Well, we here on the U.S. East coast are in the midst of a large snow storm today that will allow us to have our first white Christmas in many, many years.   Have you noticed it’s also snowing here at ATC?  In honor of this snowy weather, I went to Etsy and looked up “snow cupcakes” and found some nice little treasures to share with all of you.  To all who are enjoying the white stuff out your window, stay warm and eat a cupcake!

Snowflake Cupcake Wrappers  Set $4

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Christmas Tea Party Illustration $10

Just a little reminder that Sunday is the last day to enter the giveaway sponsored by Etsy seller hopeNdew. Please click here to enter to win the Snowbunny Cupcake.

For those of you who are last minute shoppers, here are some cute cupcake gift ideas from some skilled Etsy sellers. Only 9 days left until Christmas!

Christmas Cupcake Bib 3 for $19.99

Cupcake Christmas Tree Ornament $9.95

Cupcake Christmas Earrings $10.20

In honor of National Cupcake Day (yesterday) I wanted to share with you my favorite cupcake recipe.  It comes from Hershey’s and is more often used for cakes rather than cupcakes.  However, Hershey’s does give you info on how to modify it for perfect chocolate cupcakes.   This recipe is also on the back of all Hershey’s cocoa containers.  I make them ever few months and have found that doubling the frosting recipe is much needed for the frosting addicts in my house.   

Hershey’s “Perfectly Chocolate” Chocolate Cake Recipe

Here’s my most recent batch.

If you have a favorite cupcake recipe we’d love to see it!  Leave a link to it in our comment area below or leave it on our Facebook fan page.

This week I am introducing you to fellow Etsy crocheter hopeNdew.  She specializes in the sweetest little crocheted cupcake plushies.  I have been crocheting for more years than I care to admit and can tell you that she is a skilled crafter!   Here’s Miss Peachy, who happily resides in my home:

Alright all you die-hard cupcake lovers, All Things Cupcake is now on Facebook!  I have just started up our page and it is ready to be fanned.  

Just click on this link:

http://www.facebook.com/allthingscupcake

Upload your cupcake photos directly to our Facebook page and they may be featured on the ATC  website too.  Post cupcake questions or ideas and connect with other cupcake lovers on FB. 

And the winner is Candace R. !
Congratulations! Please email us at [email protected] and give us your full name and email address so rathina can contact you. Thanks to all who entered and commented on her wonderful items. Be sure to enter our next giveaway coming on Monday, December 14th.  Special thanks to rathina for sponsoring this giveaway!

 This month’s Crafts ‘n Things magazine is filled with cupcakes!  Well, not edible ones but over 20 cupcake crafts that you can make.  The magazine is celebrating 35 years of crafting with this sweet issue.  Cupcake cards, boxes, ornaments, magnets, quilts and much more.   They also included a few cupcake recipes that look quite yummy.    

Visit stayhomecupake’s Etsy shop.

Looking for a special way to wrap a holiday gift this year? Well, I found some cute cupcake containers on Etsy today that would be perfect holders for a sweet little present. 

Create Your Own Cupcake Gift Box$6 

 Ceramic Cupcake Trinket Box $20

Hello there cupcake lovers! This is just a reminder that Sunday is the last day to enter our cupcake switchplate giveaway. Please click here to enter. 

Have you ever wished that you could own your own cupcake bakery?  Now is your chance to try it out first on your computer for only $17.99 from Amazon.com!

  I haven’t played this game yet but it looks very interesting.  Here’s what Amazon.com  had to say about it:

* Play over 42 different levels in 9 exciting locations.

*Design tasty cupcakes with unique patterns and toppings as each level increases in difficulty.

*Upgrade the Cupcake Cafe with cool power-ups and amazing machines to keep your customers happy and business booming.

*Make your own cupcakes at home with the built-in cupcake cookbook!

If any of our ATC readers have played this game, please click on the comment area below and give us your review!

This week we are hosting a giveaway for Etsy seller rathina.  She is a very talented crafter who makes custom switch plates and outlet covers.  Check out this adorable cover she made for me:

I went to Joanne’s Fabric and Crafts Store last week and was so pleased to find these two new adorable cupcake fabrics.  Look for a 50% off coupon in the Sunday paper and get it for $3.50/yard.  

I bought a couple of yards but haven’t decided what I will make it into yet.  Maybe a pillowcase for me or a skirt for my daughter?  Click on the comment area below and tell me what you would do!

Visit stayhomecupcake’sEtsy shop.

I love reading cupcake cookbooks and trying new recipes I find in them.   Today, I found some great looking cupcake cookbooks to share with you.  I went on Amazon.com and picked out a few that got top ratings from their customers.  I know money may be tight with the holidays coming up so think free: try your local library and enjoy some cupcake reading this winter for nothing.  The photos on the covers make my mouth water!

Sweetness Delicious Baked Treats for Every Occasion by Sarah Levy

Cupcakes, Cupcakes and More Cupcakesby Lilach German

Cupcakes to Celebrate Love and Life by Callie Maritz

101 Gourmet Cupakes in 10 Minutes by Wendy Paul

Do you have a favorite cupcake cookbook you’d like to share?  Click on the comment section below and tell us about it!

And the winner is… Lauren!

Congratulations! Please email us at [email protected] and give us your full name and email address so littleanu can contact you. Thanks to all who entered and commented on her wonderful items. Be sure to enter our next giveaway coming one week from today.

Sometimes I want to open my front door wide and shout, “I love cupcakes!”  For the sake of my neighbors (and my husband) I have found a few ways this week that I can show my love for our sweet little friends using the words of some crafty Etsy sellers.

Cupcake Speak Cuff Bracelet $15

 Maybe this should be ATC’s membership bracelet!

 

Mini Framed Cupcake Print $10

Truer words were never spoken…

 

 

Visit stayhomecupcake’sEtsy shop.

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This week I’d like to introduce you to Etsy crafter littleanu.  Her shop is full of whimsical cupcake items and I am so happy to own a few of them.  Check out some of my favorites:

These little cupcake pillows are part of a series thatlittleanu calls “The Sweet Tooth Family”.  Buyers can pick a flavor/color scheme, and she’ll cook up something special for you.  I have  a pretty pink one and it is as soft as it is cute!  The cupcakes are hand-painted on fabric  and the backing is made using recycled (& washed) T-shirts.   Here are some other beauties from her shop: 

Now you, our loyal ATC readers, have a chance to win your own cupcake pillow from littleanu.  She will let you pick ANY flavor cupcake you would like.  What a treat!  To enter this contest, please visit littleanu‘s shop and then come back to ATC.  Click on the comment area below and tell us what cupcake pillow color scheme you liked best or what flavor you think would be a great addition to her shop.   One winner will be chosen on Monday, November 23rd.   Thanks littleanu for giving away a wonderful pillow! 

Last week I posted several metal cupcake crafts I was drawn to on Etsy and this week I found something interesting wooden items. One I loved so much I went ahead and bought it immediately. See if you can guess which one!

Cupcake Soap Dish $8

Cupcake Board Game $20

Cupcake Puzzle $19.95

Birthday Cupcake $12

So which one did I buy?  The wooden soap dish! Although I can’t bring myself to put soap on it yet- it’s just too cute sitting on my desk! 

And the winner is… Adrienne!
Congratulations! Please email us at [email protected] and give us your full name and email address so namethatthing can contact you.  Thanks to all who entered and commented on her wonderful items.  This contest had our biggest response to date!  Be sure to enter our next giveaway coming one week from today. Thanks again to namethatthing for the great prize!

Tomorrow is the last day to enter to win our Cupcake Tote giveaway sponsored by namethatthing.  Please click here to enter!

And the winner is… Drea!
I posted this last week but must have missed you!  Please email us at [email protected] and give us your full name and address so we can have the decals mailed to you.    Thanks again to tweetheartwallart for the great prize!

There are so many cupcake shirts, dresses and pajamas in stores for little girls right now.   I went into my daughter’s closet today and counted 15 cupcakes shirts that I have bought for her!  I have looked long and hard to find a cupcake shirt for myself that doesn’t make me look like I raided her wardrobe.  I finally found one!

(No, this isn’t me!) 

This shirt was made by DressingOnTheSideand it is pen and ink artwork silkscreened on a supersoft white women’s basic crewneck t-shirt.  It is a lightweight shirt which makes it perfect for layering.    She advised me to get one size larger than my normal size and it fits me great.   Please note that she has a limited stock of this cute cupcake design.   DressingOnThe Side is currently running a special for ATC fans.  Just mention All Things Cupcake at checkout and you will receive $5 off!

My husband brought me home a nice little present from BJ’s Wholesale Club this weekend.  It was this box of Ghirardelli Triple Chocolate Cupcake Mix. 

Recently I have been brave and tried some new scratch cupcake recipes but boxed mixes will always have a special place in my heart.   This box came with 2 powdered cake mixes,  2 powdered frosting mixes and liners to make 2 dozen cupcakes total.  Both mixes needed a few simple liquid ingredients.  Here’s the finished cupcakes:

These cupcakes were so yummy!   Although the recipe stated that each bag made 12 cupcakes, I ended up with 15 and had to resort to some Betty Crocker frosting to finish them off (that’s why you see 2 shades of brown).   We are also big frosting lovers in my house so if I had put on less I may have had enough for all 15. I added some chocolate sprinkles to a few so maybe these were actually quadruple chocolate cupcakes!    They tasted best the same night they were made because the chocolate chips in the cake were still melted.   I can’t wait to make the other batch!

This week’s giveaway comes to us from Etsy seller namethatthing.   Her shop specializes in personalized items.   She finds the best buys on popular items and can embroider a name, initials or clip art.  I was so excited to get this little cupcake tote in the mail from them:

The bag was well made and is probably the cutest cupcake bag I have ever seen.  She has so many bags that would be great for gift-giving this holiday season or for goodie bags for a special birthday party.   I also love these other cupcakes from her shop:

Now it is your chance to win your own cupcake bag (you pick which one!) and have it personalized!   Just go to namethatthing’s shop and take a few minutes to look around.  Then come back here to ATC and click on the comment area below.  Please tell us what non-cupcake you like best and why.  One winner will be chosen on November 9th.  Thank you namethatthing for sponsoring this giveaway!