valentine's day 2011 Happy New Year cupcakes by Anita Jamal

I for one am very excited about 2011. I don't love New Year's Eve as a holiday but I do like the idea of turning over a new leaf, wrapping up one year and beginning the next, so I'm getting the New Year's celebrating in early with this cupcake by the very talented Anita Jamal on Flickr. If you're making or selling 2011/New Year's cupcakes, whether that's special flavors like champagne or ones with "2011" on them, let us know by adding them to our Flickr pool (our preferred way of receiving photos) or emailing them to us at cupcakestakethecake at gmail.com with "NYU" in the subject line and a description/price/etc.



And I couldn't exclude her Christmas cupcakes: snowflake, Santa and a Christmas tree with presents!

valentine's day Christmas tree, Santa and flower cupcakes

These fun Christmas cupcakes are by telinha on Flickr.

valentine's day How to make a Christmas tree cupcake using candy - video tutorial

Perfect for some Christmas Day (or anytime, if you want to spruce up your cupcakes) fun!

valentine's day Snowmen with hats and scarves, Christmas tree, Peppermint Twist and Stuffoli cupcakes at Sweet Avenue Bake Shop

This post is sortof cheating, because these cupcakes are not all actually on sale today from Rutherford, New Jersey's Sweet Avenue Bake Shop, but if you like what you see, you should follow them on Facebook so you can find out about their daily specials. These were on sale in the month of October and if one particularly tickles your fancy, they also do custom cupcakes (and are known for both their vegan cupcake offerings and their famous Twilight cupcakes - see more about their custom printed cupcakes here). All photos via this Facebook album. Happy holidays everyone! Not that this will be my last holiday cupcake post, but just wanted to wish you all a happy holiday. Visit www.sweetavenuebakeshop.com for much more about this lovely bakery. They're open til 7 pm today and from 9-5 tomorrow, Christmas Eve, 153 Park Avenue in Rutherford. They can be reached at
info at sweetavenuebakeshop.com or 201-935-BAKE (2253).


if you can resist this cupcake cuteness...I don't know, but I hope you can't!


custom Christmas tree cupcake order for a party!


peppermint twist cupcakes


Struffoli cupcakes - if you can't read the caption, it says "Italian fried honey balls on over vanilla cakes filled and topped with creamy vanilla glaze." It's like two desserts in one!

valentine's day 4 holiday cupcakes, 1 unseasonal lobster cupcake from Cake Break Rehoboth Beach

These cupcakes are all from the Facebook page of Cake Break Rehoboth Beach in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, who will also deliver, just call them at 302-260-9264. The lobster cupcake is being used as their Facebook profile and I found it charming since it's so cold in New York!

valentine's day Christmas in New York... Cupcakes, that is!

New York Cupcakes in Bellevue, WA has gone all out for Christmas this year with their festive Holiday Cupcakes! Just this week they unveiled these super cute trees... all dressed up for Christmas!  These are classic vanilla cupcakes with buttercream, but can be made in almost any flavor!!

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Mrs. Ginger Bread!! Gingerbread cupcakes topped with Maple Cream Cheese frosting and topped with a homemade mini gingerbread cookie, baked fresh in their workshop by their own little elves!

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And finally.... these snowmen cupcakes were created by Heather of New York Cupcakes last year.... but are still so super cute!!! 

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Any of these cupcakes can be custom made for your event, according to owner, Lisa Johnson.  Make sure you check them out the next time you're in Bellevue, WA... so worth the trip! 

valentine's day Double decker Christmas tree cupcake

I love this double decker Christmas tree cupcake, featuring a star and mini cupcake atop a bigger cupcake to form a tree...it's by Sweet Scarlet Cakes & Cupcakes on Flickr, as is the one below, which is also impressive, but not double decker.

valentine's day Reindeer, snowman and other holiday cupcakes from Dollop

These fun holiday cupcakes (and how can cupcakes using pretzels not be fun??) are by Dollop Gourmet in Rochester, New York. They can be reached at info at dollopgourmet.com and also on Facebook and @dollopgourmet on Twitter. They are $3.75 each.









The Gingerbread wreaths are gingerbread cake.

The reindeer are double chocolate with pretzel antlers.

The snowflakes are sugar cookie flavored.

The marshmallow snowmen are marshmallow flavored with fluff.

Peppermint chocolate pointsettia cupcakes

And the Christmas trees are eggnog flavored.

valentine's day Gingerbread cookie coffee & cream cupcakes for our NYC party by Lux Sugar

Look what custom cupcake company Lux Sugar made for our 6th anniversary party at Brooklyn Winery in Brooklyn tonight! Join us, why don't you? Yum! Via Ow.ly. You can find out more about Lux Sugar on their website, see their photos on Flickr and follow them @LuxSugar on Twitter and on Facebook.

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And this Christmas tree green tea Lux Sugar cupcake isn't for our party, but I saw it on Ow.ly and liked it too!

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valentine's day Peppermint bark peppermint ganache cupcakes, Christmas tree cupcake cake, UW Badgers and more

These fun, festive cupcakes are by Madison, Wisconsin custom cupcake company Cupcakes-A-Go-Go via their Flickr account.


Peppermint bark cupcakes: Chocolate cake filled with peppermint ganache, topped with our signature cream cheese frosting and house-made peppermint bark!

I'm pretty sure this is a cupcake cake in the form of a Christmas tree:




snowflake cupcake closeup

And then this one, which doesn't have anything to do with the holidays but I saw it on Facebook and thought it was cute; the UW Badgers logo! They do custom cupcakes with whatever logo or image you'd like. Contact them for more information.



Cupcakes-a-Go-Go
orders at cupcakes-a-gogo.com
956 W. Main St. (this is actually where they do their baking and you can purcahse their cupcakes)
Sun Prairie, WI, 53590
608-219-6980

valentine's day Jelly Belly cupcake challenge

Jelly bean company Jelly Belly is hosting a $10,000 Cupcake Challenge, where you decorating cupcakes using jelly beans and can win prizes.

They also feature cupcake decorating recipes and YouTube videos about cupcake decorating by What's New, Cupcake? and Hello, Cupcake! authors Karen Tack and Alan Richardson, showing you how to make the cupcakes shown below and many others.

These photos are via this Facebook album.


Trim the Tree cupcakes (click for recipe)


wreath cupcakes


spring flower cupcakes


creepy critter cupcakes

valentine's day Christmas tree cupcakes

These Christmas tree cupcakes are by Bocaditos y Colores on Flickr.