Deep Dish Cupcake Pizzas

Posted by on June 19th, 2012

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!

Pineapple Rightside Up Cupcakes

Posted by on June 18th, 2012

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.

 

Cupcake Lounge Pants

Posted by on June 17th, 2012

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.

Father’s Day Cupcake Printables

Posted by on June 17th, 2012

Happy Father’s Day to all the cupcake loving dads!  What are you doing to celebrate your dad? I’m taking mine to a Food Truck Rodeo in Durham, North Carolina!  I would have made him cupcakes, if were weren’t spending the afternoon eating.  I like these simple free printable father’s day cupcake toppers from Embellish to use as decorations. The download also includes straw flags, bottle labels, a banner, and more.

Adult Swim Cupcakes

Posted by on June 15th, 2012

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!

Cartoon Network Adult  Swim Cupcakes

The Cupcake Tank

Posted by on June 14th, 2012

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!

King of the Grill Cupcakes

Posted by on June 14th, 2012

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.

Father’s Day Golf Cupcakes

Posted by on June 14th, 2012

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!

 Golf cupcake for Father's Day

Make Your Own Cupcake Candles

Posted by on June 13th, 2012

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!

Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter “Frosting”

Posted by on June 13th, 2012

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!

Fire Baked Cupcakes

Posted by on June 12th, 2012

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.

Kale Cupcake

Posted by on June 11th, 2012

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.

And The Winner Is …

Posted by on June 11th, 2012

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.

Please contact me at [email protected]!

Congrats!

 

Toblerone Cupcakes

Posted by on June 11th, 2012

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

Cupcake Teething Bib

Posted by on June 11th, 2012

This cupcake teething bib from Carters is so cute! The bright pink and orange colors make it great for summer and it’s price of $2.10 makes it a great buy!

A Camping Treat

Posted by on June 10th, 2012

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).

Tuesday Morning Cupcake Pouf

Posted by on June 10th, 2012

Have you ever been inside a Tuesday Morning store?  I went to one this week to buy my dad’s Father’s Day gift and found this cupcake pouf on sale for $39.99.  They have tons of other great items like a Duff Goldman cake pan set so if you have a store near you check it out!

Pinata Cupcakes

Posted by on June 9th, 2012

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!

Twinkie Cupcakes

Posted by on June 6th, 2012

Just in case you needed a chuckle this morning…

OCS Bake Sale

Cupcakes + Owls = Awesome!

Posted by on June 5th, 2012

One of the hottest trends on Etsy right now are owls.  Owl aprons, owl paintings, owl jewelry, owl everything!  They are so in right now and I have to admit, I have been pulled in too!  So how about owls and cupcakes?  Here’s my favorite fun find for today:

 
 
$4.95 from Jesse Janes

Father’s Day Cupcakes

Posted by on June 5th, 2012

Father’s Day isn’t the easiest cupcake event, but My Cake School has us covered. Visit Melissa‘s blog for more photos and complete instructions!

Top Cupcake Toppers

Posted by on June 4th, 2012

Today the Babble blog is featuring cool cupcake toppers from Etsy, and I thought I’d share a few of my favorites with you.  Like the writer on this blog said, cupcake toppers are a fun and easy way to creatively decorate cupcakes if you want some cute cupcakes but don’t necessarily have lots of cupcake-decorating experience.

Pirate Ship

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Race Cars

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Captain Hook

 

Skittles Flower Cupcakes

Posted by on June 4th, 2012

Oh my gosh are these smart! And who doesn’t love Skittles? You can read more about these clever cupcakes at Frugal Living and Having Fun.

The Anatomy of a Cupcake

Posted by on June 3rd, 2012

The image, which can be found by clicking “continue reading,” was created by Frugal Dad and breaks down the anatomy of our favorite baked good, the cupcake. The graphic shows where the ingredients used for baking cupcakes come from and some of the negative implications from the increase in baking the popular treat. It’s informative and eye opening but I still enjoy baking and eating cupcakes! Continue reading »

Cupcake T-Shirt Giveaway and Review

Posted by on June 1st, 2012

We are at it again – another giveaway and review! I am so happy at that Dressing on the Side was able to be a part of our next giveaway! They have awesome t-shirts, many of which are cupcake themed. They were kind enough to send over a t-shirt for me to test run. My favorite shirt and the one that we will be giving away is the CUPCAKES make EVERYTHING BETTER shirt.

I love the design on the shirt, the color is great and it is SUPER COMFY! Here are a few photos of my lovely friend, Leandra kindly modeling this amazing t-shirt!

To enter the giveaway head on over to Dressing on the Sides Etsy Shop and check out all of their great t-shirts- pick your favorite shirt (besides the one we are giving away) and tell us all about it in our comment section. One lucky winner will be picked at random one week from today.

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