When I first saw this “football” I thought “wow, that has to be complicated!”. Imagine my surprise when I saw it took only three – THREE – steps to create! Use your creativity with the toppings to fit your decorating theme. Think about using food coloring to tint vanilla frosting for the decorative piping around…
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Easy Valentine’s Day Cupcake Ideas for Kids
Wow, with all the talk about the upcoming Super Bowl, almost forgot Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! These easy decorating ideas will get kids into the act. Kids LOVE to take cupcakes to school for their classmates so it’s only fair that they help make and decorate them. And don’t forget to…
Easy Cupcake Color Ideas
There are hundreds of beautiful (and cute) cupcake decorating ideas out there but sometimes we just don’t have the extra time needed to bake from scratch, make the toppings, and then make it look pretty. We have families, jobs, and other responsibilities. It’s not easy to find the time to bake, let alone go crazy…
Cream Filled Chocolate Football Cupcakes
Only one week left until the big game! This recipe will take a bit more time, but will be worth it. The mini football decorative topping are truffles made from cream cheese and crushed Oreo cookies. What’s not to like? Make some extra for your friends and family to snack on during the game! …
Snowmen Cupcakes Will Melt Your Heart
This particular take on snowman cupcakes results in some very cute looking snowmen. Surprisingly simple and easy to make, these snowmen will easily win the hearts of your friends. Snowman Cupcakes via Sweet Christmas by Sharon Bowers © Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2012 Yields 6 snowmen Ingredients for the cupcakes 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened 1/2 cup…
Snowmen Cupcakes
Somehow it is December already and Christmas is just a heartbeat away. Not sure how that happened, seems like it was Labor Day just yesterday. Getting old I suppose. There is no real recipe to go with the picture, I just thought these were the cutest thing. You can use any flavor of cupcake…
More Halloween Cupcake Decorating Ideas!
Just in case you are still looking for Halloween cupcake decorating ideas, we have a few more! Sometimes all we need is a little inspiration or in my case, a lot of inspiration and detailed instructions. And speaking detailed instructions, we have included a video from Martha Stewart on How to Make Halloween Cupcake Critters….
Shamrock Cut-Out Cupcakes
I like this recipe from Glorious Treats because it incorporates the shamrock design into the cupcake itself. No need to use a pastry bag to pipe the design onto the cupcake. All you’ll need to find is a small shamrock cookie cutter. You can use your favorite chocolate cake recipe or box mix to make the…
Frog Cupcakes
How fun are these cupcakes from Parenting? I decided to leave the birthday designation out because sometimes you just need a fun cupcake for kids (or adults!). Feel free to use any cake recipe that you like as long as you use green wrappers. Or why not use a white cake mix with green food…
Halloween Cupcake Decorating Ideas!
Wow, how can it be almost mid September? Halloween is only six or so weeks away! Now is the time to start planning for your Halloween party and all the decorating. We included some pictures of cupcake decorations below to get those creative juices flowing! Photo Credit: Cupcakes by Dana Photo Credit: Cakes By Occasion…
The Hobbit – 12 Dwarves, Bilbo, Gandalf, and Gollum Cupcakes
Imaginarium Cakes, a bakery in Wellington, New Zealand, put together these amazing themed cupcakes in celebration of The Hobbit, which was filmed on location in New Zealand. They feature Bilbo, Gandalf, Thorin, and his company of Dwarfs. Imaginarium also put together “dragon scorched” cupcakes for a separate event, with Smaug atop his golden treasure. Guests had the…
Christmas Cupcakes – Santa Claus, Christmas Tree, and Holly
Take frosting and cupcake decorating skills to a whole new level this Christmas. You won’t want to eat these cupcakes once you’re finished decorating them. Thanks to Cupcake Diary in Spain for this tutorial! The cupcakes that illustrate are no new recipe, are the vanilla and cinnamon cupcakes I made some time ago and they are a…