St.Patrick's Day cupcakes make Irish eyes smile...

March is almost over. That doesn't mean lucky shamrocks aren't as lucky. But a buttercream shamrock on a delicious cupcake means you've found the treasure at the end of the rainbow!

These St. Patrick's Day cupcakes are adorable and make us want to eat them (and some corned beef and cabbage!) 

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Gender Reveal Cupcakes

Dear baby, 

Are you a boy? Or are you a girl? 

The blue and pink baby feet are an adorable addition to these gender reveal cupcakes!

Behind the Apron Tip: What makes these cupcakes gender reveal cupcakes is that they are filled with buttercream that is tinted in either blue or pink, indicating the gender of the baby! Have you ever been to a "Gender Reveal Party"?

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DYI: Halloween Pinata Cupcakes

Halloween is best because of all the tricks and treats. We especially love treats that trick! Take these cupcakes for example - Delicious cupcakes filled with candies and decorated like regular, spooktacular Halloween cupcakes!



How to make: 

1. Bake cupcakes according to recipe and let cool completely. 

2. Using a metal teaspoon, indent a circle and dig out the center of the cupcakes.

3. Fill with desired candies.

4. With a piping bag, frost as normal and decorate!

Trick or treat cupcakes are fun for Halloween parties or even gender reveal parties.

      

Last month, we had a great time on the "Winging it, Buffalo Style" set making these cakes. Click here to watch the segment!



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Hawaiian-inspired flower cupcakes

Can someone please take me somewhere warm with palm trees blowing in the wind?! These cupcakes are ready for a luau!

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Baked Sale Cupcakes

Baked sale goodies are the best. Especially when topped with homemade buttercream and nonpareils!

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Spotted: (Lime) Cinco de Mayo Cupcakes

WANTED: Shot of tequila

Rimmed with salt or rimmed with sugar, when a cupcake has a tangy lime frosting, the texture of the sugar rim longs for a salty finish and a shot of tequila. Oh, wait. That's for all of the margarita fans! 

These virgin margarita cupcakes are adorable and are a great way to statisfy a Cinco de Mayo craving. 

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Cute Alert: Gender Reveal Cake

Gender reveal cakes are becoming more and more popular. We love a good reason to impress avec les gateaux, so the Lola Pearl team has had a couple of gender reveal parties involving a sweet concoction.

We love love love the way this gender reveal cake spills out pink candies!! 

For the last baby girl, there were filled cupcakes. While it's fun to have the color-coordinated cream filling, spice it up and fill only one with the color. The lucky attendee with the pink or blue cupcake will squeal with delight! Pin It

Easter Cupcakes > Easter candy?

Hmmm... what's greater: Adorable Easter cupcakes equipped with buttercream bunnies? Or creme eggs and jelly beans?? Orange chocolate cupcakes or dark chocolate ganache covered chocolate cupcakes? 

You decide!

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"Chinese Food" aka - April Fool's Cupcakes

April Fool's Day cupcakes are fun and easier than you think! 

Food is always more fun when it's disguised as something else. Case in point, "Chinese fried rice" cupcakes! 

What you need: 

-cupcakes

-buttercream frosting

-rice crispy cereal

-orange and green candy

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Banana Split Cupcakes

Summertime might still be far away, but ice cream dreams come in the form of cupcakes this time of year. The banana split cupcake can go down in a couple of different ways. Afterall, there are plenty of components that make up the beloved frozen treat: bananas, vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, pineapple, peanuts, and, of course, whipped cream with a cherry on top. 

These cupcakes feature a banana cake, topped with strawberry buttercream and all the fixings (minus the cherry)! 

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Minion Cupcake Mania!

Minion cupcakes are a Team LP favorite. 

We also love these little guys, sans Twinkies! 

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Bite-sized Raspberry Cupcakes: Fit for a Queen

Once upon a time, there lived a beautiful cupcake fairy. She made cupcakes that tasted like velvet and frosting light as clouds. One day, she put a fresh raspberry on top of mini raspberry cupcakes.....

And they all lived happily ever after. 

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Hint Hint: Cupid Loves Cookies and Cream Cupcakes for Valentine's Day!

Why should it surprise us that Cupid has a sweet spot for cookies and cream cupcakes? Inspired by America's favorite cookie, this is the buttercream flavor all frostings long to be, or be with. 

He has to be in love with this flavor since these Valentine cupcakes are so lovely!

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Gobble Gobble // Turkey Cupcakes

Today's word of the day is rafter.
A rafter is a group of turkeys.

Rafter rapture is what happens when you see these cupcakes with an empty stomach and sweet tooth!
Happy Thanksgiving!

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Spooky Halloween Cupcakes

Frankenstein Monster Cupcakes

We love Halloween! But we love Halloween cupcakes more! Which one is your favorite? 

 

Death By Chocolate Cupcakes

Red Velvet Brain Cupcakes

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Spider Cupcakes - Ready for Halloween!

Along came a spider......

These Halloween cupcakes are all dressed up and ready to scare!

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Stairway to [cupcake] heaven

Word on the street is that cupcakes with mile-high frosting pave the way to buttercream heaven...

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Minion Cupcakes Invade Buffalo's Winging It!

Minion cupcakes are as easy as they are adorable. You do not have to be a professional cupcake decorator to create these at home. They are perfect for back to school or a birthday party. 

Here is the step-by-step instructions as seen on CW23's "Winging It, Buffalo Style"!

What you need:

Twinkies

White Cupcake mix (eggs, oil, water)

Black frosting

Sugar Eyeballs

3 plastic piping bags

Buttercream frosting

1 pound of powdered sugar

4 sticks of butter, at room temperature

2-4  tablespoons of Heavy Cream

2 tablespoons of vanilla

                Blue food coloring

Blue Buttercream + Eyeballs  + Twinkies
= The Secret to Minion Cupcakes

Instructions:

-Prepare the cupcakes according to the mix.

-While the cakes are baking and cooling, make the frosting.

How to make homemade buttercream frosting:

1. Using the paddle attachment, beat butter for about 3-4 minutes on medium speed.

2. Add sugar by the cup, starting at a slow speed.

3. Combine vanilla and heavy cream, while increasing the speed to medium high until it reaches your desired consistency.

(Add blue food coloring either to the mixer, or an additional bowl with a spatula, and fill a piping bag with the blue frosting.)

Minion cupcakes on set this morning at "Winging It, Buffalo Style"

How to prepare the minions:

1.    Unwrap Twinkies and lay on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper

2.    Cut about 1 1/2 inches off one end of cakes

3.    Fill 2  pastry bags with black frosting, cut one 1/3th of an inch and another 1/8^th of an inch

4.    With the piping bag that has the bigger end cut, pipe a line across the top of the Twinkie (about 1.5 inches from the top)

5.    Place the sugar eyeballs onto center of the line

6.    With the smaller cut piping bag, pipe a smile and hair onto the Twinkie

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RECIPE ALERT: Blueberry sauce/compote

If you love blueberries, hopefully you've already tried our recipe for this delicious compote. The fragrance of the berries while they pop and release their juices is, by far, worth the very little effort needed.

Next comes the hard part: deciding what to put them on! Pancakes, cupcakes, ice cream, all would be a dream companion to this quick and easy summer staple. Pin It

The Story of the Ultimate Wedding Cupcake

Once upon a time, there was a tiny cake. It was baked in a liner of white and dressed in the finest paper crown. On top, a dollup of frosting was covered in fondant.

But wait, there is more!

Adorned with a gumpaste carnation, the cupcake had a pattern of swiss dots surrounding the edge.

Et voila: The Ultimate Wedding Cupcake

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