Well it doesn’t get much cuter than giant panda cupcakes. (The pandas are giant, not the cupcakes.) But don’t eat them–they’re endangered!

Are you still in need of some last-minute ideas for Mother’s Day? I think there are at least two things that most every Mom would love to have: relaxation and cupcakes.

I don’t think you could go wrong with these “Momosa Cupcakes”.  These cupcakes are made to look like mimosas.  They fit inside a champagne glass and they even have bubbles.  See this tutorial for detailed instructions.

So give your Mom (or wife) a chance to sit back and relax with one of these this Mother’s Day! She surely won’t forget it, and she will probably be extremely impressed with your cupcake-making abilities.

Check out my newest Etsy find: handmade glass beads–featuring cupcakes! Visit this talented artist at Kitzbitz Art Glass or at her Etsy shop!

What was your favorite cereal growing up? Mine was Cap’n Crunch Berries, among others! But, if you answered Cinnamon Toast Crunch – then this post is for you.

With Sprinkles on Top posted this great recipe for Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cupcakes.

I love recipes that use a boxed mix and adds a few ingredients to make it fancy- Genius!

I love this idea! Make some cute cupcakes with ingredients you probably already have kicking around! Check out Jasminwoo’s Flickr stream for other cool stuff (like Hello Kitty poptarts–what?!).

We still have no Winner yet for our Cupcake Cat Collar  giveaway —

Shannon

I would donate this adorable collar to the sweet kitties at my local animal shelter’s “cattery”!

Shannon, Please contact me at [email protected] within the week.

Congrats to Shannon! Stay tuned for the next giveaway.

Thanks again to Sweet Pickles Designs!

I have to admit that although I love to eat cupcakes, shop for cupcake items and even make cupcake crafts, I am not superb at cupcake decorating.  So many times I have an amazing vision in my head of the beautiful cupcakes I am going to decorate for a special someone’s special day and they turn out looking… well… anything but special.  Sure they might taste good, but isn’t half of the appeal of cupcakes how they look? So here is my guilty pleasure that makes everything better. Even “professional” bakers have bad days…

And here are just a few of my favorite recent additions:

These lego cupcakes aren’t as involved as some we’ve seen, but they are pretty darn cute and would make many little boys I know very happy. And what little boy doesn’t adore Thomas and his friends? These cute creations are from Little Robin Cake Studio of Wodonga, Victoria in Australia. You can also visit their Facebook page.

Target has kids sized cupcake flip flops in their dollar bin section! Perfect for wearing to the pool or beach this summer, and a great price for growing kids!

Oh my gosh! How funny is that? This squirrel is perched on the edge of a garbage can in North London. I admire a squirrel who knows what he wants!

Cinco de Mayo is almost over, but these margarita cupcakes would be a nice treat any time.  If you want to make them kid-friendly, it is recommended to use vanilla extract instead of tequila.  Kick back, relax, and enjoy!

How cute are these pinata cupcakes? They are the perfect kid friendly cupcake for cinco de mayo tomorrow!

Welcome the quickly-approaching summer with these hummingbird cupcakes.  This recipe comes from Elinor Klivans, the author of Cupcakes!, a collection of 50 cupcake recipes.

If you’re like me, I had no idea what hummingbird cake was until today.  It is a mixture of yellow cake with bananas, pecans and pineapples, topped generously with cream cheese frosting.

Check out some other hummingbird cupcake recipes in previous ATC posts (here and here) and see which one you’d like to try!

I know that the next holiday is Mother’s Day so I should be thinking of my mom before I start thinking about Father’s Day but I spotted this cupcake print tie from Ferramago on the Selfridges & Co website and now I’m wondering what I’ll give my dad this year.   I know my dad would never wear a cupcake tie, which is a good thing because he wouldn’t want this tie that costs £115.00!  It’s still a fun idea and I’m sure somewhere out there there’s a dad that would wear a cupcake print tie.

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Move over fried ice cream–here comes margarita cupcakes! Visit the Columbia Daily Tribune for the recipe!

I recall several birthdays from when I was growing up where I requested my birthday cake to be a castle cake.  I loved that the homemade cake had ice cream cones covered in frosting for the towers.  These party hat cupcakes reminded me of my childhood birthday cake since they are cupcakes topped with ice cream cones decorated to look like party hats.  Cookies & Cups shared this cupcake idea that can be customized to fit any birthday party color scheme.