St Patricks Day is just around the corner, and well although I am not Irish I am keen to celebrate for any reason at all.  Countries such as India fascinate me because every week there is a new celebration… but being Australian, I settle for the fact that we constantly seem to have some home grown festival to celebrate, and where there is a gap in the calendar, we look to our multicultural heritage.

So last week was National Women’s Day, and this week is St Patricks Day, and in trying to find the perfect cupcake to bake for our humble celebration at work on Thursday, I stumbled onto the Brown Eyed Baker, a website I often frequent, who has created her St Patty Cuppies which are called ‘Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes’.  But it is not just these fantastically boozy cupcakes she has, but a whole selection of St Patrick’s treats including beer waffles with cinnamon-caramel apples, guinness milk chocolate ice cream, Irish brown bread and more.

For me though, the cupcakes will be perfect!! Recipe can be found here!

Do you subscribe to Hello Cupcake, What’s Newsletter? If you don’t, you might want to consider it.  The authors of two great cupcake books, Hello Cupcake! and What’s New, Cupcake? have an online newsletter where they send emails once a month; Which is nice because you are not overwhelmed with emails.  Each month’s email contains a recipe and decorating instructions for cupcakes that fit that month’s major holiday or major event (January was Superbowl cupcakes).  This month’s Blarney Stone Cupcakes recipe ties into St. Patrick’s Day.  I love that everything on the cupcakes are edible, including the Blarney stones which are breakfast treats and shamrocks which are rolled spearmint.  Below you will find the recipe for the cupcakes but for more tips on how to roll the shamrocks, you’ll have to look at the technique of the month page.

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The winner of our box of goodies from Forever MK Cupcakes is…

Melanie
March 12th, 2011 at 3:17 pm
I absolutely adore the Peace. Love, & Cupcakes Ultra Cuddle Handbag! So cute! I’d love to see a wedding/bridal shower trinket box…I’m planning my wedding so I have wedding on the brain! ;)

Congratulations! Please email your mailing address to atcwinner@gmail.com.  Thanks again to all who entered the giveaway and thank you Forever MK Cupcakes for sponsoring this wonderful giveaway.

DIY cupcake toppers seem to be everywhere!  Here’s a cute free printable Saint Patrick’s Day cupcake toppers that TomKat Studio blogged last year; of course it could be used this year! To download the toppers, which include three other images, head over to TomKat Studio’s blog.  Be sure to look around their site while you’re there, they have lots of other cupcake related freebies!

Mod Cloth seems to always have great cupcake items! These sweeter than a cupcake manicure set would make a great gift or party favor as the product description suggests.  The set which includes set of tweezers, nail file, cuticle tool and trimmer, and nail clipper, is only $7.99 and comes in blue, green, or pink.

Just when you think that every item that could be made in cupcake flavor is on the market they come out with cupcake toothpaste!  The toothpaste is by Accoutrements, who have created lots of other crazy cupcake items.  Some of the other items that Accoutrements offers which we have shared with you in the past include bandages, mints in a cupcake shaped tin, a jumbo cupcake magnet, and a cupcake scented air freshener.  You can order a 2.5oz tube of frosting flavored toothpaste for $4.99 from Perpetual Kid.

Once again Green Party Goods, a store that sells eco-friendly products for any occasion has hit the cupcake jack pot. They have so many great things that just came in that are All Things Cupcake worthy!

Throwing a cupcake themed party? If the answer is yes then look no further. Great cupcake items for your goody bags.

Adjustable Cupcake Rings

Cupcake Pin/Magnet Plater Mould Kit

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