I just spotted this cupcake crafts kit in the kids’ section of Barnes and Noble. For $11.95, your young cupcake artist can create fairies, flowers, and even a princess crown! The kit includes 53 liners, 172 stickers, a glue stick, and instructions, which of course, your child will probably pay no heed to. I must admit, it looked fun!
By the title, you might think I am talking about cupcakes and ice cream and a carbonated beverage, but I am actually referring to the floats that we will be seeing on Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and other holiday parades. Since I will be attending a parade this weekend, I got to thinking about what kinds of cupcake floats have been done. I thought I would share what my search came up with. I wonder…will there be any cupcake floats in Macy’s Parade this year?
Yesterday, The Seattle Times published this delicious photo along with a recipe for Red Velvet Cupcakes with Eggnog Cream Cheese Frosting! Yum! Don’t put too much rum in the frosting, now!
I was treated to a local production of Red Velvet Cake War this past weekend, and they did a very cool thing! A local bakery (renowned Hilman’s Bakery of Fairfield, Maine) donated a giant red velvet cake, along with many, many mini red velvet cupcakes. During intermission, actors in costume came out into the audience with trays of the mini cupcakes, handing them out. Then, as we were all contentedly munching away, they announced that one of the cupcakes had an X on the bottom. The person who got the X’d cupcake got to take home the giant cake! What a great idea! (And the play was great too!)
In just a little over a week we will all be sitting down to Thanksgiving turkey and dressing and pie and all the other delicious Thanksgiving foods. Why not add cupcakes to your Thanksgiving tradition? Here is another turkey cupcake recipe that I found. I like this one because it doesn’t require lots of extra ingredients for the decoration–just candy corn and sprinkles.
Is it too early to be thinking about the holiday cards you will be sending out this year? It seems as though the second you finish your Thanksgiving leftovers someone is sending out their holiday cards. I know in my family my mom waits until the last minute to send out her cards but why not get ahead and order these beautiful cupcake letterpress cards by Parrot Design Studio. A set of six cards that reads “Peace Love Cupcakes” costs $15.00 or you can purchase an individual card for $4.00. And remember you need time for the cards to be shipped to you and then to your recipients.
This is what I had for lunch: a Peanut Butter Cup Cupcake from The Bankery in Skowhegan, Maine.
It’s difficult to beat a peanut butter cupcake topped with light and creamy chocolate frosting and crumbled peanut butter cups! What a treat! The Bankery is a full service bakery located in an 1856 bank in downtown Skowhegan, Maine.