My bestest friend’s daughter received first communion this past weekend and my friend asked me to make cupcakes for the party afterwards.
I immediately said sure. No problem. How many do you want?
She goes, “How about 50. Yeah, at least 50.”
50? Ummm… okay. Thinking in the back of my mind… How am I going to transport 50 cupcakes and still keep them as fresh as possible because I’ll have to make them the night before? And what am I going to carry them all in and put them on? Now, that may not sound like a lot to you guys, but it is when you’ve never done that many for someone else before and especially for a whole bunch of people you’ll have to look in the face if they don’t like them. I’m not a caterer, you know.… I tend to panic right before I bake. I’m weird like that…
… and, then how to decorate them? What do you do for communion cupcakes anyway?
Luckily, I still had the invitation laying around, so I just used it for inspiration.
And, after visiting several stores, I finally found a 4-tier Cupcake Tower
from Wilton that would hold about 36 cupcakes. That was the biggest I could find, and seeing as how I waited until the last minute… I grabbed it.
I wanted each tier to alternate with the design, so I started planning and put my math skills to work.
12 + 8 + 1 = 21 (Excellent… Martha Stewart’s One Bowl Chocolate Cupcakes makes about 22.) Check! These will be chocolate cupcakes with pink tinted vanilla buttercream frosting. YUM!
10 + 6 = 16 (Yay… Half of this moist yellow cake recipe makes about 18) Perfect! These will be vanilla cupcakes with vanilla buttercream frosting. YUM! YUM!
Note: I doubled the buttercream recipe for each of these so I would have enough… especially for the swirly ones (made with the 1M tip).
But wait… that’s 37. Perfect for the cupcake tower, but I need 50. Not enough. (I got As in math, by the way.)
So I made another batch of cupcakes by halving this Easter cupcake recipe from a few weeks ago and a chocolate cream cheese frosting. I could have doubled one of the others, but I decided to make a third kind. That way I could have people choose their favorite chocolate one. I like feedback.
The night before I made the cupcakes, I made these cute little toppers. I tinted some fondant
pink and used my favorite set of double-sided graduated cutters
to make the shapes. These were going on the vanilla cupcakes with vanilla buttercream frosting. They’ll really pop on white.
Then, I tinted some more of the fondant a dark brown. To get it this dark, use brown and then add some violet until you get the right shade.
For the crosses, I photocopied the invitation and scaled it down until it was a size that would fit inside of the pink shape when cut out.
Then, all you have to do is roll out the fondant and cut it in rectangular shapes that match the height and width of the cross. Mine are a little uneven, but no worries.
Because, you can make adjustments when you finish up the crosses. And all you do for that is remove sections from each of the four corners with a cutter until you are left with the remaining cross shape. Her invitation had edges that varied in width, so I used this tiny triangle cutter to do the job. You can just as easily use a square cutter and end up with evenly shaped sides.
Then, use a tiny dab of water on the underside of the crosses and attach them to the pink fondant cutouts. Easy.
Now I had plenty of toppers, plenty of cupcakes and plenty of frosting. But not plenty of room to showcase them. Remember, the tower only holds 36 and I now had 50 some odd cupcakes.
What to do? What to do?
Ask Martha of course. She always has an answer.
I found this beautiful display in my Martha Stewart Weddings Magazine (Spring 2009). They’re made of graduated hat boxes and wrapped with designs printed on card stock. Cool, huh. I got really excited and even thought about ditching the whole cupcake tower thing. She has very detailed instructions here. But, after reading, I realized they were for mini cupcakes. Nooooooo! And even though I got A’s in math, I didn’t feel like figuring out all the conversions to adjust. Yuck-o-rama.
So, I took her lead and went looking for hat boxes… in any size I could find. Which wasn’t many. I found big and round and that’s about it. So instead of stacking mine, I made two separate displays.
I think they came out super cute. If you look closely, the design is the same as the background in the invitation, above.
I copied the ornamental design and repeated the pattern on an 11X17 document and printed it out on heavyweight paper.
Then, I cut the paper horizontally in half in a wavy line that went in between two rows of the ornamental pattern. Does that make sense? Hope so.
Then, I trimmed off the outer edges since my printer won’t bleed the image to the edge of the paper and taped two of the pieces together to wrap around the hat box.
If I was Martha Stewart, I would have figured out precise measurements and made sure the patterns matched up at the meeting points, but I’m not and no one noticed that they were off by a hair.
Heck, no one even noticed that I used the pattern from the invitation. Bummer. I think I was more proud about that than the cupcakes.
And, ooooh, the cupcakes. They were so good. Especially these with the chocolate cream cheese frosting. But so were the other chocolate cupcakes with the pink buttercream… the cake was more chocolatey. It’s a draw, I guess. Notice the second set of fondant toppers I made… smaller and cuter.
Check this one out. After covered in frosting I put these giant chocolate sprinkles on.
A big thanks to my new friend Liz in Greece who sent them to me. I think they’re actually made in Belgium, though. Look how shiny and big they are compared to the normal chocolate sprinkles I usually find. They taste great, they come in a big box and they even have a handy pourable spout. I love ’em!
And, so did she. The sprinkle ones were her favorite. She was so sweet. She almost made me tear up when she said they were the very best things I ever made for her.… then she said… except the Halloween Cake Pops … and except the Easter Basket Cupcakes. Cute. I’m just glad I made her smile.
Now… who wants a Cupcake Tower? I know. I know. I usually don’t do two giveaways in a row, but I actually liked this thing a lot!
It’s simple and easy to use.
It stays nested for storage and it even tilts slightly to give a better view of the cupcakes. And best of all, it was only $20 bucks! Score!
I liked it so much, I want someone else to enjoy it with me.
So, I’m gonna give away three of them.
- Just leave a comment on this post and tell me your favorite cupcake flavor combination. I’m curious.
- Leave your comment with a way for me to contact you if you win (either a blog link or email)
- Deadline to enter is
Tuesday, May 19th at 5:00 p.m.WINNERS BELOW (recorded by the comment time stamp) - Three winners will be chosen at random* and announced sometime Tuesday evening on this post.
* One winner will be chosen at random, using random.org’s integer generator.
Good Luck!
Oh my gosh, all the flavors you guys listed are making me crave some cupcakes. I’d take any flavor as long as I can have one right now… even coconut. And, by the way, I’m glad to see so many of you love red velvet as much as I do. And cream cheese frosting. Yum! Okay, let’s see who won from the 3,986 entries.
A big cupcake tower congrats to:
Commenter # 1879 – James-n-Amber
Commenter # 390 – Jessica
Commenter # 1796 – Camille
Strawberry & Vanilla
Not only are you an awesome baker, you also have great photography skills – two of my fav things!! I would love to win the cupcake tower!! You can check out my blog, or e-mail me at: sequimmomma@yahoo.com
My fav cupcake flavor combo is Chocolate/Raspberry! YUM!
My favorite…..I love them all! Carrot cake with cream cheese, coconut, vanilla with buttercream frosting….everything! Your pictures are goregous as always! Carla G.
MMM.. cupcakes… my favorite is a really moist pumpkin with chocolate frosting.. reminds me of fall :)
i’m a big fan of pumpkin flavored anything…. with a cream cheese frosting pumpkin cupcakes are so yummy! also, banana and nutella cupcakes are to die for!
monaschauer@gmail.com
Very simple. Chocolate with cream cheese icing. My favorite.
Hdiaz@cox.net
I know it’s a little boring – but I love vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream frosting! Yum….
anne.jeff at verizon dot net
Have to stick with chocolate. :)
Chocolate and peanut butter! Classic.
Shatteredecho (at) hotmail (dot) com
This looks great! I’m going to be making dessert for my best friend’s baby shower (first baby!) and cupcakes would be so much fun! :-)
Cuteness!! I grew up on chocolate hagelslag (the sprinkles you used)…only I ate them on bread covered with lots of butter (to hold the sprinkles in place:)
As for my favorite cupcake combo? it’s got to be vanilla with mocha frosting.
Chocalate cupcakes with buttercream frosting with chocalate sprinkles!!! Yum. Yum.
Thanks for your awesome recipes… I love your page! (first time i post a comment :)
arreguin0818@gmail.com
WOWEE! These are gorgeous!! I think you should have a gathering at your ranch as Pioneer Woman did, just so we can Ooh and Ahhh over your masterpieces! I just love cupcakes…and the kids love them in ice cream cones!! I need to try all of the suggestions I have been reading…but recently I have just been hooked on chocolate cupcakes with our friend Kathy’s buttercream frosting that she uses on the cakes she decorates. I always die over her frosting. It’s pretty amazing. oh3boyz03@yahoo.com
It’s odd, I usually only like white cake with buttercream in just about any cake situation. (There are some that call for chocolate). However, I do adore that boxed cherry-chip cake mix only in cupcake form!
White cake, colored to look like a rainbow. Can’t beat the looks of a rainbow cupcake.
derekandjennifer97@yahoo.com
dark chocolate with a fluffy marshmallo icing…
moretti15@yahoo.com
for spring, strawberry with cream cheese frosting.
What a nice friend you are to make such pretty cupcakes for the celebration — (coconut cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and toasted coconut on top). kerstinmarch@hotmail.com
I absolutely love vanilla with coconut or cream cheese frosting! So delicious.
Would love to be entered…my favorite flavor combo is Red Velvet with Chocolate Chili Pepper icing…it was a pregnancy craving that never went away!
reneelieb@yahoo.com
I LOVE all cupcakes! But if I had to choose, my all time favorite would be pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese frosting :) Yummy!
christinacassels@gmail.com
painauchocolats.blogspot.com
You are fabulous! I like chocolate on chocolate!!
http://www.optimisticallywaiting.blogspot.com/
How can someone NOT like cupcakes?! If you mess up with one, move on to the next one!
abra526@yahoo.com
chocolate with chocolate!
bethbyington at yahoo dot com
Yellow Cake and French Silk Frosting
Chocolate with peanut butter cream cheese frosting or coconut with coconut cream cheese frosting!
thepolkadotlollipop@hotmail.com
Ooohh, I love cupcakes! My favorite is a chocolate cupcake with chocolate cream cheese frosting – yummeee!!!!
My email is cammfiveten@gmail.com
white with chocolate icing..
I’m easy to please–I favor strawberry with cream cheese frosting. I am craving one right now!
Strawberry banana cupcakes with peanut butter frosting. Yum!
I love, love, love chocolate with peanut butter icing, mmmmmm….
Yummy! Lemon with lemon icing are my favorites.
Dark chocolate cupcakes with orange buttercream! Just a little orange zest and coloring, yum!
erinhaliburton at gmail dot com
I’m a big chocolate fan so I have to say chocolate on chocolate. Yuuuummmmmy!
White cupcake with chocolate icing :)
I’m actually trying to make a cupcake tower for next week, but it has to hold a hundred cupcakes :S I cant find one so I’m going to attempt to build one myself
I love this tower! It would display my favorite cupcake flavor, Rocky Road, so well!
I have to go traditional. I love yellow cake with chocolate cream cheese frosting.
Shannon
hansenswebe@yahoo.com
I love your blog. If I had to pick I would choose chocolate with strawberry filing and cream cheese icing! Yummo
http://rhondas3boys.blogspot.com
I’d love to win!! Thanks for the chance!
Mine would have to be Chocolate with cream cheese frosting. Yum!
Red velvet with cream cheese icing! I know it’s standard, but I love the taste combination and how it’s not super sugary sweet.
What a great cupcake display! My favorite is butter yellow cake with chocolate icing. Mmmmm… Thanks for the chance to win!
lissabug at gmail dot com
I’m boring and like chocolate on chocolate… the darker the better. But the vanilla with a strawberry buttercream is delicious also. Thanks for the ideas!
i like it simple, chocolate with chocolate ganache.
i love the idea of cupcake tower.
tamivano@gmail.com
Red velvet and cream cheese icing.
plain vanilla with vanilla butter cream. simple but tasty. i loved your cupcakes!
diana.eli123@yahoo.com
I love chocolate with more chocolate.
My favorite cupcake is chocolate with a cream cheese filling buttercream frosting on top!
rachel_demille@yahoo.com
I will eat cake in any form, but right now I’m thinking pineapple with a cream cheese frosting!
Margarita with lime frosting. Party in my mouth!!!!!!
spotlite.junkie@gmail.com
favorite cupcake flavor is definitely chocolate (but with extra dark choc chips added) and chocolate buttercream frosting with chocolate sprinkles.
Loved your cupcake presentation and how it coordinated with the invitation! Pink and brown is perfect for cupcakes!
braillemom@gmail.com
since i can’t usually taste a lot of chocolate in a cupcake, even though i’m a chocolate girl, i love vanilla cake with chocolate frosting. yum!
love your blog!
kate,
blondebrunette25@yahoo.com
Chocolate with Chocolate frosting! Can’t go wrong with that!
Yellow with buttercream icing.
chocolate with cream cheese icing!
Vanilla cake with fresh strawberry buttercream.
jilltyler99@yahoo.com
Chocolate with cream cheese or mint cream cheese. Yum!
agreenbargains@gmail.com
Chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting.
Chocolate with chocolate, of course!
Love your cupcakes! My favorite is chocolate with white chocolate icing, so yummy!
Vanilla and chocolate ganache icing! Yum!
lindsayplake@hotmail.com
My favorite is rainbow chip cake with rainbow chip icing. reminds me of being little.
Red velvet and cream cheese!
I’m actually making about 30 cupcakes soon for my daughters’ seventh birthday party– this tower would really help…..
I love cookies and cream cupcakes!
love it…would love cupcake tower. amy sharp
Chocolate with butter cream frosting!!! Heaven
yellow cake with chocolate frosting, can’t go wrong with a classic
Red Velvet with Buttercream icing.
kds012@yahoo.com
Red Velvet with Cream Cheese icing, there is nothing better. NOTHING!
Ooh! I’m so diggin’ on a caramel cupcake these days. Feathery vanilla cake-ettes with a big fat dark caramel swirl on top. Makes my teeth sweat just thinkin’ about it. Might have to make me some of those top-heavy love pods tonight!
Devil’s Food with Chocolate. YUM!
vanilla cupcakes. simple, but awesome!
Amy S
contact: amys@ecgcpa.com
Oooooh I hope I win!!! Not just because May 19th is my birthday but because I’m getting married soon and want cupcake towers at my wedding! May the Random.org interger generator Gods smile upon me and let me win!!!
p.s. You’re simply the best! No one compares!
vanilla w/ chocolate frosting is my favorite.
lotsaspots_78 at yahoo dot com
Chocolate cupcake with peanut butter frosting. They’re my hubby’s favorite and I love seeing him smile when he sees them! :)
Love, love, LOVE your blog by the way–you do beautiful work!!
Oooh.. I have TWO favorites: either a red velvet with fudge filling and cream cheese frosting, or a dense chocolate cake (my Great-Aunt Mildred passed down a fantastic chocolate cake recipe that I get requests for every family member’s birthday), also with cream cheese frosting. YUMMY!!
Chocolate Cappuccino with Chocolate cream cheese frosting
I love french vanilla with butter cream icing!! or Chocolate fudge with homemade chocolate icing!!! :)
Classic chocolate cupcake with buttercream. classic :) just found your blog, and I’m looking forward to exploring!! BEAUTIFUL cupcake display; incredibly creative.
all time favorite black bottom with cream cheese frosting!
(shiuremedios@gmail.com)
I love spice cake with cream cheese frosting. MMMM…. But who am I to turn away any flavor cupcake ;)
black bottom cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. YUM
Chocolate filled with mocha buttercream and topped with espresso ganache.
I’m a simple cupcake girl…i like chocolate cupcake with plain buttercream.My next favorite is white chocolate cupcake with raspberry buttercream! Yummy!!!
Coffee cupcake with hazelnut buttercream. Your cupcakes are gorgeous!
I’ve never tried these yet, but the Key Lime cupcakes with toasted coconut on the frosting sound wonderful!
Chocolate with cream cheese frosting!
chocolate-chocolate-chocolate!
I love Chocolate Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Pomegranate frosting the best… but I love all cupcakes and would never turn one away!
Lemon with no icing … whipped cream instead!
peanut@gfsi.net
mint and chocolate.
yum!
cupcakes turned out so cute.
-c
Chocolate w\ cream cheese filling.
Your pink and brown cupcakes are beautiful!
I love anything chocolate but make these chocolate cupcakes with a cream cheese filling that are incredible!! Love your website and many recipes! Thanks!!!
r_lanning@hotmail.com
I’m boring, but I love a plain white cupcake with buttercream frosting and sprinkles. It’s all about the sprinkles.
Thank you for sharing!
You. Are. Amazing. I am dazzled by everything you create!
And speaking of dazzling? My favorite cupcakes are yellow cupcakes with chocolate frosting.
Wasabi white chocolate cupcakes with plum sake filling.
Out of this world! :D~
jstefanie.s@gmail.com
Favorite cupcake flavor is lemon ginger with creamcheese frosting…still working on my recipe. Crossing my fingers you pick me!
I once made yellow cake cupcakes with some cinnamon, and put cream cheese frosting on top. It was like a deliciously sweet cinnamon roll!
I know this may sound a little boring, but vanilla and chocolate are probably my favorites. :)
oops, i just posted this and forgot to leave an email
echin22@gmail.com, sorry!
We love dense moist chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter frosting :) Yummy! Always a crowd pleaser :)
alliekrass@gmail.com
Chocolate with cream cheese frosting!!!
jrkrmr@sbcglobal.net
I am loving Pioneer Woman’s white/yellow cupcakes with the killer chocolate frosting made with condensed milk and semisweet chocolat
j.podgorski@sbcglobal.net
Beautiful cupcakes!!!
I am all about the chocolate cupcake with loads of buttercream frosting!
cippierose@yahoo.com
pumpkin with cream cheese frosting is my favorite but those pink and chocolate cupcakes matches my black and pink wedding theme! :)
I know this may sound a little boring, but vanilla and chocolate are probably my favorites. :)
carrot cake with ginger cream cheese frosting.
Elise
ekimm75@aol.com
I love vanilla cupcakes with buttercream (NEVER shortening!) Mmmmmmmmm. . .
Strawberry with cream cheese frosting….yummy!!
I am simple vanilla with vanilla buttercream fro Magnolia’s Bakery in Manhattan New york. I love your site you are the best!!!!!thank you!!
ANA ROMANO
anitamax@comcast.net
Chocolate cupcake with peanut butter frosting..yum-o
felix-2@msn.com
Devil’s Food with buttercream. YUM!
cherry chip with cherry frosting……..YUMMY!!!
Thanks
misty.wood@newhomesinphx.com
Love coconut anything!
I don’t know if this is said before, but in Holland we eat those chocolate sprinkles on a sandwich. Every morning I wake up, the first thing I eat is a sandwich chocolate sprinkles (first chocolate-shot of the day! ;) ). So if you’ll be in Holland one day: find a supermarket and go to the section sandwichspreads, there you will find the chocolate sprinkles! (and they are not as expensive as they are in Germany (for example), because we eat them every day! :D)
–oh, well… nice piece of background information, isn’t it? ;)–
So, to the point: I like carrot cake with cream cheese frosting very much! :9
romeevanbergen at hotmail dot com
Meyer Lemon with lemon curd filling and creamcheese frosting! Yummy!
stephanie.erickson0430@gmail.com
I love chocolate and cream cheese frosting!
I like the tried and true yellow cake and chocolate icing. I’m interested in trying all these crazy flavor combos listed by other readers.
First of all, your cupcakes are absolutely beautiful! Thanks for sharing your photos. I like just about anything with a cream cheese frosting. I don’t think I have one single favorite.
oops forgot my Email DN120@aol.com – my favorite flavors were carrot or spice a few posts back! ;)
OH also, blue bell just came out with a new ice cream called grooms cake!! it’s pretty much to die for. it has chunks of chocolate grooms cake with cherries and icing, and swirls of fudge…. that would be an intresting cup cake! yum!
I’m simple Sally. Vanilla cupcake with vanilla buttercream. Yum. And yum.
Chocolate cream cheese frosting….yum! You could put that on any cake and I’d eat it!!!
Chocolate with vanilla frosting, classic and delicious!
aaw0068@Unt.edu
I’m a simple girl…butter cake with chocolate frosting!
pumpkin Banana Chocolate Chip! VERY moist! super yummy!!! but it’s even better if you use dark chocolate!! jpsftbll_13@hotmail.com
Im plain.. I really like carrot cake with cream cheese frosting =P
These cupcakes look awesome. I had a communion party that I had to make cupcakes for also, I decided to go with some pastel fondant flowers with sparkly sugar sprinkles around the edges.. They came out great =]
sallyheartssprinkles@yahoo.com
White cake, chocolate frosting will always get me to pick up a cupcake.
Yellow cake with a light creamy chocolate frosting…
R.Camous@yahoo.com
I Have just recently gotten in to baking and I am totally intrigued by your blog – everything is always so fun. I finally (after attempts) figured out cake balls and made some really cute spiderman faces. My favorite cake flavors are carrot and spice!
I don’t think I ever met a cupcake that I didn’t like, but probably strong flavors are good since you’re just getting a little piece, hmm… Strawberry w/ strawberry – our Valentine’s standard.
I’m making cupcakes for my sisters wedding so she can just purchase a small wedding cake (I live in Atl, if you want to try your hand at a small wedding cake, just let me know HAHA!)
This would be great for that. But $20??! I haven’t seen any so inexpensive!
Hmmm…I don’t like cupcakes, but I could probably handle an extra lemony cupcake with no frosting:)
adrienne456@hotmail.com
Carrot Cake Cupcake with Cream Cheese Frosting … YUM!
Kim
kfoley@prmech.com
I love vanilla with chocolate frosting! You cant go wrong with that!
My favorite combination is the simple white cake with cream cheese frosting, yummy!!
http://heart-handmade.blogspot.com
alicialopez1109@att.net
carrot cake cupcakes and vanilla cream cheese frosting. Incendiary….
love the colour combination what a lucky girl!
Red Velvet with Cream Cheese frosting!
I’m a traditional girl – fudgy chocolate cupcake with plain buttercream frosting…..YUMMY!!! Thanks for the chance to win :)
Red velvet with cream cheese frosting FOR SURE!
Love the cute ideas and especially the sprinkles.
YUM!
White confetti cake with white confetti frosting….this was always the best growing up.
Jamie in CA
Lucky.Cookie@yahoo.com
lemon cupcake with buttercream and fresh raspberries. please email.
I love a good lemon cupcake with a rich creamy vanilla frosting.
I’m boring, but my favorite is chocolate on chocolate! I want to experiment more, though, and I was so disappointed to learn my daughter’s school doesn’t allow homemade treats. I would have loved bringing in some cool cupcakes for her birthday!
A Boston Creme combo…chocolate cupcake filled with bavarian creme topped with ganache or even chocolate buttercream….YUM!!!
mhadan@cox.net
As an avid baker, I am embarrassed to say that the one that I crave the most is plain ol’ grocery store chocolate with white buttercream flavored icing. I know it is awful! I am so ashamed!
wls@atlasok.com
I like plain old yellow cake with chocolate frosting… there’s one left! And it’s calling my name!
Beautiful work, as always.
Either red velvet w/cream cheese…or German chocolate with the lovely coconut icing (keeps me on my diet if I don’t cut my own slices – hee hee!)
Chocolate with cream cheese filling (including chocolate chips)& buttercream frosting – yummy!
I really like Red Velvet with Cream Cheese Frosting.
I’m a sucker for white cake with LOTS of chocolate frosting!
I’m a big fan of chocolate cupcakes with chocolate frosting, and those chocolate sprinkles! Those looked great. Thanks.
I love lemon cake with a light lemony frosting.
I would love to share with you the joys of cupcake towers! Count me in. Love the cupcakes very cute. Pink really did “pop” on either color. Good Call!
Buttercream and strawberry cake. YUM!
Dark chocolate cupcake with dark chocolate icing!
Chocolate cake and vanilla icing!
Thanks for the chance to win!!!
White Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting – Yummy!
~ Elizabeth
KSU_Kelley@hotmail.com
Chocolate with a cream cheese/chocolate chip filling. YUM!
I’m a plain Jane and love vanilla with a vanilla buttercream, but no one can say no to Red Velvet with cream cheese frosting =)
heck I love all cupcakes!
Chocolate and vanilla…how can you go wrong with that!
Red Velvet with Cream Cheese frosting, and add some sprinkles for some yum & fun!
I'm more of a cake person, but you've inspired me with cupcakes that I have really enjoyed making those in addition as well!
My family blog, but there is a section for my cake photos in the headline link bar!
Post a comment on my blog is the easiest way to get ahold of me! My gmail account is for something else.
http://theburgefamily.blogspot.com
Red velvet with cream cheese frosting. With choc/choc a close second.
I have to go with Red Velvet with a cream cheese frosting – it’s all about the frosting!
ekmckay2005@gmail.com
WOW!! What a feat! You are a true friend to go through all that trouble! Your cupcakes look amazing, and I bet the tasted even better! I love strawberry, key lime, lemon, coconut…I just love cupcakes!
Laci
pinkleopard01@yahoo.com
It’s a toss up, Lemon with Strawberry frosting or Chocolate with peanut butter frosting.
you’re awesome!
I make vanilla cupcakes with vanilla frosting, tinted some fun color – how plain jane :)
http://giftingit.blogspot.com/
Oh these cupcakes a so beautiful! You always do a fantastic job! I really love red velvet with cream cheese icing! And I would love to win this tower!
A favorite? hmmmm. I think I would like a chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting.
Funfetti with vanilla frosting. Childish I know, but oh so good.
Lemon, I can’t resist. Is there a bad cupcake? Anything with frosting and sprinkles.
Missty@ic2net.net
i haven’t really tried anything like REALLY exotic and different in my lifetime yet, so i’ll stay with your yellow moist cake recipe with some sweet buttercream frosting;)
http://nateee-lee.blogspot.com/
I made pineapple-mango cupcakes with a pineapple-coconut cream cheese frosting for a friend’s Hawaiian themed party. They were delicious! Almost like a carrot cake consistency and who can go wrong with cream cheese frosting! :)
tracycoltharp@sbcglobal.net
Classic yellow with chocolate buttercream … yummmmm. kwolfrum@ymail.com
OMG this is just what I need to display the Cupcakes I am doing for my Godson’s first bday!!
They are my Favorite ones:
Vanilla cupcakes filled with double chocolate chunk cookie dough (just frozen cookie dough balls inside before baking, so they wont cook inside) with Caramel frosting!! YUMMY!
Lemon on Lemon, baby!!
I love chocolate cake with chocolate frosting…boring, but so delicious. I am not a fancy cupcake baker yet, but I would like to be!
jaxmcnatt[at]gmaildotcom
Vanilla with coconut frosting. Tastes just like coconut milk, yummy!
solangynni_90@hotmail.com
Orange cupcakes with dutch chocolate frosting! The cupcake tower is cute!
schaeferamy (at) rcn.com
strawberry cupcakes with pink cream cheese frosting, yum!
-Cathy (bellaluna221@gmail.com)
Martha Stewart has a fantastic vanilla cupcake recipe and honestly, I love it w/ just a powdered sugar glaze! It’s SO GOOD.
Im boring, Chocolate cake with chocolate frosting.
Pick me, pick me!
My favorite of all time? Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. I’m the only one in my family that does like them, though, so when I make them they are all MINE.
Adorable cupcakes, and creative boxes! Great job.
I’m not picky about flavors, depends on my mood. Chocolate/chocolate,white/strawberry…
yellow cake and chocolate frosting…. my favorite since childhood.
Your cupcakes look delish!
Cream cheese icing with carrot cake..yum!
jennifer
jen19fer@hotmail.com
Coconut/Lime or Red Velvet/Cream Cheese
malindahutzell@hotmail.com
MmMm red velvet with cream cheese frosting. yummy!
carina.413@gmail.coom
I love yellow cake and chocolate… it’s been my favorite since childhood. your cupcakes look delish!
Chocolate rasberry fan here. Delish!
I’m all about anything with PEANUT BUTTER!!
I’ve never really had a jazzed up cupcake so I don’t know what my favorite is! But the Buttercream frosting sounds so good! Thanks!
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Gotta love anything that combines strawberry and chocolate, or strawberry and vanilla…. yuuuuumm! thanks for the great site Bakerella!
So many of those sound so yummy! But I just have to be boring. I love chocolate with classic chocolate frosting…love me some chocolate!
Red velvet with cream cheese fronting. mmmmmm
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Right now I’m making white, chocolate chip cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. And I heart Martha too!!
I LOVE lemon cupcakes with white frosting! Yum… :)
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I guess they remind me of being a kid, but definitely yellow cake with white buttercream. While I appreciate so many flavors… these tend to be my favorite.
Chocolate with buttercream frosting. I’m a simple kind of girl.
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Yellow cupcakes with chocolate frosting! Yummy!
The cupcakes are beautiful and I’m so glad you posted great ideas for displaying cupcakes other than buying a stand/tree. Chocolate cupcakes with vanilla buttercream:). There is a local baker in my hometown that makes cakes/cupcakes that are to die for! I went home for my baby shower last fall and I had to work hard to hide my disappointment that my GM-IL made the cake instead of my favorite bakery!
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