I personally am a fan of themed parties and  who could resist an unbrithday party?  Found via Oh Joy!, the pictures from Adele’s 10 year old daughter’s party look like as much fun as a tea party with the real mad hatter would be.  Both adults and children dressed up like the characters and enjoyed what look like delicious cupcakes! An unbirthday party would also be the perfect time to make the Alice in Wonderland cupcakes we shared with you.

I love birthdays which is probably why I like cupcakes so much, since the two go hand-in-hand.   I also love when it turns July, which is my birthday month, and the snail mail begins to arrive.  Today I came home to find a little padded envelope from Anthropologie, one of my favorite stores.  Inside was a flat cardstock card that read as follows

“Happy Birthday! Make a wish…And treat yourself to something special! Use this card for 15% off your total store purchase any day in July.  Your candle necklace is for you to keep.”

Attached to the card was a little candle necklace atop a perforated cupcake! Anthropologie really knows how to make a cupcake lovers birthday!

Every week I meet fans our Facebook page and on this main site that have little girls and love to dress them in our precious sweets. I too am included in this wonderful group of moms who have turned their daughters into walking advertisements for cupcakes. There are so many clothes lines out there now for our little princesses that have cupcakes on them.   Just looking in my daughter’s closet today, I counted no less than 15 cupcake shirts, dresses and pants.  I also even had a cupcake birthday party for her just a few years ago.   Well, what about the little men out there? Where are their cupcake items? Are they doomed to Spiderman and Thomas the Tank Engine (my son wears both!) or can they too share in the cupcake fun? Well, I went hunting on Etsy today and found some great items for the boys in our lives!

 

                                                                                                                                                        Cupcake Birthday Frame $16           Cupcake Boy Print $9

 

 

Cupcake Crown $24

 

Share a link to a favorite cupcake item for boys in the comment area below!

Longtime ATC friend Green Party Goods has recently come out with a new line of mini cupcake stands.  I just love these new additions and think they would be perfect for your next cupcake gathering!  Look for another Green Party Goods giveaway coming this fall.

Birthdays and cupcakes go hand -in-hand, which is why this Birthday Calendar from Linda & Harriett is perfect.  The calendar which features only months and numerical dates but no week day names or calendar years so it is great for keeping track of what day individuals were born on.  If you were lucky enough to be born in August, your birthday month features the image of cupcake  liners!

Gnawing at your nails has never been so tasty!

Ditsy Daisies, our ATC sponsor has just alerted us to this adorable new cupcake manicure kit from Cupcakes and Cartwheels. Below is the apple green encased cupcake with a vanilla and strawberry topping, complete with cherry! But if you prefer your cupcake to be chocolate and strawberry or vanilla and chocolate, don’t despair as Ditsy Daisies provide three to choose from!

However, the best thing about these beautiful little cupcake cases, is that within their pastel lined interior they have everything to keep your nails in pristine condition.  All cupcakes contain a pair of nail clippers, nail file, tweezers, cuticle pusher and scissors, perfect to keep in your handbag for any and every nail emergency.

We received this photo and email from ATC Reader Lynda…

My best friend’s mom bakes beautiful cakes and cupcakes. This was for my
birthday last year.

Lynda

These are oh so cute! Thank you for sharing them with us!

Mickey Mouse Cupcakes from Whisk Upon A Star Photostream on Flickr.

You may also want to check out the Whisk Upon A Star Facebook page.

Chocolate Cupcakes on a Stick with Caramel filling $6.00

6 adorable chocolate cupcakes on a stick, filled with caramel!

Each cupcake pop come wrapped in it’s own bag with coordinating ribbon.

These are great for birthday parties, weddings or any occasion!

For a larger order, different colors or no filling, please send the seller a message!

Available at Katy’s Tiny Kitchen.

Check out their facebook page to for more information, and a chance to be entered in a giveaway.

Ah it is birthday season for my friends and family I have at least 15 people with Birthdays in the next few months, guess Ill be making a lot of cupcakes in honor of all of em!  I found this wicked cute cupcake idea for Birthdays; Balloon Cupcakes!

I love the colors on these and they look super easy to make!

Looking for a clever (and yummy) way to teach the little ones in your life their ABC’s?   How about ABC cupcakes?  Family Fun magazine shows you how to create cupcakes for each letter of the alphabet.  Here are a few of my favorites:  

G is for Grapes

 J is for Jello

 R is for Roses

 Check out all of Family Fun’s themed cupcakes.

Yesterday was my cousin’s 24th birthday! Happpppy Birthday Meghan!

Her lovely hubby made her cupcakes while she was at work and he was at home with their baby! So Sweet!

They were Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes. Aaron was nice enough to give me the recipe.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

1 (18.25 ounce) box yellow cake mix
1 1/3 cups water
1/3 cup canola oil
3 eggs

Directions

Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and sea salt; set aside. Beat the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add 1 egg and the vanilla extract and beat until smooth. Mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated. Fold in the chocolate chips; mixing just enough to evenly combine. Form the dough into tablespoon-sized balls; place onto a baking sheet, and freeze until solid, about 2 hours.
Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
Beat 3 eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer to break up. Add the cake mix, water, and canola oil; continue beating for 2 minutes on medium speed. Spoon into the prepared cupcake liners, filling each 2/3 full. Place a frozen cookie dough ball on the top center of each cupcake.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the cake portion of the cupcake (not the cookie dough ball) comes clean, about 20 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

For the frosting he just used store bought frosting and whipped some milk into it to thin it out.

This is  a picture of the happy lil’ family!

Aaron, Meghan & David Joshua!

Koko Candles asks you to take a moment and indulge… a cupcake candle!

Chocolate brownie cake (sinfully rich chocolate scented) with fluffy pink frosting (vanilla scented) drizzled in chocolate (wax) syrup, sprinkled with white & red (real) sprinkles and topped off with a jumbo juicy red cherry! what a mouthful!

At approximately 3″ diameter x 3″ height (excluding stem), this cupcake candle burns for up to 25 hours.

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Ditsy Daisies features cupcake soaps from Cupcakes and Cartwheels.  Each set comes with 3 flavors: vanilla, lemon, and strawberry.  Each soap is around 2.5″ X 2.5″ and individually wrapped for safe transit.

My daughter celebrated her 1st birthday with a cupcake themed party.  I had a giant cupcake made and it turned out absolutely adorable!

Hope you can share this with others!

Holly K.

Hi, I love the site and cupcakes :)  I recently made this cupcake cake for my niece’s 4th birthday.  It was chocolate with pink buttercream, and the decorations were all handmade by me with fondant and edible sparkles.  Enjoy <3 Tiffaney from cakesbytiffaney.blogspot.com

I am writing to submit these cucakes to your site.  I made them for my daughter’s first birthday.  The kids loved them!

Tamara

Once again as I was doing one of my searches for all things cupcakes online I came across these lovely intricate detailed cupcakes. I contacted Zahirah Motala  that master mind behind these cupcakes of Cupcake D’Lights.

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Where is your company located?

I’m based in Durban which is situated on the east coast of southern Africa.

How did you get the idea to ‘paint’ cupcakes, such as your cupcakes and tea cupcakes?

When I decided to do the vintage tea set I really wanted to paint on a design as I love the gorgeous designs you find on the china especially the vintage cups and saucers.

What are a few cupcake tools you couldn’t live without?

That’s a hard one as I really love my tools which I’ve bought over some time. But my favorite ‘find’ was a box of old mini cutters which was being sold for next to nothing and there are some jewels in there which I know I’ll never find again! So it would def be those :)

What is your inspiration for these lovely cupcakes?

Inspiration comes from everything and everywhere sometimes just a pretty piece of fabric or a tea cup might spark an idea. Lately I don’t have time to play as I get fully booked out and it’s generally what people request from me that I need to interpret their brief and add my unique touch.  Sometimes a mistake or something you throw together becomes such a huge hit :) I enjoy those ones the best!

When did your love of cupcakes start?

I am an oil artist by profession so when I was doing a search for pretty cupcakes to paint and I came across Kylie Lambert amazing cupcakes and I fell in love! She has been a huge support and great friend and I really owe it all to this amazing personality.

Do you eat any of the creations you create?

No I never have the time :) but we often bake for the family and I enjoy making new flavors just for home, but the decorated cupcakes never get eaten at home :)

If you had to eat one flavor of cupcake (& frosting) for the rest of your life what would it be?
Kylie shared with me her very amazing chocolate mud cupcake which I only make for special people and for myself! It’s the most divine cupcake ever which I team it up with my delicious cappuccino nougat ganache mmmmm I could never tire of it!

Anything else you want to share about yourself or your company?

I’m really excited that South Africa has finally caught onto the cupcake fever I started way back in early 2006 and everyone laughed at me when I caught onto the fever. I pride myself in being the first person here to do decorated cupcakes. I also see my ideas and styles all over now (Kylies as well) and it’s great to see that you are an inspiration to others.

I would like to thank Zahirah for taking the time to answer these questions.

Please check out her blog for more information and some amazing looking ( & I am sure tasting ) cupcakes!

http://cupcakedlights.blogspot.com

All Images & Cupcake Ideas are Copyright of Cupcake D’Lights and are not to be used or copied without premission for Zahirah Motala!

I a big fan of presents and birthdays which is why I secretly love those belated birthday gifts that surprise you when they show up.  I had a small package waiting for me yesterday when I go done with classes and one of the items inside was a charm for my Pandora bracelet.  The popular Pandora bracelets are the new version of charm bracelets.  The charm I received was of course a cupcake! It is sterling silver with 14k gold on top and is $35.oo.

Hi!  I just wanted to share my robot cupcakes with you!  This is for my son Otis Rhythm!  Thanks for looking!  I love your site so much:)  Love Katharine

Great job Katharine with this cupcake tree.  The presentation really pops with the lightning blue and the robot cupcake toppers.  Too bad the toppers are sold out on Etsy.

Patty, AKA Vampire Gran, designed a beautiful elephant cupcake that does not take many resources to pull off.  Needed materials are a couple pastry bags, two decorating tips #804 and #124, and chocolate chips for eyes.  Full step by step photos and instructions were immensely helpful.

I love shopping at TJ Maxx and Marshalls. I can always find a few cupcake items that I just have to have. In the last few weeks I have found many cupcake items in the kitchen sections. Keep in mind when shopping at TJ Maxx or Marshalls that sets of items are often not available at the same time and it may take a few weeks to complete a set. Also keep in mind that half of a set may be for sale at TJ Maxx and the other part at Marshalls. Always save your receipt so if you can’t find all the pieces you want you can just return them.

Cupcake fairy cups 2.99 each

Cupcake party platter 5.99 bowls 2.99 each

Cupcake celebration and birthday pieces 3.99 each, platter 6.99

A long-time reader, Karyn, threw a cupcake birthday party for her daughter.  Sometimes all the glamorous photos of boutique cupcakes doesn’t match up to the satisfied smile of a child who ate a cupcake! Entire cupcake party photo set at Facebook.

Sweet 16 Quinceanera Cupcake Favors

What a festive way to present an adorable gift to your Sweet 16 or Quinceanera party guests. Our new “cupcake” polka dot favors are so charming you can’t resist! The favor starts with a 2″ by 2″ by 2″ lidded favor box with a white background and polka dots in your choice of six colors. We then add a very special “cupcake” on the top – crinkle paper in assorted colors with a paper rose in the middle. This is a favor that works well for birthdays of any age – everyone loves cupcakes! Our assembled favors will have the box and cupcake assembled for you. Our finished favors come completely assembled with your choice of 6 different colors of Jordan almonds, 2 tea bags, or 2 purse-shaped bath beads inside. Minimum 12 favors. This item ships in approximately 7 business days.

Available at A Little Favor.

Large Cupcake Wedding Tree Desert Tower and Display Stand 7, 5, or 3 Tiers

If you are looking for a Beautiful, creative and affordable cupcake stand for your event that will last a lifetime, you have found the right place!

Cupcakes have become such a popular dessert and are the perfect solution for displaying up to 300 cupcakes on the large cupcake tree.

Constructed completely of 1/2 inch wood, our towers are made to last a lifetime! Why spend so much on a stand that will only last a time or two. Our trees will be used again and again, year after year.

Whether you are having a birthday party, a shower, wedding, Church bake sale, Christmas display idea etc etc.. you will find our Trees a wonderful affordable Heirloom!

The perfect solution for your important event.

Our Stands are painted WHITE as a free service to you, but if you have another color in mind we charge an additional 20.00 for other colors.

7 tier= 69.00
18″, 16″, 14″, 12″, 10″, 8″ and 6″ inch tiers
Square holds approximately 115 LARGE cupcakes
Round hold Approximately 95 LARGE cupcakes

5 tiers= $59.00
Square hold Approximately 100 LARGE cupcakes
Round holds Approximately 80 LARGE cupcakes

3 tier= 39.00
Holds Approximately 40 LARGE cupcake

Available at Thee Wishing Well.

Can our readers help with a suggestion for two clowns in need of giant cupcake?

I am hoping you can help me. My wife and I are professional clowns and we have a purple golf cart. I am Jelly Bean and she is Kupkake. I am trying to find a BIG rubber/foam cupkake to put on the roof of our golf cart for parade. Do you have any idea where I can get one. Thank you very much.