Stop everything and check out these rainbow hi hat cupcakes

These are some of the coolest cupcakes I've ever seen! They're by blogger Craftstorming, who has the recipe and writes: "Below the white chocolate shell is a fluffy rainbow of marshmallow icing and hidden below that is a pot of ‘gold’ caramel. Continuing with all things Irish the dark chocolate cupcakes contain whiskey." Wow!! Via Flickr.





and what they look like on the outside:

The Lorax Truffula Tree vegan dark chocolate cupcakes with cotton candy on top, plus recipe link

Find out how to make these dark chocolate vegan cupcakes with cotton candy on top, styled in homage to Dr. Seuss's The Lorax, at Meet The Shannons (via Babble).

Wear a baseball jersey, get a free cupcake with purchase at Sprinkles Cupcakes today only

I would never have known it's spring training, but apparently it is, and Sprinkles Cupcakes wants to reward baseball fans! If you come in to Sprinkles Cupcakes today wearing your favorite team's baseball jersey, you get one free cupcake when you buy one. Pretty cool! Visit sprinkles.com and @sprinkles on Twitter and their Facebook page (individual Sprinkles Cupcakes bakeries also have their own separate Facebook pages) to keep up with their promotions.





Also, through March 18th, they're selling these St. Patrick's Day cupcakes: "Belgian dark chocolate cake topped with a Baileys Irish cream cheese frosting."

Spicy dark chocolate ancho chili fudge cupcakes plus recipe link

One half of food bloggers The Foodie Couple made these spicy dark chocolate cupcakes with ancho chile chocolate ganache and fudge frosting for the other's birthday and writes:

The best part of the cupcake was the wonderful ganache so thick and gooey with just a hint of ancho spice. The cupcake itself was also very moist the ancho chili and cinnamon were just back notes to the dark chocolate. And the fudgy frosting...so good.

New Cake Pop Bakery Opens in NYC

Last week I attended the grand opening of a new cake pop bakery: Stick & Pop.
Stick & Pop has been an online bakery, specializing in custom wedding and party cake pops, and they have recently opened a brick and mortar in the heart of Chelsea, Manhattan.

Here are some pictures from the event!

"birthday cake"

 "darling"--my favorite!!! marble cake dipped in white chocolate with sprinkles

 they sell a lot of cake pops kits that you can make at home

 including the cake pop dough

 some party attendees

 this is their menu that hangs above the counter. it's a little hard to see but they have some really sweet flavors!!

 the owners Christy and Jacki

"that's dark" flavor

Stick & Pop is located in Chelsea on 19th street between 7th and 8th avenues. For more information and to order these cuties check out their website: www.stickandpop.com

Chocolate Lover's Cupcake



Everything about this cupcake is chocolate. How Sweet It Is was definitely thinking about us chocolate lovers when she made these super chocolatey cupcakes on Valentine's Day. They're dark chocolate cupcakes with--not regular chocolate frosting--but piles of chocolate cream cheese frosting, and they're topped with chocolate sprinkles and a piece of chocolate from a chocolate bar. That's a lot of chocolate. Check out her Chocolate Lover's Cupcakes post for the recipes!

Anti-Valentine's Day cupcake and wine pairing features "All The Single Ladies" and "Pour Some Sugar on Me" cupcakes

Austin, Texas, get ready for an unusual and sweet cupcake and wine pairing on Valentine's Day. I know I just blogged that we're going to be bombarding you with Valentine's Day cupcakes, and don't worry, we will, but this fun event by The Cupcake Bar and House Wine was too unusual not to highlight! It's happening 6-8 pm, tomorrow, February 14th, at House Wine, 408 Josephine Street, Austin, Texas. Via The Cupcake Bar on Facebook.

For all of you Ladies & Gents who think Cupid is Stupid, come on out to House Wine to enjoy a delicious ANTI Valentine's Cupakes & Wine pairing! Don't worry, you won't see a single convo heart or any obnoxious balloon bouquets!

Cupcake and Wine Pairing: $13

Cupcake Flavors:"All the Single Ladies" Cupcake- No Blue Ivy on this Cupcake, but you will get a yummy Strawberry Cupcake topped with a Strawberry Buttercream! Don't forget to "put a ring on it" because it will have a fun "Ring Pop" as a topper! FUN!

"I'm too Sexy for This...." Cupcake- Try a Dark Chocolate Cupcake filled with Whipped Cream. Topped with a Dark Chocolate Icing and a Cherry on Top... Pretty Sexy, dontcha think?!

"Pour Some Sugar on Me" Cupcake- Yes, we are children of the 80's, but what is more fun than a Vanilla Cupcake with a Raspberry Filling?! Don't forget the Vanilla Buttercream icing and the copious amounts of "sugar" crystals for toppinigs! Not only pretty, but yummy, too!

Wine Flavors:Queen of "BROKEN" Hearts, Cabernet Sauvignon,Santa Barbara 07. Roasted coffee and caramel over black berries.

"BLENDS HAVE MORE FUN" The Wolftrap, Rhone Blend, South Africa 05. Spicy, aromatic red blend matured in French oak.

"SWEET REVENGE" Widow of Devienne, Brut Rose’, France. Hints of strawberries, wild berries, citrus. Fresh and mineral, fine bubbles. Gamay, Cab Franc, Pineau d’Anuis

Valentine's Day heart and broken heart cookie topped lemon raspberry chocolate cupcakes

There's a lot going on with these cute Valentine's Day cupcakes by blogger Cupcakeables, where you can get the recipe! Here's the official description: "The cupcake is a light lemon vanilla cake filled with raspberry puree and topped with a dark chocolate frosting, dark chocolate drizzled on top and sugar cookie hearts that I made for the theme." And they're made with hearts or broken hearts! Love that. Via Flickr.