The Hunger Games Opening Weekend Cupcakes

Now that St. Patrick's Day has passed we have something new to celebrate...the opening weekend of The Hunger Games! We've seen quite a few gorgeous Hunger Games themed cupcakes but these have definitely got to be the easiest to recreate! Celebrating District 12, Erica's Sweet Tooth created these fierce looking cupcakes!

The recipe calls for your favorite box mix, oreos, and a simple frosting recipe although to make it even easier I'm sure you can use some canned frosting. Based on bold look for the flames atop the cupcakes there is a little dye job involved as well. Check out her step by step guide here!

Cupcakes or Cookies?

Do these cupcakes have you doing a double take? Well they should since they're not cupcakes at all! They're cookies! Sweet Sugar Belle tweaked and perfected this little experiment to create these amazing looking cupcakes! Most cookies shaped like cupcakes are the flat cookie cutter kind decorated to look like our favorite sweet treat but as you can see, Sweet Sugar Belle took to a new level...literally to create these 3D creations! She mentioned that she developed a tutorial for readers to recreate these themselves but check out her blog for more information!

Flaming Baked Alaska Cupcakes with Recipe Link

I know what you're thinking. BLASPHEMY! That cupcake is on fire! But wait! I swear it's part of the recipe! Sprinkle Bakes has developed these gorgeous Flaming Baked Alaska cupcakes! If you're unfamiliar with Baked Alaska it is a dessert composed up of ice cream layered with sponge cake topped with a meringue that's then placed in a super hot oven to set the meringue and brown the top. Because of all this meringue and short trip in a high heat oven the ice cream is actually protected from melting!

The process to recreate this cupcake is a little more involved that your standard everyday cupcake recipe but as you can tell from the picture, the extra time spent is well worth it! Check out the recipe and step by step guide here!

The Help: Caramel Cake

Do you ever read a book or watch a movie that has some sort of delicious looking dessert and just imagine how it would taste if it was real? Well the blog Domestic Fits created a cupcake version of Minny's famous Caramel Cake as raved about in this year's IT Book, The Help.

Originally she crafted a full size Caramel Cake but for the cupcake version she had to tweak the recipe a bit. In looking over the recipe I found it very simple to follow and will definitely have to try it out. Check out the recipe for yourself here!

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cupcakes with Recipe Link

Have you been looking for a new and excitingly unique cupcake recipe to try? Well, I think I might have found just that for all you readers! How Sweet It Is has created a Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cupcake recipe topped with a Cinnamon Sugared Chocolate Chip Frosting. Yes, the name is quite a mouthful and after looking over the recipe I'm sure the cupcake itself is chock full of flavor, textures and amazingness as well! Want to try this for yourself? Check it out here!

Horchata Cupcakes with Recipe Link

Does anyone else love Horchata as much as I do? Well I know Just Jenn Recipes does since she's turned this refreshing cinnamon-ny drink into a cupcake! Not only is there Horchata in the cake itself, but there's also a good amount in the frosting!  Interested in trying this recipe for yourself? Check out the recipe here!

Make Your Own Sprinkles!

Did you ever wish you could top your cupcakes with something extra special? Maybe you're sick of those waxy tasting sprinkles or thought to yourself, "Why can't these come in ______ flavor?!!" Well, your wait is over! One Good Thing By Jillee has created a tutorial on how to create your OWN sprinkles! This basic recipe can be adjusted to create any flavor/color combination you want! I'm definitely going to try to do this myself...now sprinkles don't have to be just for texture or decoration anymore!

Rainy Day Cupcakes

In honor of the crazy rainy weather going on here in Southern California I present to you these perfect for a rainy day Umbrella Cupcakes! They may not be practical for the rain but they sure are cute and yummy, of course! Not only are these ridiculously adorable, but they are also easy to make and makes for a fun kids food craft! Cute Foods For Kids has an easy to follow guide on how to build these edible umbrellas using your favorite cupcake flavors!

Egg Shell Cupcakes

I know what you're thinking..."WHOA! This can't be real! It's totally photoshopped!" But, dear Cupcakes Take The Cake readers, I can assure you it's not! Cupcake Project created this amazing tutorial on how to create these magic treats at home! Though they include a cake recipe to use for this project you can in fact use any cake you'd like! I feel like funfetti would be fun if you were using these for Easter!

How to Decorate: Superbowl Cupcakes

It's nearly Superbowl Sunday! Are you prepared for the big game already? You may have planned the snacks and even the main course but have you figured out what's for dessert? Well, it could very well be these deliciously simple Superbowl Cupcakes created by Miss Make! Devon designed an easy to follow guide so you all can have these festive treats for your own Superbowl parties! Check it out here!

What a Very Berry Cupcake Recipe!

Image courtesy of The Little Epicurean

Are you a berry lover? How about a very berry lover? If you're thinking about trying this berrilicious looking recipe, I hope you are! The Little Epicurean created a beautiful looking Blueberry-Blackberry Cupcake topped with a Blueberry Cream Cheese frosting. I told you, it's berry serious stuff! Though these cupcakes look like they should be made for special or fancy events The Little Epicurean stresses the fact that these can be made anytime! If your feeling berry creative check out the recipe here!

Sunflower cereal cupcakes and sunflower candy cupcake toppers to ease your stress

I don't know about you, but when I'm having a stressful day, like today (I leave for vacation in Honolulu tomorrow and there is a lot to do to get ready), I find that looking at cute, cheerful photos of cupcakes helps me relax a little, or at the very least, smile. These are extra adorable examples by Skip To My Lou - find out how to make the sunflower cupcakes here (cereal fans unite!) and the candy sunflower cupcake toppers here. You can also follow Skip To My Lou on Facebook.