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A heads up: The Cupcake Diaries: Stories, Memories, and Recipes from the Sisters of Georgetown Cupcake by the stars of TLC reality show DC Cupcakes and sisters Katherine Kallinis and Sophie LaMontagne, will be out in November from HarperOne (via Amazon). That's all we know for now but we'll keep you posted!


puzzle image via TLC, where you can do online cupcake puzzles

We can tell you that a little sooner than that, in May, a totally unrelated series of kids' books under the series name The Cupcake Diaries by Coco Simon will be out. According to publisher Simon & Schuster, the first one is called Katie and the Cupcake Cure and is about:

This first book in The Cupcake Diaries is told through the perspective of Katie Brown. We find Katie miserable on the first day of middle school. Her best friend Callie came back from camp boy-crazy and part of a whole new group of friends. When it's made clear that Callie is in the PGC (Popular Girls Club) and Katie is not invited to join, Katie suddenly feels incredibly alone. Katie realizes if she's going to survive middle school she needs to seriously regroup and find some new friends. But how? She bites into the cupcake her mother packed her for lunch and for a second closes her eyes. The sweet treat makes her happy—finally something goes right! Looking around her table, Katie notices the other students seeming a bit lost, as well. Which gives her an idea...With three new friends Katie forms a club as a way to spread the cupcake love and earn some cupcake cash.



Other titles in the series include Mia in the Mix and Emma on Thin Icing.

Always innovative Rutherford, New Jersey cupcake bakery Sweet Avenue Bake Shop is baking up one-day-only cupcake flavors of the world. See them all on their Facebook page and get details, hours and ordering information (they also do custom cupcakes, including photo cupcakes) at sweetavenuebakeshop.com.

This is today's special cupcake, for sale today only (all descriptions via Facebook):


Persian LOVE cake♥♥. Lemon and cardamom infused cake filled and topped with rosewater-saffron frosting and chopped pistachios.

And two previous cupcake flavors of the world:


inspired by Japan - MOCHI MOCHI!! Green tea cupcake topped & filled with sweet red bean frosting. Then it's topped with a mochi (sweet rice ball).


Bésame Mucho is a caramel dulce de leche cake, filled with caramel sauce, and topped with whipped cream frosting and a cinnamon sugar churro.

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

Special for Valentine's Day, from Vero Beach, Florida's Classy Cupcakes, via their Facebook page, come their Stud Muffin cupcake:



"This is a sweet and salty cupcake filled with marshmallows, walnuts and chocolate chips... then topped with a dark chocolate ganash and pretzels!"

Today's other flavors are: Cinnamon Pecan Crumb Cake, Lemon Sunshine, Strawberry n Cream, Peanut Butter Cup, Chocolate Strawberry, Classy Chocolate, Vanilla Bean, Marble and Red Velvet.

And on February 20th, they're hosting a special event from 4 to 7 pm:

Classy Cupcakes will be creating an incredible display of cupcakes for the reception... A Sea Turtle cupcake cake surrounded by individual cupcakes with other sea life and coral reef! You must buy tickets in advance at Majestic theater or online at www.cinemaworldonline.com $25 adults and$10 for kids under 18! This fundraiser will benefit the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Research Development Fund! Hope to see you there!

Classy Cupcakes
712 21st Street
Vero Beach, FL, 32960
classycupcakes at comcast.net
772-563-0110

I'm a little late in posting some of these, but wanted to share these cupcake designs from Chicago's Sugar Bliss Cake Boutique, via their Facebook page. They have special flavors each week, so follow them there or on Twitter or sign up for their newsletter for the latest updates at sugarblisscakes.com. I don't know for sure if the Chinese New Year ones are still available, but you can always call and ask (that goes for any bakery - why not?).






Chinese New Year cupcake: "Red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting topped with gold sprinkles and a 'Congrats and Prosperity' logo."

In my opinion this press release went a little overboard with the trademark symbols, but I'm always happy to share news about free cupcake giveaways!

From PR Web:

Cupcake Lounge™ is making its first appearance in Westhampton, NY for Cuptail™ Hour. Cupcake Lounge™ is the latest cupcakery throwing its cuptails™ into the mix. Cuptails™ combine cocktails with cupcakes, resulting in a thirst-quenching snack for adults. Committed to a healthful method of baking, Cupcake Lounge™ uses substitutions for fat and sugar, lowering the overall calorie count.

The offering includes such cuptails™ as Banana Foster, The Bourbon Pub, and Piña Cupolada. Both frosting and cupcake are infused with alcohol. Also available are favorites such as Red Velvet and Carrot Cake. Cupcake Lounge™ will be hosting a tasting on February 12th, from 3-6pm at Hamptons Wine Shoppe, 62 Sunset Avenue, Westhampton, NY.

Cupcake Lounge™ was launched in December 2010. Their cuptails™ and cupcakes are available online. All cupcakes are made to order from scratch. Shipping is available within the United States. Cupcake Lounge™ and cuptail™ are trademarks belonging to Cynthia Sachs.

And more info is available at the official
Cupcake Lounge™ site, where it also says their cream cheese frosting is low-fat and contains 50% less sugar than typical frosting. Flavors include The Bourbon Pub (chocolate cupcake with pecans and a shot of whiskey topped with a nightcap of smooth Bailey's cream cheese frosting), Cupjito (vanilla cupcake mixed with the island flavors of fresh mint and rum topped with a hip-shaking vanilla rum cream cheese frosting), Frankie + Hazel (chocolate espresso cupcake mixed with Frangelico, toasted hazelnuts, and chocolate chips topped with a light and silky Frangelico cream cheese frosting.), Mocha Buca (chocolate espresso cupcake stirred with kahlua topped with Sambuca cream cheese frosting and a chocolate covered espresso bean), Cupcake Royale (vanilla cupcake kissed with pink champagne and a berry surprise topped with Chambord cream cheese frosting and pearls) and others. You can see photos and learn more on their Facebook page.



Cupcake Lounge™
phone 631-517-0343
fax 360-248-6608
contactcupcakelounge at gmail.com