Curry Kay Designs is  a handmade textile business based out of West Hartford, Connecticut.  Since opening her Etsy shop a little over two months ago her cupcake prints featured on aprons, dish towels, and bags have been her best seller and it’s easy to see why.  The apron and dish towels which came for us to review are beautiful.

The apron is absolutely gorgeous; it arrived while I was in the middle of baking earl grey cupcakes and I immediately put it on.  A bright, bold violet is complimented nicely by the light green trim and ties for the apron.  Unlike many aprons the neck piece on Curry Kay’s apron is adjustable thanks to two slots and a polka dot button.  The lower corner features a big, white screen printed cupcake with sprinkles and a cherry on top.  Just above the waistline is an adorable little bird.  I really liked the apron and the dish towels matched.  The dish towels are the same rich violet and feature the same cupcake image. Read the rest of this entry »

Belle Announcements: Fine Stationery was created three years ago by a stay-at-home mom with a passion for graphics.  This passion comes across in her high quality line of products.  Since the stationery is printed on 110lb cardstock with real liquid ink, there is a not only high quality but this also adds to the desirable appearance of the final products.  But not only is the quality of the product important when purchasing stationery but it also needs to catch your eye which Belle Announcements stationery does through it’s beautiful graphics.  Of course I was particularly drawn to the cupcake images on the samples I received, one of which is shown below but there are tons of other graphics for all occasions to choose from.

One of the best things about Belle Announcements is that templates are not used so everything is customizable.  Since the entire piece can be customized this means that you can change the colors, text, and graphics to meet your needs.  You even have the option to change the type of cardstock to Linen, Pearl, or Glossy.  I personally liked the pearl cardstock which appeared to sparkle.  The colors are lighter when printed on this type of cardstock so individuals looking for bright, bold colors would prefer the linen cardstock. Read the rest of this entry »

Laptop Lunches are practical food containers that aim to promote better nutrition and waste reduction.  I was pleasantly surprised when the sample laptop lunchbox arrived.  Inside the shipping was a purple lunch box, a user’s guide and two dividers.  Inside the lunch box are the bento 2.0 Bento Buddies which nicely divide the lunch box.  I particularly like the smallest Bento Buddy which is perfect for holding a serving of salad dressing.  I also liked that when you flipped the Bento Buddies over there was space for you to write your name.  This would be really helpful for parents who send their kids off to school and want to make sure they get all their containers back.

The Laptop Lunch User’s Guide states that it provides fresh ideas for making wholesome, earth-friendly lunches your kids will love. The user’s guide seems more like a mother’s go-to-guide for lunch ideas.  Not only does the guide provide creative lunch menus and recipes  its also filled with tips on how to feed picky eaters and reduce waste.  Topics such as childhood obesity, kids nutrition and using leftovers are also covered.

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POM Wonderful recently sent us here at ATC some of their pomegranate juice to test to see how it works as an ingredient in baking cupcakes.  After looking around online to see what types of pomegranate cupcakes are out there (and one unsuccessful attempt* at replicating an online recipe) I decided to use an ingredient that compliments pomegranate juice.  I decided to bake banana cupcakes with pomegranate cream cheese frosting, topped with cocoa sprinkles.  I altered the banana butterscotch cupcakes from Cupcakes! by Elinor Klivans and cut down the POM cream cheese frosting recipe from the POM website. The end result was a unique and delicous cupcake, recipes below.

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This week we are featuring a giveaway from longtime All Things Cupcake friend, Red Velvet Stefanie.  In January, Hungryrunner shared a review of Stefanie’s famous Red Velvet Cupcake Mix (so yum!). 

More recently we also posted a piece about her updated and expanded website.

This week, Stefanie is giving away a box of her favorite Red Velvet Cupcake Mix.  To enter this giveaway, we ask that fans either visit Stephanie’s website or her Facebook fanpage.  Then come back to ATC and click on the comment area below tell us your thoughts.  Did you like her assortment of mixes or is there a flavor you’d like to see?  Maybe you like her cupcake photos or realized that you tried her delicious cheesecake at Cheesecake Factory.   Give Stefanie your thoughts by entering this giveaway!  One winner will be chosen on Monday,  April 26th.