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Here's a round up of the cupcakes that Trophy Cupcakes sold in their Seattle shops for Valentine's Day! Aren't they so super cute?

For more about Trophy, visit their website!

These beautiful cupcakes transcend Valentine's Day. They're all from the Flickr account of Sweet Scarlet Cakes & Cupcakes - go there to see lots more beautiful cupcakes.

These love cupcakes are from the Facebook page of Zoey Cakes in Baldwinsville, New York - you can reach them through that page.

These look delicious! Chocolate mini cupcakes, topped with marshmallow frosting, dipped in chocolate, covered in sprinkles, by wynk on Flickr.

Yes, it's a Valentine's Day onslaught...of hearts!


Almond cupcake with cherry jam center and chocolate buttercream by Sugar Daze Cupcakes of Paris (via Flickr).


And this chocolate cupcake from Sweet Vegan Dublin (via Flickr).

Valentine's Day cupcake fun from Bay Area (California) custom cupcake company Cupcakes To Die For, via their Facebook page. "Free delivery to Fremont, Union City and Newark." They've got Ruby Woo and Red Hots cupcakes today for the holiday.

Aren't these rosebud cupcakes perfect for Valentine's Day? You can find out how to make them from our friend and food blogger Diary of a Mad Hausfrau, who can also be found on Facebook. Via Flickr.

Cassie Murdoch over at The Hairpin tells you exactly how to make these last-minute Valentine's Day cupcakes, and all you need are:

Cupcakes
Vanilla buttercream frosting
Red food coloring
Powdered sugar for sprinkling (about 1/2 cup)
Kitchen sieve/strainer (the smaller, the better)
Cardboard
Ruler
Scissors/X-acto knife
Tinfoil



Visit The Hairpin for detailed instructions on how to make them - and Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

I stopped by Spot Dessert Bar in New York's East Village yesterday and got their special Valentine's Day raspberry cupcake, with two cute little heart cookies on top, and their vanilla lemon yuzu cupcake. Both were delicious, and I couldn't get enough of the yuzu lemon-filled cake, or the glitter on the raspberry one. They've got cupcakes packaged specially for Valentine's Day (see below) and a festive atmosphere and I have to say, it smelled divine in there - more buttery and cozy than I can ever remember. See more in this Flickr set. Spot is part of Seamless Web and Delivery.com, and can be reached via spotdessertbar.com or at 212-677-5670.

Kickass Cupcakes of Somerville, Massachusetts (via Facebook) is catering to the cynics of the world on Valentine's Day with these "I Hate You" and other Valentine's Day cupcakes...we'll obviously be bringing you lots more Valentine's Day cupcakes on this big cupcake-related holiday, but thought we'd share these too. Visit www.kickasscupcakes.com for more information.



And for the more traditional romantics, here are some of their Red Velvet, Champagne Bubbly Cupcakes and Chocolate Dipped Strawberries cupcakes:

These are by Cooke's Cakes based in Market Drayton, Shropshire, UK, via Flickr. They can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.

This Valentine's Day chocoholic lover's cupcake is by Pleasantville, New York's Flour & Sun Bakery via Flickr - visit flourandsunbakery.com for daily flavors and custom ordering information.


chocoholic lovers cupcake: "Chocolate cake topped with chocolate buttercream, drizzled with chocolate ganache and topped with a brownie heart"

Bonus - more heart cupcakes!

At least once a week, I see an article or blog post proclaiming that something is "the new cupcake." It's ridiculous, and kindof dumb, because why does something have to be "the new" anything, other than to draw traffic and make up crazy food trends?

Also, cupcakes are not in competition with other baked goods. Lots of us like them all! So to prove that all our desserts can get along, here are five photos of cupcakes with other desserts on top of them! And, incidentally, a lot of these desserts (hi macaroon and whoopie pie!) happen to be ones that are constantly pitted against the cupcake.


mini coconut macaroon cupcakes by obliviousfire on Flickr:
"White mud and raspberry cupcakes with raspberry-cream cheese frosting and mini coconut macaroons"


a mini whoopie pie on top of a cupcake by baking blogger The Lone Baker via Flickr, inspired by this painting


two kinds of cookies in one, plus a Valentine's Day theme! These are by the wonderful Etsy custom cupcake maker death by cupcake via Flickr

And with these you get a bonus, because they are actually filled cupcakes:




mini donut on a cupcake - I took this at Frosting Bake Shop in Walnut Creek, California, it's their Homer Simpson cupcake!


mini pumpkin pie on a cupcake, by blogger The Frosted Cake N Cookie, via Flickr: "pumpkin spice cupcake with cinnamon cream cheese icing. fondant pumpkin pie slice."

Can you?



These red velvet cupcakes topped with vanilla cream cheese frosting and decorated with gold glitter and violets were made for a 50th anniversary and are by Life is Sweet in Northern Ireland, via Flickr. They can be reached at 075 9589 4337 or Baked at LifeIsSweetNI.com or on their website www.LifeIsSweetNI.com.You can also find them on Facebook and @LifeIsSweetNIYou on Twitter.

And for Valentine's day...a brownie heart and pretty pink roses:




a glittery I Heart You



See more in their Valentine's Day treats photo set.

Fresh off their win on Cupcake Wars on the Food Network, Old Towne Orange, California bakery The Perfect Circle Cupcakery is baking up some Valentine's Day cupcake flavors. Images via their Facebook page, where you can go to learn more about their holiday offerings, including red hot velvet. Click here to check out their other seasonal offerings, so you can be ready when they serve Caramel Bordeaux and Tiramisu cupcakes.





White chocolate raspberry cupcakes: "White cake with a fresh raspberry surprise inside and white chocolate frosting with fresh raspberries drizzled in white chocolate on top!"


Coconut bliss cupcakes


Buttercup cupcakes: "Decadent Peanut Butter cake studded with chocolate chips with rich Valrhona chocolate frosting and topped with a Peanut Butter Cup!"

The Perfect Circle Cupcakery
165 N. Glassell St.
Old Towne Orange, CA
714-997-CAKE
info at tpccupcakery.com

These cupcakes are by Sale, UK's Jellytots & Dollymixtures via their Flickr account. You can also find them on Facebook.


"A vanilla cupcake filled with a bavarian cream centre. Topped with a chocolate fudge frosting, a bavarian cream filled shoux pastry profiterole and dark chocolate drizzle."


blueberry waffle cupcake

And we couldn't forget Valentine's Day - here are the special cupcakes they're offering, including on spelling out "I Heart You:"




a closeup on this chocolate one! "a rich chocolate cake filled with delicious caramel. Topped with a chocolate fudge frosting, a single Rolo and chocolate curls!"

Jellytots & Dollymixtures
185 Cross Street
Sale, United Kingdom, M33 7JG
louise at jellytotsanddollymixtures.co.uk
Phone: 0161 637 2199

For $50, Mission Minis will deliver 1 dozen velvet minis alongside 1 dozen red roses to your Valentine anywhere in San Francisco.

For more information visit www.missionminis.com or call 415.817.1540

These Valentine's Day cupcakes are by sweetkiera on Flickr - my favorites are the XO ones on top!

There's no further info on it at this time, but in August you'll be able to buy a Martha Stewart 2012 cupcake wall calendar. Just went up for pre-order on Amazon.

Speaking of Martha Stewart and Valentine's Day, click here to watch her show Josh Turner how to make meringue and raspberry cupcakes.

And click here to find out how to make the beautiful handwritten Valentine's Day cupcakes with chocolate glaze pictured below.

I love these Valentine's Day cupcake designs and that all 25 cupcakes are combined to form a heart! Via Amy Miller Designs on Facebook - we did a giveaway with her recently, you can visit her Etsy shop to check out her cupcake ornaments and photo holders.