So many people ask me what my favorite bakery is and I always have to answer Crumbs! I love their huge, overly sweet treats. They do tend to be a bit pricey but to me, they so worth it.   And even if you don’t live close to a Crumbs, they will deliver. They have a variety of shipping options but the cheapest is  UPS ground shipping for about $20 (plus the cost of the cupcakes).  They come delivered in an insulated container with dry ice.  Check out these football cupcakes- great for the party that has a mix of Giants and Patriots fans. 

I am all about getting my craft on this winter! I am finding so many good DIY ideas and tutorials, that my bookmark folder runneth over! To stop my my folder from busting at the seams, I have decided to share some of my ideas with you. But of course, they have a cupcake twist!

DIY with Foil Baking Cups from HeyLook

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Get it while you can …Eat a Cupcake Poster from AllPosters.com is on sale for $.98. You can get this great cupcake poster for yourself or for another cupcake lover for under a dollar!

Hostess Snack Cakes.  Gotta love their cupcakes.  Golden.  Chocolate.  Orange.  Fondant-y icing.  Seven, white squiggles down the middle.  Vanilla creme frosting in the middle.  Wrapped in plastic.  Mass producted.

Hostess is big business.  Hostess Brands, which owns Hostess Snack Cakes, employs 21,000 people in 39 bakeries in 41 states across the U.S.A.  (In case you’re interested:  they’re hiring.)

Hostess is still celebrating its February 2011 launch of the strawberry cupcake, so it’s not too late for you to vote for your favorite Hostess cupcake and get a chance to win $25,000 and other, daily prizes.

According to the Hostess Director of Marketing, “Hostess sets the standard for timeless treats that are loved from generation to generation.”  So just how many Hostess cupcakes do Americans eat every year?  600,000,000.  And it’s Memphis, Tennessee that’s the Hostess cupcake eating capital of the Hostess empire.

I must say that cupcakes are one of the hardest baked goods to transport. They have to be separated individually so they frosting doesn’t get ruined and its really hard to stack cupcakes one on top of the other without ending up with smashed cupcakes! As we all know there are tons of different types of cupcake holders out there to fix this dilemma. But I must say that this is the most creative one that I have seen and the most fun.

These come in two different colors and can be found at the Food Network Store.

Giant Pink Cupcake Carrier

Giant Brown Cupcake Carrier

What kind of cupcake holder do you use?

Happy New Year everyone! And we all know what a new year means … finding the right calender! I have been lost at work without a new calender, luckily I bought one and am not so lost. I wish I had found this calender before I had gone and purchased one in town.

2011 Cupcake Calendar – Sprinkled with Fun from Monkey Mind Design’s etsy shop

Each month has a cute design and an even cuter saying about cupcakes. My favorite is April (my birthday month) “A cupcake a day, keeps the sweet tooth away!” They also sell a Mini Cupcake Calender as well.

I have heard of Red Velvet cupcakes, but never BLUE Velvet. Have you?

If you havent and are curious as to what they are all about you can purchase a gourmet Blue Velvet Cupcake Mix from Red Velvet Stefanie.

These look like a little slice of blue heaven.

Ever since Stefanie’s appearance on Cupcake Wars she has been blowing up and getting more and more popular. Follow her on Facebook to see all that she is up to — Red Velvet Stefanie on Facebook.

As I was doing one of my searches for lovely cupcake items I found these great vintage like baking cups. The website that I found them on  is www.bakeitpretty.com . This is a great website it has a lot of different cupcake and baking items. So here are the Baking Cups I fell in love with …

Black Elizabeth – Designer Baking Cups

Elenor Green – Designer Baking Cups

Madeleine – Designer Baking Cups

Pink Elizabeth – Designer Baking Cups

Check out the website is has a great selection of Cupcake Toppers ( I like the Wizard of Oz ones myself ). They also have a great and different selection of Sprinkles.

They also have this interestingly named product Edible Disco Dust … I just might buy this!

Enjoy!

Need to add a lil’ cupcake to your humble abode? Here are a few ideas!

Eat A Cupcake

When In Doubt

I think I may just have to aquire the first one!!

One of our readers pointed out to us that there are free games about cupcakes that you can play on the internet.  I started playing them, and a couple hours passed in a blink of an eye.  After scouring the Internet, here are some of the best ones I found.

Did I miss any others worthy of mention?

Emo Cupcake Dressup

Press “skip the ad” to quickly advance to the game.  Design your own emo cupcake.  Think moody thoughts and make your cupcake RAWR!

Tutti Cuti Cupcake

You own a cupcake shop and need to make ends meet each day.  Decorate the cupcakes that your customers crave as quickly as you can.

Valentine’s Cupcakes

Chase the cupcakes through the 3D environment.  Click on the cupcakes to turn them into hearts.  Click on the hearts to collect them.  Beware the chocolate cupcake imposters.

NEVIEPIECAKES says: these are for my sister-in-law. She is a photography student and having an exhibition about pictures of living rooms and wants to raise a bit of money selling cakes.

Below is some of our favorite cupcake tattoos that have been featured on this site! Enjoy! To browse the whole tattoo collection, view our cupcake tattoo page.

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A cake and cupcakes for a Hello Kitty themed party. All the decoration was made with gumpaste, the Hello Kitty figurine included.

Bolo e cupcakes para uma festa temática da Hello Kitty. Toda a decoração feita com pasta americana (inclusive a boneca da Hello Kitty).
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Hello Kitty (Cake and cupcakes / Bolo e Cupcakes), originally uploaded by Dragonfly Doces.

LOVE!

Cupcakes for a Hello Kitty themed party. Toppers made with gumpaste.

Cupcakes para uma festa temática da Hello Kitty. Topos feitos com pasta americana

Hello Kitty Cupcakes (Close up), originally uploaded by Dragonfly Doces.

I LOVE these!!!

We’ve featured this before in 2007, but I just have to recap on the awesomeness that is Jellio.

Here we have this awesome cupcake seat that I wouldn’t mind having in my house:

It’s only $900 guys… I mean, seriously.

and also, we can’t forget about the cupcake table.

You know, if these items were even 50% less, I might consider it.. but they still look pretty sweet.

We love those cupcake speakers. We really do. People have been sending us emails left and right asking us… “WHERE DO I BUY THEM!??!?” and well folks, I’ve found them on ebay.. only 5 left.. there were 6 but.. I BOUGHT A PAIR! Okay.. they are from a company called SEMK but they are a foreign company and don’t sell to the USA.. so apparently, someone got their hands on some and are now selling them on ebay. What a sweet deal!

They are about 40 bucks with shipping and totally worth it.

Buy yours today, before you can never find them online anymore.. trust me, it took us a year to find them!

Click here: Ebay Listing

I wish they made this for adults. I featured this back in January of 2008 but I just have to share this again. I LOVE THIS.

The Cupcake Pet Bed by Fluff. $85.00 but so worth it.

When it’s nap time your doggy will be in the lap of luxury in this ultra comfy bed.

Fluff is a line of super cute, and ultra sassy stuff created by artist, Claudette Barjoud. Her designs are inspired by an eclectic mix of vintage pinup, Art Nouveau, Mid Century Modernism and international ad graphics. The idea behind Fluff was to create fun frivolities that were sassy, cute and chic all rolled into one. Fluff is like a candy store with many flavors to suit every taste of sweet.

One size: 22″ Width / 12″ Height

Need to keep your ears warm ?

Here is a pair of baby pink earmuffs perfect for cupcakes and sweets lovers.

Features a raspberry cupcake on one side and a blueberry cupcake on the other side.

Size is adjustable.

$25.00 on Etsy! (sooo cute!)