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Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
Dominique of Sugarplum Cupcakes from across the pond over in England shared her masterful animal cupcake creations with us. My favorite is the sheep. The pearls woven together to simulate the wool is adorable. She will be offering a “Novelty Cupcake Workshop” to share her tips and tricks:
Forgot to mention I host cupcake workshops in Suffok, UK. These four
characters are stars of my latest ‘Novelty Cupcake Workshop’. Haven’t
named them yet, but really excited about filling a whole class with
them in the New Year! – Dominique
Too bad we are on the wrong side of the pond to attend. Register by contact her at her website contact form or on her Facebook page.
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Saturday, November 5th, 2011
Amanda from The Clever Little Cupcake Company, a custom cake and cupcake bakery in Lanconshire county of northwest England, is responsible for these brilliant creations for her own father.
Your eyes do not deceive you. There are pills and intestines on that cupcake. Click on the picture for larger image. Please check out more of Amanda’s delicate work at her cupcake gallery. Amanda writes:
These are for my Dad as a token good luck as he is having an operation on his bowels on Monday. He won’t be able to eat things like this for a while, so I thought the bowel cupcakes might cheer him up (or he might hit me!!).
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Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
Like real seashells on the beach, these edible pastel sea shells sit on a of bed of apple cider icing. These sea-side cupcake creations are available with at least 14 days notice from Retro Bakery in Las Vegas, NV. Please contact them for complete pricing and availability of seasonal flavors.
Click through for 20 other seashell and beach-themed cupcake creations from bakers all over to spark your cupcake imagination for weddings, birthdays, or a rainy weekend.
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Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
Hol-Berry Cupcakes from Hatfield, PA offers this simply elegant combination of cupcakes around the classic circus theme. Each creation hearkens back to simpler times of a child when colors were bright and shapes were straightforward. Even the background to the cupcake images were chosen to accent the circus feeling with retro party patterns.
Fantastic set of circus cupcakes for any lucky young birthday boy or girl!
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Monday, October 17th, 2011
Today we feature an international cupcakery from Argentina. Pin-Up Pasteleria initially opened in 2009 and has quickly gathered a following with their pin-up quality baked goods. Their offering spans cupcakes, cookies, galletas, and lollycakes. Their coloring and design are refreshingly international! Click through to see more of their delicious creations.
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Sunday, October 16th, 2011
Lisa Pongrace and her friends from Acme Muffineering brought the Cupcake and Muffin Cars to arts and crafts events such as Burning Man as well as Maker Faire. We covered some of her previous exploits in a previous cupcake car post.
We found this video entertaining as it offers a glimpse inside the inner workings of a muffin car! All electric motor. Top speed of 15 mph. Acme Muffineering promises to release more details on how to make your own with $500 to $1,500 in materials.
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Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
Are cupcakes a fad? Duncan Bloor recently posted some illuminating visuals on his Search Insights blog that show the cupcake trend sweeping the globe. The deep blue represents strong cupcake interest, see how the deep blue is spreading across nations.
As Mark Twain has declared when confronted with news of his own death in newspapers, “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” By the looks of it, the cupcake trend continues to strengthen.
More visuals and data on the cupcake trend at the David’s Search Insights blog.
One thing I am beginning to miss as the winter sets in are flowers, so I began a search for inspiration flower cupcakes to remind me of spring. Here are some of the best creations I found on the interwebs made by professional bakers, at-home enthusiasts, and even a jeweler!
See the 20 inspiring and elegant flower cupcakes after the jump and get to know the people that created them in the picture captions.
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Saturday, October 1st, 2011
Apologies, as I have been remiss in sharing the wonderful reader submitted cupcake tattoos that have come in this year. I will be slowly catching up with the backlog.
Please do continue to share your cupcake tattoos or other creations with us! As with all user submissions, please send large images that are well focused and sharp for the best effect to [email protected]. Definitely include your comments, stories, or thank yous about the tattoo, and we will include it in your picture caption!
The standard and cute cupcake tattoo has been transformed into very personal and intimate forms of artistic expression. This trend continues as we see new cupcake art develop before our eyes.
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Friday, February 5th, 2010
We’ve all seen this face on our friends and loved ones. The adorable furrowing of the brows, squint of the face, and the anticipation of the sweet and soft hit of the bite into bliss! Photo from MandyMoons Twitpic.
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
After half a year of losing access to our Twitter account, we have regained it again! The official ATC Twitter account is at @allcupcakes. Follow us for cupcake tweets!
Brilliant assortment of the infamous Hello Kitty and Sanrio friends. This set was constructed by Gabby Cupcakes. I also see Keroppi, Badtz-maru, Chococat, but alas.. no Pochacco.
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Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Twelve Drummers Drumming
Eleven Pipers Piping Ten Lords A-leaping Nine Ladies Dancing Eight Maids A-Milking Seven Swans A-Swimming Six Geese A-Laying Five Gold Rings Four calling birds, Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree.
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Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Eleven Pipers Piping
Ten Lords A-leaping Nine Ladies Dancing Eight Maids A-Milking Seven Swans A-Swimming Six Geese A-Laying Five Gold Rings Four calling birds, Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Ten Lords A-Leaping
Nine Ladies Dancing Eight Maids A-Milking Seven Swans A-Swimming Six Geese A-Laying Five Gold Rings Four calling birds, Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Nine Ladies Dancing
Eight Maids A-Milking Seven Swans A-Swimming Six Geese A-Laying Five Gold Rings Four calling birds, Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree.
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Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
December 15th is officially National Cupcake Day. Yes, there are other cupcake days, but they are centered around certain flavors:
National Chocolate Cupcake Day on Oct 18
National Vanilla Cupcake Day on Nov 10
In this spirit, I also want to share my favorite Monkey Face Cupcakes. I’ve had a blast making these with my kids, and they had a great time eating and playing with the fondant as if it was Playdoh.
Any cupcake cake or icing would be fine as the fun part really lies within making the monkey faces toppers; hoever, if I were making this to impress, I would match it with this Banana Bread Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting recipe.
For the topper itself, Aine explains the process:
Another option would be to not make an entire head, but just the face. The face can then be applied on top of the cupcake and icing similar to these cupcake below from prettysweet boutique.
