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Cupcakes Take The Cake! Everything you ever wanted to know about cupcakes from true cupcake fans, Rachel Kramer Bussel, Nichelle Stephens and Stacie Joy.
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Sunday, July 31, 2011

Cute whale cupcake and under the sea cupcake tower

Cute whale cupcake by Kimmy's Kakes, which serves New Jersey, New York City and Pennsylvnia, via Flickr.



It was part of a whole Under the Sea cake and cupcake tower!

Glittery new home cupcakes

Glitter cupcakes by gilly.flower/Gill Smith on Flickr. You can read more on her blog.

Peanut Butter Stuffed Hot Fudge Cupcakes From Tasty Kitchen Blog



Check out these Peanut Butter Stuffed Hot Fudge Cupcakes from Tasty Kitchen Blog

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Temptation at Sweet E's Cupcakes

I'll be buying, tasting and reviewing some of these soon, but for now, a peek at what they have at the Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard bakery Sweet E's Cupcakes:


s'mores cupcakes



apple filled cupcakes



grapefruit cupcakes



marshmallow coconut cupcakes



salted caramel cupcakes

Strawberry cheesecake cupcakes and recipe link

These strawberry cheesecake cupcakes are by blogger sunshine and carousels, where you can get the recipe!

Peach Melba Cupcakes At @Robicellis



Dekalb Market, originally uploaded by nichellestephens.

I stopped by Dekalb Market and talked to Allison of Robicellis and got a Peach Melba cupcake which is topped with peaches, raspberry jam and crumbled graham crackers. Yum!

BTW, Google Places wants to buy you a cupcake to celebrate next Thursday. Come out to Robicelli’s at Dekalb Market (332 Flatbush Ave Extension in Downtown Brooklyn) on Thursday, August 4th, 4-7pm. The first 100 customers will be eligible.

Chocolate Cupcakes With Pink Fondant Bows



A cupcake is great gift, and I love a gift wrapped up with a tiny bow.

Friday, July 29, 2011

Beautiful flower cupcake cake!

This beautiful flower cupcake cake is by Jennifer Stafford Events, via Flickr.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice makes "Holy Cannoli" cupcakes at cookbook signing

From Patch.com:

Fans lined up around the block, and the large crowd was directed by Verona Police as well as private security people retained by the bakery.

During the signing, DiPaolo was in the kitchen preparing countless batches of "Holy Cannoli" cupcakes, which the bakery gave out in pairs to the assembled fans. When asked how many free cupcakes were given away in total, DiPaolo said he lost track after 650 boxes. The bakery even raffled off a fondant cake, valued at $500, to one lucky winner.

The recipe, he said, was borrowed from Giudice's cookbook, and consists of white cake stuffed with and topped with cocoa-infused cannoli cream.


I'll look into getting more info on whether there's other cupcakes in the book and maybe the recipe to repost! You can order Fabulicious!: Teresa's Italian Family Cookbook from Amazon or wherever books are sold.

Raspberry truffle, salted caramel, s'mores, El Diablo Mexican chocolate and ice cream sundae cupcakes!

5 gorgeous cupcakes, 5 intriguing flavors. Photos and captions from Cupcakes by the Beach in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, via their Facebook page. Visit cupcakesbythebeach.com or contact them at 850-362-6244 for more information.


Dark Raspberry Truffle. This decadent dark chocolate cake has a raspberry and ganache truffle filling, topped with a raspberry buttercream and dark chocolate swirls.



Salted Caramel. This delicious combo of salty and sweet is a cinnamon-vanilla cake, topped with luscious caramel buttercream. Drizzled with caramel and sprinkled with a pinch of sea salt




This chocolately cupcake has a chocolate chip filling and is topped with a yummy marshmallow frosting that has been hand torched.




El Diablo. Mexican chocolate cake, topped with a rich chocolate ganache frosting and dusted with red glitter sprinkles




Hot Fudge Sundae! Delicious chocolate fudge cake topped with a scoop of vanilla buttercream, drizzled with chocolate syrup and finished with a maraschino cherry!

Pink lemonade and filled lemon cream cupcakes, plus recipe link

Get the recipes for these pink lemonade and filled lemon cream cupcakes at the blog The Happy Life of 4 Swirled Peas!.





Gorgeous garden, happy summer, jungle animal and ice cream sundae cupcakes!

Good morning and happy Friday everyone! These fun summertime cupcakes are all by Whipple Scrumptious Cakes in Phoenix, Arizona, via their Flickr account. You can contact them at WhippleCakes at gmail.com or 480-586-4476 and also follow them on Facebook.


garden cupcakes



summer fun happy cupcakes



jungle animal cupcakes



gorgeous rose cupcake closeup



ice cream sundae cupcakes

Cherry Limeade Cupcake (with a recipe link!)

I've been drooling over Annie's Eats Cherry Limeade cupcakes.  I mean really, can you go wrong with that flavor combo?  Plus, anyone  who has ever had the cherry limeade slushy from Sonic knows how delicious it is!


This week, I made my version of the Cherry Limeade cupcake.  I started with lime infused sugar, lots of lime juice, and frozen lime juice concentrate.  (Actually, it was a lime margarita mix, but hey... that works too, right?) I topped off the cupcake with a super sweet cherry frosting topped with a fresh lime wedge and maraschino cherry. Pretty much perfect for the summer!

To learn how to make these, check out JavaCupcake for the recipe and how-to! You'll even learn how to make your own lime sugar!

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Hawaiian, princess, goldfish, leopard print and scarecrow cupcakes from J Dot Cupcakes in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

These cupcakes are all by J Dot Cupcakes in Bethelem, Pennsylvania, via their Facebook page. They can be reached at jstacey.ely at gmail.com.






leopard print flower cupcakes with matching wrappers


goldfish cupcake!

And last but not least...a scarecrow cupcake cake!!

Mr. Whippy and teacher cupcakes by And The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon

These fun cupcakes I discovered on Twitter; they're by Manchester, UK bakery And The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon - love the name! You can also find them on Facebook and @dishesandspoons on Twitter - these photos are via Twitpic.


Their latest cupcake flavor: "Mr. Whippy! Vanilla sponge with vanilla frosting, chocolate flake and raspberry sauce."


teacher cupcakes

And The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon
230 Burton Road
West Didsbury
Manchester, M20 2LW
UK
0161 637 5517
thebaker at dishandspoonfood.co.uk

Pastel ice cream cone cupcakes and recipe link

These ice cream cone cupcakes are by blogger Chez Us (via PBS), where you can get the recipe for these vanilla bean cupcakes.

Free cupcakes today in New Orleans at grand opening of cupcake truck turned storefront bakery Cupcakes & Co.

Today is the grand opening of cupcake truck and now cupcake bakery Cupcakes & Co in New Orleans, Louisiana, located at 1907 Poydras Street, and they're giving away free cupcakes! Follow them on @CupcakesnCo on Twitter and Facebook to find out where they are every day. They can be reached at info at cupcakesandcompany.net and 504-410-5898.






Devil's chocolate with fresh Louisiana strawberry frosting


Strawberries & Champagne cupcake cocktail

Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck cupcakes

These Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck cupcakes are by The Clever Little Cupcake Company in Bury, Lancashire, UK via Flickr. They're vanilla cupcakes with hand painted decorations. Via Flickr: "The large postcard has been copied from a vintage postcard I found on the internet." Find out more and place an order at cleverlittlecupcake.co.uk and visit them on Facebook.





Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Chanel cupcake with purse and flowers on top

These beautiful Chanel cupcakes are by Bella Cupcakes in Auckland, New Zealand, via Flickr. Find out more at bellacupcakes.co.nz or by contacting them at bellacupcakes at hotmail.com or 021 868 484.

Miniature Chanel

CupcakeCamp Washington DC scheduled for September 24th

CupcakeCamp DC 2011 has been scheduled for September 24th. Registration is now open; click here to register. You can also follow them on Facebook and @dc_cucpakecamp on Twitter.



The event will benefit DC Candlelighters. From their site:

DC Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit support group for families with children diagnosed with cancer in the Washington, DC metropolitan area (including Northern Virginia and Maryland ) and consists of volunteer parents who have had a child with cancer, and others who have an interest and a passion for childhood cancer issues. We believe no family should have to face the uncertain world of cancer alone, and therefore we provide emotional and educational support to families. We are affiliated with the National Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation.

Johnny Cupcakes Martha's Vineyard Popup Shop starts August 12th

Of course it stands to reason that I'm going to Martha's Vineyard this weekend and the Johnny Cupcakes popup shop is happening next weekend, but that's okay. Via the Johnny Cupcakes blog



And for those in LA, there's this special event coming up very soon:

In addition to the couple mystery t-shirts being released with the mystery color changing ink—we’ll be releasing 2 LA exclusives, one in which will be offered in two colorways. The first 100 customers will receive an invite for a get together that will be taking place later on that night.



Plus some of their new shirts, available in their shops (Boston, Los Angeles, London) and their online store: