Camera cake pops

Cameras on a stick! Cake pops by Madison, Wisconsin's Cupcakes-a-Go-Go, via their Facebook page. Cute! I'm dedicating this to Cupcakes Take the Cake's photography queen, Stacie Joy.

Summer cuteness alert: gumdrop crab and fish candy cupcake toppers

These sweet and cute crab and fish edible gumdrop candy cupcake toppers by blogger The Decorated Cookie say "summer" to me! Visit The Decorated Cookie to find out how to make them using gumdrops, Twizzlers Pull n’ Peel licorice and some decorating magic.

Whether or not you like bulldogs, you'll like this bulldog cupcake

Adorable! This cupcake is the kind of cupcake that makes me happy to be a cupcake blogger and get to see this. Hope it puts a smile on your face! It's by blogger blempgorf, who writes, "The 'bulldog' has marshmallow jowls, chocolate chip nose and pupils, graham cracker ears, and the rest is buttercream frosting." Photo via Flickr.

Bookworm "dirt" cupcakes, "reading rainbow" cupcakes, wise owls, lions and ladybugs for a kids' story hour by JannaBee's

CupcakeCamp Boston is coming up this Monday, May 21st, and on their website they've been profiling various bakers whose cupcakes will be available, and one of them was custom dessert company JannaBee's, which led me to their Facebook page and these adorable cupcakes! The first few cupcakes and the pretzel ladybug (not a cupcake, but I couldn't resist, plus I could see mini versions of these ladybug pretzels, or other painted pretzels, as cupcake toppers!) were from a special order for Story Stomp, whose official description is: "Story Stomp is an event for families with children up to age 12 that fuses the imaginative worlds of reading, music, and dance." I love that they took the theme of reading and ran with it: reading rainbows, book worms, wise owls, between the lions and lucky ladybugs!

Their full list of cupcake flavors can be found here. I'll share just a few of their top shelf specialty flavors: blueberry pie, caramel peanut candy bar, chocolate salted caramel, coffee toffee, key lime pie, maple walnut, mocha madness, peachy keen, raspberry lime rickey, strawberry cheesecake. JannaBee's is based in Malden, Massachusetts, and can be reached at jannabees at aol.com or 339-224-8785.








check out the whiskers on these lions!


I know this isn't a cupcake, but it's a ladybug pretzel! Come on, can you resist its cuteness?

Flowerpot cupcakes, whole and broken

A big virtual round of applause for blogger Baker in the Basement for these adorable flowerpot cupcakes, whole and broken! Click through to find out how she made them, with detailed photos and step by step instructions. Via Flickr.

Follow the cupcake fish cake and find out how to make your own

I love a good cupcake cake; they are simple, in a way, but so much fun and so creative and delightful. Who wouldn't stop to look at a fish cake made of cupcakes? And there's something about seeing it before the process starts that really makes it pop. Visit My Cake School to find out how to go from this:



to this:

Smiling monster cupcakes, with eyelashes!

Cute monster cupcakes by Liverpool, UK custom cupcake company Say It With Flours, via @sayitwithflours. Find out more at sayitwithflours.com.

The cutest cupcakes you'll see all day

And if you see cuter ones, email them to us! (cupcakestakethecake at gmail.com) Seriously, I know Easter is over but I just stumbled across these hatching chick cupcakes by blogger Buttercream Blondie and am just in awe. She writes:

In my world chicks hatch out of sparkly eggs with little flowers, but that's just me! I made their little beaks out of orange fondant, but you could also use a small orange jelly bean. To make the eyes, I dipped a toothpick in black food coloring and drew them on. Their eyes give them a charming look, and the little fondant flower on top is my little finishing touch. I'm really happy with how they turned out, and they're a fun project for Easter or any Spring themed party!

Pink bunnies in the grass cupcakes from Beijing

Easter is over, but bunny cupcakes are forever! These cute pink bunnies are by Beijing's Cupcakes, Cakes and Sweets via @ccsweets on Twitter. Aww...they're located at Chaowai Da Jie #6, Central Park Tower 11, Shop 109 in Beijing and can be reached at ccsweetscupcakes at gmail.com or 01065336973.

Pink chocolate Easter bunny cupcake ears

These cute Easter cupcakes are by Sweet Bebe Cakes in South Saint Paul, Minnesota, via Facebook.

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!

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.

Cupcake must-see: Glitter Peeps Easter cupcakes in eggshell cupcake liners!

Leave it to the ultra creative Amanda Cupcake of Waupaca, Wisconsin, to create these excellent Easter cupcakes with glitter, Peeps, bright colors and eggshell cupcake liners! Via Flickr. Visit her at amandacupcake.blogspotcom and on Facebook and look for our interview with her soon.

Flowerpot cupcakes with real flowers on straws!

How fun, natural and adorable are these flowerpot cupcakes by blogger The Imagination Tree? She had planned to use tissue paper flowers but went with these instead and I say they add a lot of pizazz!