Giveaway: Surprise-Inside Cakes

Blogger Amanda Rettke has a beautiful cookbook, Surprise-Inside Cakes. You may know Amanda from her blog, I Am Baker. We are giving away a copy of the book. There are so many lovely cake recipes and even a couple of cupcake recipes. Contest starts at midnight on March 10th. Enter by March 17th.

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Video: Easy Buttercream Frosting Tutorial

The frosting is just as important as the cupcake. in case you need a quick and easy tutorial on how to make buttercream frosting, then check out this video made by Cute Simple Stuff.

Orange You Glad I Ate A Hostess Cupcake?

The Hostess cupcakes are back. The chocolate cupcake has always been a favorite of mine, but last week was the first time I had the orange cupcake. The problem with the cupcake is on the label, "orange flavored". The cake itself was fine, but the frosting on top with the orange flavor is awful. I had expectations that the orange flavor would taste sorta like the orange vanilla awesomeness of Creamsicle.

Anyway, here's some one orange cupcake recipe, Blooming Orange Cupcake that you can use to inspire a better orange cupcake.  Also, did you know that you can use orange peels as cupcake liners?  That's a great way to upcycle orange peels.

Coffee Cupcakes From Confectionately Yours

This is so clever. From Carol in Australia, these are coffee cupcakes baked in takeaway coffee cups with buttercream icing. I guess she used the coffee cups as cupcake liners.

Don't bake with the plastic lids!

Cupcake With Chocolate Gun

I found this on Reddit today. They are called "coffee with a coffee shot" cupcakes, made by Redditor Peel Back The Skin.

Monetary Cupcakes

Cash is king. Cupcake is queen. Check out these money cupcakes made by a Swiss baker, Sonia. The cupcakes are for an investment bank.

The cupcakes are in four flavors: vanilla, chocolate, lemon and carrot cake.

Peace, Love and Cupcakes, The Musical

Peace Love and Cupcakes started as a book, then became a book series and it is now a musical. Based on the books written by Carrie Berk and her mother Sheryl Berk, this is a fun musical directed by Jennifer Curfman. Book, music and lyrics are by Rick Hip-Flores.
 The first show is Saturday March 15th at the Vital Theatre (2162 Broadway at 76th Street, New York, NY) and will continue Fridays and Saturdays through April 27th. All tickets are  $30. The show is appropriate from ages 6-12.

My 8:30 a.m. mini cupcake is the perfect pick me up

My 8:30 a.m. mini cupcake is the perfect pick me up, a photo by Rachel from Cupcakes Take the Cake on Flickr.

I love that Baked by Melissa is at JFK Airport. I wouldn't normally eat a cupcake at 8:30 in the morning but their flavor of the month, vanilla cookies and cream, hit the spot and was only $1. At JetBlue Terminal 5. They will also have pistachio mini cupcakes in honor of St. Patrick's Day from March 10-17. Visit bakedbymelissa.com for more information.

St. Patrick's Day Cupcakes From Boston's Sweet

St.Patrick's Day is two weeks from today. Boston area cupcake lovers can get lucky with Sweet's holiday cupcakes.

• Irish Coffee: Sweet's own espresso infused cappuccino cake topped with Bailey’s infused whipped cream and dusted with cocoa 
• Guinness Cupcake with Bailey's Buttercream: Moist and sweet chocolate cake infused with Guinness stout topped with Sweet's own vanilla bean buttercream laced with cocoa and Bailey’s Irish Cream. 
• Also debuting this year is a deliciously fudgy brownie cupcake with a green vanilla buttercream shamrock inside, and a Sweet Box of Luck, featuring 16 freshly baked vanilla and chocolate cupcakes finished with hand-rolled edible fondant motifs in St. Patrick’s Day shapes and colors. 

In addition, green sprinkles and toppers will be available on select seasonal flavors. Sweet’s Box of Luck is available while quantities last at all locations Friday, March 14th through Monday, March 17th, as well as for advance purchase or delivery online.

Last Minute DIY Oscar Cupcake Ideas

Okay, you know you've been planning on making some show-stopping cupcakes for your Oscar party tonight, but maybe you've spent a little more time picking out your outfit than baking and now you've already had 2 Oscar themed martinis and don't think there's any time left!?  Pinterest to the rescue!  I'm sure just by looking at these pictures, you can figure out how to decorate some amazing Oscar cupcakes in minutes :).

Sweet Designs by Amy Atlas

Style Me Pretty

Celina Serrano

Brit & Co.

itsybitsypaperblog.com

Fiskars.com

Adorable Oscar nominee cupcakes: how many stars can you recognize

Via @Cosmopolitan, on the night of the Oscars, check out these Academy Award nominee cupcakes. How many can you recognize?

Breaking News: Bakery Closing in Blue Springs, Missouri

More sad news to report.  In fact, this news is very personally sad for me in particular.  The Sweet Tooth is a cupcakery based just outside the Kansas City area in Blue Springs, MO, owned by some friends of mine.  They have been on Cupcake Wars and even sent a cupcake to the edge of space.  In July of 2013, they purchased my mobile cupcakery, 3 Girls Cupcakes and have since been selling products from both our businesses at their retail space and on the cruiser, which they just had beautifully wrapped last month.  Sounds like the same thing that made me sell is now their own motivation: work/life balance.  Their business is going gangbusters, as was ours, but hopefully someone will snatch it up soon and have the energy take it to the next level.  They will close at the end of March if there are no new owners.  Maybe there's even a chance they would split up the sale of their business between the retail location, the Cupcake Cruiser and/or the recipes and equipment (and maybe there's a chance I myself might be interested in buying back part of it myself!? - don't tell my husband).

Cupcakes boxed for sale on the Cruiser

Cookies and a Cookie Sandwich - always moist and delicious

Specialty Cookie and a Whoppie Pie for Valentine's Day - so good!

Very popular mini sample pack for sale on the Cruiser

Chocolate Dipped Strawberries for Valentine's Day

Here are the details of the sale and contact information:

The Sweet Tooth Cupcakery and Dessert Shop and The Cupcake Cruiser are for sale!

Award winning cupcakes as seen on Cupcake Wars. This includes everything you need to own your own cupcake bakery. Great location, established customer base, popular websites, well recognized and over 10,000 Fans on Facebook.

Increased sales each year in operation. Vendor lists, recipes, well trained staff, room to grow, very organized.

We are still open for business, you are welcome to stop by. Staff or owners will not be available to answer questions regarding the sale of the business or show you our work space. All inquires must be made via email. Tours must be prearranged. Thank you.

Please respond and let us know your level of interest and ability to obtain quickly obtain financing.

http://www.sweettoothkc.com/
https://www.facebook.com/sweettoothkc
https://www.facebook.com/TSTCruiser
http://sweettoothkc.wordpress.com/
https://twitter.com/TSTCruiser

• Location: Blue Springs
• do NOT contact me with unsolicited services or offers

http://kansascity.craigslist.org/bfs/4347513448.html

Do NOT contact me with unsolicited services or offers