Archive for the 'Valentines Day' Category

Red Velvet Valentine Cupcakes

By on Monday, February 14th, 2011

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! If you’re still looking for a cupcake idea to bake for this evening or maybe after school, here’s one more idea for you! I originally saw these semi-homemade red velvet cupcakes with hearts cut out of them on Two Tiny Kitchens.  The cupcake and frosting recipe is posted there along with the instructions for how to make the heart shaped cut out.  One important tip she shared for the heart cutout is to fill the cupcake molds all the way to the top of the liners! Happy baking!

DIY: Pom Pom Heart Toppers

By on Sunday, February 13th, 2011

A few weeks ago while looking at Simple Song I noticed the cupcake image shown above.  I loved the Pom Pom heart toppers and of course checked out Hank and Hunt’s Etsy page.  For $10 you could order a set of six toppers that measure 1.5” by 2” each.  This weekend while looking around online I noticed that Jenny from Hank and Hunt was a guest blogger on The Sweetest Occasion and shared a DIY tutorial for how to make the pom pom heart cupcake toppers!  Its obviously too late to order the set from their Etsy page and receive them in time for Valentine’s Day tomorrow, but it’s not to late to make your own! Check out the original post for all the DIY instructions!

Happy Valentines Day ‘Hoot’

By on Sunday, February 13th, 2011

One thing that is almost as big as cupcakes, is a trend for really cute owls! It is no wonder then that owls, cupcakes and Valentines Day have all been combined to create a super cute gift for someone special.

These owl cupcakes were created by My Own Barn and you can find out all about them at the blog.  It is truly a haven for owl lovers with everything ‘owl’ being displayed!  But it was not the blog that got my attention, it was the cupcake, adorned with a lovely owl that was winking at me on Flickr.  You can check them out here.

Heart in a Cupcake

By on Saturday, February 12th, 2011

This Valentine’s Day season we have showed you how to put hearts on top of your cupcakes and bake cupcakes in the shape of hearts.  Now we share with how to bake a heart in your cupcake.  If I was a little kid and bit into one of these I know I would have freaked out in excitement.  To be completely honest, if someone made these for me now I think I would still freak out! Bake It in a Cake seems to be willing to try baking anything into a cupcake.  She once baked a pie into a cupcake!  These hearts baked in cupcakes are much more tame and the pink hearts are actually sheet cake; so you’re baking a cake in a cupcake!  Head over to Bake It In a Cake to see full instructions on how to bake hearts in your cupcakes!

Hot Valentine Cupcakes

By on Friday, February 11th, 2011

Only three days left until Valentine’s Day and today I wanted to share with the most amazing Valentine cupcakes yet. This link comes to me from my sweet friend Nicole who is always on the lookout for amazing cuppies.  Take a look at these chocolate cupcakes with flaming strawberries from Sprinkle Bakes.

 

The flame is made by hollowing out a strawberry and pouring in a small amount of Vodka, rum, or your choice of liquor 80 proof or higher before it is set aflame.   Click here to read the full directions in their post. 

 

Click the comment area below and leave a link to your favorite Valentine recipe!

Heart-Shaped Cupcakes

By on Friday, February 11th, 2011

Apartment Therapy Ohdeedoh’s website includes home, design, and children’s sections.  While looking around on the children’s page I noticed these heart-shaped cupcakes.  They’re perfect for Valentine’s day which is only 3 days away! The original post comes from Disney’s Family Fun where they call them Cupid’s Cupcakes. Below are the easy instructions for making these heart-shaped cupcakes without buying a heart-shaped pan.

To create the heart shape, place a small marble or a 1/2-inch ball of aluminum foil between each liner and one side of the tin (a great job for kids). This will push the paper into the batter to form the notch in the heart.

DIY Free Printable Valentine’s Day Cupcake Toppers

By on Thursday, February 10th, 2011

Amanda and Blue Paperie

Amanda Parker and Family

The Gypsy Factory

I’m a huge fan of cupcake toppers since they are quick and easy cupcake decorations that take a simple frosted cupcake and transform it into a beautifully festive cupcake. Here are six different free printable cupcake toppers that I have found.  Click on the images to be taken to the respective websites where you can download the pdf files.

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