Want a free cruise to Bermuda? Start spreading the word!

We are gearing up for August and our big Cupcake Lover's Cruise to Bermuda, a one-of-a-kind event, and are looking forward to meeting many of you and learning about cupcake decorating from bestselling cookbook authors Karen Tack and Alan Richardson, creators of the famous high heel shoe cupcakes, getting recipe development advice from Baked owners Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito, and the master baking class by Robicelli's owners Allison and Matt Robicelli, as well as a private cupcake party on the beach and other special events.

I wanted to remind you that you can join us on our cupcake cruise for free. If you refer 15 people, you cruise for free! Details are below, and if you're interested , make sure to email info at cupcakecruise.com or call 800-828-4813 (Hartford Holidays, the travel agency we're working with) and tell them you're going to be referring people so they can put your name into the system. Make sure people give your name when they call to put down their room deposits. You can also contact them if you have any questions about the cruise or this promotion. If you're part of a book club, neighborhood group, mailing list or other social group and are interested in cruising with us, encourage your friends who might want to join to get in touch. For those in New York City, do join us Sunday, March 25th from 2-4 pm for cupcakes and cruise talk at Baked, 359 Van Brunt Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn, for our monthly meetup.

Help Us Promote The First Ever "Cupcakes Take The Cake" Cruise and You Could Sail With Us For Free*!

We are very excited to host our first ever Cupcake Lovers Cruise, and we would like to give anyone willing and able to help us promote this cruise the opportunity to sail for FREE*

Simply agree to distribute flyers, e mails or any other information pertinent to the cruise to your customers, friends, family, neighbors and if a minimum of 15 cabins get booked through your efforts, you & a guest will cruise with us for free!

We will supply you with flyers for distribution as well as assist you with email or websites campaigns you may wish to create. We will keep track of those you refer and let you know when you have reached your 15 cabins! Many of our guests are hosting their own Cupcake Cruise Parties to promote their efforts. We will supply you with Cupcake Cruise Party invitations that you can send to friends, family & customers and if you are in the NY/NJ area we are happy to attend and help you! We will design special dollars off promotions for you to offer during your party!

* Port charges, government taxes and fee's and gratuities will be extra. For Bermuda itinerary typically $390 per person total

High heel shoe cupcakes for sale by Kupcake Bar and Flour Power Cakes for the fashionista dessert lovers

The famous high heel cupcakes by Karen Tack and Alan Richardson from their cookbook Cupcakes, Cookies & Pie, Oh My! are still going strong. Here are the latest examples we've come across, and you can buy them!


by The Kupcake Bar in Maumee, Ohio, via @KupcakeBar (you can also find them on Facebook) and contact them at TheKupcakeBar at gmail.com or 419-740-1011 for delivery)


by Flour Power Cakes in Great Bentley, UK, via Facebook - they can be reached at famfair at tesco.net or +44 784-088-0009.

Your wishes are answered: high heel cupcakes now for sale in England!

Your wishes have been granted! All of you clamoring to buy the high heel shoe cupcakes made popular by Karen Tack and Alan Richardson in their new cookbook Cupcakes, Cookies & Pie, Oh My! are now being made by Fancy That Cupcakes in Shadsworth, Blackburn, UK, who you can find on Facebook and contact at +44 77111222333444.

9 more high heel cupcakes for fashionistas who just can't get enough

9 more of what you love, during New York Fashion Week, even: fashionista cupcake high heels by Karen Tack and Alan Richardson, sporting t-shirts promoting their fabulous new cookbook Cupcakes, Cookies & Pie, Oh My!, at Iron Cupcake Milwaukee. Come see them on their book tour; click here for dates. And enter to win a copy from us by February 14th at 6 pm EST. Oh my, indeed!

Giveaway: Cupcakes, Cookies And Pie, Oh My

We are so happy to do this cookbook giveaway for Karen Tack and Alan Richardson's third book, Cupcakes, Cookies & Pie, Oh My. We met Karen and Alan way back in 2007 at one of our first cupcake meetups, and seen them as they wow cupcake lovers with their creations. They will be joining us this summer on our Cupcake Cruise.

Enter to win via this form by February 14th at 6PM.
They are the creators of the high heel cupcakes.

Pigs in a blanket cupcakes

Pigs in blankets on cupcakes, from a recent Sur La Table cupcake class by Karen Tack and Alan Richardson, authors of the new cookbook Cupcakes, Cookies & Pies, Oh My!, via @whatsnewcupcake on Twitter - check out their upcoming book tour schedule here. We'll be at their NYC February 15th class at 11:30 am! Visit them at hellocupcakebook.com for the latest news. And they're launching an app soon, we'll keep you posted.

Cupcake water lilies and ladybugs and book tour dates from Cupcakes, Cookies & Pie, Oh My!

Our last two sneak peeks at Cupcakes, Cookies & Pie, Oh My! in honor of today's publication date. Check back this week for our contest to win a copy. And below are author Karen Tack and Alan Richardson's book tour dates. We'll be meeting up at the New York City event; more info on that soon. If you're in New York, be sure to join our meetup group for the latest news and local events. And because they have proven so spectacularly popular, I'm posting the cupcake high heels again! Follow them @whatsnewcupcake on Twitter for the latest news and hellocupcakebook.com for more decorating tips.









Cupcakes, Cookies & Pie, Oh My! book tour dates with Karen Tack and Alan Richardson

Boston

Northeastern University Barnes & Noble Xhibition Kitchen event, Demo/Q&A/Signing, Feb 1 at noon

Natick, MA: Sur La Table cooking class, Feb 1 @ 6:30pm

Connecticut

Canton, CT: Sur La Table cooking class, Feb 2 @ 6:30pm

New York

Manhasset, Long Island: Sur La Table cooking class, Feb 4 @ 1pm

Manhattan: Sur La Table cooking class, Feb 15 @ 11:30am at 306 W. 57th St. (the Hearst Bldg)

Hartsdale: Chef Central cooking class, March 3 @ 1pm

St. Louis

Event at L'Ecole Culinaire culinary school for ~75 students, demo/talk/signing, Feb 7 @ 3pm

Left Bank Books event, demo/talk/signing, Feb 7 @ 7pm

Kansas City

Offsite event at Unity Temple on the Plaza (707 W. 47th St.), hosted by Rainy Day Books, Feb 8 @ 7pm

Culinary Center at Kansas City Luncheon (Overland Park, KS), Feb 9 @ 12:00pm

Denver

Tattered Cover (Highlands Ranch location), Feb 10 at 7:30pm

The Cupboard Kitchen Store(Ft. Collins), demo & signing, Feb 11 from 10:30-12:30

Milwaukee

Offsite event at Discovery World Pilot House co-hosted by Boswell Book Company and Iron Cupcake, Feb 12 at 2pm

Sur La Table cooking class (Glendale), Feb 13 @ 6:30pm

New Jersey

Chef Central cooking class, Paramus, Feb 16 @ 6:30pm

Wegmans cooking class, Cherry Hill, Feb 17 (4-6pm)

Wegmans cooking class, Bridgewater, Feb 18 (12-2pm)

Ocean County Library, Toms River, March 25 @ 2pm

Dallas

Central Market class, Feb 20 @ 6:30pm

Austin

Central Market class, Feb 21 @ 6:30pm

Houston

Central Market class, Feb 22 @ 6:30pm

San Antonio

Central Market class, Feb 23 @ 6:30pm

Ft. Worth

Central Market class, Feb 24 @ 6:30pm

Central Market class, Feb 25 @ 11:00am

Plano

Central Market class, Feb 25 @ 6:30pm

Chicago

Housewares Show, March 11 @ 4:30pm (Goho Cooking Theater)

Housewares Show, March 12 @ 11:30am (in HMH booth)

The Bookstall (Winnetka, IL), demo & signing, March 12 @ 7:00pm