Cuteness alert: cake pop caterpillar!

I guess the only thing cuter than caterpillar cupcake cakes would be this caterpillar "cake" made of cake pops! It's by Just a Bite Cake Pops in Orange County, California, via Facebook, and you can find out more about them at http://www.justabitecakepops.com/.

St. Patrick's Day Bailey's Irish Coffee cupcake

From cupcake mastermind Blake Anthony of BlakeyCakes in Los Angeles comes this St. Patrick's Day Irish coffee cupcake. Via Facebook. The official description: "A soft, moist chocolate cupcake made with Bailey's Irish Cream and a dark, coffee infusion chocolate bar. The toppings include a creamy chocolate buttercream frosting that has also been spiked with Irish cream with a swirl of whipped cream on top of that and decked out with a lucky shamrock clover marshmallow!" Email b.arias at hotmail.com or call 818-577-8302 to order.

We Will Miss You going away cupcakes

Going away cupcakes by Animated Cupcakes in Garden Grove, California, via Flickr. Visit them at animatedcupcakes.com for ordering information.

Sprinkles Cupcake ATM Crashes

Image Courtesy of NBC Los Angeles

According to NBC Los Angeles fans of Sprinkles Cupcakes have actually crashed their new ACM (Cupcake ATM) while trying to fulfill their sweet tooths! But no worries, it's back up and running now!

From the NBC Los Angeles Report:

Sprinkle’s first-ever automated cupcake dispenser opened for business this week and it’s been so popular that, at one point, customers’ cravings outweighed the machine’s abilities.

"This kind of machine is built to do a couple hundred transactions a day," said Nicole Schwartz, Sprinkles’ director of marketing. "The amount of volume was unprecedented for this machine."

It wasn’t clear whether overheating or a misguided arm was the culprit, but a couple hours with an engineer and the popular machine was up and running again – and taking attention away from the flagship bakery next door.

After reading another report from LAist.com it's no wonder that the ACM finally crashed, it's been serving about 1,000 cupcakes DAILY!

From the LAist report:

Since the Sprinkles 24-hour cupcake automat opened for business on Tuesday, it has been insanely popular. At some points lines stretched halfway down the block, sometimes running 50 people deep. The lines were long, even when the bakery staffed by actual live humans was open.

"At points, there would be no line at the bakery itself while a few feet over, people queued up for their turn to 'withdraw' from the Cupcake ATM!" Nicole Schwartz, a spokeswoman for Sprinkles said.

The automat has been dispensing 1,000 cupcakes a day, which is more than Sprinkles anticipated. The popularity of the machine led to some hiccups Wednesday night, when the automat stopped working. It was dispensing one "withdrawal" a minute, which was faster than the machine could handle.

Wow! I still need to get myself down to Beverly Hills to try out the new ACM! Just in case you're in the LA area and want to take a trip yourself here's some more information on Sprinkles' Cupcake ATM:

Twitter: @CupcakeATM

Facebook: Cupcake ATM

9635 South Santa Monica Boulevard, 

Beverly Hills, CA 90210

The Descendants-inspired mango pineapple aloha cupcakes, maple bacon and Oscars cupcakes by BlakeyCakes

3 kinds of amazing, extraordinary and gorgeously unique cupcakes by always creative and fun Los Angeles custom cupcake company BlakeyCakes! I love the star and flower designs on the mango pineapple aloha cupcakes, which feature a unique flavor and look, and are inspired by the Hawaii-set movie The Descendants. I'm pretty sure the maple bacon ones are topped with chocolate-covered bacon...whoa. Via their Facebook page. Contact owner Blake Anthony at 818-577-8302 or b.arias101 at hotmail.com and visit blakeycakes.blogspot.com for more information.

Bride and groom cake pops

These cute bride and groom cake pops are by Just a Bite Cake Pops in Orange County, California, via their Facebook page. They can be reached at info at justabitecakepops.com or 949-677-5822. Visit justabitecakepops.com for more information.

Sprinkles Cupcakes to launch 24-hour automated cupcake machine and Sprinkles Ice Cream in Beverly Hills

Sprinkles Cupcakes is getting ready to launch their 24-hour automated cupcake machine and Sprinkles Ice Cream in Beverly Hills! Are you ready? You can follow 24-Hour Sprinkles on Facebook and, though it has only been used once so far, @24HourSprinkles on Twitter. Can't wait to hear when its launching. I will be in San Francisco in April and might have to pop down to Beverly Hills to check this out! Via LAist, who report:

This automatic cupcake machine dispenses freshly baked cupcakes, cupcake mixes, apparel and even cupcakes for Fido! In the heart of Beverly Hills nestled between Sprinkles Cupcakes and the brand new Sprinkles Ice Cream, 24 Hour Sprinkles will be continuously restocked day and night with a variety of freshly baked cupcake flavors.

And while Sprinkles Ice Cream sounds like it will be an ice cream shop and not actually selling cupcakes, it's still a big move for this major cupcake bakery and I would imagine will tie back in to the bakery somehow.

Our ice cream will be hand-crafted American ice cream using only the finest ingredients, staying in line with the Sprinkles philosophy. Scooped into crisp waffle cones, pressed between fluffy cupcake tops or piled high into sundaes topped with housemade sauces and toppings, Sprinkles Ice Cream shop is a back to basics creamery with a Sprinkles twist! Sprinkles Ice Cream will also serve up freshly baked cookies and brownies!

Happy Leap Day! Leap Day babies get free cupcakes today at MyDelight Cupcakery in Ontario, Caliofrnia

If you've got a Leap Day birthday, bring your ID and get on over to MyDelight Cupcakery at 1520 N. Mountain Avenue in Ontario, California! Via their Facebook page. Visit mydelightcupcakery.com for more information.


breakfast cupcake: "Light and fluffy buttermilk cake, loaded with bits of apple wood smoked bacon, frosted with a light, and buttery maple frosting, topped with a drizzle of syrup and freshly crisped bacon"




"Blueberry Cinnamon Crunch: Fluffy, flavorful cinnamon cake stuffed with fresh blueberries, frosted with a light blueberry mousse, edged in crunchy granola bits, and topped with a fresh blueberry!"


"Red Velvet Deluxe: decadent Red Velvet cake, dipped in ganache, frosted with our signature cream cheese frosting swirled with chocolate mousse, topped with chocolate curls."

Camouflage cupcakes in honor of Act of Valor and more by Little Cakes Cupcake Kitchen

In honor of the movie Act of Valor, cupcakery Little Cakes Cupcake Kitchen made their camouflage cupcakes. These and the others, including adorable cake pops, are from their Facebook page. The RIP cupcake is "zombie toffee."




Zombie Toffee cupcake! "Chocolate Butter cake with toffee baked into the crust topped with chocolate frosting, a shortbread cookie tombstone and dark chocolate arms rising from the grave."







Little Cakes Cupcake Kitchen
30 Main St. Suite 180
Vista, CA 92083
760-842-5138

Oscars Best Picture nominee cupcakes: Hugo, War Horse, Midnight in Paris, The Artist, The Descandants, The Help

Cupcakes Couture of Manhattan Beach is ready for the Oscars tonight, with 6 of the 9 Best Picture nominees in cupcake form: Hugo, War Horse, Midnight in Paris, The Artist, The Descendants, The Help. Which will win, and which cupcake is your favorite? I also couldn't resist their 3 kinds of Valentine's Day cupcakes and adorable football cake pops! All via their Facebook page. Follow them @CupcakesMB on Twitter.


Oscar nominee Best Picture cupcakes




apple cobbler cupcakes








more Parisian cupcakes


football cake pops



Cupcakes Couture of Manhattan Beach
916 Manhattan Avenue
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
310-372-9200
info at cupcakescouturemb.com

Cupcake party tonight at Casey's Cupcakes in Laguna Beach, California!

"Food Network’s Cupcake Wars winner (2011) Casey Reinhardt, the founder of Casey’s Cupcakes, will be hosting a party to celebrate their one-year anniversary at their Laguna Beach location today from 4-6 pm. The first 100 people to arrive will receive special free giveaways, so get there early!" 303 Broadway St. at Ocean Ave. Via Upcoming. Photos below via Casey's Cupcakes on Facebook. See caseyscupcake.com for more information. They've also got a location at The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa 3649 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, California. And I know the Ruby Red Velvet promotion is old but I thought it was a cute image, and might give people some Wizard of Oz party ideas!


"The February Cupcake Flavor of The Month: Cupid’s Chocolaty Coconut Red Velvet. This cupcake features Belgium chocolate chips with roasted coconut shavings baked in to a red velvet cake, coconut butter cream frosting and sugar crystals perfectly topped with a Glitter Heart. "










s'mores cupcake!!

Mardi Gras cupcake tower

This Mardi Gras cupcake tower is by Icing Cupcake in Burbank, California, via their Facebook page. They can be reached at info at icingcupcake.com or 818-787-0787.

Thin Mint and Samoa Girl Scout cookie cupcakes at The Cake Mamas

Thin Mint and Samoa Girl Scout cookie cupcakes at bakery The Cake Mamas in Glendora, California, via @thecakemamas on Twitter. Visit thecakemamas.com for more information.

Homer Simpson donut cupcake to celebrate The Simpsons' 500th episode

"To celebrate the Simpsons' 500th episode, we made special Homer cupcakes and his favorite D'oh-nuts!" by B Sweet Catering in Los Angeles, via Flickr. Contact them at bsweetorders at gmail.com or 310-963-7213, and find out more at mybsweet.com and their Facebook page.

Pull-apart heart cake with rose cupcakes and a boot cupcake cake

An idea for next Valentine's Day or whenever you want to show some love...a pull-apart heart cupcake cake made of red rose cupcakes! By Polkatots Cupcakes in Pasadena, California, via their Facebook page. See polkatotscupcakes.com for more information.

Cupcakes for the broken-hearted

To show that not everything is lovey dovey in cupcake world for Valentine's Day, some broken heart cupcakes by Los Angeles custom cupcake company Little Sweeties, via Flickr. See their Facebook page for ordering information.

Pink leopard print and pretty butterfly cupcakes by BlakeyCakes

The latest from Los Angeles custom cupcake and cake pop maker BlakeyCakes via Facebook. Email b.arias101 at hotmail.com or call 818-577-8302 to order. Visit http://blakeycakes.blogspot.com/ for more information.