Cupcakes are sweet and kids are cute. So it makes sense that by bringing the two together in the right way you can create a recipe for success, right? That is just what the folks at Susie Films have done in their recent short film, Henry’s Cupcakes. Warning: the following short film may put a smile on your face and a growl in your tummy. Do not watch on an empty stomach. Read the rest of this entry »
Okay, I know we are going a little old school here, but Firefly fans will immediately recognize this clever recreation of the great Jayne Cobb’s famous hat. This “Cobb hat cupcake” was created by Savoureux Cupcakery. And of course, the great Jayne Cobb is aptly portrayed by the great Adam Baldwin.
This made me laugh aloud. Have y’all seen this new commercial for Special K Protein Drinks? Personally, I would have gone with the cupcake, but it’s still a cute commercial!
These are pretty funny. Love Marge’s hair.
It’s hard to believe we’re still making Simpsons cupcakes–the beloved animated family has been around since 1987. I remember going to Simpsons themed parties when I was a kid, and that was quite a while ago. But I guess as long as we’re making Simpsons episodes, we’ll be making Simpsons cupcakes.
Okay, so maybe I’m a tad obsessive, but I just can’t get enough of Shaun the Sheep! And I think these might be my favorite Shaun cupcakes so far. Does that frosting not look delicious! Those are some sheep that I could shear quickly! This photo is courtesy of Lisa Scranton’s Flickr photostream, where you can also find lots of other cool cake stuff!
Check out these Shaun the Sheep cupcakes from Calyx Cake & Pastry! Impressive!
Are you a night owl? Then you might recognize some of these characters from the Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim late-night programming block. These cupcakes are done by Death by Cupcake. The toppings are hand painted! Impressive!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOVDu7etQlc
I grew up watching the My Little Pony: The Movie from 1986! Even though the look of the little ponies has changed a lot over the years I still thought this youtube video that my friend shared with me was cute. The video is Pinkie Pie’s cupcake song where Pinkie Pie teaches Applebloom how to make cupcakes! While I wouldn’t attempt making the cupcakes that the ponies sing about, it is still a fun way to introduce kids to baking.
Be on the lookout for a new Hallmark Channel movie titled Operation Cupcake, starring Dean Cain and Kristy Swanson. The movie preimeres Sunday, June 17th at 8 Eastern. The movie tells the story of an Army dad who suddenly finds himself working in a cupcakery. Apparently, he tries to take a military approach to cupcaking. Hmm…
Oddly enough, there was another movie with the same name, albeit, bearing a colon, Operation: Cupcake, from 2006. I can find no connection between the movies though, except for the well, love of cupcakes.
http://youtu.be/pEO2gmdqExI
On an episode of the Nickelodeon show Victorious the characters build a giant cupcake float for the “parade parade”. The group runs into trouble when the cupcake float they are riding inside gets a flat tire on their way to the parade. To make matters worse, they are stuck in a bad neighborhood wearing candy pajamas. You can watch the episode titled Terror on Cupcake Street on YouTube.
Has anyone seen this movie, Mayor Cupcake? It’s about a cupcake baker that is elected mayor of a small town after one of her cupcakes accidentally kills the mayor. The newly elected mayor faces the challenge of helping the town that is burdened with debt. I haven’t seen it yet but I have a feeling I would watch it ifnothing else was on TV.
Zooey Deschanel likes Cupcake Wars! In this 30 second clip from The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Zooey Deschanel and Ferguson plan a cupcake war with delicious results.
Love fudge? Been eating hot fudge sundaes? How about cooling down while heating up some “Lava Fudge Cupcakes” in your kitchen?
Lava Fudge Cupcake
Georgetown Cupcake’s Sophie has a 2-minute video, courtesy of The Learning Channel, claiming to “reveal the secrets behind their famous Lava Fudge cupcake.”
While she doesn’t provide the recipe, Sophie does provide several excellent tips, from using apple corers to hollow out cupcakes before pouring in the fudge, to easy-pour tops for filling and decorating.
So I dug around the Internet at bit…and found the Georgetown Cupcakes recipe for their chocolate cupcake with vanilla cream cheese frostings with variations! Add your own fudge and, “By George! I think we’ve got it!”
I just found this apron at DiscoveryStore.com for $29.95!
They also have a kid’s tee-shirt, a woman’s tee-shirt, and a travel mug!
While the Miami Heat was playing the Dallas Mavericks this past Sunday, one of ATC’s fans was celebrating with some cupcakes. She got her idea for the cupcakes from a previous ATC post about batter babies, a divider that sits in the cupcake pan and allows you to make two-toned cupcakes. What a great way to celebrate the big game!
Almost everyone loves Hello Kitty, so today I thought I’d display a great Hello Kitty Cupcake set of nine cupcakes from Ipoet on Flickr. The most stunning piece is the fondant modelling of the family, but if you look in the foreground of the image you can see pillow like hello kitty heads. They look great and would not be too difficult to create.
My daughter is 3 and is obsessed with Dora the Explorer. Unfortunately, whenever her mother tries to create Dora decorations, Dora comes out looking like a bloated alien with a bad haircut.
While searching for inspiration, I found this photo on Flickr. Sigh. They make it look so easy …
Are you watching FOX’s new cop drama, The Chicago Code? You should be. The show is a knockout. Well-written, well-executed, and a star-studded cast. Australian dreamboat Jason Clarke and the gorgeous and uber-talented Chicago-born Jennifer Beals lead the way with stellar backing from critically acclaimed Delroy Lindo and up-and-coming Friday Night Lights standout Matt Lauria.
But what you really want to hear about is the cupcakes, right? Adam Arkin (The West Wing, Life, Chicago Hope) joined the series last night as a big and bad FBI hot shot, bent on pushing our lovely Jennifer Beals around. At first, things didn’t look good for the Chicago Superintendant of Police, but then she brought in a platter of red velvet cupcakes. And as the FBI agent and the Super munched on some cupcakes, they came to a compromise that moved watchers to tears. Then they licked their fingers. The whole thing was easily believable.
According to one of the show’s writers, the actors had to eat those cupcakes through six takes of the scene. Oh! Acting is such a rough gig! I’m hoping the show sets a precident. Crime can be fought, problems can be solved, corruption can be conquered, if we would just sit down together and have some cupcakes.
Even though the ‘show of the moment’ is in debate with all the press about Charlie Sheen, Glee is still VERY popular, so today I thought I would bring you some more of the best Glee Cupcakes! Check these out…
This is so awesome, no more words required. This is created by SugarMama Cakes
This next collection is from MsBakeBake. I love the megaphone!
One of my favorite past times is cruising the super creative network of talented cupcake decorator’s blogs out there in cyber land. I’m always finding really cool and interesting ideas I wouldn’t have otherwise considered. One such discovery is Bake Happy’s Care Bears!
Instead of creating full Care Bears on each cupcake (I hope you know who and what Care Bears are? because I have kind of just assumed everyone knows Care Bears), she has created two cupcakes for each one. Best thing about this is you get double the cupcakes, and you can have fun matching the colored teddy head with the tummy patch!
Here they are mixed up! To see if you know your Care Bears, try and match them all to the correct teddy bear head, then check out Bake Happy to see if you got it right!
Ghost Hunters fans are on the edges of their seats, as Season 7 premieres tonight at 8 EST. One fan in particular chose to celebrate in the best way — with cupcakes. Chelsea of Cupcake Adventures made these cupcakes, and I think the ghost hunters, and possibly even the ghosts, would be honored. Nice work Chelsea!
In case you missed it, here it is again! Yesterday, Jerry Seinfeld surprised Regis and Kelly with what Kelly coined a “megacupcake.” It did look delicious, and the three of them were not shy about digging in! The cupcake was created by Crumbs Bake Shop.
It appears the Food Network have just commenced casting for Season 3 of Cupcake Wars. With two seasons down, you have no doubt seen the show, and if you have ever wondered… hey I could do that, well now is your chance.
The call has come through Reality Wanted and has a closing date of the 28th February 2011, so you don’t have long. Casting is open to every city, nationwide. Here’s what they say:
If you think you and your cupcakes have what it takes to compete against the best bakers in the country, then we want to hear from YOU! The winner of the show will have their cupcakes featured at a HOLLYWOOD EVENT and receive WORLDWIDE PRESS! The winner of each episode also wins $10,000!!!
So for more information check out the details at Reality Wanted above or on the Food Network website here.
Disney’s lastest animated children’s film, Tangled is a twist on the classic story, Rapunzel. I noticed that in one of the previews for the film a “pub thug” offers Rapunzel a tray of cupcakes.
According to Disney’s character description, ATTILA CUPCAKE is the most intimidating of all the thugs; but once you get to know him you realize that he’s actually a quiet softy who is more comfortable in an apron than body armor. Attila is most at home in front of his oven, cooking and baking away. His specialty? Cupcakes. He dreams of the day that he can put down his sword and pick up his spatula… and maybe, just maybe open his own bakery.
The video clip titled Wanted: Pub Thug, can be watched on youtube, or you could always go see the movie!
It is so hard keeping up with which movie is being released where and when! In Australia last weekend marked the opening of the Harry Potter movie “The Deathly Harrows (Part 1)”. So in order to celebrate its release I went looking for some cool and funky Harry Potter cupcakes!
Not surprisingly I found some! I totally adore these cupcakes from Sara Schneider on Flickr! How cool and fun are they?