Sometimes it isn’t the perfect looking cupcake that wins the heart. Although they are professionally created, these cupcakes hearken back to a simpler time in our lives when baby blue frosting, simple lettering, and sprinkles bring joy. We’ve seen many fantastic wedding cupcakes, now this is a fantastic wedding proposal cupcake.
None of these cupcake tips in Newsweek magazine from Pam Nelson, owner of Butter Lane Bakery, were that ground-breaking, but these tips have a smack yourself in the forehead simplicity. You can imagine if all the suggestions were followed, how much better tasting your cupcakes can be. The tips are:
– Use the best butter you can find
– When possible use real ingredients not extracts or artificial substitutes
– Use real chocolate over cocoa powder
– Frosting does not have to be teeth-shattering sweet
– Wrap your cupcakes after baking to preserve moistness
Hi! I just wanted to share my robot cupcakes with you! This is for my son Otis Rhythm! Thanks for looking! I love your site so much:) Love Katharine
Great job Katharine with this cupcake tree. The presentation really pops with the lightning blue and the robot cupcake toppers. Too bad the toppers are sold out on Etsy.
The NY Cake Convention takes place January 2-5, 2010. Next year, why tell us so early? The premier contest in the NY Cake Convention this year is Cake VS Cupcake with a whopping grand prize of $2,500. The official site states:
“THE FACE OFF” CAKE VS. CUPCAKE
- Decorated Cupcakes: Entries can be with made with actual cup cakes or Sty ro foam cup cakes deco rated with any sugar medium. At least twelve (12) cup cakes must be included in the dis play. Cup cake struc tures are allowed. Exhibit to fit within a base area of 46cm (18”).
- Novelty Cake: A regular shaped cake decorated in a novel fash ion with any sugar medium. Dummies or internal supports can be used. Exhibit to fit within a base area of 46cm (18″).
- First, second, and third place win ners in each cat e gory are then determined.
- The first place winner in each category will then be judged to determine the winner of the Cake vs. Cup cake competition.
Even if you are not a professional baker, there are SEVEN classes of competition you can enter depending on your experience levels from Youth/Teen all the way to Masters. With the competition a mere 3 months out, it is time to put on the brainstorming caps and represent the cupcake nation!
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NY Cake Convention
January 2-5, 2010
Hotel Pennsylvania
401 Seventh Avenue (33rd Street)
New York, NY
Swirlz Cupcakes of Chicago has holiday cupcakes ready for local pickup or delivery!
Eggnog – Spicy nutmeg vanilla cake with a layer of white chocolate ganache and topped with rich eggnog buttercream
Pink Peppermint Stick – Rich chocolate cake with bittersweet chocolate ganache and topped off with two-toned pink buttercream and a mint candy
Gingerbread – Old-fashioned gingerbread cake, a layer of white chocolate ganache, topped with cream cheese buttercream
Chocolate Marshmallow
Deliciously moist chocolate cake filled with a fluffy marshmallow center,
layers of chocolate ganache and marshmallow buttercream,
topped with a happy skull and crossbones
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Swirlz Cupcakes
705 w. belden, chicago, il
phone: 773.404.2253
fax: 773.404.2255
www.swirlzcupcakes.com
Just yesterday, California was suffering through another 90-100 degree Indian summer day. The last throes of summer refusing to leave. In a dramatic 24 hour reversal, it is now a brisk 60 degrees; the wind that has been absent for so long is back. Fall is here, and winter is just around the corner.
With fall comes the sniffles and the cold, and Ditsy Daisies delivers again with two new cupcake items. The first are reusable cupcake hand warmers. They come in a pack of 2 and easily fit into handbags or pockets.
The second are adorable cupcake pocket hankies. These thick 3-ply hankies the come in packs of 2. Instant relief for cold runny noses!
Patty, AKA Vampire Gran, designed a beautiful elephant cupcake that does not take many resources to pull off. Needed materials are a couple pastry bags, two decorating tips #804 and #124, and chocolate chips for eyes. Full step by step photos and instructions were immensely helpful.
For my birthday this year, my boyfriend made a cupcake t shirt modeled off a cupcake tattoo he found on the internet. I love it!
-Kim in Kansas
Happy Bday Kim! You have a very talented boyfriend.
Some people say that the cupcake bubble has reached a pinnacle. This is most likely true for certain areas of the country. Most prominent are the Los Angeles, New York, and Washington DC areas; each boasting many quality cupcakes stores to enjoy and compare against. Have certain US metropolitan areas reached saturation point for the number of cupcake stores it can support? Yes, definitely.
Are there other areas other than the major US metropolitan areas that cupcakes have not spread to? Yes.
Here are some other cupcakes stores that have found a home in areas you would have never have thought possible:
After falling in love with the cupcakes and baked goods, Fadi Jaber started “Sugar Daddy’s” in his home in Amman, Jordan. Business has been doing so well he opened new stores in Beirut and Dubai. Aside from the original American flavors, Jaber tries to appeal to regional tastes, creating a date cupcake with cream cheese frosting, as well as pistachio with orange blossom frosting.
Mexico City’s cupcake king, Tom Grant, started “Cupcakes by Tom” in the middle of a country who has not been introduced to cupcakes. About 60 customers descend on the bakery each day to scoop up a few hundred cupcakes and a hundred muffins baked every morning. Tom is a true cupcake ambassador.
I love your site!:) This is the beginning of my baking sleeve… I hope to own a vegan bakery one day..for now I just bake for a local coffee shop!:) Here is a link to some of my cupcake creations..Enjoy! – Joelle
When is a savory cupcake too savory and becomes something else entirely? It looks like a cupcake, and designed like a cupcake, but this Lamb Merguez Savory Cupcake on golden raisin couscous topped with white bean puree is definitely a cupcake inspired dinner. Even the tomato on top looks like a maraschino cherry.
You decide. Cupcake or imposter. Full recipe here.
You should add a “little cupcake” section. I authorize use of my home photos of Addy “Baby Cupcake”
Addy loves to sport her cupcake leg warmers, onesie, cloth diaper and hand knitted diaper cover. The diaper cover is by Jody’s Designs on Hyenacart.comSara
Thank you Sara for sharing your baby photos. Best wishes to Addy as If we continue to get more submissions, I would be happy to start a “Little Cupcake” category for these cuties!
Wish Cake is a cupcake delivery service for the Philadelphia area making birthday and special-event cupcake deliveries to schools, day-care facilities and businesses in Pennsylvania’s Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties. Either design your own cupcake from scratch or choose from their existing cupcake menu. Below are some of my favorites:
Lemon
Cookies and Creme
Tie-Dye
As Britian celebrates its National Cupcake Week (Sept 14-Sept 19), various cupcake bakeries are vying for attention in the news. Today, Sayers and Hampson’s, a UK chain of stores and Cafés, launched their version of the world’s smallest cupcake. Measuring 1.5 cm wide and 3 cm high, it is truly a tiny morsel. Sayers said the Guinness Book of Records entry for the World’s Smallest Cupcake has never been recorded, so it is hoping its mini baked good will be a worthy contender.
Cute enamel and ceramic cupcake with high gloss finish. This cupcake 8.5 cm high by 6 cm cupcake has a hollow center to store trinkets and accessories which can be accessed through a hinged lid. These pieces are well made and substantial. Great gift to impress for birthdays or special occasions.
Available from Ditsy Daisies.
Vanessa Hansford of Duk Design is a graphic designer by day, living and working in Silverlake, right outside of LA and am has her own small design studio. Vanessa has a delicate and clean touch to her designs. Here are some of the logos she has designed for cake and cupcake shops and please feel free to view more of her works on her new website: www.dukdesign.com.
Traditionally, the overlap between football and cupcakes were minor. Even the meaning of cupcake in football lingo is not the sweet and moist dessert we all crave. Instead, it can be defined as:
to compete or win with little effort
An example would be this article title: Not all Big 12 teams have cupcakes on opening menu. Many schools football teams usually schedule cupcakes at the beginning of the season to get the winning momentum rolling.
Football-themed cupcake accessories usually have usually been quite scarce, so ATC was happy to see football helmet sleeves that come in 14 colors to match your favorite school. Seems perfect for school pride parades, game watching party, or birthday parties.
If memory serves me correctly, the first cupcake videos to go viral was “The Cuppycake Song” by Judianna Castle featuring I believe to be the son and daughter of Judianna.
Cupcakes are not just a food, but also a cultural phenomenon that has spanned a gamut of themes from traditional to upscale as well as quaint to cool. A reader Madeline pointed out a couple of cupcake rap videos that expand the cupcake universe even further.
More beautiful cupcake tattoos out there in the world!
I came across your site a couple days before I got my first tattoo.. a cupcake! And I thought to myself, what an awesome site to show my appreciation of the greatest dessert ever! So I finally got around to sending a picture in! By the way, I love the site, it’s super cute and yummy! – Taylor
I love vegan cupcakes. I hope to have my own vegan bakery/coffeeshop sometime in the future! This is a picture of my first tattoo. :D – Katherine
I love all the pictures you show of your readers cupcake tattoos. I just recently got my cupcake tattoo for my daughter Lily. Your site helped me tremendously when drawing it up. Hope you like it. – Trina
Sometimes our zeal for life drives us to extremes like tasting the best cupcake, being the best parent, or literally blogging about All Things Cupcake. There are other priorities that is part of cooking and making cupcakes that we should all try to remember.
Kim O’Donnel reveals 10 lessons cooking has taught her. This piece if very well written and straight from the heart. My favorite among them is this one:
10. Less really is more. Exhibit A: the grilled cheese sandwich. If I cooked my last meal over a skillet, ironing two pieces of Cheddar-stuffed bread together with some strong mustard, I would be smiling wide
Calling on youth artists from across Los Angeles! On Saturday, September 12, 2009, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Soul Cups Cupcake and Catering Company will feature a special Back to School event at Say Cheese Café, 2800 Hyperion Avenue in Silver Lake, California.
As a special part of the event, Soul Cups is holding a “Draw Your Favorite Cupcake” contest for children ages 7-12. Cupcake and café executives and local artists will serve as the judging panel, and will choose two lucky winners. The top two youth with the best designs will each win one dozen cupcakes for their family.
•Students can drop off their designs to Say Cheese Cafe, 2800 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027.
•The top five designs will be showcased at the Soul Cups “Draw Your Favorite Cupcake” event and sale at Say Cheese on September 12th.
•The top five drawings will be featured in any photo opportunities. Drawings will not be returned unless a self-addressed and postage paid envelope is included.
•Again applicants MUST be ages 7-12.
•Also, on September 12th Soul Cups Cupcakes will once again sell their famous cupcakes at Say Cheese and debut two new cupcake samples:
Lemon Drop cupcake (made with fresh lemon juice and lemon filling)
Piggy Pop cupcake (savory & sweet creation; chocolate bacon)
This is one sweet event parents and children can enjoy and savor together.
In July, we featured a cupcake photo contest sponsored by Baked By Melissa, a New York City cupcake bakery. The results are in, and the photos are stunning! Check the cupcake photos out for yourself at BakedByMelissa.com.
Congratz to the winners including Shelby Chan who nabbed $500 and 100 Free cupcakes!
It may be a little difficult to navigate the photos. I tried dragging and flicking the photos to the left, but that doesn’t advance the photos. Look for a little arrow on the right hand side. Click on that to see the next photo!
I think my favorite is the Jesus bear cupcake photo. What is your favorite?
Hello dear readers,
We are looking to add new writers to the ATC team. AllThingsCupcake.com has a long tradition of being a leader in bringing cupcake news, products, and ideas to the attention of cupcake lovers everywhere. As a leading cupcake website with over 3,000 unique visitors a day, there will be no problem with having your voice heard.
If you have a point of view about anything cupcakes, write me an email at [email protected]. Let me know a little about yourself and what you would like to write about.
Harrison at ATC
SusieCakes of Newport Beach, CA is offering a free applesauce cupcake for any pre-school through 6th grade student who received an “A” assignment from Sept 1 through Sept 30.
An additional drawing to win cupcakes for your entire class is available at the store. The more entries from your class, the better your chance of winning!
What a fun giveaway event for SusieCakes. It hooks directly into a seasonal back-to-school trend. There is positive social value being created by motivating young children. Finally, it is great targeted marketing to the key parents demographic.
Singer Katy Perry of “I Kissed a Girl” fame has taken her embrace of cupcake to a new level. At first it was eating cupcakes…
Then it was accessorizing with a cute cupcake handbag.
Now she is wearing cupcake too. :)
