Bake It Pretty is one of my favorite sites for everything cupcakes! I was searching their website the other day for a decorating tip that I have been searching for forever! But instead of the tip I found these Party Cupcake Kits!

They come with 24 liners and 24 toppers! Soooo cute! And totoally worth the money.

This is my favorite, Mermaid Party Cupcake Kit

Flickr is a constant source of wonder for us here at All Things Cupcake. Bakers and cupcake lovers from all around the world are constantly posting pictures of new and creative cupcake designs and flavors. 

One group of particular interest is Flickr Bake-Off!.  Bake-Off has pictures of some of the most amazing cake and cupcake designs I’ve ever seen; two of my favorite cupcake creations from this group are featured here in this post. They keep the pictures coming by encouraging group members to contact one another and conduct bake-offs via Flickr posted photos.  If you’re feeling competitive and you’re in-between cupcake competitions, this group might be the place for you.

PROFESSIONAL CUSTOM MADE CUPCAKE MASCOT COSTUME

from mercuryretrograde

And the winner is… Silvia Victory!
Congratulations! Please email us at allthingscupcake@gmail.com or go to OnceUponAPedestal’s Etsy shop and email her directly. Thanks to all who entered and commented on her wonderful items.  Special thanks to OnceUponAPedestal for sponsoring this giveaway!  Our next giveaway will be one week from today and it’s a good one!

Visit stayhomecupcake’s Etsy site.

Oh The Joy of Valentines Day! It’s a great excuse to make pink cupcakes. And that I did …

I used a one bowl vanilla cupcake recipe and used coconut flavoring instead of vanilla and i added one cup coconut flakes.

Here is the recipe…

One Bowl Coconut Cupcakes

Ingredients

* 2 cups all-purpose flour

* 1 1/2 cups sugar

* 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

* 1 teaspoon salt

* 1/2 cup shortening (very soft but not melted, Crisco is best)

* 3/4 cup milk (or half and half cream)

* 1 tablespoon coconut flavoring

* 2 large eggs

* 1 cup coconut flakes

Directions

1. Set oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl, mix together the flour with sugar, baking powder and salt until combined.
3. Add in the shortening cream or milk, cocbut flavoring  and eggs; beat on medium speed of an electric mixer scraping the bowl constantly until just blended, fold in coconut flakes
4. Pour into paper-lined regular size muffin tins filling under just three-quarters full.
5. Bake for 20-22 minutes or until the cupcakes test done.
6. Frost once completely cooled

Heather’s No  Fail Cream Cheese Frosting

* 1/2 Cup Unsalted Butter, room temp

* 8 oz cream cheese, room temp

* 16 oz confectioners sugar

* 2 teaspoons vanilla

Directions

1. Mix all ingredients together with mixer  until smooth
2. Frost away

And here is my finished cupcakes on my new cupcake pedestal …

We received these photos and this email from Laura…

Hi there! My name is Laura and I have a little baking company called LollyLand Bakery in Miami, FL. I’ve been baking for a long time but I’m pretty new at this fondant stuff, so when I took on an order of cupcakes for a baby shower I was a little worried at first. But once they sent me a picture of the theme (Duckies and Froggies in a bathtub) ideas immediately started coming to me and it took me 3 straight days to create these!

Awe! These are too cute! Great job!

Happy Valentines Day Everyone!!!

You can find this card at Tiny Prints!

Enjoy your day … I will be baking cupcakes later. :-)