What are the most essential supplies when baking?  Cupcake liners?  Cookie cutters?  Food coloring?  Well, ATC sponsor, Simply Caked, has all of those items and so much more.   These beautiful Spring Tulip liners have to be my favorite ones of the season!   

This week Simply Caked is giving away 300 brown cupcake liners to three lucky winners.  To enter this giveaway, please visit to their website and tell us what was your favorite liner or baking cup in the comment area below.  Three winners will be chosen on Monday, May 23rd. 

Make sure to checkout their Facebook page and their blog too!

Almost everyone loves Hello Kitty, so today I thought I’d display a great Hello Kitty Cupcake set of nine cupcakes from Ipoet on Flickr.  The most stunning piece is the fondant modelling of the family, but if you look in the foreground of the image you can see pillow like hello kitty heads.  They look great and would not be too difficult to create.

I must say that cupcakes are one of the hardest baked goods to transport. They have to be separated individually so they frosting doesn’t get ruined and its really hard to stack cupcakes one on top of the other without ending up with smashed cupcakes! As we all know there are tons of different types of cupcake holders out there to fix this dilemma. But I must say that this is the most creative one that I have seen and the most fun.

These come in two different colors and can be found at the Food Network Store.

Giant Pink Cupcake Carrier

Giant Brown Cupcake Carrier

What kind of cupcake holder do you use?

I am a fan of art that is simple and somewhat minimalist which is why I love this print by UUPP.  The 8X10” print which reads “Live, Love, and Bake Cupcakes,” a play on the traditional “live, love, laugh” slogan, is available in 3 colors combinations and costs $18.00.  Like many Etsy sellers, UUPP is willing to create a custom variation to match your color scheme.  I feel that this print would look perfect in a little girl’s room or a cupcake bakers kitchen.  Be sure to look around UUPP’s Etsy page as there are more fun cupcake prints available!

I came across these amazing cake inspired ice cream flavors the other day online  from Blue Bunny and my mouth is still watering just thinking about them.  Famous cake baker Duff Goldman from Charm City Cakes and the famous TV show, Ace of Cakes came up with these amazing flavors.

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I Do!  I Do! Wedding Cake™

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Red Carpet Red Velvet Cake™

Have any of you cupcake lovers out there tired these yet?

Baked By Melissa is a New York City based cupcake bakery that specializes in mini cupcakes.  Creator Melissa Bushell bakes stuffed mini cupcakes so customers can try every cupcake without feeling guilty.  The Baked By Melissa has a unique option, the create your own cupcake customizer!  While the custom cupcake can only be used to purchase orders of 300 or more mini cupcakes it is really fun to choose your cake, icing, topping, and stuffing, plus you pick the colors! Once you name it, it can be added to the gallery, shared on Facebook, or as mentioned, you can buy it. The gallery features over 9000 custom cupcake creations, including the fun “life after college” cupcake (shown left), perfect for upcoming graduation parties. If you decide to buy your cupcakes you have the option of delivery or pick up if you live in Manhattan or have them shipped if you live anywhere else in the US, just remember you have to  buy 300 cupcakes!  Don’t forget you could always stop by one of the four NYC locations and try one of Melissa’s creations!

What little kid doesn’t love playing dress-up?  This cupcake grown is prefect for any little girl with a big imagination that loves all things sweet! The one size fits all crown is made out of wool felt and costs $30.00.  (found via Hip Hip Hooray)