Cute cookie monster cupcakes and assorted colorful cupcakes by Nikkie's Cupcake Bar

These Cookie Monster and assorted cupcakes are by Nikkie's Cupcake Bar in Syracuse, New York. They set up a cupcake bar at parties and events and let you decorate your own. They can be reached at syracusecupcakebar at gmail.com or 315-399-7550.

NYC diner Deluxe hosting cupcake festival

Exciting! Glad we're hearing about it before it ends. New Yorkers: behold, a cupcake festival. From The Columbia Spectator:

Hey Columbia, we’ve got a treat for you. Literally. Our home-style diner Deluxe (2896 Broadway between 112th and 113th streets) is hosting their first ever cupcake festival. From now until September 18th, the restaurant will sell handmade cupcakes baked by their renowned pastry chef Regis Courivaud for $3 each...This is the first time Deluxe is sharing their cupcake recipe with the world, and they might add the dessert to their regular menu depending on customer responses. So far business has been good—they’ve sold over 200 cupcakes since the festival started on Monday.









photos above via The Columbia Spectator, which has more images

Official Deluxe site

Deluxe Facebook page

Rock of Ages musical cupcakes by Man Bakes Cake

Rock of Ages custom cupcakes by New York City's Man Bakes Cake, via Facebook. They're Pumpkin Cake with Bourbon-Brown Sugar Buttercream and Chocolate Cake with Cherry Buttercream.

Reminder: Our NYC Cupcake Crawl in Greenwich Village is this Sunday!

A reminder that this month's meetup is a NYC Cupcake Crawl - I've added photos from each bakery below their name to tempt you further! See you on Sunday! Cost is $5 per person, and you can pay at the link above. You will also have the chance to win a t-shirt from Rogue Cupcakes.

To celebrate the beginning of the fall and to welcome new bakeries in the area, we're doing a CUPCAKE CRAWL. We will visit five bakeries, starting in Soho at Little Cupcake Bake Shop and ending at Molly's Cupcakes in the Village.

We will be at Little Cupcake Bake Shop on Sunday, September 18th at 2PM for 30 minutes to get the crawl group together, and then we walk to next locations.

1st Stop: Little Cupcake Bake Shop 30 Prince St btw Elizabeth & Mott



2nd Stop: Baked By Melissa 529 Broadway btw Spring & Prince


current cupcake flavor of the month (through September 30th): milk and cookies

3rd Stop: Ivy Bakery (New bakery) 138 W. Houston St.


The Princess Bride cupcakes (these were a special one-time thing, but one of my favorites)

4th Stop: Sweet Revenge 62 Carmine St.



5th Stop: Molly's Cupcakes (New bakery) 228 Bleecker St



Bring money/debit/credit card for cupcakes and drinks. We will be giving away one prize at each location!

Follow @cupcakeblog on Twitter for updates.

Sea creature castle, snail, Little Mermaid and more cupcakes by Zoey Cakes@

These adorable sea creature and Little Mermaid cupcakes are by Zoey Cakes, based in Baldwinsville, New York, via Flickr. Find out more about them on Facebook.

Very cute milk and cookies mini cupcakes from Baked by Melissa, this month only

I checked out the new flavor of the month at mini cupcake bakery Baked by Melissa in New York, at their Union Square location. This cute cookie-studded cupcake is very sweet, and tastes indeed like milk, but like milk after your sugar cereal has been sitting in it for a long time. And the cake is the whitest cake I've ever seen. This works in mini form, but I think would be too much in a bigger cupcake. I've found that their special limited edition month-long flavors are usually my favorites. And they're only $1 each (cheaper if you buy more). See bakedbymelissa.com for more information; they also ship nationwide.



Milk and cookies mini cupcakes:

















with a red velvet in the middle











Other cupcakes:

Even More Hurricane Irene Cupcakes!

What's that? You want to see more hurricane Irene cupcakes? Sure, happy to oblige.











Reader and cupcake baker Katie Birchenough from the Albany Cupcakery sent in these creative hurricane Irene (sorry, tropical storm Irene) cupcakes. Here's hoping all the Albany, NY folks are safe and dry.

Cute ghost cupcake is reminder that Halloween's only two months away!

This cute ghost cupcake by Pleasantville, New York's Flour & Sun Bakery (via Flickr) is a reminder that Halloween is coming up. Has anyone started thinking about it yet? They're actually on vacation through September 6th, but you can find out their daily flavors and get more info at flourandsunbakery.com.







And while I'm getting in the Halloween spirit, here's one of their monster cupcakes:

Butter Lane NYC cake pop class September 11th

East Village bakery Butter Lane announces a cake pop class September 11th, 7-9 pm, $45, max class size is 12.



Bite size cupcakes!? Covered in chocolate!? Sounds like a recipe for perfection! Learn to make these delicious treats that can easily be shared or keep at home in the freezer for a nice cold treat.



Keep up with them on their Facebook page and visit butterlane.com for more information.

Polka dot and striped tie cupcakes for shirt company, plus zebra print, owls and flowers

These t-shirt cupcakes were made by Man Bakes Cake (via Facebook), for shirt company PVH Corp. Aren't they fun? I love the detail on each and then how all four look together. Contact them at martinez_rudy at msn.com for orders (and of course tell them we sent you!)

Peach cobbler and lemon meringue filled cupcakes at Molly's Cupcakes = yum yum yum!

I visited the new New York version of Molly's Cupcakes (see Nichelle's post about their opening, which is one of the most spacious cupcake bakeries in New York City and has what looks like the same flavors and much of the same design (sprinkle bar, swings) as the Chicago branch. Full writeup coming soon, but I loved the peach cobbler cupcake best (on top) and also the lemon meringue! $3.75 a cupcake is high for New York, and definitely adds up, plus these are sweet and big generally, so I recommend sharing with a friend or two!













peach cobbler cupcake, with an extra closeup of all the peach cobbler goodness - this had the best elements of everything, with fresh peach on top and it was chilled and the crumbly part was my favorite!









lemon meringue cupcake, outside and inside

Beautiful Pastel Rainbow Cupcakes

These gorgeous pastel rainbow cupcakes come from Dulcia Bakery in New York!  

Snooki and Deena from Jersey Shore with CupcakeStop cupcakes

From New York's CupcakeStop via their Facebook page from a party that Jersey Shore stars Snooki and Deena attended.











And for those who don't care about reality TV and want to see more cupcakes:





chocolate caramel pretzel cupcakes!





The Biggins Cupcake unveiled...A chocolate cake filled with caramel glazed walnuts, peanut butter frosting with caramel drizzle topped with a triple chocolate blackout cookie (featuring cocoa, semi sweet chocolate and bittersweet chocolate)

New cupcake bakery opens today, free mini cupcakes Friday 12-4 at new Larchmont, New York bakery Sweet and Social

A new cupcake bakery is opening today in Larchmont, New York! Their official site is sweetandsocial.com and you can also follow them on Twitter and Facebook. Contact them at 914-630-4834 for more information.



Sweet and Social is celebrating its grand opening and support of the Larchmont community thus far with two days of sweet treats. On Thursday, Mayor Joshua Mandell will be in store for a ribbon cutting (and cookie breaking!) ceremony followed by an afternoon of giveaways and raffles. Enjoy free mini cupcakes between 12-4:00 p.m. (while supplies last) and enter to win an assortment of prizes including free menu items on both Thursday and Friday.

Pistachio Ramadan cupcakes and India Day and Pakistan Day cupcakes at New York's Butter Lane

New York City's Butter Lane, with locations in the East Village (Manhattan) and Park Slope (Brooklyn), recently introduced cake pops to its menu, and is going to be serving special pistachio Ramadan cupcakes, per this press release:



For the first time ever, a New York City bakery has created specialty cupcakes to welcome the Muslim holy month known as Ramadan, the thirty days each year in which Muslims all over the globe fast from sunrise to sunset. Teaming with Divanee.com, Butter Lane locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn have designed cupcakes with a half-moon crescent and star.



A dollar of each cupcake purchase will benefit the Save A Mother Foundation, an educational organization aimed at empowering women and connecting them to public health systems in India. Save A Mother’s mission is to develop health care solutions for the poor, with a focus on childcare, nutrition, immunization, and maternal mortality reduction.



“We are pleased to team up with Butter Lane to support a great foundation whose mission is to educate and empower women. That’s part of what we’re all about.” said Miral Sattar, Publisher of Divanee.com.



Customers can order a limited edition Pistachio flavored cupcake or any of the many flavors available at both Butter Lane locations. Made with fresh ingredients including real vanilla beans, pure cocoa, dark chocolate, and both French and American buttercream icing, these cupcakes are both sweet and charitable.



Ramadan-inspired cupcakes are available now through August 29th, and, as an added bonus, Butter Lane will also be selling ‘India Day Cupcakes’ and ‘Pakistan Day Cupcakes’ on Indian and Pakistani national holidays respectively, August 13th and 14th. Stop by Butter Lane or call in to order today.



Visit butterlane.com or their Facebook page for more information. And I'm not sure if I knew this and forgot or it's new, but they also ship their cupcakes to the lower 48 states! They also offer delivery in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Cupcake Challenge for 7-13-year-olds at Taste Buds

This isn't until October, but it sounds so fun! At Taste Buds in NYC.

Friday, Oct 28th
Cupcake Challenge

Take this class with friends and challenge each other to a cupcake making duel! Well bake Apple and Vanilla cupcakes and make Vanilla and Brown Sugar Frosting. Well learn how to use a piping bag and work with icing tips to create beautiful designs on top of our cupcakes. This class ends with a competition, each challenger will present a cupcake to judges who will vote on a winner based on taste, presentation and creativity! Each student takes home a box of uniquely designed and created cupcakes.

Closer on the calendar is next Monday, August 1's, Cupcakes and Cookies class. 9-noon is for 4-8-year-olds, while 1-4 pm is for

Older kids are welcome to join our younger kids camp as "Counselors in Training" call for details!

Our younger kids will focus on kitchen basics like kitchen etiquette, mixing and measuring while our older class will learn more independence in the kitchen and advanced techniques.

Each Thursday at 11:30 this summer from June 16th to Sept 1st we will be having a BAKE SALE with our morning campers to support Cookies for Kids Cancer. We will spend that day of camp preparing our baked goods and signage for the bake sale. Be sure to come for pick-up a few minutes early to see your budding chef in action and sample a few treats!

Click here for their full schedule - coming in the fall is a Cake Pops class and a Harry Potter's Cauldron Cakes class!

Lizards, birds, turtle, fish and dolphin cupcakes

These animal and beach cupcakes are by Greenpoint, Brooklyn's, The Measuring Cup, via Flickr. Find out more at themeasuringcupco.com or email info at themeasuringcupco.com or call 646-415-4995.

Meow! Glitter Catwoman, Batman and Robin cupcakes, plus clambake beach cupcakes

Meow indeed! I love these Catwoman, Batman and Robin glitter cupcakes, as well as the clambake beach cupcakes, by New York City custom cupcake maker Treat, who can be found on Facebook and Flickr. Contact them at treatnyc at hotmail.com to place an order. I can say that in my opinion, having had Treat's cupcakes custom made for me, they are delicious and beautiful (and glittery!).