Googly-eye fun marshmallow monster Halloween cupcakes for kids and adults to make

Halloween is probably my favorite holiday for the sheer number of fun, crazy, amazing cupcakes it inspires. Check out these monster cupcakes that even little kids can make, by blogger The Decorated Cookie, who serves up step-by-step instructions at Celebrations.com. Via Flickr. I think my favorite thing about these, aside from the fun marshmallow eyes, is that there's no "wrong" way to make them. It's not about being perfect but about having fun. Also, imagine giving these out to trick-or-treaters!!

The Cat in the Hat cupcakes, featuring marshmallow birthday cakes, edible blue glitter hair and peanut butter and jelly, by Amanda Cupcake!

Wow! Blogger and custom cupcake baker Amanda Cupcake has done it again with her The Cat in The Hat Dr. Seuss inspired cupcakes! See more on her fabulous blog and find out how she used marshmallows, frosting on sticks and peanut butter and jelly to make these, and see more photos in this Facebook set and on Flickr. Happy 5th birthday, Brady! If you are in Wisconsin and would like to place a custom Amanda Cupcake order, you can email her at msamandacupcake at gmail.com - I always look forward to seeing more of her work!





Cat in a tall marshmallow hat!







cat closeup







hat closeup







Thing 1 and Thing 2 (and an extra Thing)







The edible blue glitter hair deserves a closeup, don't you think?







peanut butter and jelly inside the Thing cupcakes!













a marshmallow on top of a cupcake, designed to look like a birthday cake - so meta, and giving the birthday boy the best of all worlds!

Vegan s'mores cupcakes with double the marshmallow and chocolate curls on top

If you've been reading this blog for even a month you know that I have a weakness for all things s'mores. All things marshmallow, really, but I love s'mores and I do see a fair number of s'mores cupcakes online but I don't encounter them very often in my cupcake tastings, and I think more bakeries should offer s'mores cupcakes. These look amazing. And they're vegan! And mini - though they look bigger than what I think of as "mini" but that could be the angle of the photo. That just means if they were in front of me I wouldn't feel as bad about eating 5. Or all of them. They're by Angel Cakes in San Francisco (via Flickr), and you can get more info on them in this blog post which I will also quote for you:

First up, s'mores. I've been wanting to do them for a while and had been debating - chocolate cupcakes with icing and graham cracker topping? Or graham flavored cupcake, maybe with a chocolate ganache (to mimic the melty chocolate of smores) plus frosting? I *know* - really important questions, right?

Well since the other flavor I was doing was fruit, i wanted one with a dominant chocolate flavor, so I took a dark chocolate vegan mini cupcake with a vegan vanilla buttercream, a piece of graham cracker, and a dark chocolate curl. I am very happy the way they turned out - very modern. They were quite popular, and a number of people commented that they liked the crunch of the graham cracker. I'll definitely try the reverse, because the idea of a dark chocolate ganache is so tempting!



And the fruit cupcakes referred to are strawberry balsamic cupcakes:



Want your own? Call or 510-910-5627 or email info at angelcakessf.com to place an order!

4 Smurfs cupcakes plus Smurfs cupcake toppers on Etsy

Smurfs cupcakes to celebrate Friday's opening of the Smurfs movie!


Blue velvet cake with marshmallow topping by Heavenly Cake Shop via Flickr





Grouchy Smurf and Smurfette cupcakes and Happy and Grouchy smurf by Mick Robson on Flickr



Frostings in Glen Allen, Virginia, is selling these blue velvet Smurfs cupcakes, via Facebook, where they write: "It's official! Smurf cupcakes are coming to Frostings this Friday and Saturday!! Stop by to get your yummy blue vanilla bean cupcake topped with a delicious marshmallow buttercream to celebrate the Smurfs movie premiere!!!"


And on Etsy, you can buy Smurfs cupcake toppers from seller ileana909!

These s'mores cupcakes look ridiculously good, don't they?

Take me to Alabama right now! That's what I'm thinking when I look at these cupcakes by Dreamcakes Bakery in Homewood, Alabama, via their Facebook page. You can also find them @dreamcakesbham on Twitter, and on Tumblr.


Seriously, how good do these look? I want one! "chocolate cake, vanilla buttercream with a graham cracker, toasted marshmallow and chocolate ganache drizzle."



vanilla cupcakes topped with flowers and sea creatures



"A bubble gum buttercream on a white velvet cake with a bubble gum ball on top!"



"A banana cupcake with vanilla bean buttercream and a chocolate ganache filling and drizzle topped with a delicious cherry and chocolate candies!"



Maple bacon cupcake: "A tasty butter cake with maple buttercream topped with real bacon!"



Dreamcakes Bakery
960 Oxmoor Road
Homewood, AL 35209
205-871-9377
dreamcakesinfo at dreamcakes-bakery.com

Cheesecake on top of a cupcake, marshmallow heart and more by Clyde's Cupcakes

These cupcakes are all by Clyde's Cupcakes in Exeter, New Hampshire, via their Facebook page. I'm not personally a huge cheesecake fan but I admire the ingenuity that comes with putting a mini slice of cheesecake (and chocolate!) on top of a cupcake. Find out more at clydescupcakes.com.








This is actually a s'mores cupcake with (I think) licorice on top!