We’ve seen this idea before, but somehow, it just bears repeating. Here is another Periodic Table of Cupcakes, this time from engineering student Rachel Howden.

This is my new favorite cupcake photo. Ever. Today is Janey the orangutan’s 50th birthday. And of course, she’s celebrating it with a cupcake. She is celebrating at the San Diego Zoo, where she has lived since 1984. She is looking mighty good for 50! Happy Birthday fellow cupcake lover!

Just last year, a Hobby Lobby store opened near my home and I have found this store to be my new favorite place to find amazing things.  It is mostly a store for craft supplies, but it also has a large amount of home decor.  My mom loves to call these “chachkies” (a Yiddish words for trinkets that gather dust).  My last trip to Hobby Lobby this week made me exceptionally happy because they have a new display of cupcake items! Check out these adorable wall hangers and trays.  

They also had utensils with cupcakes on the ends, single cupcake pedestals, ceramic cupcakes, plates and cupcake shaped measuring spoons. So worth a visit to your local Hobby Lobby!

Pantone paint chips are really popular right now, remember the cupcake yellow mug?  My sister loves paint chips and I had thought about making her paint chip cupcakes, thinking my idea was original but it turns out Pantone cupcakes have already been made! I found Bocaditos y Colores (Erika) flickr page which features her version of Pantone cupcakes.

World Market is one of my favorite stores to just wander around in.  Over the summer I found the cute cupcake take out bags and on a recent visit to my local store I noticed a red velvet milk chocolate bar.  The chocolate bar is only $1.99 and sounds like the perfect solution to cure a cupcake craving when cupcakes are not available.  My store also had the wine charms shown below.  I did not see them on World Market’s website but they are worth a trip to the store for if there’s a birthday coming up!

Hello, Cupcake! is a cupcake cookbook by the creative food stylist Karen Tack and coauthor Alan Richardson.  The original book in the series came out in 2008, followed by What’s New, Cupcake? and the most recent book, Cupcakes, Cookies, & Pie, Oh My! was released just last month.  Over the years we have shared with you many recipes from the books and from the Hello, Cupcake What’s Newsletter.  We here at ATC were sent the latest book to review.

Cupcakes, Cookies, and Pie, Oh My! Goes beyond cupcakes to include cakes, cookies, pies, rice crispy cereal bars and more!  When I first flipped through the book I was impressed by all the new ideas.  Since I have Hello, Cupcake! and What’s New, Cupcake? I initially wondered how many more unique cupcake ideas could there be?  The answer was lot! I actually had a hard time deciding which recipe to test.  For every occasion you’ll find a new quirky and cute idea. Continue reading »

Happy Valentine’s Day cupcake lovers! I hope today is extra sweet! If you’re looking for something to make your valentine I think these Love Bug Mini Cupcakes are really cute and perfect for guys or girls!  Confessions of a Cookbook Queen created these love bugs using peanut m&ms, heart shaped sprinkles, pink melting candies, and a black food marker.  Have a lovely day!