Check out these Shaun the Sheep cupcakes from Calyx Cake & Pastry! Impressive!

Are you looking for a way to stay cool this 4th of July?  These cupcakes might not actually be cold, but they would be a great addition to your holiday festivities.  The recipe uses three colors of cake batter and frosting, and sugar crystals give the snow cone cupcake its “icy” appearance.

Now that is a sweet lizard. Why haven’t I ever thought to put an iguana on my cupcakes? Check out Rodesa’s Flickr photostream for more cool cakes and cupcakes!

Are you in need of a fun summer baking project for your kiddos?  Or maybe your child is just dying to get involved making their next birthday cupcakes?  Check out these kids’ custom cupcakes that one Mama let her daughter decorate for her classmates.  Your kids can use food coloring markers to make decorations of their choice on white fondant.  This would be a relatively mess-free way to get your kids involved in the baking process.

I have a confession to make- I am a craftaholic!  I love to try new crafts every few months and my most recent endeavor has been sewing.  So far I have made several bags, dresses and beanbags.   It is so much fun to start with a flat piece of fabric and turn it into something new.  So for all you cupcake fans out there who are also sewers like me, I found some great fabric that marry those two loves from Fabric.com.  FYI- I have also found cupcake fabric at  Joanne’s, Hobby Lobby and even my local Walmart.

Last weekend I went to a lovely cupcake party in a friend’s home.  The company was wonderful, the cupcakes were absolutely delicious, and we even had a surprise visit from President Obama (well, not quite, but keep reading if you’re curious).

First, check out this spread.

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As if kids don’t get excited enough about cupcakes, this brave baker covered hers in Pop Rocks!

The kids will go crazy! (Just don’t let them wash it down with Coke.)

So technically these “one cool pop” cupcakes were supposed to be a father’s day idea but I love them for any part of summer! The pops are made from Mike & Ike candy and flat tooth pics.  so easy and they look so fun! Thanks Party Pinching for the great idea!

I won’t speak for your family, but our family eats a lot of pizza. So what better way to snazz up the same old same old than to use the cupcake tin? You’d get more yummy crispy crust this way! Visit Mr. Kate for the recipe!

Have you had your vitamin C this morning? These cupcakes are so healthy, you can have them for breakfast! (Okay, they’re not really that healthy, but you can still have them for breakfast.) Visit The Domestic Rebel for recipe and amusing blog post about all that is weird about the 90s.

Do you need some comfy pants for just relaxing around the house?  Or maybe for making a batch of cupcakes?  Take a look at these lounge pants from Old Navy.

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!

This cupcake tank is pretty sweet.  Today it made its debut in the Pentagon’s courtyard as people gathered to celebrate the Army’s 237th birthday.

Want to know the stats? The tank weighed 2,500 pounds and was made from 5,000 camouflaged cupcakes from Georgetown Cupcakes.  If you think that’s pretty cool, then wait until you hear this: it was also outfitted with an air cannon which fired a cupcake onto the Pentagon’s Courtyard.

Want to know another interesting statistic on this tank? The 5,000 cupcakes were covered in a whopping 200 pounds of camouflage fondant.  Now THAT is a lot of fondant!

In my house I may do most of the cooking but when it comes to grilling, that’s 100% my husband’s job.  I found these totally perfect cupcakes at Wilton.com and I instantly fell in love.  Not only would they be a great Father’s Day cupcake idea, but these would also be great for a 4th of July picnic too.  You could also modify this a bit by adding fondant hotdogs, corn on the cob and other veggies.  They may each take a while to make, but check out the baker reviews for some time-saving tips.

Does the dad on your shopping list love to golf? Then you may want to make use of this golf cupcake idea from Flour & Sun Bakery of Pleasantville, New York. What a great use of green fondant! Fore! And happy Father’s Day!

Have you ever gotten the hankering to do something artsy, like making cupcake candles?  These sound pretty fool-proof and they’re super cute.  You can use whatever scents and colors you prefer for the cupcake, frosting and syrup.  Find detailed instructions here.  Have fun…and don’t forget that no matter how tasty these might look, they aren’t edible!

I think these cupcakes were made for me, not just because I love the classic combination of peanut butter and chocolate.  But  because sometimes I get tired by the time it comes to decorating the cupcakes.  I’ve already made the cupcakes and frosting with a looming sink full of dishes and often I’m crunched for time so I find myself wishing my cupcakes would frost themselves.  Which is why these cupcakes are perfect, these chocolate cupcakes are topped with generous scoop of peanut butter cookie dough.  They sound delicious and don’t have to be decorated perfectly to look good, just scoop on the frosting and you’re cupcakes are done!

Reading CandidCupcakes post about s’more cupcakes got me thinking about the orange grilled cupcakes I blogged last summer.  I started wondering if there were any recipes or ideas on how to bake a cupcake over a campfire.  After looking around I found an Ohio 4-H camp activity lesson plan.  The lesson plan is part of the outdoor cooking session under the cooking with foil portion.  In this session campers learn about cooking with conduction by experimenting with cupcakes.  The directions read like a science experiment where you are supposed to brainstorm and plan your methods first then attempt baking the cupcakes inside fruit bases wrapped in foil.  Similar to the orange grilled cupcakes but instead of a grill you use a bed of coals or the embers of a wood fire.  Any brave camp counselors or parents willing to try grilled cupcakes this summer? Just check out the Ohio 4-H website for the PDF with the directions.

I thought this was an interesting way to get some more of those healthy green veggies into your diet.  Fox News ranked it as one of the most wild and wacky cupcakes on the web.

Wondering what that green stuff is on top?  That’s dried, crushed kale.  From the picture, I could have been fooled into thinking those were sprinkles.  I don’t think these look half-bad.

We have a winner for the Cupcake TShirt Giveaway …

Corinne

I like the cupcakes are cool one. It reminds me of my sketches for cupcake ideas I always have arrows going everywhere saying what stuff is! :P love them all though! super cute.

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Love chocolate? Love Toblerone? Then you’ll love these cupcakes! Visit The Caked Crusader for recipe and instructions. Genießen!

This weekend my little family of three went on its first camping trip.  S’mores are a very important part of camping, if you ask me.  Of course, these cupcakes, adapted from a Martha Stewart recipe, aren’t really possible to make when you’re out in the woods, but you could take a batch with you or have a post-camping cupcake party.  Be sure to check out other ideas for s’mores cupcakes in our archives (some of my favorites are right here).

Have you seen these pinata cupcakes? I love cupcakes and pinatas so this is a very fun combination.  A silicone mold is recommended and then you can use anything to fill the dome, candy, fruit, custard, or anything else you think of!

Just in case you needed a chuckle this morning…