This week I received a lovely gift in the mail that I had to share with all of you.  These adorable vanilla scented cupcake candle are made byLimor Yaron and are available in these popular colors:

How perfect would this be for a cupcake birthday party for your little one?!  Although it was difficult for me, I did decide to burn it to see if the smell lasted.  I am very happy to say that it did!  And even when the top part burned down, the cupcake was just as cute and sweet smelling and continued to burn for several hours.  Limor Yaron’s  items can be purchased at  Etsy shop or visit New York’s MoMA stores for all her other candles and wares.  

Last Halloween we shared with you two options of Martha Stewart cupcake liners available at Michael’s Craft Stores.  This year, the Martha Stewart website offers 4 different designs for standard size liners and two additional options for mini cupcakes!  The prices vary depending on the design with some images, for example the vampire icon or blood spatter wrappers, costing as little as $2.47 for a package of 48 wrappers. Or the most expensive designs include the Happy Halloween mini wrappers which cost $9.40 for 96 wrappers in two designs.

Skull & Crossbones, Spider, Bat & More Stencil Kit

Martha Stewart also offers two options for stencil kits to decorate your cupcakes.  One version is the Vampire Cupcake Stencils which is only $3.93.  Or for $27.99 there is the Skull & Crossbones, Spider, Bat & More Stencil Set. Happy Halloween cupcake decorating!

The carrot cake has been around for ages as one of those classic staple cakes that your mom or your nan used to bake when you were a kid.  It is a cake that has stood the test of time and is still an autumn favorite.  The only problem, is when baked as a cake or as cupcake it just doesn’t really appeal like other cupcakes do.

Well The Crafty Penguin has the answer and you can use her fantastic technique on other cakes such as the banana cake or sponge, to take them from big and boring down to cupcake size, then pipe some life into them with the frosting.  The complete recipe is provided as is a guide on how to finish off the cupcakes with cute gumpaste carrots.  As you can see these little deserts would be a great way to end any dinner party!  See the full photo tutorial here.

I am trying very hard to resist buying this eye candy stationary set.  I know that at the moment I have enough stationary but I just love these googly eyes! The set of 12 notecards is $9.95 and comes with googly eyes for you to add your own custom touch.

Looking for a fun idea for Halloween cupcakes, but don’t want to sacrifice flavor?  Then hop on over to The Swell Life to see how it’s done!  Alexa Westerfield, the creator of The Swell Life is a graphic designer by day and a craft addict by night, and obviously, an expert cupcaker. 

You will need: 
– 1/2 cup butter, softened
– 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
– 2 eggs
– About 1 teaspoon orange powdered food coloring
– 1 cup buttermilk
– 2 1/2 cups White Lily all-purpose flour (sifted 3 times)
– 1 teaspoon salt
– 1 teaspoon vanilla
– 1 teaspoon orange extract
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My sister has always loved candy corns; so much so that my mom even made her a candy corn costume one year for Halloween.  When I saw these cupcakes I immediately thought of my sister and I think I’ll have to make them for her this year! The Curvy Carrot created these candy corn frosted cupcakes which are great because they are so simple yet festive!

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Our cupcake crayons winner this week is: 

Linda Abbott
September 20th, 2010 at 11:57 pm
Absolutely I love the 3D Cupcake with two colours, but I would love to see various tool shaped ones and I think that jelly baby ones would be adorable!! Oh and mii computers would be ace! 

Congratulations! Please send your mailing address to [email protected].   Special thanks to Red Elm Designs for sponsoring this week’s giveaway. 

I am sure we have all seen handbag cupcakes by now, they are appearing everywhere!  Well today I thought I would bring you some of the best handbag cupcakes around.  Personally I love them, they are cute, sexy and can define whatever mood you are in!  What do you think of these?

These ones are by Pretty, Cute Cupcakes on Flickr.  They are gorgeous Chanel bags and I love the color combinations chosen here, so delicate and pretty.

These ones are simply amazing and were featured on The Cupcake Blog, talk about detail!  I am in love with that red one!  These are by Anita Jamal.

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I absolutely love Etsy! The sellers on there never cease to amaze me with their creative and unique products.  My sister sent me the link to this cupcake ukulele handcrafted by Celentano Woodworks, which is a great example of how talented Etsy sellers are.  The $450.00 ukulele is made to order and you can watch this youtube video of it being played: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkIvYCb0L2I

GreenPartyGoods.com strikes again! They have these cute knit cupcakes that are great for party favors for your little ones birthday party. Perfect addition to your birthday goodie bag.

Handmade Knit Cupcakes

What was your favorite thing in a goodie bag as a child?

Delia’s currently has two graphic t-shirt available which feature cupcakes.  The first is the cupcake stripe tee which is a white and black striped shirt with a large cupcake image on the front for $19.95. The rhinestone cupcake burnout tee is another option, it is a black tee with a cupcake made entirely out of cupcakes.  The second shirt is $24.50 but right now there is a buy 2 & save $10 promotion, so if you can’t decide you could always get both!

Mini and regular cupcake liners $3.95-4.95 per set

Thursday the latest Crate & Barrel catalog came in the mail and after looking through it I had to stop buy my local store.  I could not resist buying some of their Halloween items, especially since I know I will be baking cupcakes for Halloween! Don’t wait to long if you’re interested in buying these items, the sale’s associate told me the spider cupcake holders are going fast!

Spider Cupcake Holder, $1.95 each or 6 for $8.95

Hello Fellow Cupcake Lovers! I was at the hardware store today just mulling around before I went up to the register and I saw this box with a cupcake on it, so I went right up to the box to explore a little bit more. I found this fun Tasty Science Kit for kids. Right on the box it poses the question, How does a cupcake rise?.  I wish that I had had this when I was a kid. If you kids love baking, science or both I am sure that they will love this.

You can find this Tasty Science Kit at OverStock.com

As you probably know, this week is Cupcake for a Cancer Cure week, with loads of bakeries around the nation donating funds raised from the selling of their cupcakes towards supporting kids affected by cancer.

At the same time Iron Cupcake Milwaukee decided to think pink with its challenge to support the breast cancer cause!

There were some amazing cupcake ideas, including a lemonade cupcake stand, which won best display.  The photo here, which was the Queen’s Choice winner created by Kate and Christina is a giant pink ribbon is decorated with lots of tiny mini cupcakes.  The cupcakes themselves were lemon cake with a raspberry filling, pink lemonade icing topped with a pink bra made from lemon shortbread.

Well done to all the winners and you can check out the full details and photos here.

We are stillwaiting to hear from one past cupcake winner! If this was your entry to our Diva Entertains giveaway, please send your mailing address to [email protected].

Mariah
September 11th, 2010 at 1:08 pm

I love the cupcake placecard holders (SKU #: 602-PCH)! They are adorable, and so realistic!

And in non-cupcake favors, I’d like to see house-warming favors, or maybe microwaveable mugs–I’m a fan of function as well as decoration!

Continuing the run of Uncommon (cupcake!) Goods posts, here is just the sweetest little sugar and creamer set I’ve ever seen.  Artist Beth Mueller hand-paints these herself in her studio in Vermont. I love how adorably but simply she conveys the ideas of cream and sugar!  This ceramic duo isn’t cheap, but then again you’re getting what you pay for in cute creativity and handmade in the USA quality.

 Have you entered this week’s cupcake crayon giveaway from Red Elm Designs?

If not, click here!

Tammie from Texas has just recently sent us these new tattoos that she has just had done.  Instead of just creating a single design on one arm, she has decided to create two identically sized cupcake tattoos, one on each arm.

From the image above you can see that the cupcakes are very similar however are subtly different too, but it is not until the color is added in the image below that you fully can appreciate this design.  The cupcake on her right arm (left side of the above and below pictures), is the cupcake of good, with angel wings and a floating frosting halo, her eyes sweetly shut, where as the other cupcake, is the evil devil cake, with a red paper, red wings and horns, his eyes sinister and a little devil tail below.

Fantastic concept and brilliantly executed.  The tattoos were done by Shelbi at Renegades Tattoo in El Paso Tx.

ATC grandmaster Harrison Hung recently sent me this comic, which cracked me up and reminded me of a timely cupcake recipe…

So as not to just tease our faithful readers with mentions of pumpkin cupcake recipes, and also since it’s almost fall, here is an award-winning recipe for Cream-Filled Pumpkin Cupcakes, courtesy of Taste of Home.
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Juicy Couture always has great cupcake related items.  This week I was looking at Bakerella’s blog and realized I was just a few days too late to enter her contest to win the Juicy Couture Cupcake Oven Charm.  I figured I would still share it with our readers since it can be purchased from the Juicy Couture website for $58.00.  Although the charm it tiny, only 1 5/8in X 1in in size, it contains a great amount of detail including “bake me some couture” written on the back.

Jessie Oleson, also known as Cakespy, recently upped the ante for filled cupcakes by creating…a cupcake-stuffed cupcake.  I do not kid.  She really made cupcakes that were stuffed with an even smaller cupcake.  We have the picture and the recipe to prove it.

Those cupcakes are full of it...and by it we mean more cupcakes. (photo courtesy of Cakespy and Serious Eats Recipes)

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From today through September 26th, more than 700 bakeries and stores all over the country are joining cupcake forces to sell cupcakes for a cause.  They are raising funds and awareness for CancerCare for Kids, an organization that provides support services to kids and families dealing with cancer.  You can find a participating bakery near you here.  If you can’t find a location near you, you can order online from CupcakeStop.  Visit Cupcakes for a Cause for more information.

My great friend Anne just shared this awesome cake she ordered from her Target bakery for her son’s seventh birthday.  The party had a mad science theme and the beaker pull-apart cupcake cake was a perfect fit.  This would be a great cake to make for a Halloween party too.   I wish my local Target had a bakery!

Happy Birthday Avery!

What color are your tiger stripes?

That is the question that is being asked over at ATC Sponsor Pink Sugar Bakery.

But why? Well, did you know that of all the tigers in the world that there are only about 3,000 left in the wild?  According to Pink Sugar Bakery, “poaching and habitat destruction have decimated the population of tigers in the wild” so they are calling on your assistance.

These little cupcake necklaces are not only adorable but they have been created specifically to support the Wildlife Conservation Society and the tigers.  From each one $5.00 is being donated directly to the cause, and best of all you can wear your stripes, be they black and orange, white and black, or the rather rare hot pink and white tiger stripes proudly.

You can purchase one of these limited edition Tiger necklaces for $14.99 plus shipping from Pink Sugar Bakery up until the end of October, or you can head directly to the WCA website to donate directly.

Feeling down about another blah Monday? Well, this colorful giveaway should cheer you up!  This week we are introducing you to fabulous Etsy crafter, Red Elm Designs. They specialize in unique handmade crayons. With over 100 different designs, it was hard for me to choose my favorites, but here are a few Fall ones you have to see:

Wouldn’t these be perfect party favors for your Halloween party?  In addition to these crayons, they also have many, many cupcake crayons to choose from.  This week Red Elm Designs is giving away 6 colorful cupcake crayons to one oh-so-lucky ATC fan! 

I personally own and love these little beauties too!  To enter this giveaway, go to Red Elm Designs and have a nice look around.  Then come back here to ATC and click on the comment area below.  Tell us your favorite crayon and what type of crayon you think Red Elm should make next.  One winner will be chosen on Monday, September 27th.  Thanks Red Elm Designs for sponsoring this colorful giveaway!

Make sure to become a fan of Red Elm Designs on Facebook too!