Awesomeness alert: Easter cupcake kebabs with Peeps and Rice Krispie treats!

Firstly, let me say that this week I discovered the blog Warm Sugary Goodness, and will be posting more from them soon, and that made me happy, and now they've taken cupcake kebabs to a new level with their Easter cupcake kebabs which include mini cupcakes, Peeps and Rice Krispie treats! So much fun on a stick. Love these. Also, they seem relatively easy to make (I've never made cupcake kebabs, though I have eaten my fair share) and so adaptable to whatever you have handy and want to include.

Potted plant cake pop

Adorableness from The Cake Poppery in Chicago, via their Facebook page.

Make super cute chick cupcakes with chocolate chips and sanding sugar, from Bird on a Cake

Easter = time for cute chick cupcakes! Blogger Bird on a Cake (what a perfect name for this post!) shows you how to use chocolate chips for the eyes and pipe on frosting for the wings, beak and feet!

Easter cupake cuteneess, or Peeps=fun!

Peeps. I love them! I don't tend to eat too many because one goes a long way but I like looking at them and think they make a perfect cupcake topper. See more Easter cupcakes like these at Food Network.

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/.

Some of the cutest cupcakes you'll ever see: high heels, Twinkie heads, gumball machines, goldfish, Smurfs, brides, Matisse, Mondrian, Van Gogh and more

This cupcake spotlight could have been much, much longer, but I want to encourage you to check out Only in Bucks for a fun, brilliant, smile-inducing look at cupcake creativity in action. The press tends to focus on business and bakeries to the exclusion of the true heart of the cupcake revolution: cupcake lovers, at home, baking their hearts out. I love cupcake bakeries, of course, but the reason cupcakes are still as popular as ever (more, actually) is that they are something we can truly personalize in any and every way. Just look at how many high heel cupcakes have been created only in the past 2 months! Via @PinkeandBrowne on Twitter. This made my day!

From the post:

Last weekend I had the privilege to photograph Peddlers Village's first annual Cupcake Decorating Competition. Held at Giggleberry Fair, it was one of the special events planned to celebrate their 50th anniversary. I was the only blogger invited, and I must say... I felt pretty cool when I was allowed to enter the roped off section and preview the all the entries!

With over 1,000 cupcakes competing in various categories, I had to to quickly devise my own grading system. Anything you see here falls under one of my own categories: Pretty, Creative, or Simply Adorable. For those of you who didn't make it to the competition, here's a little "taste."

beautiful high heel cupcakes (I'd eat these, and I'd wear the real shoe version!)











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Alpha Delta Pi sorority lion mascot cupcakes

Sorority Alpha Delta Pi lion mascot cupcakes, via @BUADPi on Twitter.

Dr. Seuss The Lorax cupcakes

Tied to the release of the movie The Lorax based on the book by Dr. Seuss, blogger Hoosier Homemade has some Lorax cupcakes for you and instructions on how to make them using sanding sugar and some decorating techniques. I love the moustache! Via Flickr.

Ahoy! Pirate ship cupcake wrapper and pirate flag and octopus pirate toppers

Pirate cupcake cuteness from Etsy seller Foolish Worker Bee!

Tuxedo chocolate ganache cupcake gets classy, February only, at Jubilee Cupcakes

The Tuxedo Cupcake is a "chocolate cupcake with Swiss Meringue dipped in chocolate ganache" at Jubilee Cupcakes and Vintage Candy in Puyallup, Washington, for sale only in February. Via their Facebook page. See jubileecupcakes.com for more information.

Irish tea cupcakes with shamrocks in china teacups, with recipe link

Check out these adorable Irish tea cupcakes by blogger The Pastry Tip, who also has the recipe. They look so sweet and perfect for spring, and St. Patrick's Day! Via Flickr. From the post:

The decorations are made with a heart cutter and gumpaste. I assembled the three hearts with a stem to form the shamrocks. I made white flowers with an orange center to incorporate the colors of the flag.

8 push pop cupcakes by Push Up Cupcakes

Push Up Cupcakes in Saint Cloud, Florida, specializes in push pop cupcakes; their tagline is "cupcakes without the crumbs!" As you can see below, they also make cupcakes, and do custom orders only, including alcohol flavors. I love how fun the decorations are, like the flowers on top. And that you can switch up the colors and add candy.

All images via their Facebook page. Find out more on their website, and they can be reached at brande@pushupcupcakes.com or 321-228-3052.


as a chocolate and peanut butter fan, this one's my favorite looking! From this post:

I made devil’s food cake in the mini muffin tins. Then I whipped up a creation for the frosting of Jif Chunky Peanut Butter, Confectioners Sugar, Butter, Milk and Vanilla. I chose to use the crunchy for a little bit more texture but creamy would work just fine! Instead of using a piping bag and tip (because of the chunks) I put the frosting in a zip lock bag and cut the end off. It worked great!

To get the chopped up Reeses Peanut Butter Cups, I used the minis. Stick them in the freezer for 10-15 minutes so they are easier to chop.

colorful mix and match push pop cupcakes


Boston creme "donut" push pops






red velvet with whipped vanilla frosting






ice cream sundae cupcakes


Martha Stewart's "broken glass" cupcakes

Purple spider cupcakes

These purple spider cupcakes were made for Halloween but are still cute! They're by Des Moines, Iowa company FancyPants Cupcake Co., via their Facebook page. They can be reached at fancypantscupcake at gmail.com or 515-669-7019.

Flamingo, flower, strawberry and dinosaur cupcake toppers, plus cute cupcake wrappers from Etsy

These fun cupcake toppers and wrappers are being sold by Etsy seller Delectable Delights, who you can also find on Facebook.

Cupcake love, literally

L-O-V-E spelled out in cupcakes plus very tiny heart sprinkles on heart-shaped cupcakes for Valentine's Day, by Cupcakes by Dee in Ireland, via Flickr.

Happy Valentine's Day penguin love cupcakes

Penguin love cupcakes by Top The Cupcake in Perth, Western Australia, via Flickr. Aww...visit topthecupcake.com and their Facebook page for more information.

Last day to pre-order fondant conversation heart Valentine's Day cupcakes, plus extra cute red velvet pug cake pops

Today is the last day to pre-order these fondant conversation heart Valentine's Day cupcakes from Kupcakes & Co in Elkridge, Maryland. Call 443.552.3033. Via Facebook.



And red velvet pug cake pops, because who can resist? "These PUGS are for a client and were special ordered! We will have some of these adorable PUGS in our store this week, too! We can also do other animals as well and these specialty cake pops are $4 a piece."

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.