Cupcakes Take the Cake

Extra cute cupcake wrapper from cupcake tea at Ritz-Carlton

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:52:56 -0400

Extra cute cupcake wrapper from cupcake tea at Ritz-Carlton:

We will have a 4-blogger cupcake post by me, Nichelle, Melissa and Stacie, including photos and video, very soon, but I wanted to share this adorable cupcake wrapper that the mini coconut cupcake at…

Two Parts Sugar celebrates Food Network's Cupcake Wars

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:52:56 -0400

Two Parts Sugar celebrates Food Network's Cupcake Wars:

The Food Network recently shot a pilot for Cupcake Wars and one of the participating cupcake companies was Two Parts Sugar. Here’s a Cupcake Wars cupcake they made, via Flickr.

Peanut butter brownie bunny cupcakes

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:52:55 -0400

Peanut butter brownie bunny cupcakes:

These delicious-looking brownie cupcakes with peanut butter frosting (and bunny cookies!) are by blogger Baa Baa, Cupcake, Have You Any Frosting? who writes:

They came out deliciously dense…

Miley Cyrus, cupcake star

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:52:55 -0400

Miley Cyrus, cupcake star:

Miley Cyrus likes cupcakes! And stars. From Disney Dreaming and @MileyCyrus on Twitter:

Looks like the pop star sensation Miley Cyrus has a special place in her heart for CUPCAKES!

The Star…

Win free cupcakes for a year for naming Kickass Cupcakes' next flavor!

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:52:55 -0400

Win free cupcakes for a year for naming Kickass Cupcakes' next flavor!:

The Boston Herald brings news for those of you creative cupcake types from Somerville, Massachusetts bakery Kickass Cupcakes (we, unlike the Boston Herald, are not afraid to say their full…

Cupcake tower and more

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:52:55 -0400

Cupcake tower and more:

This coordinated pastel cupcake tower is by jamminjamaican on Flickr.

Top, vanilla cake w/ blueberry filling and buttercream. Middle, lemon cake with lemon cream cheese frosting. Bottom…

Spaghetti and meatball kid's birthday cupcakes

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:52:54 -0400

Spaghetti and meatball kid's birthday cupcakes:

Rose Petals Cakery of Naperville, Illinois made these custom spaghetti and meatballs cupcakes. From their blog:

My client requested these cupcakes for her daughter’s birthday party. They are…

Austin gets its own official cupcake meetup group

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:52:54 -0400

Austin gets its own official cupcake meetup group:

Jackie Nadel, who used to live in New York and made hamburger cupcakes at one of our meetups, has now moved to Austin, Texas and started an Austin cupcake meetup group. Their first one hasn’t…

Hello Kitty, clowns, and giraffe cupcakes from Just Cupcakes

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:32:37 -0400

Hello Kitty, clowns, and giraffe cupcakes from Just Cupcakes:

All of these photos are from the Twitter account (@justcupcakesva) posted by Virginia Beach, Virginia bakery Just Cupcakes. Again, with so many bakeries and other restaurants/businesses on…

Chockie's cupcake tat

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:42:23 -0400

Chockie's cupcake tat:

I LOVE cupcake tats and this is certainly a nifty one. It resides proudly on the arm of Butter Lane’s own Chockie Tom, and the tat artist is Josh Egnew of Three Kings Tattoo Parlor…

OMG! OMG Cupcakes are delicious, especially the vegan gluten-free Mounds

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:42:23 -0400

OMG! OMG Cupcakes are delicious, especially the vegan gluten-free Mounds:

After reading about their vegan gluten-free Mounds cupcake, I emailed New York cupcake delivery company OMG Cupcakes about placing an order. They kindly offered to comp me a dozen cupcakes,…

Recipe for chocolate banana peanut butter cupcakes with Hungry Jack®

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:42:23 -0400

Recipe for chocolate banana peanut butter cupcakes with Hungry Jack®:

Hungry Jack asked chef Adam Gertler to come up with some recipes using the Hungry Jack brand. Here’s what he cooked up:

1. Breakfast Sausage Pizza
2. Chocolate Banana Cupcakes with Peanut Butter…

Interview with Maria Baugh of Butter Lane

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:42:23 -0400

Interview with Maria Baugh of Butter Lane:

Since Maria was unavailable when I stopped by with Nick, she and I did an email interview.

So, Maria, will there be any new flavors for the fall? If so, can you give the readers a scoop?

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Bad cupcake bag and other cupcake treats from Archie McPhee

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:34:28 -0400

Bad cupcake bag and other cupcake treats from Archie McPhee:

Wacky fun gift company Archie McPhee has offered us such cupcake treats as cupcake dental floss (which, personally, I think is super cute but didn’t find it to actually taste anything like a…

Gluten-free cupcake comparison

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:34:28 -0400

Gluten-free cupcake comparison:

Blogger The Celiac Husband reviewed these two cupcakes from Buttercream Bake Shoppe and GF Patisserie. Read his blog for his verdict, but here’s a taste:

Buttercream’s version is somewhat larger,…

Little Debbie celebrates chocolate cupcakes in a big way

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:34:27 -0400

Little Debbie celebrates chocolate cupcakes in a big way:

Little Debbie is doing some really fun things online and in person to celebrate their famous chocolate cupcakes. We’ll post more details about their in-person events and will be…

East Village cupcaking with Nick

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:49:56 -0400

East Village cupcaking with Nick:

My friend and fellow cupcaker, Nick, came to visit from Philadelphia, to enjoy the local East Village cupcake scene. I took him to Butter Lane and Dessert Club, Chikalicious. We would have hit…

Mercedes-Benz cupcake truck hits Atlanta

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:43:48 -0400

Mercedes-Benz cupcake truck hits Atlanta:

Atlanta’s Love ‘N Cupcakes is the latest cupcake truck to launch (that we know about), and they bill themselves as “Atlanta’s First Mobile Cupcake Truck” (and snagged the URL cupcaketrucks.com),…

Trophy Cupcakes knows how to Twitpic us into hunger pangs

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:52:23 -0400

Trophy Cupcakes knows how to Twitpic us into hunger pangs:

I love all these photos that Seattle’s Trophy Cupcakes has been posting on Twitter (@TrophyCupcakes)). Please keep it up - you are inspiring me to visit Seattle! I love when bakeries post photos…

Newsweek and Gwynth Paltrow's GOOP show cupcake love

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:52:17 -0400

Newsweek and Gwynth Paltrow's GOOP show cupcake love:

In the article “Cupcake Obsession: In Search of Eternal Childhood,” Newsweek not only gave us and Johnny Cupcakes a shoutout but also covered the ongoing cultural cupcake obsession, which is a…