July 13, 2010

Maybe this will finally settle the muffin vs. cupcake debate once and for all: blueberry dark chocolate chunk cupcakes

These blueberry dark chocolate chunk cupcakes are not only beautiful but blogger {Sweetly} Serendipity tells us, healthy! Click through to get the recipe and see more photos, including some that certainly resemble a blueberry muffin. And…they even have cupcakes on the cupcake wrappers! These cupcakes were sooo good. And you know the best part?

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Maybe this will finally settle the muffin vs. cupcake debate once and for all: blueberry dark chocolate chunk cupcakes

July 13, 2010

Lion, hippo and monkey birthday cupcake tower for Rowan!

These are by our Austin, Texas pal, Devrah, who I got to hang out with at Sugar Mama’s Bakeshop at our recent small but fun meetup, for her son Rowan’s birthday. And they cupcakes are gluten-free! To be more specific: “Gluten free chocolate cake with banana pudding filling and chocolate sour cream frosting.” Happy birthday, Rowan, and great job on these animal cupcakes, Devrah! via Flickr

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Lion, hippo and monkey birthday cupcake tower for Rowan!

July 13, 2010

The Bleeding Heart Bakery expands to Wrigleyville, hosts cupcake eating challenge on Saturday

News about the latest expansion of Chicago’s delicious and creative home of “punk rock pastry” The Bleeding Heart Bakery , from Chicago Now : The shop’s team that specializes in custom cakes, elaborate cupcakes and gourmet pastries also will focus on Chicago’s thriving DIY craft culture and local art scene while displaying rotating art instillations.

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July 13, 2010

Bender (the robot) cupcake from Futurama topper tutorial

This Bender (the robot) cupcake from Futurama comes from the wonderful food blog Duh-Licious, where they are holding a contest to win 5 packs of Wilton Edible Writers (deadline July 19th at 5 pm EST). Via Flickr . character credit: Matt Groening / 20th Century Fox Television From Duh-Licious : Is anyone else excited that Futurama is back?

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Bender (the robot) cupcake from Futurama topper tutorial

July 13, 2010

Cupcakes on book covers: The Baby-Sitters Club: The Truth About Stacey

I stumbled upon the cupcake on this book, The Truth About Stacey by Ann M. Martin, part of The Baby-Sitters Club reissues, last night at a bookstore. I don’t know if cupcakes are actually part of the plot or not

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Cupcakes on book covers: The Baby-Sitters Club: The Truth About Stacey

July 12, 2010

Cupcake truck Fluffalicious coming soon to Albany, New York

A new cupcake truck will soon be hitting the streets, this time in Albany (Colonie), New York. You can follow them on Facebook , where the photos below came from, as well as @fluffycaketruck on Twitter to find out when they launch (and give out 500 free mini cupcakes).

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July 12, 2010

Hello Kitty cupcake wrappers for sale on Etsy!

These Hello Kitty cupcake wrappers are on sale from Animated Cupcakes on Etsy for $5.70 for 12 wrappers. So cute! They’re based in Garden Grove, California, and you can contact them at AnimatedCupcakes at gmail.com about larger orders or pickup. This listing is for a pack of 12 cupcake wrappers.

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Hello Kitty cupcake wrappers for sale on Etsy!

July 12, 2010

Sprinkles opens July 26th in Chicago and daily free cupcake giveaway

We can’t be there personally (my dream though is to someday have the funds to allow us to jet off and provide live coverage of bakery openings) but we will be there in spirit (and in person in September). From Sprinkles on Facebook : Sprinkles Chicago opens on 50 East Walton Street on Monday, July 26! The first 100 people to whisper “Chicago” at each Sprinkles receive a free cupcake of their choice! Email us at eat at sprinkles.com to be added to our Grand Opening invite list! Follow them on Facebook as well as @sprinkles on Twitter for daily cupcake giveaways, and see sprinkles.com for details on all their locations

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Sprinkles opens July 26th in Chicago and daily free cupcake giveaway

July 12, 2010

Soccer cupcakes, red glitter shoe and giant cupcake cake by Lulubelle’s Cakes

These Newcastle United soccer cupcakes, as well as the glittery red shoe I couldn’t resist even though you so couldn’t play soccer in those, plus the giant cupcake cake, are by Luluebelle’s Cakes in Dorset, UK. Via Flickr . You can also follow them on Facebook , where I got their logo

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Soccer cupcakes, red glitter shoe and giant cupcake cake by Lulubelle’s Cakes

July 10, 2010

Hip Products: bbqcanvas Stylish BBQ Covers

The focus here at Bondville is on Australian design but I just couldn’t resist sharing with you this GENIUS design from across the pond. Based in NZ, the guys at bbqcanvas® have created fantastic covers for your BBQ.Stylish and practical, I know these beauties are going to sell like hotcakes (at a great price point)

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Hip Products: bbqcanvas Stylish BBQ Covers

June 3, 2010

When Cupcakes and Physics Converge

Just got a tweet from The Sporkful with a link to a crazy experiment of cupcake baking. The goal was to make cupcakes concave like a crater instead of the normally puffy convex shape. Instead of using pie weights or beans, Sporkful reader David from Arlington use coins to weigh down the cupcake while they are baking

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When Cupcakes and Physics Converge

June 3, 2010

10 cereal cupcakes that will make breakfast your favorite meal

Everyone’s heard the saying “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day,” right? Well, I am a major cereal fan, and cupcakes and cereal pairings are a lot of fun. There’s cupcake bakery The Shoppe in Denver, where they sell big bowls of cereal alongside cupcakes.

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June 3, 2010

Communion cupcake tower and 50th birthday cupcakes

This communion cupcake tower by Flour & Sun Bakery in Pleasantville, New York is beautiful. Also shown below: closeups of the three different coordinated communion cupcakes, and a separate custom order, 50th birthday cupcakes.

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Communion cupcake tower and 50th birthday cupcakes

June 3, 2010

Butch Bakery owner inks cupcake cookbook deal

Despite the fact that at the top of their website it still says “Orders made now are being delivered the week of 5/24,” Butch Bakery had time to ink a cupcake cookbook deal, is opening a storefront and may join the ranks of Georgetown Cupcake and Vancouver’s Cupcake with a cupcake reality show. From Village Voice food blog Fork in the Road : A mere six months after introducing the world to cupcakes for dudes, Butch Bakery has a new bun in its oven: its owner, David Arrick, tells us he’s planning to open a storefront

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June 2, 2010

Cupcakes guaranteed to make you smile plus some kids’ cupcake clothing

These adorable smiley face cupcakes below are via the Facebook page of The Cotton Candy Shoppe . They can be reached at cottoncupcake at gmail.com (but they don’t sell cupcakes, I just wanted to share these because I think we could all use a smile)

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Cupcakes guaranteed to make you smile plus some kids’ cupcake clothing

June 2, 2010

Pretty and yummy mini cupcakes in NYC

Pretty and yummy mini cupcakes in NYC Originally uploaded by Rachel from Cupcakes Take the Cake I love discovering new cupcake bakers! These mini cupcakes, at Jo Weldon’s book party for The Burlesque Handbook, are by thischickbakes.com (will link when I’m back online) . They’re delicious!

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Pretty and yummy mini cupcakes in NYC

June 2, 2010

Can you make a red velvet cupcake without the "red" part?

Over at Week of Menus , Joanne, who is not a fan of the famous red velvet cupcake, has posted a Paula Deen recipe for a “beyond velvet cupcake” that she ate and then adapted herself. What’s that? Well, it’s basically a red velvet cupcake…without the red

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Can you make a red velvet cupcake without the "red" part?

June 1, 2010

Cupcake photo spotlight on Hey There Cupcake of San Diego

These cupcakes are all by San Diego custom cupcake company Hey There Cupcake , via their Flickr account . They also have a Facebook page . birthday cupcakes for a quilter Cheesecake as cupcake: It consists of a dark chocolate cake with a layer of cheesecake filling and topped with a cream cheese & sour cream buttercream sprinkled with graham cracker crumbs.

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Cupcake photo spotlight on Hey There Cupcake of San Diego

June 1, 2010

Yelp and Cupcake Royale team up for cupcake fun

Looks like a lot of people had fun at the Seattle Yelp Elite party at one of the four Cupcake Royale locations, complete with a cupcake photo booth (via Flickr ): photo by Dauber Art See many more photos here and the official Cupcake Royale site here . And from the Cupcake Royale blog Legalize Frostitution comes word that they are partnering with AmazonFresh (click to see their cupcake choices): When you get your groceries online from Amazon’s local grocery delivery service, AmazonFresh, you can now add a box (or two, or three…) of freshly baked cupcakes from Cupcake Royale to your order. And it all starts…today! We’ve got three special 4-packs you can add to this week’s grocery list: Favorites 4-Pack, Chocolate Lovers 4-Pack, and everyone’s favorite new kid on the block, the Salted Caramel 4-Pack

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Yelp and Cupcake Royale team up for cupcake fun

June 1, 2010

Custom cupcake decals for kids

These cupcake decals are by Hello Frosting, and are pat of their new Olliegraphic design. Find out more at hellofrosting.com and purchase them ($23.95 for 24) at their Etsy store . You pick among the options in the image below and then send them the following info: -hairstyle -hair color -skin color -eye shape/color -expression -accessory -color scheme -name or other text Sounds pretty cool! A closeup via Flickr :

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Custom cupcake decals for kids