If you happen to be heading to Toronto, or live in the area then you will need to know where you can buy the most ‘beautiful’ cupcakes in town and if you don’t fit into either category, then these cupcakes are great for inspiration!  Toronto Life recently relaunched its ‘Food Porn’ column and one of the first subjects was cupcakes!

The task was set for many of the cities bakeries to come up with the best cupcakes they could, cupcakes that represented ‘beauty’.  The cupcakes below were selected and come from the vendors (in order left to right, from the top) SweetThings, OMG Baked Goodness, Wicked Little Cake Company, She Takes the Cake, Whole Foods, SweetThings, Eini & Co, The Cupcakery and LPK Cullinary Groove.

To see more photos from this cupcake collection, check out Sifu Renka’s Flickr page (author of the article).

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If you are looking for a new cupcake idea for a kids party then look no further than these ultra fun and funky Very Hungry Caterpillar Cupcakes by the talented girls at Earth and Sugar.  Their cupcake store differs from most by focusing on organic cupcakes and cupcakes which are vegan and/or gluten free.

It is such a great concept for a kid’s birthday!  Or my birthday, I still totally adore the Hungry Caterpillar book! You can see more of Earth and Sugar’s cupcakes on their Flickr site.

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Sorry about the change around of our news days!  But I have some fantastic updates for you, from what Johnny Cupcakes is doing, to the best cupcakes in the UK and finally what President Obama and Back to the Future have to do with cupcakes!

Tuesday 19th October - Johnny Cupcakes sprinkles students with advice reports the Daily Titan.  Many students packed in to see Johnny’s slide show on how he has made his small business so successful.

Wednesday 20th October – BND have published Martha Stewart’s recipe for Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes, so if you are looking for a new recipe to try and want to test out a bit of Martha Stewart, why not have a look.

Wednesday 20th October - There is not many days left in October, so don’t forget to get into a bakery that is supporting breast cancer awareness and purchase one of their special fundraising cupcakes.  Cupcakes Actually in Fairfax, Virginia has special cupcakes for the occasion that are strawberry flavored and infused with strawberry puree and frosted with a sweet strawberry butter cream reports the Washington Examiner.

President Obama and Jody Hall

Thursday 21st October - Cupcakes were on the political agenda last week when American President Obama shared a few jokes with Jody Hall of Seattle’s Cupcake Royale.  To see the interview and to find out Obama’s favorite foods of all types, you need to check out Obama Foodorama.

Friday 22nd October - Bakeries are springing up everywhere in the UK now, following the trend set in the US.  So FT Food and Drink decided to taste test the best!  Their results, 3rd position was The Hummingbird Bakery, 2nd was Mama Doreen’s Cupcake Company and 1st is Love Bakery in Chelsea.

Monday 25th October - How do you celebrate a 25th Reunion for a movie classic like Back to the Future?  With cupcakes of course.  Pop Candy reports that pretty much everyone was there, from star Michael J Fox to Christopher Lloyd and Huey Lewis who appeared in Part III, though they did say that many avoided the cupcakes on the count they were too pretty!

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The popular cupcakery Hello Cupcake turns 2 and to celebrate their birthday they gave away cupcakes. The gourmet cupcakery in Dupont Circle gave away cupcakes to celebrate another “year of sweet success” according to their website.

Hello Cupcake is known for having fresh, seasonal and local ingredients. They also have more than 50 delicious flavors for their sweet and yummy cupcakes. They make their cupcakes from scratch all-day and everyday.

Some of their flavors include triple coconut, raspberry beret, peppermint penny, dulce de leche, cookies-n-cream, pink lemonade and peanut butter. Root beer is the flavor available only for the month of August. It’s easy to see that Hello Cupcake can come up with lots of sweet, scrumptious and yummy flavors!

We hope you had a chance to go to Dupont Circle and wish them a Happy 2nd Birthday. And to enjoy a free cupcake to celebrate this great 2nd birthday. Even if you didn’t, it’s exciting to think another great cupcakery turns 2 today and is going on to do fun and exciting things with cupcakes. We look forward to seeing what Hello Cupcake does for their 3rd year. Happy Birthday Hello Cupcake!

(c) photo Billy Alexander

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Cupcake fans you can look forward to another fun season of this great show. D.C. Cupcakes has been signed for a second season with TLC. According to the Washington Post, it is uncertain exactly how many episodes will air for the second season.

D.C. Cupcakes is about two sisters and co-owners Sophie LaMontagne and Katherine Kallinis, who own Georgetown Cupcake in the D.C. area. The first season was a success, airing on Friday nights.

More than a million people watched the debut of D.C. Cupcakes. 1.5 million people watched the season finale.

It’s great we have even more of this sweet and fun reality TV show to enjoy. Many have fallen for the charm of D.C. Cupcakes and the two sisters who run this successful cupcakery. The past season has been so entertaining, watching them make cupcakes and help make people’s celebrations brighter and just a bit sweeter.

Cupcake and baking reality TV shows have become quite popular. Between D.C. Cupcakes, Cupcake Wars and Ace of Cakes…there is always something terrific on to help you get your “cupcake fix.” What’s your favorite cupcake or baking reality TV show? Share it with us in the comments?

(c) photo by Adrian Gtz

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We have a quiet weekend planned this weekend, thank goodness!  Perhaps we’ll do some baking!  Coupons is also having a quiet day, so don’t forget to let us know if you have any for next week!

Today’s Friday photo comes from April Poyer of Apple Blossom Designs, who made these scrummy looking banana walnut cakes with cream cheese frosting.  Love the idea of using banana chips on top!

1. Sweets Bakeshop has their code word ‘Cupcake Happy Hour’ from 6pm to 8pm (5pm to 6pm on Sundays) free cupcake offer to visitors of their store.

2. The new cupcake on the streets of Chicago is More, taking their cupcakes mobile next month.  The scheduled start date for the rounds is mid-August, and during that first week the truck will travel to Chicago landmark sites and hand out free cupcakes! More information here!

4. Just Cupcakes in Maryland will give a free cupcake coupon to everyone who joins their mailing list.

5. Shortcuts still have one Betty Crocker Coupon for Warm Delights. It expires in September.

6. We have some Nestle Coupons for you over on the Very Best Baking website for Toll House Morsels, Refrigerated Cookie Dough and Carnation Evaporated Milk.

7. If you are after parchment paper, check out Reynolds Parchment for their save $1.00 coupon.

If you own a cupcake business, why not increase knowledge of your cupcake or baking coupons by letting us know.  Email us at Party Cupcake Ideas or at PartySprinkles@me.com

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Saturday, July 30th was a good day for cupcake lovers. In Cold Spring, Minnesota their annual Cold Spring Hometown Pride Festival featured a new fun event: a cupcake-eating contest. According to SCTimes.com, the event was sponsored by Cold Spring Bakery.

What could be more fun than eating as many cupcakes as you can. The “prize” for every participant? They were given the extra cupcakes as a special treat to enjoy. Cold Spring Bakery baked 30 dozen cupcakes for the event. Winners were awarded a $100 gift certificate to Cold Spring Bakery and a t-shirt. The cupcake-eating contest expected to have about 15 contestants in each competition.

Luis Walles was the winner in the senior division, eating 12 cupcakes in just 2 minutes and 14 seconds. That’s a lot of cupcakes – eaten very quickly!

What a great event for a town festival and we think they are off to a great start with a successful first year event. Congratulations to the Cold Stone Bakery!

Entering a cupcake-eating contest? Try our helpful tips to cross that finish line…perhaps even win a prize!

Runners run. Students study. Cupcake eaters…eat! Before your cupcake-eating contest, try a bit of practice. Oh we knew this was going to be difficult to convince you to do! Anything gets a little easier if you have some advance practice. Start a few weeks ahead so you can tweak your performance.

Eat a light meal the morning of. Something healthy and well balanced to get your day started off right. Some contestants might think that by not eating – they are preparing better for the event. But not eating anything could make you light headed, jittery and nervous. Far better to eat something healthy and keep yourself in a serene state.

Finally: enjoy the whole contest experience. Part of the great fun of entering a cupcake eating contest is being around others who love cupcakes as much as you do. Sometimes winning takes a bit of luck and a faster hand (or a bigger stomach). It’s important you enjoy the experience of entering this type of contest, as eating delicious cupcakes should be pleasurable and something you want to do. Spend time getting to know your fellow contestants – we bet you’ll get to know other cupcake lovers and can talk about cupcakes with them!

(c) Benjamin Earwicker

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Katie doing a kid's birthday party

Last week in Cupcake News I brought you Bruce’s entry for Cupcake Wars, and if you have been over to YouTube recently you would realize he is not alone!  The entries range from the yawn, to the laugh out loud to those that have serious cringe factor elements!

So this week I’ve been watching YouTube more than what I should, and these are my favorite for creativity and fun, they made sitting through all the others worthwhile!

Like it Bite it or Both – Love the creative spin on the start of this one, I bet they do actually get a lot of these calls.  Plus anywhere that describes themselves as a mullet, has a whisk war and cupcake wrapper art is in my opinion worth a shot!  This is an enjoyable video, good luck!

Katie’s Cupcakes – If you want to see how to mix karate and cupcakes, Katie knows how. She is certainly is not afraid to put it out there.. nice moves at the end!

Esther’s Cupcakes – Okay this isn’t funny like the top two, but if you are thinking of entering, this is a really well made, professionally presented audition.

Know a cool cupcake audition take that we haven’t looked at?  Send it in, we’d love to see it!  Best of luck to all involved!

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According to MonstersandCritics.com, Katie Holmes ordered delicious red velvet and grasshopper Isabelle’s Curly Cakes from Todd English’s Food Hall. Todd’s English Food Hall is located in the elegant Plaza Hotel in New York City. Ms. Holmes was in Canada at the time, working on her made-for-television special about The Kennedys. Ms. Holmes plays Jacqueline Kennedy for the History Channels exciting new mini-series – that’s already getting a big “buzz” and lots of excitement.

The red velvet and grasshopper Curly Cakes are considered the “most popular” at the restaurant. We simply had to find out more about this yummy cupcakes – and the Luxist.com reports this June “Whatever you do, DO NOT miss the cupcakes…” Read the rest of their article about the restaurant here.

We think it is very sweet and thoughtful of Ms. Holmes to bring these yummy NYC treats to her Canadian coworkers. Everyone knows what it is like to long for “a taste of home” and there’s nothing like sharing it with friends. Especially when it comes to cupcakes, who wouldn’t love a delivery of sweet cupcakes while they were far away? These unique red velvet and grasshopper cupcakes sound sweet, indulgent and simply delicious!

With many cupcake bakeries and places delivering today – we are now able to enjoy our favorite treats even while away. So if you are on the family summer vacation and get a craving for cupcakes – you can have them! Check with your favorite cupcake place and ask about their delivery choices. You may be delightfully surprised. And now suddenly you’ve got the perfect gift to say Happy Birthday, Congratulations or that great “just because” gift – a dozen or two dozen sweet and yummy cupcakes! We simply couldn’t think of anything nicer!

Share with us…what’s your favorite cupcake? Have you ever ordered cupcakes while out of town – or sent them to friends and family from another place?

(c) photo Lize Rixt

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What could be better?  Apparently according to the Facebook page of Miss Harrington’s Bakehouse, these fantastic campfire cupcakes are coming soon to their store.  I absolutely adore the photo by Adam Wilson.

The cupcakes are a cinnamon filled with chocolate ganache and topped with a toasted marshmallow frosting.  So good!

Also some really exciting news!  This afternoon will end the wait, finally, we deliver the 25 most beautiful baby shower cupcakes for girls! See you this afternoon for the big reveal!

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