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. 
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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 ...
Owl Cupcakes (What a Hoot!)
OK, groan at the whatta hoot part, but not the cupcake part. So cute and clever and easy to make–with Oreos and M & Ms. The instructions are courtesy of “Ezra Pound Cake,” a wonderful foodie site by a pastry chef/writer. Of course, she had me at her site name (as a fellow lit masters gal, I appreciate … Read More ...
Cupcake Toppers, Play Cakes and the Beauty of Links
O the fabulousness of links. It’s a wonder how one thing leads to the next to the next….almost as if the internet were a “web” of sorts.
I happened upon the “Handmade Detroit” blog, who linked to our blog. (Check out the homemade cake toppers on the first page. So great.) “Handmade Detroit,” for “people who like to make stuff” … Read More ...
Yummy Cupcake Tote
You might not want to actually consume this cute cupcake tote, but if falls nicely under the category of things-inpspired-by-clever-baking. The husband and wife team at the etsy store, “Space Oddities,” offer this yummy bag, as well as other things–mirrors, cards, buttons, a bit of geekery and more. Feeling extra special? Put a cherry on top. Totes … Read More ...
C’mon, Join the (Cupcake) Club
The super-popular book, Hello, Cupcake
! by Alan Richardson and Karen Tack, is chock full of incredible, clever ideas (like “TV Dinner” cupcakes, garden cupcakes with “veggies” on top, “slumber party” cupcakes, even a little Van Gogh thrown in there.) You can join their club on the “Hello, Cupcake!” web site at www.hellocupcakebook.com and post your own cupcake creations … Read More ...
Even Cupcakes Love Accessories
Need a clever, quick way to turn cupcakes from drab to fab? Well, OK, even unadorned, ooey, gooey, yummy cupcakes are rarely drab, but you can most certainly make them more fabulous (and memorable).
“The Peach” etsy shop offers tons of homemade and kitschy toppers and charms to personalize cupcakes for any occasion, party or inside joke.
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Cupcake decorating party
Looking for a fun idea for a kid’s party, or even a girls’ night in? Â A cupcake decorating party could be just what you’re looking for. Â
The hostess will have to either buy or make enough cupcakes for all the guests, and make sure she has all the ingredients for lots of fun and colorful decorating. Â If … Read More ...
All you ever wanted to know about making cupcakes…
Cupcakes are so in right now, you can find exquisite, bold, colorful pictures of them on almost every craft blog, but have you been making any? They are one of the simplest types of cakes to make, but sometimes it’s nice to read about different ideas and techniques. For some inspiration and some good ideas, visit
Wilton’s cupcake page
… Read More ... The Magnolia Bakery’s Cupcake Lineup
Here’s a quickie, I just had to post this!
Take a look at this video of the line for cupcakes outside Magnolia Bakery in New York’sWest Village.
If I lived there I would have whipped up a batch or two of cupcakes and taken them along to sell to all the people waiting in line!… Read More ...