Social Media Explained With Cupcakes

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Social Media Explained With Cupcakes...

"I've Frosted and I Can't Get Up" = Frostism of the Day at Frost Cupcake Factory, plus 50 free cupcakes/day in June

Frost Cupcake Factory in Campbell, California is gearing up for their July 1st anniversary with giveaways of 50 cupcakes per day, all for checking their Facebook page: "For the month of June, we are giving away 50 FREE CUPCAKES PER DAY to the first 50 people who TAG THEMSELVES in our "Frost"ism of the ...day! Come down the SAME DAY you tag yourself to collect your free SURPRISE FLAVOR at Frost! (must show ID to get your free cupcake)." The one below was yesterday's! Also check out their mascot Frostie and some of their custom fondant cupcakes, all via Facebook. Visit frostcupcakefactory.com for more information.

One of the perks of running a cupcake business: watching kids eat cupcakes

This post was inspired by this adorable Flour Child Bakery & Dessert Cafe update on their Facebook page: "Watching tiny children sit in the grass and eat our jumbo cupcakes at Farmers Fare is priceless! :D Frosting up the nose, chocolate cake crumbs on their clothes, and BIG smiles on their faces! ♥" They're located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and can be reached at fcbakery at gmail.com or 757-464-1455 and you can follow them @fcbakery on Twitter and find out more at iloveflourchildbakery.com.

Cupcake bakery owner loves her job, and we can see why!

"I literally took a bite from 7 different cupcakes of mine.....YUM YUM. I love my job." This was posted on Facebook by Kari Thomas Haskell, co-owner of Retro Bakery in Las Vegas, and it made me smile. I read a lot of self-help and business books and loving what you do is at the top of the list of advice most people will give you about how to be fulfilled, so when I see cupcake bakery owners who are not tired of eating yet another cupcake and appreciate their job, it makes me happy by extension. Find out more about Retro on their Facebook page as well as at retrobakerylv.com and @RetroBakery on Twitter, where you can get more of Kari's perspective, and see more photos in their Flickr account. They require 14 days' notice for customer orders; email them at retrobakery at hotmail.com for details.


chocolate coconut cupcakes


drumstick cupcake


pretty bow




a Tree of Life wedding cake and matching cupcakes perched on branches in special stand created by the customer - what a great combination!


Retro Bakery can put your logo on a cupcake

This photo perfectly expresses how I feel when I get a cupcake

How can you not love this photo of a little girl doing a happy dance after getting a cupcake from the first (and so far, only) Sprinkles Cupcakes' Cupcake ATM in Beverly Hills? It's part of a contest they're hosting on their Facebook page: post a photo of you at the Cupcake ATM by May 31, 2012, at 11:59 PST and you could win 5 dozen cupcakes! The Cupcake ATM is located at 9635 South Santa Monica Boulevard, next to the first Sprinkles bakery as well as the new Sprinkles Ice Cream (this is the year of cupcakes and ice cream, and we'll have more on their convergence soon). I hope the New York City Cupcake ATM gets here sooner rather than later. Also, the ATM now sells pupcakes, as evidenced below, though I am pretty sure a dog wouldn't know how to operate the ATM (via @cupcakeatm on Twitter).




pupcakes!

Cupcake Appreciation Post

Wow, these cupcakes are absolutely beautiful. Upon first look wouldn't you guess these were from a gourmet cupcakery? Well, surprise! One of my friends crafted this delectable looking sampler pack! My friend Steven whipped these cupcakes up and gave away sampler packs to his college friends in hopes of gaining donations for a cause dear to his heart.

Aside from being a fantastic baker, as you can see from the pictures, he's also an amazing photographer! He's hoping to start baking more frequently after he graduates from UCSD but until then we can all admire his stunning sweet treats!

A little red velvet cake heart goes a long way as a cupcake topper

All of these cupcakes are by Taste Love Cupcakes in Royal Oak, Michigan, via their Facebook page. I love how the tiny red hearts pop and make these cupcakes extra special. Find out more at tastelovecupcakes.com and contact them at eat at tastelovecupcakes.com or 248-543-2253.

Monsters are cute when they're cupcake monsters!

These adorable monster cupcakes make me wish they were in stuffed animal form too so I could hug them. Cute cute cute! They're by The Chubby Bunny Cupcake & Cake Boutique, via Flickr and Facebook (various orders). Find out more at chubbybunny.ca and on their Facebook page. And the Cheshire Cat cake with matching cupcakes? Adorable!








even close up, I say still more sweet than scary!

What happens when you cross a muffin and a cupcake? You get muffincakes!

That's what OMG Baked Goodness in Toronto, Ontario is calling these muffin cupcake concoctions! They've also got new art going up on their walls. Check out more photos at their Facebook page. They can be reached at info at omgbakedgoodness.com or 647-348-5664. You can follow them @omgbakedgood on Twitter and find out more at omgbakedgoodness.com.


Banana choco muffincake with peanut butter icing


Apple cinnamon muffincake with brown sugar icing


Blueberry buttermilk muffincake with brown sugar icing


cupcake art on their wall

Happy Something on a Stick Day!

I just found out it's Something on a Stick Day! Happy Happy! Here are some Easter cake pops (on a stick) by New York Cake Pops, via their Facebook page. Order yours by contacting them at 646-406-1948 or hello at nycakepops.com or visiting nycakepops.com.

Cookies popping out of cupcakes will always win me over

Vanilla s'mores cupcakes, but I think the centerpiece of each of these is the bear cookie! They look so lively, like they're about to start dancing or something. Some cupcakes seem designed to bring out the kid in all of us. These almost-too-cute cupcakes are by LA Sweets in Miami, Florida, via Facebook. You can contact them about custom orders at 305-665-5288 and get more information at lasweets.net.