by Party Cupcake Ideas on August 30, 2010
I’ve received emails asking about making cupcake stands for parties or large events like weddings. Large stands can be difficult to make if you don’t have a wood shop or have the time and resources to make one. If you are baking cupcakes for a large wedding, engagement party, or special event, you’ll want to a nice display. A cupcake stand can be the centerpiece for your decorations and also highlight your baking talents. A cupcake stand can be customized to your theme with wrapping paper and ribbon around the edges. Adding black and white silk ribbon can add elegance to your wedding cupcake stand. Pink, blues, and yellow ribbon would be great choices for a cute baby shower cupcake tower.
I was fortunate enough to be contacted by Susan at Green Party Goods last week. Susan is allowing me to giveaway one large cupcake stand that holds 125 cupcakes. The square cupcake stand has 5 tiers and stands 20″ tall. The cupcake stand is not only lightweight and made from durable cardboard, but you can also reuse it. The stand folds down and stores easily. Now you have a great excuse to invite 125 guests over to your next party 
Check out Susan’s site as she has other fun cupcake items like wrappers, carriers, and toppers.
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by Abigail on August 12, 2010
Looking at the calendar we see it’s August. This means one thing for families: Back to School season is up us. So many things to plan and prepare for. And we’re about to add one more to think about: those sweet birthday cupcakes you bring to school for your child’s birthday.
It’s a tradition for many children to bring a sweet treat to school to share for their birthday. Or perhaps there is a single celebration for all the children for the birthday month and some of the families bring something. We know if you love cupcakes – you’ll want to bring some sweet and yummy cupcakes to share with your child’s friends that will go straight to the Head of the Class. Here are some A+ ideas for kids birthday cupcakes!
Make birthday cupcakes age appropriate. If you love making fancy cupcakes – some of you may be tempted to use creative ingredients to get these fun effects. Some children may be curious to eat them and others simply wont. Especially with young children, they are less likely to try something they don’t recognize. Try keeping your kids’ birthday cupcakes age appropriate and avoid using ingredients that a child can’t recognize. Let them know what tops the cupcake (sprinkles, cereal, licorice) so they can decide if this is something they will pop into their mouths.
Ask the teacher about food allergies or dietary restrictions. Some children have food allergies or dietary restrictions. It’s important to know about these before bringing any treat to school. The best option is to offer an alternative for the children who can’t eat a cupcake so they can enjoy a treat. Try asking their parents for good alternative treats if you are uncertain – fruit and pretzels may be good choices for many.
Let the birthday child have some choice in what type of cupcakes you make. These are his or her school friends you are baking for. Giving them the alternative to have you bake clown faced cupcakes or flower designs on cupcakes may be special to them. It gives them something meaningful to share.
Try to make all of the cupcakes the same but add some variety. Doesn’t quite make sense…does it? It’s like this: make them all the same size, with all of the same “goodies.” But consider using different flavors and colors to make the cupcakes even more fun. Make ½ the cupcakes chocolate and ½ vanilla. Use several flavors of frosting to decorate. The children will have fun with the variety. It also means if children don’t “like” chocolate or vanilla, they can easily trade with a school friend and still enjoy the birthday celebration.
(c) photo by Chris Eaves
by Sprinkles on August 8, 2010
On Thursday we had TV Cupcake ideas for girls, so now it is the boy’s turn! Here are some of the best boy television cupcake ideas around.
First we have the vivid green Ben 10 Cupcakes by Heart Cakes. Then next we have Dragon Ballz cakes by Mily’s Cupcakes.
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Finally below we have three more fantastic cake ideas for boys based on TV shows, these all have the traditional blue for boy theme. First we have the SpongeBob cupcakes all swimming around in bright blue ocean frosting by Shannon at Did Someone say Cake? Then there is the cool fondant Blue’s Clues puppy and paw print cupcakes by Francesca at Sugar Siren and finally down below the ever popular but not fully blue Avatar, as in the TV kids show and not the movie! These fun Avatar cakes were uploaded to Flickr by Rachel from Cupcakes Takes the Cake and were created by Home Schooled Year.
