It’s definitely the time of year to get outside and enjoy the nice days before they get too hot. At my house, we are having lots of fun decorating the sidewalks with sidewalk chalk. I just came across this cupcake-shaped chalk on Etsy. I think these would even make great party favors for a girl’s summer birthday party.
Well it doesn’t get much cuter than giant panda cupcakes. (The pandas are giant, not the cupcakes.) But don’t eat them–they’re endangered!
Are you still in need of some last-minute ideas for Mother’s Day? I think there are at least two things that most every Mom would love to have: relaxation and cupcakes.
I don’t think you could go wrong with these “Momosa Cupcakes”. These cupcakes are made to look like mimosas. They fit inside a champagne glass and they even have bubbles. See this tutorial for detailed instructions.
So give your Mom (or wife) a chance to sit back and relax with one of these this Mother’s Day! She surely won’t forget it, and she will probably be extremely impressed with your cupcake-making abilities.
Check out my newest Etsy find: handmade glass beads–featuring cupcakes! Visit this talented artist at Kitzbitz Art Glass or at her Etsy shop!
What was your favorite cereal growing up? Mine was Cap’n Crunch Berries, among others! But, if you answered Cinnamon Toast Crunch – then this post is for you.
With Sprinkles on Top posted this great recipe for Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cupcakes.
I love recipes that use a boxed mix and adds a few ingredients to make it fancy- Genius!
I love this idea! Make some cute cupcakes with ingredients you probably already have kicking around! Check out Jasminwoo’s Flickr stream for other cool stuff (like Hello Kitty poptarts–what?!).
We still have no Winner yet for our Cupcake Cat Collar giveaway —
Shannon, Please contact me at [email protected] within the week.
Congrats to Shannon! Stay tuned for the next giveaway.
Thanks again to Sweet Pickles Designs!
I have to admit that although I love to eat cupcakes, shop for cupcake items and even make cupcake crafts, I am not superb at cupcake decorating. So many times I have an amazing vision in my head of the beautiful cupcakes I am going to decorate for a special someone’s special day and they turn out looking… well… anything but special. Sure they might taste good, but isn’t half of the appeal of cupcakes how they look? So here is my guilty pleasure that makes everything better. Even “professional” bakers have bad days…
And here are just a few of my favorite recent additions:
These lego cupcakes aren’t as involved as some we’ve seen, but they are pretty darn cute and would make many little boys I know very happy. And what little boy doesn’t adore Thomas and his friends? These cute creations are from Little Robin Cake Studio of Wodonga, Victoria in Australia. You can also visit their Facebook page.
Target has kids sized cupcake flip flops in their dollar bin section! Perfect for wearing to the pool or beach this summer, and a great price for growing kids!
Oh my gosh! How funny is that? This squirrel is perched on the edge of a garbage can in North London. I admire a squirrel who knows what he wants!
Cinco de Mayo is almost over, but these margarita cupcakes would be a nice treat any time. If you want to make them kid-friendly, it is recommended to use vanilla extract instead of tequila. Kick back, relax, and enjoy!
How cute are these pinata cupcakes? They are the perfect kid friendly cupcake for cinco de mayo tomorrow!
Welcome the quickly-approaching summer with these hummingbird cupcakes. This recipe comes from Elinor Klivans, the author of Cupcakes!, a collection of 50 cupcake recipes.
If you’re like me, I had no idea what hummingbird cake was until today. It is a mixture of yellow cake with bananas, pecans and pineapples, topped generously with cream cheese frosting.
Check out some other hummingbird cupcake recipes in previous ATC posts (here and here) and see which one you’d like to try!
I know that the next holiday is Mother’s Day so I should be thinking of my mom before I start thinking about Father’s Day but I spotted this cupcake print tie from Ferramago on the Selfridges & Co website and now I’m wondering what I’ll give my dad this year. I know my dad would never wear a cupcake tie, which is a good thing because he wouldn’t want this tie that costs £115.00! It’s still a fun idea and I’m sure somewhere out there there’s a dad that would wear a cupcake print tie.
Happy Cinco de Mayo! Move over fried ice cream–here comes margarita cupcakes! Visit the Columbia Daily Tribune for the recipe!
I recall several birthdays from when I was growing up where I requested my birthday cake to be a castle cake. I loved that the homemade cake had ice cream cones covered in frosting for the towers. These party hat cupcakes reminded me of my childhood birthday cake since they are cupcakes topped with ice cream cones decorated to look like party hats. Cookies & Cups shared this cupcake idea that can be customized to fit any birthday party color scheme.
My kids love Backyardigans. So I was happy to spot these Backyardigan Cupcake Rings from Zoomparty. A set of 12 costs $3.29, and makes for a super quick way to make your kiddo’s cupcakes extra special. Zoomparty carries an entire of line of Backyardigan–themed party items, so, if you are ambitious, you could create an entire Backyardigans experience!
Cambodia has a dark history, but places like Bloom Training Center and Cafe are working to change Cambodia through the art of baking (and this includes cupcakes!). Bloom offers training to local women, teaching them the art of Western-style baking and decorating. After these women finish the training, they are given the opportunity to be employed, where they can continue to gain experience and expertise in this area.
These cupcakes are just a few of the lovely creations that these women have made! I love reading inspiring stories of how cupcakes change lives!
Last week at Target I noticed this cute baby cupcake rattle by Fisher Price Toys. It’s available on the Fisher Price website for $5.00 or $4.84 in Target stores. I wish I needed a baby gift and I could give a baby it’s first cupcake!
Here’s a quick but clever cupcake idea for the Star Wars fan in your life!
There is an amazingly cute new gift on the cupcake market–Cravings from writer Carey Bailey. When Carey became a mom, she noticed that life got a little (or a lot) crazy. So, to help other moms find a few moments of peace and tranquility, she created Cravings, a collection of 40 card-size devotionals based on the Psalms. Each card contains an inspirational Bible verse, a “thoughtlet,” and an action idea. These cards are held in a gorgeous pink cupcake card holder that will be with its owners long after children are grown up (assuming of course that it is kept away from the children!).
I’m usually not a fan of gluten-free recipes, but this one sounds like it would be worth giving a shot.
These were made by combining the sweet taste of Manischewitz gluten-free chocolate cake mix with the savory flavor of Hawaiian Kettle Style Original Flavor Potato Chips. In case you were wondering, the potato chips (crushed fine) are combined with sugar, cinnamon and butter (how can you go wrong with all of that?) to make the streusel topping.
And last, but not least, a combination of chocolate frosting and brewed coffee is drizzled on top.
This past weekend, I made my first visit to the great city of Indianapolis! And I learned that there’s more to Indianapolis than football and race cars. The folks in Indianapolis know their cupcakes, as is evinced by The Flying Cupcake Bakery, which has four locations in and around the city. The Flying Cupcake’s slogan is “We eat all we can and then sell the rest.” Isn’t that great?
The Flying Cupcake is charming and spunky, just like the city where it was born. Not only do they sell an impressive variety of cupcakes, but they also offer cute t-shirts and even cupcake-inspired baby attire! We choose to sample the Black Bottom, a dark chocolate and cheesecake cupcake that seemed to weigh at least five pounds; the Pucker Up, a lemon chiffon cake filled with lemon cream and topped with lemon butter cream icing; and the Bart Simpson, a chocolate cupcake topped with rich peanut butter cream cheese frosting and then rolled in Butterfinger chunks. These. cupcakes. were. perfect.
Their red velvet cupcake, which they call the “Red Velvet Elvis,” claiming it is “fit for a king,” is loaded with chocolate chunks and topped with cream cheese frosting and white chocolate shavings. My daughter tried the Boston Cream Pie, a vanilla cupcake filled with Bavarian cream and topped with chocolate ganache. I admit, I stole a bite of it, and was happy that I did.
At The Flying Cupcake, the flavors change daily, so I can’t wait to go back for another round. I recommend you do too. You’ll find their daily flavors on Facebook. You can also follow them on Twitter.
Lately I have seen gummy candy in various shapes, I even bought a friend butterfly gummies but I have yet to see cupcake gummies in a store near me. I managed to find blue cupcake gummies online on Crystals Rose Cottage Chic. For $6.00 you can order a dozen cupcake gummies to use as party favors or cupcake toppers. I think any kid would love to sink their teeth into a cupcake gummy!
I have been cautioned by friends in regards to purchasing food from websites with caution so you might want to check with the website owner on their food safety practices before finalizing your purchase.
