Free cupcakes next Saturday at Customer Appreciation Day today at Swirlz in Chicago

Next Saturday! Heads up for Chicago cupcake lovers from Swirlz Cupcakes, whose cupcakes I've enjoyed and who specialize in gluten-free cupcakes as well as regular ones...Visit their Facebook page as well as @swirlzcupcakes on Twitter and swirlzcupcakes.com for more information.

Free cupcake details for Customer Appreciation Day:



And some of their special flavors of late:


"Mexican Hot Chocolate cupcake for Mexican Independence day anyone? Cayenne chocolate cake with a layer of chocolate ganache and CANDIED JALAPENOS, topped with a cinnamon buttercream." (this was available yesterday, and may be again)



Limited edition creme de menthe cupcake: "Celebrate with this delicious cupcake: chocolate cake filled with mint chocolate ganache, topped with a layer of chocolate ganache and mint buttercream."



Chocolate strawberry truffle cupcake: "Chocolate cake with a strawberry truffle filling, layer of chocolate ganache & fresh strawberry preserve, topped with a bittersweet chocolate buttercream and finished off with a strawberry flower!"



Tailgating cupcakes

1,000 free cupcakes tomorrow at new Crumbs Chicago, and new flavor: Caramel Latte

Chicago cupcake lovers can get one of 1,000 free cupcakes Crumbs Bake Shop is giving away tomorrow at their latest location at 42 S. Clark. Stay tuned to their Facebook page for all the latest news, and visit crumbs.com for locations and cupcake flavors.



And their new flavor is Caramel Latte, pictured below. "This chocolate cupcake is filled with coffee cream cheese frosting, topped with caramel cream cheese frosting, swirled with caramel drizzle and edged with white chocolate curls."

50 free cupcakes for kids at today's back to school party at Seattle's Trophy Cupcakes

Very cool! Via Facebook, we learned about this fun event today hosted by Seattle bakery Trophy Cupcakes:

The beginning of the new school year is here and Trophy is throwing a party! A Back-to-School party, that is. On Wednesday, Sept. 7, from 3-5 p.m., the Trophy Party Room, located in the old school house at Wallingford Center, will be adorned in the smartest school-themed trinkets and décor. There will be lots of fun to be had including a cupcake decorating demonstration and a coloring contest and a raffle, the prizes? you guessed it, school supplies and Trophy Cupcakes! The first 50 kids who attend Trophy’s Back-to-School soiree, will receive a complementary cupcake! See you and the kids on Wednesday!

For more information about the Trophy Party Room please email party@trophycupcakes.com, or visit Trophy Cupcakes and Party online.

See trophycupcakes.com for more information.

3-5 pm today at:

Trophy Cupcakes Party Room, Wallingford Center
1815 N. 45th St.
Seattle, WA

1,000 free cupcakes today at noon at new Crumbs Bake Shop in Chicago

1,000 free cupcakes today from Crumbs Bake Shop, as they celebrate the grand opening of their latest store at 134 N. Lasalle Street in Chicago. Sorry for the late notice! Follow them on Facebook or visit crumbs.com for all the latest news.

















The Smiley Face, this week's Cupcake of the Week, is here to help you get your Monday on! This yummy vanilla cupcake is filled with chocolate cream cheese frosting and topped with a yellow cream cheese frosting, edged with yellow sanding sugar and decorated with a happy face

12 Tin Cupcakery in Niagara Falls is now officially open!

12 Tin Cupcakery just opened in Niagara Falls, Ontario (Canada) - my apologies, I'd meant to post about this last week because they had a grand opening Saturday with free cupcakes, but time got away from me. You can follow them @12tincupcakery on Twitter as well as on Facebook. They have a cupcake schedule (see Facebook) as well as a "wild card" flavor, which changes.











chocolate caramel cupcakes







wild card "Wizard of Oz" cupcakes with Froot Loops and Vanilla buttercream













Ninja Turtle cupcakes







Fan photo from Facebook

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.

Free cupcakes today in New Orleans at grand opening of cupcake truck turned storefront bakery Cupcakes & Co.

Today is the grand opening of cupcake truck and now cupcake bakery Cupcakes & Co in New Orleans, Louisiana, located at 1907 Poydras Street, and they're giving away free cupcakes! Follow them on @CupcakesnCo on Twitter and Facebook to find out where they are every day. They can be reached at info at cupcakesandcompany.net and 504-410-5898.






Devil's chocolate with fresh Louisiana strawberry frosting


Strawberries & Champagne cupcake cocktail