5 graduation cupcakes to celebrate the Class of 2012

Here are five Class of 2012 graduation cupcakes that you can either buy or make, and at the end, a bonus of some graduation cupcake toppers you can add to your cupcakes. Congratulations, Class of 2012! Links below are to bakeries' Facebook pages, because that's where I found the photos. If you've made some special graduation cupcakes, email us with photos and details at cupcakestakethecake at gmail.com and write "graduation" in the subject line (we cannot guarantee posting, and, as always, the fastest way to get cupcake photos to our attention is by posting them to our Flickr cupcake photo pool, which now hosts over 115,000 photos and over 8,600 members).


blogger Nothing But Country shows you how to make these graduation toppers using mini Reese's peanut butter cups!


by Cupcrazed Cupcake Bar in Fort Mill, South Carolina


Angry Birds graduation cupcakes by Couture Cupcakes in Colorado Springs, Colorado


Extra festive cupcake by Pixie Dust Cupcakes in Norwalk, California


by Sweet! by Good Golly Miss Holly in Orlando and Jacksonville, Florida

And your bonus graduation mortarboard edible fondant cupcake toppers for sale on Etsy by The Sugar Co:

Cupcake top hat (aka mini Reese's peanut butter cup) and banana split cupcakes

These chocolate peanut butter cupcakes topped with a mini Reese's peanut butter cupcakes look like they are ready for their closeup, or at least, to burst off my computer screen. Same with the banana split cupcakes. Both are by Miami's LA Sweets, via their Facebook page. Visit lasweets.net for ordering information.

Peanut Butter Ball Cupcakes

These are my kind of cupcakes. I love baking surprises inside of cupcakes and Love From The Oven did an awesome job with these. They're buckeye cupcakes--chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter buttercream frosting, a peanut butter ball filling, and mini Reese's cups for decoration!

For the recipes and directions, check out Love From The Oven's post here!