Halloween Is Right Around the Corner

Spooooky! This gets me in the mood for one of my favorite holidays, Halloween!

Excellent scary Halloween cupcake by clarescupcakes.co.uk, as usual.

Kids and Cupcakes: Ashlyn

(Images by) John 'K'.'s precious granddaughter Ashlyn enjoys a cupcake.

Too cute! 

;)

A Wink and a Smile

Adorable artwork:

Mashup of illustration and photo "CupCakes Postoperatorios" by ·Mako·.

Peaches the Skunk and Her Birthday Cupcake!

I saw this originally on Boing Boing and fell in love. I now present "Peaches the skunk enjoys a cupcake," for your edification and amusement:

Awesome.

A cupcake for movie buffs, and we wish we were at the beach cupcakes

These movie and beach cupcakes are by Toronto, Ontario cupcake bakery Short & Sweet Cupcakes, via their Facebook page. I love when people get creative with a theme and truly create cupcake art, and they totally have (hi gold dragees!). It's been cold and rainy in New York so the beach cupcakes made me wish I were on a warm beach. You can also follow them @shortandsweetTO on Twitter.






Short & Sweet Cupcakes
1945 Avenue Road
Toronto, ON M5M 4A2
416-519-6633
info at shortandsweet.ca

Sweet potato cupcakes, Samoa, cotton candy, cute dog, salted caramel crunch and more from Sweet B Cupcakes in Cour d'Alene, Idaho

Sweet B Cupcakes in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho is getting ready for fall--and Thanksgiving (!!)--with their special seasonal cupcake flavors. Photos and captions via their Facebook page.





Sweet potato cupcake: "It is a playful rendition of a favorite Thanksgiving side dish complete with marshmallow cream frosting toasted to order...and topped with candied walnuts."



cookies and cream cupcake



Doggies!



Salted Caramel Crunch- A chocolate toffee cake filled with salted caramel and topped with a ganache dipped caramel buttercream drizzled with caramel.



On the left we have Cotton Candy, a vanilla cupcake topped with a cotton candy butter-cream swirl! And on the right we have our Bubble Gum cupcake, a vanilla cupcake with a bubblegum butter-cream topped with a gumball!



Samoa cupcake



White chocolate raspberry cupcake

Sweet B Cupcakes
501 Sherman ave
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
208-704-2506
SweetBcupcakes at gmail.com

Cute cupcake thank you cards from Papyrus

I bought these sparkly cupcake thank you cards today from stationery store Papyrus. I'm excited to use them!

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!!

5 gorgeous wedding cupcakes by Dolly Mixture Cupcakes

These beautiful wedding cupcakes are from a wedding show, by Dolly Mixture Cupcakes in Glastonbury, Somerset, UK, via their Facebook page. I love that each design is unique but all are elegant and very fitting for a wedding. They can be reached at dollies at dollymixturecupcakes.com or you can visit dollymixturecupcakes.com for more information.








white chocolate roses on amaretto buttercream

Hearts Are Not Just For Valentine's Day Cupcakes

Happy Friday! Pretty cupcakes like these are great for everyday of the year. (via Natasha Ogle)

September 28: Cupcake Talk With Heather of Dollop Gourmet in Rochester

Open publication - Free publishing - More cupcakes

Next Wednesday (September 28th)  I will be talking about the cupcake business and frosting cupcakes with Heather Saffer, owner of Dollop Gourmet in Rochester, NY. Join the Rochester Institute of Technology community for this fun cupcake meetup and demonstration. This event is a part of the Social Media and Communication Symposium where  I am speaking about social media for small business on Thursday. The event is free, but you must RSVP by emailing Alyssa at aag4922@rit.edu to reserve a spot.

Read our recent Cupcake Baker of the Week interview of Heather Saffer.

Where the Wild Things Are, dinosaur, elephant, fish, tulip and more cupcakes by Cupcake of Little Silver

These cupcakes are all by Little Silver, New Jersey custom company Cupcake of Little Silver, via their Facebook page. They can be reached at
732-530-7117 for orders.

Junior Mint cupcakes and recipe link

Blogger Piper at Got It, Cook It made these Junior Mint cupcakes. Get the recipe at her blog, where she writes:

The cupcakes are dark chocolate and super moist, but the frosting is the thing.
The thing that you want more of.
The thing you want to eat with your fingers, a spoon, a bucket.
So light and delicious whipped cream frosting with a hint of peppermint.
Cool and refreshing, and totally yummy!

Kids 12 and under can win a prize for best cupcake decorating at Little Pearl Cupcake's Sprinkle Station

Little Pearl Cupcake in Grand Rapids, Michigan is hosting a Sprinkle Station at their bakery through October 9th, with an Art Prize for the best decorated cupcake. Here's one example, from their Facebook page. Fun! Anyone can do this with some Halloween candy and a little imagination, too, at home or at a picnic or anywhere. Visit littlepearlcupcake.com for more information.



And these are their Halloween cake pops, available for special order:



And for those who are like "Halloween, whatever," here's their caramel apple cupcake:

LeBron James calls Georgetown Cupcakes' cupcakes "amazing"

Miami Heat basketball player LeBron James Tweeted that Georgetown Cupcakes' cupcakes are "amazing" and shared this photo.

Fun with cupcake flavors: marble cheesecake

I love the look of a marble cake, and this marble cheesecake cupcake by Polkadot Cupcake Shop, via Flickr, looks scrumptious to me. They do custom cupcakes in New York City and New Jersey, and you can find out more on their website. They can be reached at orders at polkadotcupcakeshop.com or 551-333-3195 and you can also find them on Facebok.


Officially, this is a: "marble cupcake stuffed with cheesecake, topped with cocoa cream cheese frosting"


And two other recent orders, also via Flickr, that are fun: boxing cupcakes, and a "It's a Boy" pull apart cupcake cake with a chocolate teddy bear, white chocolate onesie and fondant letters.

3rd Annual Harrisburg Cupcake Cup Set for Oct. 2

Good news Harrisburg cupcake bakers and enthusiasts -- there’s still time to register for the Harrisburg Cupcake Cup! Now in its third year, this cupcake competition was born via a conversation on twitter. After nearly doubling in size after its first year, founder and organizer Erica Streisfeld expects this year to be the biggest yet. The Cupcake Cup benefits the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. Participants are asked to make a $25 donation to the food bank, while spectators are encouraged to bring a $3 or 3 non-perishable food item donation in return for a ticket to sample one of the delicious entries. Nearly 500 pounds and $1500 was raised at the 2010 event. There are categories for both amateurs and professionals, with both presentation and taste being judged. The 2010 professional winner was Jasmine Clouser of The Couture Cakery with this gorgeous Lemon Drop cupcake. This year’s event will take place on October 2nd. Competitors must complete the application form by September 24. Find out more or register at http://cupcakecup.org

Almond Joy Cupcakes with Recipe Link!

Check out blogger, Cookies and Cups' recipe for these gorgeous Almond Joy Cupcakes! 

Mr. Men cupcakes plus back to school, tennis, and more from Clevercow Cakes

Fun with the Mr. Men book series in cupcake form, by Clevercow Cakes in Bournemouth, UK, via their Facebook page. You can also follow them @Clevercowcakes on Twitter, and they can be reached at hello at clevercow.net or 01202 396433 or 07949606719.



And a few other cupcakes of theirs:


back to school apple and pencil cupcakes

Zombie Cupcakes Or The Last Cupcake Standing

 

Inspired by a cool T-shirt, "The Last Cupcake Standing", Flickr member Death By Cupcake re-created it with real cupcakes, cute cupcake liners and and a cupcake stand. 

The original T-shirt that inspired it all.  It was available on Woot, but I can't find it now.