Pink Flower Cupcakes by Two Parts Sugar

Baby Shower Cake and Cupcakes for Baby Adrienne
by two parts sugar

Pink Flower Cupcakes with Pearls

by two parts sugar

Pink Flower Cupcakes for Sister's Baby Shower
by two parts sugar

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I love pink cupcakes. And these, are a perfect shade of pink.

Monica of Two Parts Sugar, created this cupcake set for her sister Alicia's recent baby shower. She waxes poetic with adoration and pride in a recent blog post as she describes preparing these cupcakes. Sisterly love and excitement about being an "Aunt" is clearly evident in her baking.

Cupcakes are love! Congratulations to the Mommy-To-Be! Looks like lots of pink is in store for the Two Parts Sugar family this year. Pssst. Monica is due in November!

July 4th Uncle Sam Cupcakes by KatisKupcakes

All photos by katiskupcakes
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Terrific cupcakes! I love the red, white and blue cake. Celebrate the 4th of July in every bite!
Kati made Uncle Sam cupcake toppers and multi-patterned stars to add to the patriotic theme of these true blue American cupcakes.

"Fourth of July Cupcakes with fondant hats and tie-dye fondant stars as well as buttercream frosting! The cupcakes are red, white and blue vanilla cupcakes and chocolate cupcakes."

You can view the entire set here. Uncle Sam Cupcakes by Katis Kupcakes.

July 4th Recipe: Watermelon Cupcakes by Tami Rose

Watermelon Cupcakes
Photo and recipe by
Tami Rose of FamilyCorner.com

These cute summertime cupcakes are perfect for the upcoming July 4th weekend. They're easy to make and the kids can have fun by helping to "bake" them. You can use your own from scratch cupcakes or use ready made and even boxed cupcake mix with this recipe.

Ingredients:

1 box white cake mix or your own white cupcake recipe
1 cup boiling water
1 small box of watermelon flavored Jell-O or any red colored Jell-O
1 8oz container of Cool Whip, thawed
red & green liquid food coloring
mini chocolate chips

Instructions:

Make your own by scratch or cupcake mix. Use cupcake liners. Cool cupcakes.

Stir boiling water into powdered Jell-O until dissolved. Pierce tops of cupcakes several times with a meat fork or straw. Spoon Jell-O over cupcakes, making sure that the liquid is going down into the holes. Refrigerate 30 min. Remove from pans.

Tint Cool Whip with red and green food coloring.

Using plastic baggies to hold the whipped topping, pipe a green circle around the outside rim of each cupcake.

Fill in the middle with pink whipped topping.

Add mini chocolate chips to represent watermelon seeds.

Store in refrigerator. Best if eaten the same day.

July 4th Cupcake by Martha Stewart

Martha Stewart July 4th Cupcake

Photo from Martha Stewart Cupcake Book
by Zen Cupcake via iphone

24 Yellow Buttermilk Cupcakes
or One Bowl Chocolate Cupcakes

Swiss Meringue Buttercream

Blue Gel Paste food color

1 small bag of red licorice laces ( 5 ounces)

Tint 1 cup buttercream bright blue with gel paste food color. Transfer to a pastry bag fitted with a small plain tip.

Using a spatula, spread each cupcake with a smooth layer of untinted buttercream. Cupcakes can be refrigerated up to three days in an airtight container. Bring to room temperature before decorating.

To finish cut licorice laces into seventy-two 1 1/2* inch long pieces and seventy two 1/2* inch long pieces. Arrange three long pieces and three short pieces to form a flag pattern on each cupcake. With blue frosting pipe nine dots in each open corner of the cupcake to form the stars.

*Use your own discretion in cutting the length of the licorice laces depending on the size cupcakes you are using.

July 4th + Patriotic Flag Cupcake Cake

July 4th/ Patriotic Flag Cupcake Cake
Photos by Zen Cupcake via iphone

This is simple to make and even easier if you stop at your local grocery store to buy it!

Buy or make 18 chocolate or vanilla cupcakes.

Buy or make your favorite buttercream frosting.

Cover the top of the cupcakes with a layer of white or vanilla buttercream.

If you use thawed Cool Whip , its even easier.

Add some red food coloring to a batch of frosting for stripes.

Add some blue food coloring to a batch of frosting for the background of the stars area.

You can buy pre-made candy stars or use jelly beans, or candy for the stars.

You can pipe frosting around the sides with canned frosting or a pastry bag.

If you use Cool Whip frosting be sure to refrigerate the cake.

Happy July 4th!

July 4th + Patriotic Cupcakes Decorating Ideas

A Snack with Sizzle Cupcakes
Photo from the Wilton.com website

This is a favorite holiday/family foodfest cupcake idea from the Wilton.com website. These BBQ grills are just too cute to eat! Notice the hot dog and burger details on the grill. The recipe includes instructions on the candy details. The tools and decorating supplies are available online from Wilton.com or at your local craft store.

Tools:

• Mini Ball Pan Set
• Cooling Grid
• 8 in. Cookie Treat Sticks
• Fanci-Foil Wrap
• Rolling Pin
• Twist-up Glue Stick
• Waxed paper
• Paring Knife

Ingredients:

• Red Candy Melts®
• White Candy Melts®
• Primary Candy Colors Set
• Garden Candy Color Set
• Candy Clay

Makes: Each cupcake serves 1.

Techniques Used:

• Covering the Cupcake Using Ganache, Candy Melts or poured icings
  

instructions

For each treat, tint 1 oz. white candy (approximately 10 wafers) black using candy color. With remaining white candy, prepare candy clay; let set. Divide clay in 5 portions; tint portions red (match Red Candy Melts), brown, gray, yellow and black.

Place mini ball cakes flat side down on cooling grid over pan. Cover with melted red candy; let set. Turn cakes over and cover flat side with melted black candy; let set. Make legs and connectors.

For grate, roll and position 1/8 in. diameter logs of gray clay. For grill rim, roll and position a 1/4 in. diameter log of red clay.

Shape two 3/4 in. brown burgers. On waxed paper, roll out yellow clay; cut 1/2 in. square for cheese. Position burgers and cheese.

For hot dogs, combine red clay with a little brown; shape and position two 11/4 in. hot dogs. For wheels, shape two 1/2 in. black clay disks; attach to legs with melted candy.

*Combine red and green candy colors for brown shown. Use a little black candy color to make gray shown.

Video, "Sweet Dreams" by Kirsten Lepore

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You'll enjoy watching this 2007 cupcake video produced by filmmaker Kirsten Lepore for her senior thesis at Maryland Institute College of Art. It tells the story of a cupcake who dreams of something more from life.

Everybody yearns for something more in life. Even a cupcake... Kirsten is certainly an extremely talented and stylistic filmmaker.