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I was checking out the How To Train Your Dragon movie trailer with my son, and I thought it would be really fun to make some viking hat cupcakes to go along with the movie. These cupcakes are super easy to make, and they don’t cost much since you’re making the hat with card stock, [...]
We were snowed in for the weekend, so I decided it was a great time to bake some cupcakes. Since the Winter Olympics are coming up I thought it would be a great time to make some Olympic theme cupcakes. I was going to make some Olympic ring cupcakes, then I saw the Olympic mascots [...]
Aren’t these cupcakes just adorable! I saw these Zhu Zhu Pet Cupcakes over at The Party Animal Blog, and decided I have to share them here! There are step by step instructions over there for making each of these adorable hamster cupcakes. Zhu Zhu pets are so popular right now I’m sure there are children [...]
I made some snowflake cupcakes right before Christmas, and I’m just now getting them posted. It’s been a hectic couple of weeks, and I’m finally getting back in the swing of things after the new year. I think these easy snowflake cupcakes would be perfect for a winter party, or the perfect dessert for a [...]
The Princess and The Frog is premiering in theaters on December 11th. It’s the latest of the Disney Princess movies, so of course it promises to be a big hit with little girls everywhere. I wanted to put together a quick roundup of ideas in case you were planning a Disney Princess and The Frog [...]
If you’re planning a farm animal party, or a pink pig party theme for your birthday party check out these adorable cupcakes from Down Home With the Neelys at the Food Network. They’re red velvet cupcakes decorated to look like little pink pigs. These pig cupcakes look simple to make and totally adorable check them [...]
I made music note cupcakes to celebrate the premiere of High School Musical 3 on the big screen. They were easy to make. I made the music notes with music candy molds music candy molds, then iced the cupcakes with a Wilton 2D Decorating Tip. Mold the chocolate by melting the colored chocolate discs according [...]
Family Fun is one of my favorite websites to find party ideas. Check out these really cute mini monster cupcakes. They make him with mini cupcakes, but I think you could use regular cupcakes too. Here’s the recipe: Ingredients: 1 mini cupcake Blue frosting 2 candy eyes Red whip licorice 1 Circus Peanut, halved [...]
If you’d like to save a little money and decorate your own cupcakes, it doesn’t have to be hard. Just whip up some buttercream decorating icing, and add your favorite color. If the cupcakes are for a kid’s birthday party pick a fun color to go with the theme of the party. I use a [...]
Last summer we had a jungle theme birthday party for my nephews. My sister and I made jungle animal cupcakes with little palm trees. They weren’t too difficult to make, but they did take a little time. The palm trees trunks are pretzel sticks, and the leaves were piped from icing onto wax paper with [...]
I recently had the opportunity to do a guest post for Chocolate Bytes. I enjoy planning parties, decorating cakes, and gardening. This guest post gave me the opportunity to do all three, with chocolate! Melted chocolates make great cupcake or cake toppers. I think these molded chocolates would be fun for a cookout, or just [...]
We made baseball cupcakes this weekend for my son’s birthday party. He’s getting to old for some of the birthday party themes, but he loves baseball. The kids all went out to the backyard and had a little baseball game of their own. The baseball cupcakes were easy to make. I used the Wilton Mini [...]
Here is my favorite icing recipe for decorating cakes, cookies, or cupcakes. I got this recipe from my sister, and I’ve had great luck with it. Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter (softened but not melted) 1/2 cup shortening 4 cups powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla pinch of salt 5-6 tablespoons of warm water Cream the butter [...]
I seem to be on a Valentines Day roll this week… so lets keep up the momentum. Here are a couple quick easy Valentines Day cupcake ideas: Pink, red, or white icing with candies, or heart sprinkles would all be oh so simple, but a wonderful crowd pleaser at your son or daughter’s Valentines day [...]
