Here in North Carolina we have been having weather in the 80s! Which means these green ice cream cupcakes from One Charming Party would be perfect for St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow! Using mint chocolate chip ice cream and green liners, these festive no-bake cupcakes are easy to make in advance, saving you time to celebrate the holiday!
As you all may know, I am all about DIY! It gives me the daily creativity that I need and I love being able to say, “Look at what I did!”
As I was searching for my newest DIY ventures, I found this amazing Cupcake Gift Box DIY from Sew. Craft. Create.
So cute & fabulous!
St. Patrick’s Day is only two days away! Are you baking cupcakes to make someone in your life’s day extra lucky? Anna and Blue Paperie’s website offers the cute, free printable download for cupcake toppers shown above. There are four topper designs on one sheet, these include a shamrock, the word “”lucky,” or the phrases “kiss me” and “Happy St. Patrick’s Day.”
For fans of something with more color, Modern Moments also has a free printable download for cupcake toppers, shown to the right. The Modern Moments rainbow toppers read “Happy Saint Patrick’s Day,” “Lucky You,” “Kiss Me,” and “Luck of the Irish”
Ahem, cupcakes anyone? In case you’re in the market for some cupcake lingerie, here are some offerings from Purrfect Pineapples, whose slogan is “fabulously naughty.” The cupcake corsets are custom made to fit you purrfectly! Have fun! (wink)
Another week, another trip to Target. And another cupcake hunt too! This week I found this adorable felt cupcake Easter basket for only $2.50. I also discovered that there is a small version to the large cupcake bucket I posted last week. The large is $8 and the small one is only $5. It’s going to be a cupcake filled Easter at my house this year!
Bed Bath and Beyond has these cupcake shaped containers of Easter candy. I have no idea what the flower candy inside the package tastes like but it definitely looks in the cupcake container! The candy costs $2.99 so it’s the perfect addition to any Easter basket or package.
Got a little man in your life who wants to have some cupcakes for his special day (or just because)? Cupcakes don’t have to be limited to girls! You should check out the selection of cupcake decorating kits at Williams-Sonoma. They have a wide selection, from Star Wars to Spider-Man to soccer to Peter Rabbit. Each kit comes with an assortment of liners and toppers.
Remember those cupcake shaped Easter eggs from Walmart that we shared with you? Well Target has Easter eggs that are decorated to look like cupcakes! I really like these eggs because they still have the traditional egg shape but are fun colors!
Target had some other cupcake products worth sharing like this cute cupcake pillow with a matching four piece toddler bed set. The pillow costs $14.99 and is fun even without the matching bedding!
Up and coming author, Meg Donahue’s debut novel, How to Eat a Cupcake comes out today! In honor of her and her novel we are doing a giveaway . One of our fabulous ATC readers will get their very own autographed copy of How to Eat a Cupcake.
To enter this giveaway, click on the comment area below and tell us how you eat a cupcake. One winner will be picked at random a week from today.
Here is a bit more about the book …(description taken from Meg Donahue’s website)
Free-spirited Annie Quintana and sophisticated Julia St. Clair come from two different worlds. Yet, as the daughter of the St. Clairs’ housekeeper, Annie grew up in Julia’s San Francisco mansion and they forged a bond that only two little girls oblivious to class differences could—until a life-altering betrayal destroyed their friendship.
A decade later, Annie bakes to fill the void left in her heart by her mother’s death, and a painful secret jeopardizes Julia’s engagement to the man she loves. A chance reunion prompts the unlikely duo to open a cupcakery, but when a mysterious saboteur opens up old wounds, they must finally face the truth about their past or risk losing everything.
You can purchase How to Eat a Cupcake from Indie Bound
Over the weekend I looked at the Easter items at Harris Teeter, the local grocery store. I spotted these purple and blue decoration cupcakes for $5.99. Does your grocery store have any fun cupcake items for Easter?
My stand mixer gets quite a workout, and doesn’t have much time to collect dust, but I’m still tempted to pick up one of these cute cupcake stand mixer covers from Etsy seller PlayingWithDolls. The covers sell for $18 each and 10% of each sale goes to support Volunteers in Medical Missions, an organization that provides free medical care to people in developing countries.
Last year I found these cupcakes after St. Patrick’s Day so I was too late to post them but I figured I would save them for this year. As I have said many times, I love simple, tasteful designs and that is why I love these Lucky Vanilla Cupcakes by Sprinkle Bakes. The cupcakes are a vanilla cake with honey cream cheese frosting that is topped with ground pistachios which is mean to look like a grassy knoll for the simple chocolate horseshoe to sit atop. These cupcakes are a fun twist on the traditional St. Patrick’s Day cupcakes which are usually green with shamrocks or leprechauns.
Magnolia Bakery’s cupcake of the month is currently the pistachio cupcake. These little green nuts make the perfect St. Patrick’s Day treat. Take a look at these lovely cupcakes, topped with pistachio meringue buttercream, and if you live close by, try one out for yourself!
Do you know a cupcake fan who’s birthday is coming up? Does that cupcake lover also happen to be a fan of Taylor Swift? Then Taylor Swift’s line of cards through American Greetings has the perfect card for you! I looked through the line of cards at my local Joann Fabrics and spotted the sparkly cupcake card shown above. The card reads “a sparkly cupcake…for a sparkly girl. Happy Birthday” and is reasonably priced at $3.49.
This is one thing that I never ever thought that I would see adorned with cupcakes, FALSE EYELASHES!
Would anyone out there wear these? I am not sure if I would be able to pull them off.
You can get these False Eyelashes at 15 bucks a pop from the Etsy shop EyelashJewerly .
When I go to an event, people expect me to bring cupcakes. Well, for last night’s event, I was pressed for time, and just didn’t think I had any fondant leprechauns in me. So, I tried to make things simple. I picked up some St. Patrick’s Day cupcake liners at the local craft store. I used a white cake mix (didn’t tell anyone) and some green food coloring for the cupcakes. Then I simply piped on some shamrocks, added some green sparkles for good measure, and called the job done. And guess what? People raved about them! Who would have thought? Happy St. Patty’s Day to me!
My local Joann Fabric store had these fun and festive cupcake yard decorations. I love that they are very colorful and are the perfect decration to tell party guests which house is the house of the birthday boy or girl!
Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, here are some yummy looking green tea cupcakes. I think they look quite festive. The green tea powder, used in both the cupcake and the frosting, gives them a nice cool green color.
Lately it seems like every time I go into World Market they have a new cupcake item! If you love cupcakes and have a store near you I strongly suggest you stop in to see all of their awesome cupcake items and easter decor. Yesterday I noticed these great cupcake sign that reads “Life is Sweet” and costs $79.99.
If you have children, then you have crayon scraps. You know, teeny tiny crayon stubs that no one colors with anymore. In our house, sometimes these get eaten by the dog, but if we prevent that from happening, these little crayon scraps pile up in the bottom of the crayon box.
So, what do you do with old crayons? Why, you make cupcakes of course! My kids will happily color with their new “crayon cupcakes,” giving new life to old stubs.
Here’s how:
Did you know that the Oreo cookie turns 100 years old this month? What better way to celebrate than with Oreo cupcakes??
My favorite way to eat an oreo has always been icing first, cookie last. However, after seeing this cupcake, I think my favorite way to eat an oreo would be in cupcake form! Be sure to check out the Oreo Birthday Cupcake recipe, which of course features lots of those delightful treats called Oreos.
Happy (belated) Birthday, Dr. Seuss!
As many of you may and should know, Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax came out in the movie theaters this past Friday. This was also Dr. Seuss’ birthday as well!
In honor of him and premiere of The Lorax, Liz from Hoosier Homemade made these amazing Lorax inspired cupcakes!
Make sure to check out Hoosier Homemade every Tuesday for Cupcake Tuesday.
Who out there has seen The Lorax?!
All of the quotes featured in this blog post are by Dr. Seuss.
Today I ran into Walmart to pick up a few groceries and I noticed a display for a new Duncan Hines product, Frosting Creations. Frosting Creations are flavor packets that you stir into frosting to create new flavors. The steps are really easy, start with the frosting starter and choose one of the 12 available flavor options. Make a hole in the frosting center, add the entire flavor packet, and stir until well combined. The flavor options include bubble gum, cotton candy, chocolate marshmallow, cherry vanilla, cinnamon role, white chocolate raspberry, and more! At my local Walmart the flavor packets were $0.94 each. If you decide to try the flavor packets, check out the website, there are recipes for each flavor!
