I’ve never made filled cupcakes, and I wonder what I’ve been missing. And now I know. The yummy blog, Evil Shenanigans, gives us the recipe, photographs and step-by-steps to filling cupcakes with a marshmallow cream filling. Find the post here.… Read More ...
Put a Shirt on that Cupcake
With full credit to Cupcakes Take the Cake for the discovery, find these cupcake “sleeves” at the Roundabouts site. They offer all kinds of themes for parties, holidays and events and can create custom sleeves. Just a sampling: sushi, alien, gumball, popcorn, and ice cream.
A Pie in the Jar…
…is worth an “awwww.” This peach pie-in-a-jar photographic step-by-step is courtesy of the uber cute blog, “Little Birdie Secrets.” The original tutorial for a pie in a jar is from not martha. By the way, our blogger promises cupcakes in a jar next…… Read More ...
31 Birthday Cakes! (and easy step-by-steps for each)
So I was on Design Mom (uber wonderful blog, incidentally, to which I shall be returning), and saw their post on these “31 Awesome Birthday Cake Designs” at parenting.com. And yes. Yes they are. Each cake has a photo labeling all the fun parts. And each cake has a step-by-step recipe. Find a castle, a basket of … Read More ...
Baby Shower Cupcake Idea
I love this idea for decorating cupcakes at a baby shower: fondant letters. The blogger at “Confessions of a Bakeaholic” has graced us with beautiful photographs from a baby shower she hosted, including links to recipes she used. Find the cupcake recipe and instructions for working with fondant here.… Read More ...
Cupcake Coin Purse Giveaway
Support the craft bloggers of the world! Visit the Aussie-based blog, “Apparently Jessy…A Blog About Cupcakes & Craft Amongst Other Things,” become a follower, leave a comment and enter to win this super cute hand embroidered cupcake coin purse. Enter to win here before February 27.… Read More ...
Clever Tool for Brownies
Wilton.com has a ridiculous number of fun decorating products and an entire section filled with hundreds of ideas for brownies, cakes, cupcakes, candy and more for every holiday and event you can think of. This clever tool, the Push N Pop Brownie and Treat cutter easily creates shapes from brownies with its built in plunger. Visit their brownie shop for … Read More ...
Book Review – Vegan Cupcakes
Check out Vegan CupCake Recipes, a recipe-sharing site with tons of, what else, vegan cupcake recipes, as well as how-to videos, tips, articles and a shop.
I began this vegan cupcake search thanks to Cupcakes Take the Cake for linking us to these purpley vegan cupcakes, from Eurovision Nicola. Find the recipe here (link provided by the … Read More ...
Cupcake Flower Arrangement
While not actually edible, how could I resist posting on this super cute cupcake flower arrangement from inspired ideas? I’ve posted on this blog (and magazine and shop and all around gorgeous site) before, and I keep going back for more ideas. I’m notoriously horrid with flowers and plants. They wilt when I walk by. But I think I … Read More ...
Wishing You Good Fortune…With Cupcakes
What better way to start the new year with some good luck cupcakes? Top the red frosting (symbolizing fire, to scare away evil spirits) with these Chinese markings for good luck. Instructions courtesy of FamilyCorner.com, a site loaded with great info beyond parenting. This site is also a great resource for home keeping, crafts and recipes. I find family … Read More ...
Brrr…. Arctic Cupcakes
I can’t believe I’ve not yet posted on Yummy Fun. Clare Crespo is a genius of fun food. Her must-see, wacky, fun website has links to her YummyFun Kooking Series DVDs, her books (“The Secret Life of Food” and “Hey There, Cupcake“) as well as some silly cartoon surprises. Visit her blog to learn how … Read More ...
BitterSweet, Part Two
I am fascinated by the grander crafter world, particularly how different crafting passions overlap. Hence, an edible crafter talks about sewing, crochet and knitting. And so on to BitterSweet’s free patterns for knitting, crochet and sewing all kinds of great foodie items, like pizza, a toast purse, eggs, and a cupcake ornament. So clever. … Read More ...
For the Cupcake Lover…
Check out all the cool cupcake gear out there. Perfect gifts for cupcake loves. Check out the cafepress store of “No One Puts Cupcake in the Corner” (an all around great blog found here) for cupcake clothes, bags, buttons, stickers and other goodies with designs like the one above.
Find these cupcake tea lights at Urban Outfitters.
Pretty Pumpkin Cupcakes
Smitten Kitchen brings us these yummy looking pumpkin cupcakes with maple-cream cheese frosting (adapted from a recipe by David Leite). AND she also provides a couple links to tutorials on making these beautiful frosting roses. It’s not as tough as it looks, she promises. I’ve been so stuck in two-dimensional frosting art, that these are definitely inspiring me to … Read More ...
The Great Cupcake Wars
After 8 weeks of testing all the cupcake shops in my home town of DC, The Washington Post Food Section just crowned the winner, Georgetown Cupcake. Ah Georgetown, my alma mater. How lovely to have had that shop opened so few blocks away many years ago when I was in school. They won for their “Chocolate Ganache” cupcake. And … Read More ...