherry Cupcake Hat so adorable that I had to post about it anyway, out of season or not.

ZINSpirational Knits on Etsy offers this cap in 100% merino wool in a variety of colors, in big people and baby sizes too. Now that’s just too cute for words – matching family cupcake hats!  It’d certainly be a distinctive way to keep track of everyone during the next family visit to anywhere large and crowded :)

Carrie Middlemiss with her couture

I’ve written before on ATC about how cupcakes can make jobs and how cupcakes can be classy. Because of the success of Bella Cupcake Couture, purveyor of chic textile-inspired cupcake wrappers, I now get to write about how cupcakes can do both at the same time.  BCC founder Carrie Middlemiss, formerly a marketing and events rep at the now defunct Washington Mutual Bank, went from “pink slip to pink frosting” when she was laid off early last year because of the bank’s collapse due to the economic downturn. Read the rest of this entry »

Yesterday we shared with you a cute Betsy Johnson Cupcake Bikini.  Why not get this cute pink cupcake beach towel to keep you dry? For only $25 it’s available from Jeanie B: Gifts and Homewares.

LeSportSac bags are always fun and unique, which is part of why I loved them so much.  I currently have a few different styles and patterns but after coming across this print, I think I might need another one.  You can never have too many bags right?  Especially when this one is covered in cupcakes!  The LeSportSac website offers the cupcake print on 23 different styles.  Zappos, which doesn’t charge for shipping, has the cupcake print available in two styles, Erika which I have with a different patter; It’s a great sized bag even for everyday use.  The other, slightly larger option is the Everygirl Tote.  Both of the styles offered by zappos are show below.

Cupcake Icons 1.0

Why should Mac users have boring icons when they could have cupcakes on their desktop instead?  You can find these sweet icons (Cupcake 1.0) at the Apple website. Thanks to ATC Reader Ashley for the compy cupcake tip :)

While the news about Cakespy opening her own gallery broke last month, the Cakespy Shop grand opening was only just this last Saturday.  Since I live down the street from Capitol Hill’s newest cupcake art space, I go to stop by and join the party.

Cakespy Shop was packed by a rotating crowd of well-wishers and art buyers. I expected there to be a good crowd (we do love our cupcakes and cute art in this town), but this was a really good showing even taking that into account.

I admit, the Cakespy appeal was probably helped just a tiny bit by the free Trophy Cupcakes and complimentary performance by Mr. Cakespy’s band, Exohxo. The cupcakes were delicious and adorably appointed with images from Cakespy’s “Scenes from Capitol Hill” series and Exohexoh’s charming melodies and singing violins made a lovely accompaniment.

Exohexoh: I can't believe that an 8 person band could fit in this store, but they did it.

Cuppy at Bimbo's, an awesome burrito place on the Hill

Mr. and Mrs. Cakespy outside the shop & hipstercakes outside of Neumo's, a neighborhood nightlife fixture

Mrs. and Mr. Cakespy (Jessie and Danny Oleson)

Cakespy with her totally badass mural of a pie and cupcake throwdown

A small selection of the shop's sweet merch

Hurray, Cakespy Shop is open for business!

This kit would be great for a theme party – there are 24 toppers and wrappers and they’re cute as all get out.  They’re available at Williams-Sonoma for $24.

Love dressing yourself up in Cupcakes?!? Are you always looking for new Cupcake items to add to your already sweet wardrobe?!?! I have found this lovely necklace that will fit in with your self-decor perfect ….

Disturbed Cupcake Necklace found at ShanaLogic!

this necklace would pair perfectly with  the Candyland Racerback Tank

I always see cute key covers like Robots and Monsters, but I had never seen Cupcake Key Covers until now!

I found these at FredFlare.com.

Budclicks are unique headphones that the creator designed when he noticed everyone wearing the same white headphones.  One of these individual and creative earbud style include cupcakes.  The pair costs $9.95 with one ear a pink cupcake and the other blue, both are decorated with rhinestones, making them a fun gift for any cupcake lover young or old.

Ever wondered how the heck you were going to get two dozen cupcakes from your house/favorite bakery to your event of choice?  Progressive International has the answer with their Collapsible Cake and Cupcake Carrier – it can carry 24 cupcakes to their destination frosting intact, each in their own individual holder.  They have all kinds of nifty features like finger recesses for easy cupcake removal and plenty of height between the trays to allow room for fancy cupcake decorations. And, if you decide to change things up a bit, you can carry a cake in it too.

Here is one more thing I can check off the list of “Things I’ve Never Seen Before”: Cupcake Ear Plugs. These particular pieces are Collector’s Edition Cupcakes from Omerica Organic, and all 100 pairs have already sold out (sorry, cupcake hipsters). [Thanks to The Dainty Squid and her fantastic Photostream for the original pic.]

I was searching one of my favorite online stores ShanaLogic for new interesting products  when I found this …

Happy Cupcake Dress

Love it!

At my place of employment, we have a two little machines known as MakerBot Cupcake CNCs (I think the name comes from how the inventor of the Cupcake CNC originally wanted to make a frosting extruder).  These adorably named bots can print small 3D shapes out of plastic.  It didn’t take much time for the crafter-types who use a machine like this to put together a program (or two) that lets the Cupcake CNC print out cupcakes.  Out of plastic, mind you, but still cute little cupcakes.

Just recently, I heard about 3D bioprinters that can print basic organic tissue, technology that can hopefully someday be used to print full organs.  I also know that the folks at MakerBot Industries have been tirelessly working to create a fully functional frostruder, and may have in fact succeeded. What’s next in the world of 3D printing?  Carbo-printers? Printcakes? A girl can dream…

Want to try and spice up your hair with a little cupcake? Now I think putting a real cupcake in your hair would be a little too messy! Here are a few alternatives to make your hair look its best with Cupcakes! …

Big Girl Pink Cupcake Hair Clip

Juicy Couture Kids Cupcake Elastic

Cupcake Cutie Hair Clip

Candy Collection Cupcakes Barrette

I was lucky enough to spend this past weekend in San Luis Obispo, CA and while shopping in the Cal Poly Tech University bookstore I came across some great cupcake finds.  Some of which I could not resist buying one for myself and one to save as a gift!

Ganz Cupcake Luggage Tag

Bad Cupcake Shopping Bag

Cupcake Flour Sack Towel

Sweet Cupcake Shopper $11.99

By far the sweetest cupcake around. Art by 64 Colors. Made with 95% recycled woven polypropylene. 15.75″w x 15.35″h x 5.9″d

Available at Blue Q.

Happy New Year all you cupcake lovers! As I was out to dinner with my dear friend Heidi celebrating New Years Eve here on the great Island of Martha’s Vineyard we were walking by a candy store and I saw some sort of cupcake decoration from the window. As soon as I saw this I knew I had to make a pit stop there. The store is Good Ship Lollipop in Oak Bluffs, MA on Martha’s Vineyard.

Bake & Decorate Cupcake Set

Lovely Cupcake Magnets(which I am now a proud owner of one thanks to Heidi)

Cupcake Eraser

For the past 2 weeks my Mom kept telling me, ” I bought something for you!! Check Your Mail!”. So I did as i was told and checked my mail for a few days, I had no idea what she could have sent me! One day I go to the post office and I see thaI have a package and as soon as I saw the box I knew it was Christmas Ornaments from my Mom. But what kind of ornaments? Well look at my tree and see …

Cupcake Ornament

Santa Baker Ornament

Here is the lovely tree & in all its glory …

You can get these ornaments at Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland.

Pink Cupcake Glass Ornament

Santa Baker Glass Ornament

Thanks Mom! <3

I was just bumming around online and i stumbled across these lovely ingenious water bottles from CafePress. Perfect Christmas gift for the one cupcake lover that cant seem to get in all their water in one day!

Three Cupcakes Sigg Water Bottle

Cupcakes Sigg Water Bottle