Fun but unusual cupcake flavors

These unusual cupcakes are by New Jersey custom cupcake and cake company Joy & Cake, via their Flickr account. They can be reached at info@joyandcakenj.com. or 732-331-7652.


sweet potato, thyme and pear cupcake


butternut squash and caramel cupcake

And here's a cupcake bouquet in a flower pot:

Magnolia Bakery's red velvet Rockette and truffle chocolate cupcakes

I stopped by Magnolia Bakery in Rockefeller Center and it was so crowded they were only letting in a few people at a time, but once inside, the line moved quickly. I'm bringing some mini cupcakes and some of these red velvet Rockette cupcakes and truffle chocolate cupcakes, along with s'mores (my favorite!) to a friend's Thanksgiving party. Will let you know how they go over! Visit magnoliabakery.com and their Facebook page for more information.

Two-eyed and four-eyed turkey cupcakes by Man Bakes Cake

Major turkey cupcake cuteness (hi, candy corn, and hi, turkey with four eyes!) by New York City's Man Bakes Cake, via Facebook, where you can see some of their amazing, totally amazing, over-the-top cakes. And some holiday cupcakes - get your orders in now! Email martinez_rudy at msn.com for inquiries.


turkeys!


"Christmas Cranberry Cupcake." Orange-Cardamom Spice cake filled with Mulled Wine Cranberry Curd, Pomegranate Buttercream and Sugared Cranberry.


Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream and Gingerbread Men.


Red Velvet Cake filled with Chocolate Ganache and topped with Eggnog Buttercream.


Red velvet cupcake with eggnog buttercream.


"Naughty and Nice Cupcakes." Red Velvet Cake filled with Spicy Chocolate Ganache and topped with Milk Chocolate Buttercream.

Pool ball cupcakes and Cranberry Lake by Moxie Cupcake

Fun custom cupcake order and seasonal Cranberry Lake, Thanksgiving cupcakes and pretty white cupcakes by New Paltz, located at 215 Main Street, New York bakery Moxie Cupcake, via their Facebook page. They can be reached at 845-255-CAKE (2253).




Cranberry Lake cupcake: Moist Pumpkin cake filled with chunks of cranberries topped with Brown Sugar crumble and Vanilla Bean Buttercream & a Sugared Cranberry.

Free pumpkin maple cupcake on Thanksgiving morning with purchase of Stumptown Coffee at Seattle's Cupcake Royale

The latest from Seattle's Cupcake Royale, which is featuring several seasonal cupcake flavors (gingerbread, pumpkin/maple, eggnog, peppermint bark & sweet potato)...is a free cupcake to thank you for supporting them, with a coffee purchase! This Thursday, November 24th, aka Thanksgiving, via @CupcakeRoyale on Twitter:



They also show their Thanksgiving sense of humor:



What else is new? Check out cupcakeroyale.com and Cupcake Royale on Facebook, where these photos are from.


gingerbread cupcake: "Just like the classic cookie, we start with molasses, ginger, spice, and chocolate and mix it into a delicious cupcake. Next, we top it with our classic cream cheese frosting and sprinkle with gingerbread babies."


Limited edition (until November 24th, get yours quick!) toasted candied yam cupcakes


pretty pumpkin sugar

Mondays are for cupcake decorating for kids:

Apple brown betty, apple cider and fall maple bacon cupcakes

These fall themed cupcakes are by BAKE Cupcakery, based in Appleton, Wisconsin, via their Flickr account. Read more at their blog - and congratulations on their one-year anniversary! You can also find them on Facebook and @bakecatering on Twitter. They can be reached at bakecatering at gmail.com and you can see their flavor list on Facebook


Apple Cider cupcake topped with caramel-striped cider buttercream, a layer of Brown Betty and another swirl of buttercream!


Apple Cider flavor with homemade cupcake skirts




But wait, there's more! They've got these special seasonal cupcake toppers:

Banana split and margarita cupcakes

Both of these mouthwatering cupcakes are by Cupcake Blvd., who you can also find on Facebook and @CupcakeBlvd on Twitter. Via Flickr. They serve Maryland and Washington, DC and can be reached at thecupcakeblvd at gmail.com or 202-506-8989 or 410-721-8212.

See their site or Facebook page for all their flavors - these are just the cake flavors!

• Buttermilk Vanilla • Chocolate • Red Velvet • Carrot Cake • Cookies & Cream • Stuffed Guava • Stuffed Dulce de Leche • Pumpkin Spice • Banana • Key Lime • Coconut • Strawberry • Cranberry • Apple Spice • Almond • Apple • Mocha • Gingerbread • Maple • Lava Fudge • Orange • S’mores • Mojito • Margarita


banana split cupcake


margarita cupcake

From their site:

Please contact us 24 hours prior to delivery for standard cupcakes & 1 week prior for events or designer cupcakes. We are located in Crofton, MD (near Annapolis) & provide service from Washington D.C. to Baltimore including Montgomery County.

Portland, Maine cupcakes: East End Cupcakes

Another Portland, Maine cupcake source is East End Cupcakes, which I plan to sample too. These photos are from their Facebook page.


Black Forest cupcakes


Almond cupcakes


Rainbow cupcake



Here's their menu, and a few of their recommended cupcake combinations:

Lime Cupcake with Coconut buttercream & shaved toasted coconut
Chocolate cupcake with Peanut Butter frosting
Bacon Cupcake with maple syrup frosting
Vanilla bean cupcake with Strawberry frosting
Chocolate Cupcake with Sea Salted Caramel buttercream
Pear Cake with Honey Buttercream


East End Cupcakes
426 Fore Street
Portland, ME 04101
207-228-3304
cupcakes at eastendcupcake.com

Portland, Maine cupcakes: Fat Elvis, s'mores, Andes mint, pumpkin cheesecake, chocolate mudslide and more by Y-Lime's Gourmet

Y-Lime's Gourmet is one of the cupcake companies I read about at Portland, Maine cupcake blog Cupcakes! Cupcakes! Cupcakes! Here's how they describe themselves:"We are located in Portland, Maine and proudly bake all gourmet cupcakes and cakes from scratch. We high quality ingredients, and organic and natural products whenever possible.You can find Y-Lime's Gourmet desserts at: Coffee By Design, Stonyfield Cafe, PeRx-U-Up Cafe and The Gorham Grind in Gorham." All these photos are from their Facebook page.


"Fat Elvis"-Banana Cupcake with Peanut Butter Frosting and Brown Sugared Bacon


s'mores!!


Pink Lemonade: Lemon Cupcakes with Fresh Raspberry Buttercream


Grasshopper with Andes mints (ever since I ate a real grasshopper on a cupcake, I feel like I should put the mint chocolate kind of grasshopper in quotes!)


Carrot cake cupcakes


Pumpkin Cheesecake Cupcakes


flower cupcake


Chocolate Mudslide Cupcakes (Dark Chocolate Ganache Center, with Kahlua Mocha Buttercream Icing)


Blackberry buttercream cupcakes

Y-Lime's Gourmetylimesgourmet at gmail.com207-899-5367

Champagne Supernova cupcakes with your choice of Pol Roger, Taittinger or Veuve Cliquot champagnes

Want to ring in 2012, or just celebrate life, with some bubbly? Why not do it with the Champagne Supernova cupcakes from Battycakes Cupcakes? Check this out (via their Facebook page):

Made with your choice of Pol Roger, Taittinger or Veuve Cliquot champagnes, our delicate champagne cake is accompanied by a subtly sweet Champagne buttercream and fragile swirled sugar garnish or sparkly adornments.

Wow! And check out how beautiful they are:



Also beautiful are their raspberry creme cupcakes: "Raspberry from top to bottom, we use fresh pureed raspberries in our Raspberry cake, our whipped Raspberry filling and the rich Raspberry Mascarpone Buttercream frosting."



Here's how Battycakes describes their company:

As Park City's only organic, locally-sourced, fair-trade and gourmet cupcake bakery, we're proud to use the finest ingredients available. Made-to-order, our cupcakes are to be gluten-free, sugar-free, dairy-free or any other reasonable modification.

You can also find them @battycakes on Twitter.

Battycakes900 Bitner RoadPark City, UT 84098 801-381-3208info at battycakes.com

Coconut snowman, Nerds, neopolitan, Elvis, Harry Potter, spumoni and more ultra fun cupcakes

All these cool cupcakes are by the bakery Confectioneress Cupcakes and Sweets in Zionsville, Indiana, via their Facebook page. Wow! Love the creativity. Contact at mica at confectioneress.com or 317-873-0880.

Also from Facebook, up to the minute: "today's flavors are butterbeer, cotton candy, cookies and cream, chocolate peanut butter, carrot cake, "the king", chocolate chip cookie dough, malted vanilla caramel, red velvet, pumpkin pecan caramel, choc/choc, choc/van, van/van, van/choc."


chocolate snowman


Nerds cupcake: "vanilla cake speckled with nerds inside. Then it is topped with our vanilla buttercream frosting and rolled in nerds."


Neopolitan


The King (Elvis) cupcake: "Banana cupcake with a peanut butter and honey cream cheese buttercream frosting. Topped with peanuts, local honey, and some candied bacon."


pretzel cupcake


Harry Potter butterbeer cupcakes (from July, but still cute)


Spumoni: "Chocolate cake with pistachio and cherry buttercream, then topped with a hand dipped dark chocolate cherry."


chocolate mocha crunch


personalized cupcakes


and....80's cupcakes!