These apple cupcakes are so delicious. I used an apple cake recipe handed down to me from my mother Grace. The apple cake is rich in flavor and is perfect for fall and winter deserts. I think the recipe is great any time of year but the smell of caramel, apples and cinnamon always go…
Cream Cheese Icing
Simple, smooth and creamy; Cream Cheese Icing Ingredients: (1) 8 oz. package of cream cheese 1/4 cup butter (if you use margarine instead of butter, your icing will not be a stiff) 1 lb powder sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Preparation: mix cream cheese and butter until smooth add powder sugar 1 cup at a…
4th Of July Cupcake Ideas
Image by alicia rae via Flickr These cute 4th of July cupcakes will be a great addition to your Independence day celebration! Red, White and Blue colored cake batter is used to create these vanilla flavored cupcakes. Simple paper baking cups are used to bake the cupcakes in. This is just a really neat idea…
Butterfly Cupcakes Using Wonka Gummies
We found these cute butterfly “gummies” and used them to decorate our vanilla cupcakes with vanilla buttercream icing. Sometimes the most simple cupcake idea can be so pretty and elegant. We also used a lace cupcake wrapper made by Wilton to give it some flair. How Long Did These Take To Decorate? Oh, about 30…
Wedding Cupcakes: Are They Taking Over The Traditional Wedding Cake?
Wedding cupcakes are fast becoming the new norm for up and coming weddings. While the traditional wedding cake is still the foundation for the special day of wedding vows , the cupcake is now taking over the spotlight on the center of the reception celebration. We found so many beautiful wedding cupcakes that is was…
Sugarbloom Cupcakes Review
Image by Sugarbloom Bev ;o) via Flickr Sugarbloom Cupcakes are nothing short of amazing. I found this site while looking at pictures to use for a different article I was writing but was stopped dead in my cupcake tracks when I discovered this talented cake artist. Cupcake and Cake Artist: Bev Perry a.k.a. Bev ;0…
Mini Cupcake Designs
Image via Wikipedia Recently we did a search on Mini Cupcake Designs and were pleasantly surprised to find so many beautiful tiny cupcake creations and works of art on the little cakes in decorative fluted paper cups. Mini cupcakes have been growing in popularity over the past few years and the designs on them are…
Butterfly Cupcakes Dipped in Chocolate
Butterfly Cupcakes are one of my favorites to decorate. I wanted to do something a little different this time so I got this idea to use tiny cookie cutters to cut out the shapes of butterflies from frozen buttercream icing. I then dipped the cupcake in chocolate and topped it off with a chocolate butterfly…