High Heel Cupcakes

 Are these the most adorable? A full post will come next week, but I just had to share these high heel cupcakes that Alan Richardson and Karen Tack created for last night's event for their upcoming book, Cupcakes, Cookies & Pies, Oh My. BTW, Alan and Karen are very excited to be joining us on the Cupcake Cruise, where they will be leading classes on how to make cool stuff like high heel cupcakes.

Starlight Mints cupcakes, fall corn on the cob and mini marshmallow monster cupcakes by Cupcake Cruise presenters Karen Tack and Alan Richardson

Exciting 2012 Cupcake Cruise news: very soon you'll be able to purchase tickets at www.cupcakecruise.com! We've also set up a Facebook page and @cupcakecruise on Twitter to keep you posted as we book presenters and have more information.

Two of our workshop presenters will be Karen Tack and Alan Richardson, authors of the bestselling cookbooks Hello, Cupcake and What's New, Cupcake?, as well as the forthcoming Cupcakes, Cookies, and Pie, Oh My!. Visit their fabulous cupcake decorating blog to find out how to make these holiday Starlight Mints cupcakes and corn on the cob cupcakes, plus monster cupcakes for Halloween (Photo courtesy Taste of Home Magazine, copyright 2010, search cupcakes on Taste of Home's site for decorating tips) plus lots more!

Announcing our Cupcake Cruise to Bermuda, August 19-26, 2012

Yes, it's true, we're organizing a Cupcake Cruise to Bermuda and hope you can join us! We are still booking speakers, but we can tell you will have Hello, Cupcake! and What's New, Cupcake? New York Times bestselling authors Karen Tack and Alan Richardson on board to show you how to decorate cupcakes into all sorts of adorable shapes, and much more programming!



To be notified when tickets go on sale, sign up at www.cupcakecruise.com. Many thanks to Jessie Oleson of Cakespy for the cruise's beautiful logo (below). Note: All programming is dependent upon attendance and is subject to change. Please sign up to be notified of further details and ticket purchasing.



If you have any questions (or suggestions), you can email us at cupcakestakethecake at gmail.com and put "Cruise" in the subject line, but the best way to stay updated is to sign up at cupcakecruise.com.

Perfect for summer lemon cooler cupcakes

Karen Tack and Alan Richardson, authors of the popular cookbook What's New, Cupcake?, share their cupcake decorating tips and recipe (click links for their details) for their lemon cooler cupcakes - gum is involved!