While flipping through a magazine an ad for NFL Shop caught my attention. The ad was of a frosted cupcake in a teams colors and topped with a helmet party pic. The party pics come in a package of 24 as part of the NFL cake decorating kit that costs $19.99. There are cake decorating kits for 24 different NLF teams.
I love fall centerpieces made of pumpkins and gourds and Indian corn. I would probably love them even more if they were edible, like this lovely display of Indian corn cupcakes. The kernels are made from autumn shades of Jelly Belly jelly beans, and the husks are made from sheets of Phyllo dough which are toasted in the oven. Thank you, Jelly Belly, for the unique idea!
I admit: I don’t have much patience for fondant. I’m just not that artistic. But I finally got around to trying out these fondant flower cut-outs from Wilton, and guess what? It wasn’t so hard!
The cupcakes were ganache-filled chocolate cupcakes with dark chocolate frosting. Yep, I was pretty popular, for a day.
I think they came out pretty cute! Not bad for an amateur!
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 remember cinnamon toast crunch breakfast cereal? I always think of the commercials from the 1990s with Wendell and the other bakers which used the slogan “it’s the taste you can see.”
Cinnamon Toast Crunch cupcakes can now be added to the list of breakfast cupcake, along with pancakes, cinnamon rolls, Pop Tart, and Cap’n Crunch Cookie cupcakes. These cinnamon toast crunch cupcakes are the creation of Your Cup of Cake and they have me craving that cinnamunchcruncy taste!
Not long ago we celebrated National Chocolate Cupcake Day. Well, TOMORROW is National Vanilla Cupcake Day. I thought it was only fair to give you a little extra warning so that you could make plans to celebrate tomorrow. With the current cupcake craze, there is a seemingly endless variety of cupcakes to choose from, but sometimes it’s nice to just have a plain, old vanilla cupcake. Go celebrate tomorrow by eating a vanilla cupcake from your favorite bakery or by making your own! It’s a perfect excuse!
KamNCo is a fun little Etsy shop that offers faux cupcakes. These realistic cupcakes range in price from $3.00 to $8.00 for a single cupcake to $24.00 for a party pack of 4. Each cupcake is approximately 4 inches tall and the cupcakes come in a variety of colors and decorations.
ATC was sent the pastel party cupcake in aqua for review. As soon as I opened the package I was immediately amazed at how realistic these cupcakes are. Inside the package t looked like I had a mini cupcake with vanilla butter cream frosting and topped with a chocolate drizzle and multi colored sprinkles. As the product description reads the faux cupcake is very light weight, which means if used as a decoration on a Christmas tree, they will not weigh down the branches. Continue reading »
Both my husband and my best friend are obsessed with Mountain Dew, so I figured it was time to whip up some Mountain Dew cupcakes. I used this Mountain Dew Cupcakes Recipe. I can’t say that the cupcakes tasted exactly like Mountain Dew (I couldn’t figure out a way to carbonate them), but they did taste like a citrus explosion in my mouth. And my taste testers told me that this was one “cheerful cupcake.” For the frosting, I just used a pastry brush to paint stripes of coloring gel on my decorating bag, and voila! Super easy cheerful frosting!
Raise your hand if you like Dexter? *raises hands & feet*
I abosolutely love Dexter! I never thought I’d like such a sick and twisted show, but I know I am not the only one. Sisters, Celina and Nicole of Blissful Bites created these amazing cupcakes for some lucky Dexter fans.
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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.
One of our readers has sent us some pictures of her own cupcake creations. After falling in love with cupcakes several years ago, she was inspired to start her own cupcake shop in the Philippines. Six months in, and she has created these lovely Strawberry Shortcake cupcakes. She says that cupcakes are not as popular in the Philippines as they are in the US, but I wouldn’t be surprised if these treats give the cupcake craze a little extra attention over there!
It’s that time of year again! We are pulling out all of our thanksgiving recipes — pumpkin pie, stuffing, candied yams, the perfect gravy, pecan pie, and the list goes on.
But this year we should all put this cupcake recipe into rotation! This is one of the most inventive cupcake decorations I have seen. But, don’t take my word for it, judge for yourself.
Turkey Cupcakes from Un Muffin de Mer
How would you like your home (or office) to smell like a freshly baked cupcake? Then you might consider burning a cupcake candle! Check out this oversized wax cupcake from Dylan’s Candy Bar. The candle measures -1/2″ x 2-3/4″ and costs $8.95. And it comes in pink and purple!
I absolutely love this turkey cupcake idea. Simply turn a chocolate cupcake on its side, place a nutter butter cookie in front for the neck and head, feather it with candy corn, and then add all the details (the white tips of candy corn for eyes, an almond for the beak, and part of a red fruit roll-up for the wattle). This would make a cute and edible decoration for a party!
Check out these cute little girls’ tee’s from JCPenney! They were only $10 each. And the best part? There were even more cupcake tee’s than are pictured here, but the kind folks working at JCPenney were starting to look at me with more suspicion with each photo I snapped, so I quit while I was ahead!
Amanda from The Clever Little Cupcake Company, a custom cake and cupcake bakery in Lanconshire county of northwest England, is responsible for these brilliant creations for her own father.
Your eyes do not deceive you. There are pills and intestines on that cupcake. Click on the picture for larger image. Please check out more of Amanda’s delicate work at her cupcake gallery. Amanda writes:
These are for my Dad as a token good luck as he is having an operation on his bowels on Monday. He won’t be able to eat things like this for a while, so I thought the bowel cupcakes might cheer him up (or he might hit me!!).
Little Tikes Cupcake Kitchen from Amazon
Some of its amazing features are —
If I had had this amazing toy as a young child, my life may have been very different. I may just have picked up my love of baking at a younger age and maybe by now I’d have my own bakery! Alas I had a Mickey Mouse camera as I child and am now full blown in love with photography because of it.
When I have children, I will be sure that they have this great toy!
Looking for a cupcake you can sneak into the movie theatre? Check out these Birthday Cupcake Candy Bites from Dylan’s Candy Bar. A box full of cake morsels covered in a frosting coating. A 4 oz. box is $4. You can order them online, and I also spotted them at J.C. Penney.
As I was flipping through the latest ad from Bed, Bath & Beyond, I came across the Surprise Cupcake Pan. This would be the perfect way to use some of that stash of Halloween candy. Each cavity of the cupcake pan has a post where you can stick your favorite filling, whether it be a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, Mini Milky Way bar, or a maraschino cherry. Go try this one out before all that candy disappears!
When the autumn chill sets in, we don’t hesitate to change everybody in the house over to flannel sheets. And check out what I just found at Kohls to make the transition a little sweeter. These cupcake sheets come in all sizes: twin, full, queen, and king. We snagged the twin set for only $29.99. Sweet dreams!
I can’t believe how quickly the holiday season is approaching! All the stores are stocked with their holiday merchandise which means its time to start hunting for fun cupcake finds. This year is one of my friends first years having her own tree and she has already expressed a desire to have a themed Christmas tree. Have you heard of anyone doing these? Basically my friend wants to have a “sweet tree,” where all the ornaments, garland, and even the star on top is a dessert or candy. I think these Martha Stewart Collection Christmas mini cupcake ornaments which come in a box of three would be perfect for her tree. They are available from Macy’s for $17.00.
Halloween might be over, but it’s not too late to make some pumpkin cupcakes. These would be good for celebrating Thanksgiving, or just for making a special fall treat. These Pumpkin Patch Cupcakes from Duncan Hines look very impressive, but seem extremely simple to make. Just roll an orange-frosted cupcake in orange sugar, press bamboo skewers into the frosting for the ribs, and add licorice for the stems and tendrils. Super cute and super easy!
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.
I love souvenirs and they are even better when they are cupcake related! In October my parents spent two weeks in London and were nice enough to bring me back a few surprises. One of them is The Notting Hill Shopping Bag which is designed by local school children to support local causes. My parents made the obvious choice of chosing the cupcake design for me which was designed by X factor judge and Notting Hill resident Natalie Imbruglia. The bags are available online through paypal for 8 euro, just be sure to mention you want the cupcake design when checking out.
