I just found the coolest blog! The blog ingeniously brings together two of my favorite things: books and cupcakes! Now, why didn’t I think of that! Blogger Becky rates books, giving them 1-5 cupcakes. How cute is that? Now, why didn’t I think of that? Happiness is a good book and a freshly frosted cupcake! Brilliant!

Since it has been freezing outside here in North Carolina and Christmas is right around the corner, it seems like the perfect time to bake Gingerbread Cupcakes!  I came across this recipe which has been adapted from Land O Lakes by Baked By Rachel.  My favorite part of these cupcakes might be that Rachel topped them with little gingerbread men cookies.  Rachel kept her cupcakes simple by not decorating the gingerbread men but you could easily add some flare to your cupcake and decorate the cookies as well.

This clear graphic cupcake cuff bracelet costs only $25.00 from BuyMyCrap’s etsy page.  The banner surrounding the cupcake reads “Sweet Stuff.”  I feel like with the stars and skulls it looks kind of punk but is still girly and sweet at the same time!

If you are looking for the coolest winter cupcakes this year, look no further than Shereen’s Cakes and Bakes in the UK.  As you can tell with my liberal gushing I am blown away by these.  She has created cupcakes which are seriously ice cold ‘cool’ with snowboarders and skiers in this first set.  These vanilla cupcakes are completely edible as are her funky fondant snow dudes!

And very cute fun loving penguins in this second set.  These cupcakes incidentally won her the Tesco Cupcake Competition.  Seriously if I saw these cupcakes up against mine, I would just slide them back into my bag and walk away.  These penguins are amazing!

Pajamas can serve as a great fall back gift when you are stumped about what to give someone.  These Pajamagram pajamas are great for any cupcake lover since they are covered in cupcakes. There are several sets available or  you could go with the deluxe cupcake pajamas gift set.  Included in this set is one full-length pair of pants, one pair of shorts, one long-sleeved fleece top, one long sleeved button up top, and one cami that can be personalized.  The set costs $99.99 and free packaging is included with the purchase of all pajamas.

Hello all my fellow cupcake lovers out in Cupcake Land! Did anyone happen to catch the newest episode of Cupcake Wars on the Food Network last Tuesday at 9pm? I haven’t had the chance to watch it, but I didn’t even know that there was a new season of Cupcake Wars going on until I was channel flipping yesterday.

Here is a look at the contestants from the premiere last week — Cupcake Wars Competitors (Tree Lighting) (if you follow this link  it shows you who the winner is)

Check out one of the winning cupcake recipes right here — Chocolate Peanut Butter Ball Cupcake

Enjoy the season everyone!

Here’s another gift idea for the cupcake-lover who has everything.

I found this classy cupcake candle at Beauty Encounter for $24.