Happy Valentine's Day!

Hearts, sprinkles, and heart sprinkles. 

The word "sprinkles" is even fun to say :) 

FACT: It's hard not being happy while making it rain red heart sprinkles over red velvet cupcakes.

If only Valentine's Day was everyday!

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Spotted: Elegant Wedding Cupcakes + Matching Cake

Isn't she lovely?

There's no need to get a fancy cupcake tower. These metal cupcake trees that hold cupcakes are popular and widely available at any craft or hobby store. 

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peace, love, and chocolate [cupcakes]

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Spotlight on: Classic Chocolate Buttercream + Cupcakes

It's simple. Paring white cake with chocolate butteream will hit it out of the park each time.

Here's an LP favorite:

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. 
2. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency.
3. Add small amount additional milk, if needed.
4. Stir in vanilla. 

Yeilds about 2 cups frosting. 

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Easter Cupcakes: Chickadees vs Bunny Bums

What came first: the chicken or the egg? 

What came first: the frosting or the cake?

These are super cute cupcake ideas for Easter!

What kind of cupcakes will you be making?

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Easy DIY St. Patrick's Day Cupcakes

In a crunch for time and looking to make some festive cupcakes for your St. Patrick's Day feast? Pick up some shamrock sprinkles!

After you frost your cupcakes, place sprinkles in a bowl and cup them in your hand. Roll the sides of the frosted cupcake into the sprinkles and rim!

Can't find shamrocks? Use green jimmies or sugar! 

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Taste the Rainbow (nonpareils)

Love them or hate them, nonpareils make a classic addition to an otherwise plain chocolate cupcake.

Fill one had with the sprinkles, and roll the sides of a frosted cupcake. Et voila!

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Bob Gregg Art + cupcakes

Local Buffalo artist Bob Gregg recently hosted an art reception. On hand were mini chocolate almond cupcakes and admiring onlookers. 

On Facebook? Like Bob Gregg Art!

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'Tis the season for owl cupcakes!

If you caught our last post, you will know that owls are so hot right now! Chocolate buttercream and a small star tip make it easy to decorate your own owl cupcakes. Make sure you pull the frosting out from the middle to make the "feathers" more owl-like!

We love these "evil owl" cupcakes and purple beak!

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Backyard BBQ Cake-spiration

This cake is awesome! Love the flying pig! <3

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Spotted: Groundhog Day cupcakes!

If the groundhog see's it's shadow, then six more weeks of winter. If it's cloudy, then spring will come early...

Bring it on! 

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Chocoholic's dream cupcake.....

chocolate cupcake 

+ 

chocolate buttercream 

+ 

chocolate ganache 

+ 

chocolate shavings 

= 

Death By Chocolate

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Spotlight On: "Hot Cocoa" cupcakes!

Hot cocoa with marshmallows is a wintertime staple. 

We prefer the cupcake version!!

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Spotlight On: Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Cupcakes!

With Valentine's Day quickly approaching, we thought it appropriate to help you indulge......

Now imagine a moist strawberry cupcake topped with a rich chocolate buttercream frosting......

Et voila!

Happy Valentine's Day!

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