It’s been a while since a cupcake flavor has surprised and delighted me the way this does: White Russian and Banana Bourbon. Oh. My. How many can I eat and still drive home? I found these delectable creations at Silver Spoon Bakery of East Greenwich, Rhode Island.
As much as I love all the crazy and unique cupcake flavors my favorite cupcake is usually a simple vanilla cupcake. I noticed She Makes and Bakes blog post for the perfect vanilla cupcake and it peaked my interest. My favorite vanilla cupcakes usually have real vanilla beans in them in addition to vanilla extract so we will see how these, which only call for extract, turn out. I haven’t tried these cupcakes yet as I decided to give up desserts for lent but as soon as Easter arrives I’m going to test these out. Click “continue reading” for She Makes and Bakes’s recipe. Continue reading »
I recently paid my first visit to East End Cupcakes, which is, I believe, the only cupcakery in Portland, Maine. (If there’s another one, let me know, because I couldn’t find it!)
East End Cupcakes is ideally located right in the Old Port. Somehow, eating a cupcake while walking down cobblestone streets just feels right. On the day I visited, they had an offering of classic hits, including chocolate, vanilla, and red velvet. I chose the “chocolate salted caramel,” a chocolate cupcake topped with lightly flavored caramel frosting and sprinkled with sea salt.
We cupcake reviewers have noticed a trend toward creamier frostings, and away from sweeter frostings. East End Cupcakes seems to be on that bandwagon. Their frosting was airy and smooth. (Granted, had I tried the red velvet, I may have found a more substantial frosting there).
The store itself is adorable and seemed like a cool place to hang out. There was more seating than I’ve seen in a lot of similar sized bakeries.
Perfect for a unique birthday celebration for a 5 year old or a 50 year old! At your cupcake decorating party an East End representative will come to the event location with baked cupcakes and frosting in a variety of colors and flavors. Your party guests will get to create their own cupcakes using piping bags and edible decorations. We will provide aprons, guidance and clean up. At the end of the event, your guests will be able to take home their creations in one of East End’s signature pink boxes!
I love using a little clipart to brighten up my computer projects and what could be more perfect than cupcake clipart? These totally sweet sets are available from Etsy seller, Dream Like Magic. Their shop is filled with over 200 graphic designs sets to be used for cards, invitations, Facebook covers, scrapbooking, stickers and Etsy banners. I bought a banner from them a few years ago for my own Etsy shop (Stay Home Cupcake) and I could not be happier with it. The only problem now is that Dream Like Magic has so many new choices, I may have to buy an update!
Just spotted these girls’ undies at Old Navy.
When I saw that Monday was a cupcake, of course I had to pick them up! (Plus, they were 40% off!)
Still not sure what the point of labeling your undies with days of the week is exactly, but hey–the Mondays are cute!
I love cupcakes. I love popcorn. But cupcake-flavored popcorn?
This interesting concoction is made by Popcornopolis. Has anyone tried it?
I’m tempted to order some, but do I really need yet another guilty pleasure?
Over the years I have seen lots of different cupcake liner flower tutorials. The instructions for these DIY cupcake liner flowers, which involve spray painting the liners, come from The Sweetest Occasion. I’m not sure about the messy look of these flowers on the cake, I think instead I would use liners with a pattern on them. What do you think? Does the crinkled gold flower work for you?
I found these handmade cupcake toppers featuring a watercolor bird painting on Poppytalk Handmade. The toppers were created by artist Renee Anne. Renee Anne sells the toppers on her Etsy site for $10.00 for a set of 12. There are also bee and rabbit cupcake toppers; each topper has a matching garland available for sale on Renee Anne’s Etsy.
I’m no marketing expert, but this simple strategy strikes me as brilliant. If I were walking down the street, this sign would certainly persuade me to stop for a few minutes!
In the northeast US right now, the weather’s not so hot. In many places, it’s a downright slushy mess. That’s why Wicked Good Cupcakes of Cohasset, Massachusetts has put some cute little galoshes on their Monday cupcakes. They sure brighten a rainy day, don’t you think?
Do you bake treats for your pets? Have you made them special birthday cupcakes? I have yet to try baking homemade dog treats for our dog but if they look like these cupcake pops for pets from the blog of Created by Diane, I think any dog or cat will love these treats!
I love Kid President! If you have not watched his pep talk, you need to stop everything you are doing to watch it. Crystal Barlow-Jensen of Love, Crystal Lane also loves Kid President and was insprider to create this poster. Kid President is right, you can’t be sad when you’re holding a cupcake!
Wilton has some amazing new cupcake products and A.C. Moore wants to introduce you to them this weekend! Stop by one of their many stores on Saturday, February 16th from 1-3 and see free demonstrations of the new products. FYI- if you sign up for A.C. Moore’s emails, they send you free coupons every week!
In case you’re running late and need a last minute printable valentine I found this free printable cupcake valentine on The Sweetest Occasion.
Happy Valentine’s Day! According to Perez Hilton, Hilary Duff picked up some Crumbs cupcakes to celebrate Valentine’s Day! I hope your Valentine’s Day includes love and cupcakes!
My sister and I have a weird love of cute monsters. If she was home I would definitely make her cupcakes and top them with these DIY free printable monster Valentine’s Day flags and toppers. I like how the monsters make this download a little bit different and more boy friendly. Ellinee of Handcraft Your Life made a whole party kit so don’t forget the candy wrappers and stickers!
I love shopping in Target and can’t help but stop by the dollar section. There are always great buys including current Valentine’s Day cupcake times! There were cupcake shaped crayons and a sticky note pad. I loved the little cupcake rug, but be warned it is very tiny! There was also little socks or cupcake bowels.
Simple is better has become my motto and I know in the past I have expressed my love of simple cupcake decorations. It’s no surprise then that I love these very simple Happy Heart Day cupcake flags by Sally J Shim. A nicely frosted cupcake with these toppers is the perfect treat for a loved one on Valentine’s Day!
Catch My Party has tons of free printables including a whole Valentine’s Day party set that has these cute cupcake toppers. The best part about these printables is that they are not just Valentine’s Day themed, they are also cupcake themed!
I have a ten year old cousin that is obsessed with pugs. She has pug clothing and pug stuffed animals and repeatedly tries to talk her dad into getting a pug. I think she would love these pug cupcakes! I on the other hand am not crazy about pugs so I’ll ask you cupcake fans, are these pug cupcakes “pugly” or “pawfectly cute?”
I love how CupCake FabuLous decorated these Valentine’s Day cupcakes. Does anyone know what decorating tip they used? CupCake FabuLous is a family-owned cupcakery that has been serving the Dallas area since 2007. They also make twinkies! They’re enough to make a person move to Texas!
We’ve taken you to Fine Art America to see the cupcake work of Ryan Jones before, but the nerd in me just had to bring you this graphite drawing of his. It’s called, “I Find Your Lack of Hunger Disturbing.” Ha! Keep up the impressive work Ryan!
Life is sweet! So is this tattoo, which was done by Til Death Tattoo of Portland, Maine. Don’t have a cupcake tattoo yet? What are you waiting for?
There is still plenty of time left to find something sweet for your sweetheart for Valentine’s Day! How about this adorable neclace from from Etsy seller, The Wicked Shop. It comes to us from Canada for only $9.20. This pendant started out as a plain ole Scrabble tile, but The Wicked Shop turned it into something special. Someone please let me honey know that I would love to receive this next week!
A few years ago we shared these chocolate avocado cupcakes from The Vegetarian Times with you. The recipe sounded interesting and I have always been curious to see what a chocolate avocado cupcake would taste like but I never got around to buying all the ingredients. Actually I have never bought tofu so I was excited to find another chocolate avocado cupcake recipe. This recipe is NOT vegan but it does use lots of ingredients that I tend to have on hand like Greek yogurt and buttermilk. These chocolate Avocado cupcakes by Itsy Bitsy Foodies are officially back on my “to bake” list, are they on yours? Have you tried them?