Cherry blossom and spring flower cupcake prettiness

More cherry blossom cupcakes are coming soon! These are by Le Dolci Cupcakes and Cakes in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, via @LeDolci on Twitter, from a custom order. Visit their Facebook page or ledolci.com for more information.



They also teach cupcake classes; on March 25th will be introduction to cupcake decorating, and March 31st is introduction to spring cupcakes. I also like the sound of this class: Gucci, Chanel, LV, Tiffany & you – Designer Cupcake Class!

Here's the description of the cupcake decorating class:

At this absolute beginners class, suitable for anyone at any age(!), you will work with tools that professional cake makers use to create your own cupcake works of art. You will work with fondant and professional food colouring to make simple shapes and decorations for your little bundles of goodness. After working with fondant, you will then experiment with our mouth watering buttercream icing. Using the deliciously smooth buttercream icing you will test out different nozzles and colors to make wonderful swirls, seashells, grass and more! Class time -2 hours.

You will have a fun time in a relaxing atmosphere, have gained confidence in working with fondant, food colouring, cutters and piping bags and be leaving with a set of 12 fabulously decorated cupcakes that your friends and family will be suitably impressed by!

Cupcake Wars competitor (tonight!) cupcake truck Dia Doce spotlight

A cupcake photo spotlight on cupcake and dessert truck Dia Doce in Chester County, Pennsylvania, who you can watch on Cupcake Wars on the Food Network tonight. All photos via their Facebook page. You can reach them at 610-476-5684 orThais at DiaDoce.com and also follow them @DiaDoce on Twitter.


farm animal cupcakes


cupcake push pops and matching cupcakes


Angry Birds cupcakes

Very pretty high heel shoe cupcakes with roses on the toes

Gorgeous versions of the high heel cupcakes made famous by Karen Tack and Alan Richardson's cookbook Cupcakes, Cookies & Pie, Oh My! for sale by Blooming Cupcakes in Bangkok, Thailand, via their Facebook page.

Ruffles, roses and hearts on springtime wedding cupcakes

Pretty flower cupcakes by Starbird Bakeshouse in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada, who can be reached at starbirdbakehouse at yahoo.com or 250-551-4681. Via Flickr. Beautiful! The purple ones are my favorites, not just because purple is my favorite color, but because there's so much going on, but it's subtle, and each cupcake is different from the other next to it. You can also keep up with them on Facebook.










wedding cupcakes

Some of the most beautiful flower cupcakes I've ever seen

I feel like I should be jaded about flower cupcakes by now, after probably seeing hundreds, if not thousands of them, but I'm not, just as I'm not jaded about real flowers. This flower cupcake bouquet is stunning, with creativity and color and pop. Made by blogger I Bake Cupcakes for her mother's 60th birthday!




Orange candy clay daisies, mini yellow candy clay flowers and red gum drop roses.


Pink candy clay flower, red gum drop roses and green licorice stems.

Yes, Mother's Day cupcakes are already here, plus kids' cupcake decorating class in London

We haven't even gotten to St. Patrick's Day or Easter, but already cupcake bakers are touting their Mother's Day cupcakes, so for the big planners out there, here are two examples of what I'm sure will be many more Mother's Day cupcakes.


flower cupcakes by Bea's of Bloomsbury in London, via @beas_bloomsbury on Twitter. If you want to learn how to decorate your own Mother's Day cupcakes, they are holding a Mother's Day cupcake class on March 27th for kids! "Our kids cupcake class will teach your child not only how to pipe using different flavoured buttercreams but also decorate cupcakes using edible glitter, dragees and sugar flowers. The class will be held on the 17th March between 12pm-2pm by our Pastry Chef Kate Donnan. Your child will enjoy a fun and creative class and at the end take home 12 cupcakes that will make Mother's Day that extra special."


by Sugar Ruffles, also in the UK, via Flickr - click here for more information. Official description: "Vanilla bean cupcakes decorated with pink marzipan roses and sugar blossoms, presented in pretty pink laser cut cupcake wrappers and packaged in a handbag cupcake box."

Cupcake cuff links and a carrot cake cupcake necklace

Another fun cupcake item: cuff links! The first three are by Etsy seller The Apple as is the carrot cupcake necklace and the bottom one from Etsy seller The Clay Collection.

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.

I heart you Valentine's Day cupcakes plus chocolate drizzled strawberry and s'mores cupcakes by Candy Cupcake

Edinburgh's Candy Cupcake has gone all out for Valentine's Day, and some of their other cupcakes, like these vanilla cupcakes with strawberries drizzled in milk chocolate and s'mores, also look holiday worthy. Via their Facebook page.






vanilla, strawberry, chocolate cupcakes


s'mores cupcakes



Candy Cupcake
Cupcake & Sweetie Shop
92 Marchmont Crescent
Edinburgh, EH9 1HD
+44 131446090707971270169
elaine at candycupcake.co.uk

Be My Valentine red heart cupcakes and rose cake pops

Valentine's Day is upon us! Prepare for lots of Valentine's cupcakes and red hearts everywhere. Here's some sweet treats by Wir Machen Cupcakes in Munich, Germany. See more on their Facebook page.





And also on the theme of love, some wedding cupcakes they made:


white rose cupcakes




stiletto and surfboard theme cupcakes for wedding: "Surfboard & Hibiscus flower made of fondant and sprinkled with blue sugar crystals"

Vegan rose chocolate cupcakes for Valentine's Day plus recipe link

Get the recipe for these vegan rose chocolate cupcakes from the blog My Little Celebration.



Blogger Dana reports that her taste testers couldn't tell the difference between this vegan cupcake and a traditional one, and writes:

Not only did the cupcakes turn out wonderfully, they tasted phenomenal! I don’t know why I’d ever bake a non-vegan cupcake again! The soy milk + vinegar mixture makes a creamy base for the batter, the cocoa powder gives them a rich chocolate flavor, and the oil keeps them unbelievably moist.

Cupcake and cake pop love for Valentine's Day by Ganache

This Valentine's Day cupcake spotlight is on custom dessert company Ganache in Washington, DC, via their Facebook page. They can be reached at ganacheonline at gmail.com or 240-593-8444. (The last photo isn't necessarily a Valentine's Day one but is ganache-y and looks good, so I'm including it.) Here are a few of the flavors they offer (see Facebook link above for full listing): Good Morning (Soft coffee cake infused with cinnamon with a caramel hot cocoa frosting), Cocolimon (Fresh lemon infused moist vanilla cake with a coconut lemon cream cheese frosting), Refresh (Moist white cake infused with fresh lemon zest with a raspberry cream frosting), Indulge (Rich chocolate brownie cake with a vanilla caramel frosting).