And the Cow Says, "Moooo"

Cutie-pie farm animal shots from (appropriately enough) Cutie Cakes WY.

Call For Submissions: Kwanzaa Cupcakes

Hey Gang! I am looking to blog post about Kwanzaa Cupcakes this week. Please send photos, recipes, ideas, and links to CupcakesTakeTheCake AT gmail DOT com with the subject line Kwanzaa by Thursday. Thanks!

Banana Split Cupcakes!

I have always loved the idea of taking completely different desserts and dishes and turning them into cupcakes! For example, bacon and breakfast cupcakes or Starbucks latte inspired cupcakes. I think it's really interesting that some people can recreate those flavors into cute little cupcakes, and the same goes for these precious banana split cupcakes!

These were made by Allie at Cake & Allie. She started with banana cake and mixed in strawberries and pineaple.  They're topped with whipped frosting, chocolate ganache, sprinkles, and a cherry!



Next Up: Minestrone

Winners!

We had two giveaways recently and the deadlines to enter were last week, so I want to announce the winners:

• Dara E. won Carolyn's Kitchen apron 
• Diana V. won the Smucker's Gift Basket

If you are in the New York City area next Monday, come to our seventh anniversary where we will giving away lots of prizes.

Beautiful cherry almond cupcakes plus recipe link

Find out how to make these cherry almond cupcakes over at North Dakota Kitchen. They look fabulous!

Gingerbread Latte Cupcakes with Recipe Link

Ta ta Thanksgiving, HELLO CHRISTMAS! Now that Thanksgiving and Black Friday have come and gone I think now we can officially start gearing up for Christmas!

In honor of this season's most anticipated holiday I present to you a special Christmas themed treat...Gingerbread Latte Cupcakes with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting!

These ridiculously cute and delicious looking treats are brought to you by Bakers Royale! The recipe actually came about because of a disappointing Starbucks drink order, goes to show that the best inspiration really can come from anywhere!

I was a little taken aback by the idea of mixed lemon cream cheese with something as spicy as gingerbread but after reading why this was used, I have to say I'm more than curious to try out the recipe for myself. If you want to try this out as well, go ahead and check out the recipe here!