Blow Pop cupcakes with bubble gum marshmallow buttercream and a strawberry marshmallow inside, plus recipe link

Yes, Blow Pops, the lollipop with bubble gum in the middle, can be paired with cupcakes, and marhsmallows! Get the recipe for bubble gum marshmallow buttercream (!!) and instructions at Cookies and Cups.



and the inside:

10 Angry Birds cupcakes to celebrate the new Angry Birds game, plus cake pops and cupcake toppers

I still have yet to play Angry Birds, but I can recognize the characters on cupcakes! Here's 10 to celebrate the new version of Angry Birds. See more Angry Birds cupcakes here.


by Candy Bar Cupcakes


by Confessions of a Cookbook Queen, with instructions on how to make them using Laffy Taffy, M&Ms and candy melts


by Cupcake Mania on Tumblr


by Animated Cupcakes of Garden Grove, California, via Flickr, see animatedcupcakes.com for ordering information


by Wild Orchid Baking Co. of New Hampshire, via Flickr, see wildorchidbaking.com for ordering information


by Cooking with Z, which also has the recipe for Magnolia Bakery's vanilla cupcakes


by FadRizals Cakes


by The Crafting Chicks


by Family Kitchen, with instructions





Last but definitely not least, an Angry Birds bento box including rice Angry Birds in cupcake wrappers by My Mealbox

Bonus: Angry Birds cake pops and cupcake toppers!


Angry Birds cake pops by The Girl Who Ate Everything


Angry Birds cupcake toppers for sale on Etsy by Cupcake Supply


via Digital Mom Blog

Spiced Chocolate Cupcakes with Caramel buttercream plus recipe link

Here's what Jessie Oleson of Cakespy writes about these cupcakes by Lori Falce for caramel lovers (get the recipe too from Cakespy):

"Surprise! There's a cayenne kick hiding in these fudgy brownie cupcakes smothered in a delightful caramel and whipped cream frosting"

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.

Bursting with blueberry pancake cupcakes and recipe link

Look at the blueberries bursting out of this cupcake! Wow. Get the recipe at Your Cup of Cake.

Strawberry salsa jalapeño cupcake plus recipe link!

Yes, this is a cupcake using strawberry salsa and a jalapeño pepper to recreate a Cupcake Wars winning cupcake, and it's raw and vegan! It's by Shannonmarie at one of my favorite food blogs, Rawdorable, who has the recipe for you. I'm a big fan of spicy foods in general and jalapeños in particular, so I'm excited about this one.

The Hunger Games cupcakes: by Fictional Food: matching the birds of Mockingjay perfectly

Calling all The Hunger Games fans: you will definitely want to check out these Mockingjay (Book 3 in the trilogy) cupcakes by blogger Fictional Food, who very carefully matched the birds on the book covers with edible cupcake toppers made of black fondant and edible gold glaze. Gorgeous! They were recently featured on ABC's Nightline.

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!

March Madness basketball cupcakes: Kentucky blue velvet vs. Indiana red velvet

Sports fans, check out the March Madness basketball cupcakes at Hoosier Homemade! Visit Hoosier Homemade to find out how to use candy clay to make your own team cupcakes.

Funfetti cupcakes and recipe link!

Get the recipe for these these funfetti cupcakes at The Whimsical Cupcake!

4 Cupcake Wars inspired raw vegan cupcake recipes: green tea vanilla, sweet pepper, corn and sage, lavender and orange, cacao spice

Yes, Shannonmarie at Rawdorable is at it again, this time taking inspiration from Cupcake Wars winner Stephanie Sparkle and her vegan baking fame, and turning Stephanie's cupcakes into raw vegan cupcakes. She's also got the recipes for these four lovely cupcakes for you all in this post and an interview with Stephanie!


the raw cupcake quartet


green tea topped vanilla cupcake


sweet potato, corn and sage cupcake


lavender and orange cupcake


cacao spice cupcake

Shamrock baked inside a cupcake for St. Patrick's Day

Shamrocks are definitely the hot cupcake item of the week, with St. Patrick's Day coming up tomorrow, whether it's shamrock sprinkles, shamrock cupcake toppers or shamrocks baked inside cupcakes!

Here's another fun way to show your St. Patrick's Day cupcake love with a surprise in the middle for the lucky cupcake eater. Find out from blogger Kelli's Cakes/Come Join Me In how to go from this:



to this:


via Flickr

Cupcake flavored jelly beans now for sale alongside cupcake gumballs

Like jelly beans? Now you can get yours in cupcake flavor from cupcake merchandise master Archie McPhee! We've shared lots of jelly bean cupcakes over the years, and were clued in to the cupcake gumballs, but this is something new. Wonder how they taste?





Unrelated to Archie McPhee, but for the bubblegum fans, below are bubblegum cupcakes by blogger Created by Diane, who has the recipe for bubblegum frosting!

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Irish cocktail whiskey chocolate ganache cupcakes in jars for St. Patrick's Day

Blogger ever clever mom made Irish cocktail cupcakes in jars for St. Patrick's Day! She's got the recipe and writes:

Serving the cupcakes up in jars means the frosting can be creamier and I added a lot more of that whiskey chocolate ganache this way. I love the way they turned out in the glass with the frosting on top... almost like little pints of Guinness.

Gold coins and rainbow St. Patrick's Day cupcakes

Beautiful shiny and pretty and colorful cupcakes by Bits of Splendor, where you can get the cake mix recipe! Hint: lots of food coloring is involved.

5 green velvet St. Patrick's Day cupcakes plus green velvet cake pops

St. Patrick's Day is this Saturday, March 17th, and there are so many shamrocks we almost can't keep up. Here are 5 green velvet cupcakes to get you in the holiday spirit.


by Patty's Cakes of Fullerton, California


by Real Mom Kitchen


by A Dozen Eggs Bake Shoppe


by Snappy Gourmet - these green velvet cupcakes have cream cheese frosting and are dipped in candy melts! Click through for the recipe and instructions.


Green velvet cupcakes topped with green macarons by The Boogie Blog


by Jeanne Benedict

And last but not least, green velvet cake pops by custom cupcake baker Amanda Cupcake in Waupaca, Wisconsin, via Flickr. Stay tuned: we have an interview with her coming up!