Move over “Life is good.” Make way for “Life is sweet.” I’m seeing this motto everywhere, and here it is again on this stamped cross stitch cupcake apron. This apron is available from Dimensions Crafts for $12.99.

The package contains a finished polyester/cotton apron printed in washaway ink, a shopping list for thread, and complete instructions. (Needle and thread not included.) 

Might make a great holidays gift for the cupcake lover in your life (which may very well be you!)?

Do you love cupcakes so much that you use foil cupcake wrappers to decorate gifts?  I put a lot of thought and effort into the presentation of gifts that I give and I really love these DIY ideas from Hey Look.  From the garland to the shiny gold package they look fun and festive.  I’m sure cupcake fan or not the recipient of a package wrapped like this would be excited to find out what’s inside! (Image from a Subtle Revelry)

I just bought this spiral bound gift book for a friend. I found it at a small, local bookstore, but it’s also available on Amazon. Each of the 80 pages features an inspirational quote or verse, and many of the pages feature whimsical cupcake images. At $7.99, it makes a great gift for someone who needs a pick-me-up.

A quick run into my local target resulted in yet another Target cupcake find.  Target has cupcake banks! In addition to the three cupcake banks there are also hamburgers, globes, and the traditional piggy along with frogs and dinosaurs.  With so many options to choose from these would be great to buy now and save as a christmas present since they are $9.99-$11.04, especially if you needed something for a boy and a girl.

As you all know, cupcakes are really all the rage right now (we hope they will be forever! ). And they are not showing any signs of slowing down in popularity. They are so popular that there has even been a board game for kids centered around cupcakes.

Take the Cake sold at Amazon!

Lets get playing!

Is there a baby shower in your future? Or a baby of your own? If so, then I have a super find for you! Check out this gorgeous nursury / crib bedding set! What’s better than a new little cupcake falling asleep amidst a room full of cupcake decor?

This set is new on the market, has a limited quantity, and is available from Amazon. For only $89.99, you get: embroidered cupcake quilt, crib bumper, two decorative pillows, fitted sheet, crib skirt, toy bag, diaper stacker, and two curtains. The bedding is 100% cotton. Color scheme includes lavender, salmon, magenta, mint, and yellow.

And if you really want to out-cupcake yourself, you can buy the matching wall art — stretched canvas wall art shown on the wall above, and here below. These cost $24.99 each or $74.99 for the set. That’s a deal! Happy shopping!

Here’s another clever Etsy goody for you cupcake obsessives out there!

The Arrested for Frostitution necklace for only $10.99. It’s hard to beat that!

The metal cupcake measures just under 1″ and hangs on a 27″ pink ballchain. The back has a smooth crome finish!

I’m blushing a little bit to bring you … the Cupcake Whore Tote.

It could be yours for only $49.

Gotta love Etsy.

I am so excited to introduce you to Sara Varon, the immensely creative, cupcake lovin’ author and illustrator of this new graphic novel, Bake Sale. Its intended audience is ages 8 and up, but Sara was sure to include some cupcake recipes for mom and dad.

The book was released on August 30th and is already making its mark with an evocative story about a cupcake who works in a bakery, while dreaming about traveling abroad to meet the pastry of his dreams, whom he saw in a cookbook, of course!

This is the perfect gift for the cupcake lover in your life! (And if you are shopping for a child, you might like to know that educators find graphic novels to be incredibly helpful to reluctant readers!)

I love this polka dot cupcakes towel from Pier 1 Imports that I was given for my birthday.  It’s bright and cheery and looks great hanging on the handle of my stove.  If you want your own cupcake towel you can buy the red like I was given for $7.16.  There is also a blue sparkler cupcake towel for only $3.38.

For my birthday I was given Cupcake by Charise Mericle Harper.  The cute children’s story is about a sad plain vanilla cupcake who with the help of a candle searches for a topping that will make him be as fancy as all his brother and sister cupcakes.  The end of the book includes a recipe for Deliciously Plain Vanilla Cupcakes and Butter Cream Frosting. The book which is published by Disney and Hyperion Books is available on several websites including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Target with prices ranging from $8.24 to $13.49.

For my birthday, one of my friends went to our local Container Store to find cupcake packaging products that she gave as my gift.  The Container Store website does not offer the products but I was able to find them on other sites.  I can not wait to bake a batch of cupcakes and use my new Meri Meri Love Bake cupcake liners.  I was given the standard size liners which include two patterns that come in a package of 48 liners and can be purchased from the Meri Meri website for $4.25. The same patterns are available as mini liners, a package with 32 of each liner is $5.50.

My friend also found cupcake boxes by The Gift Wrap Company in Candy Dot Spot.  Included in the package are two food safe gift boxes with an insert tray that holds four standard size cupcakes.  I found a 12 pack of the packages on amazon for $51.00. Read the rest of this entry »

Are you a collector of cupcake items?  Going to a cupcake-themed birthday party and looking for the perfect gift? Disney has just come out with some really cute cupcake-shaped vinylmations, designed by Susan Foy.  There are six in the collection, but you can view the Minnie cupcake, Tinker Bell cupcake, and Marie cupcake online. These vinyl figures are all 3 inches tall and each one includes detachable frosting which reveals each character’s face when removed.  Another cool feature is that the arms and head can be moved into different poses.

Minnie Vinylmation accompanied by detachable frosting

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So my daughter is about to have a birthday, and she’s getting this! (Shh… don’t tell!)

Newly released in May, the Princess Cupcakes kit includes cute cupcake liners and reusable crown wrappers, a book featuring recipes (including one for “Pink Velvet”), and decorating tips. It was only $16 at Barnes & Noble, and I know she’s going to love it. (Okay, so I’m a little excited as well!)

Chocolate + Guinness= A Man's Cupcake

Looking for a special Father’s Day treat for your father or husband this year?  Sugar Blossom Bake Shop in San Clemente, CA has put a manly spin on the cupcake.  This bakery will be selling Guinness cupcakes from June 10-19.  If you don’t live within driving distance, they have been kind enough to share the recipe with us.

Since he’ll probably be asking for more, be sure and check out other beer cupcake recipes that ATC has posted in the past: Beer, Cheese, Bacon & Cream Cheese Cupcake, St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes, and winning recipes from the Scharffen Berger Cupcake Adventure Contest. We hope Dad will be impressed!

For only $4.50 this cupcake memo pad is being added to my wish list! It can be purchased directly from Kikkerland Design’s website or through amazon.

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?

To celebrate Earth Day today, treat yourself this cute cupcake reusable cupcake bag.  Waste-Less Bags has created reusable grocery bags that can hold up to 20 pounds.  The cupcake bag is part of the Too Cute line.  The purple colored bag has a cupcake tray image on the front and folds up into a cupcake shaped pouch.  The bag costs $4.99 and can be purchased from the company’s website.

Looking for an Easter gift for the cupcake lover you know?  How about these gourmet chocolate Easter eggs from Norman Love.  The chocolate eggs come in a variety of flavors including vanilla cupcake which is sweet cream and vanilla frosting ganache mixed with tiny cake pieces in a white chocolate shell.  The chocolates come in special egg shapes as part of their Easter Collection and are available in several package sizes including 5, 9, 10, 15, 25, and 50 piece boxes, ranging in price from $13.00 to $95.00.

These Southport Cupcake Truffles by Truffle Truffle look delicious and I am dying to try them! The description reads that these truffles are white cupcakes, rolled in vanilla butter cream, covered in white, milk, or dark chocolate and finished with sprinkles. The four piece box costs $6.00 and the 12 piece tin costs $20.00, the cupcake truffles along with more unique truffle flavors, caramels, and s’mores are available on Truffle Truffle’s website.

Feel like a little Breakfast at Tiffany’s? Well then, have a cupcake!

Check out this cute little Tiffany and Co. cupcake charm! How charming!

Gorgeous pail of roses by Cassie's Cakes

Well then why not give a bucket of cupcake roses?  Not only do they look beautiful, but they have one thing that roses don’t!  They taste fantastic too!

Many people want to know how to create this rose shape, and it is actually easier than you would think.  All you need is the right nozzle tip and a dozen cupcakes to practice on!  So while you are baking your practice cupcakes, check out this video from Gabrielle Feuersinger, owner of San Francisco’s Cake Coquette here at Chow.com

Now Gabrielle uses a pastry nail to get that PERFECT finish, but if you don’t have one, you can apply the technique directly onto the cupcake!

This little fox card is too cute! I love that the fox that is looking at a cupcake looks like he belongs in a circus! This card, which costs £3.10, is made using shades of pink that are vegetable ink.

Mod Cloth seems to always have great cupcake items! These sweeter than a cupcake manicure set would make a great gift or party favor as the product description suggests.  The set which includes set of tweezers, nail file, cuticle tool and trimmer, and nail clipper, is only $7.99 and comes in blue, green, or pink.

Hello cupcake fans! Are you ready for another sweet giveaway?  This week’s giveaway comes to you from ATC sponsor Forever MK Cupcakes.  They make unique cupcake trinket boxes and other cupcake treasures.  So unique and so beautiful!   Check out a few of my personal favorites from their shop:

This week one lucky winner will get a box of cupcake goodies from Forever MK Cupcakes.  We aren’t going to tell you what is in there but believe me, any cupcake fan would be very happy to win this!  To enter this giveaway, go to Forever MK Cupcakes’ website and pick out your favorite item.  Then come back to ATC and click on the comment area below.  Tell us what your favorite item was AND let us know what kind of trinket box you think they should add to their site.   One winner will be chosen on Monday, March 14th.

Be creative!  Have fun!

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