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Anthropologie Birthday Snail Mail

Posted by on July 6th, 2010

I love birthdays which is probably why I like cupcakes so much, since the two go hand-in-hand.   I also love when it turns July, which is my birthday month, and the snail mail begins to arrive.  Today I came home to find a little padded envelope from Anthropologie, one of my favorite stores.  Inside was a flat cardstock card that read as follows

“Happy Birthday! Make a wish…And treat yourself to something special! Use this card for 15% off your total store purchase any day in July.  Your candle necklace is for you to keep.”

Attached to the card was a little candle necklace atop a perforated cupcake! Anthropologie really knows how to make a cupcake lovers birthday!

Firecracker Cupcakes

Posted by on July 4th, 2010

Looking for a last minute 4th of July cupcake idea?  All you need for these semi-homemade firecracker cupcakes are 24 cupcakes, angel flake coconut, cool whip, food coloring, and red licorice.  Follow the three easy steps in the directions which include dying the coconut red and blue.  Then top each cupcake with cool whip then coconut and finish by inserting the licorice into the top of each cupcake.

4th of July Cupcake Kabobs

Posted by on July 4th, 2010

The Meringue Bake Shop of Placentia, California is celebrating the 4th in creative style with cupcake kabobs!  They almost look too sweet to be true.  Click here for a complete tutorial on how to make your own kabobs!  I am thinking these would be fun for the winter holidays as well (of course, with a slightly different color scheme)!

Happy 4th of July!

Posted by on July 3rd, 2010

How is everyone spending their 4th of July? If you don’t have a lot on your agenda you should add these lovely cupcakes to bake! This are so cool and definitely different from any other 4th of July Cupcakes I have seen.

Lady Liberty Cupcakes

Bleeding Heart Cupcake Eating Contest

Posted by on June 29th, 2010

Who out there in Cupcake Fan Land is going to be in the Chicago area on July 17th? Well if you are then you might want to sign up for this Vegan Cupcake Eating Contest! The Bleeding Heart Bakery out of Chicago Illinois will be having their First Annual Cupcake Eating Contest on July 17th at their new Lakeview location.

If you do not want to participate stop by and root everyone on! There will also be raffles, random competitions and a bake sale to benefit research for Children with Autism.

How many cupcakes do you think YOU would be able to eat in this competition?

Check out The Bleeding Heart Bakery Facebook page

Cookbook Giveaway

Posted by on June 28th, 2010

I recently went looking for a baking cookbook for a friend and found a great site called Snubbr,  a recommendation site.  You ask them for recommendations, and they’ll find an expert to give you advice on what to buy.   Check them out here.

I decided on one of our fan favorites (and mine too!),  Hello Cupcake! 

hellocupcake

I love this book and am amazed by the clever use of ordinary food.  The step by step photos allow those visual learners (like me) to succeed in making wonderful looking cuppies.   My personal favorites are the spaghetti and meatballs and the pumpkins!  So many cupcakes for so many different ocassions.

This week we are giving away a free cookbook of your choice (could be baking, cupcake, whatever), thanks to the kind folks over at Snubbr.com.  First,  click here  to see what books you can choose from and then leave a comment in the comment area below telling us the title of the book (must be under $30), and a reason why you want to read it.  We’ll choose our favorite comment on July 4th, and announce it here.

No idea what cookbook to get? Why not head over to Snubbr.com?

DC Cupcakes

Posted by on June 26th, 2010

Sitting  here watching/listening to the TLC channel I hear the word ‘Cupcakes’ and I whip my head over immediately to see what all the cupcake commotion is. It was all about TLC’s new show DC Cupcakes!

DC Cupcakes is about Georgetown Cupcake, a cupcake shop in Washington DC owned by a sister duo! They traded careers in fashion and equity to pursue something a little different. They are both lifelong bakers inspired by their grandmothers. They opened their shop on Valentines Day in 2008, the first cupcakery in DC!

Tune in on July 16th @ 1o PM on TLC!

Tune in on July 16th @ 1o PM on TLC!