C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Feb 5, 2012, 11:35 am
This might be my favorite day of the year. It’s the one place I can wear all my crazy cupcake gear and people think it’s cute instead of wanting to have me committed. Every where I turned people wanted to take my picture. It’s fun being a celebrity for the day. Although, the morning after,...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Sep 18, 2011, 11:19 pm
♪♫ Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday dear Grandma Mary Happy Birthday to you. And many more… on channel 4… ♪♫ Oops! Sorry! I got a little carried away there. Today Hubby and I are celebrating his grandmother’s 88th birthday with the rest of the family. ...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Sep 5, 2011, 5:58 pm
HAPPY LABOR DAY … to ALL my dear cupcake freaks. Labor Day always signals the end of summer for me. So the holiday is a little bittersweet. But it’s Husband’s 3rd most favorite holiday (besides #1 Thanksgiving and #2 Halloween). He loves any reason to get together with family, eat hamburg...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Aug 29, 2011, 1:23 am
My cousin Carrie is getting married on October 1, 2011 (Eek!) Actually she’s my husband’s cousin but we’re very close (she was a bridesmaid at my wedding!) so we always introduce each other as cousins. Not cousins-in-law. That sounds too forced. Just cousins. We’re use to the confused lo...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Aug 22, 2011, 12:49 pm
Good morning my dear cupcake freaks! Now I’ve gone and done it. I’ve committed a cupcake sin. I’ve concocted a cupcake that has no actual cake in it. Lemme give you some background. While I was trolling around the internet last night for a meatloaf recipe (I just really wanted mealoaf las...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Aug 12, 2011, 11:59 pm
As a blogger, the internet has made the world much smaller even though the miles span the globe. I have met so many amazing inspiring people that touch me in different ways. People that have introduced me to food, laughter, stories and their loved ones. People that have let me in their home albeit...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Aug 6, 2011, 1:23 am
Aaaww… Please don’t give me that look. I feel guilty enough already. I know. It’s been a while. *smacks hand* Hello my name is CB … … and I’ve been on Weight Watchers for almost 23 weeks. Yup! I’m doing still it. Trust me. You aren’t the only one surprised. Unfortunately th...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Apr 24, 2011, 10:28 pm
Happy Easter to all my cupcake freaks! Now I know what you’re thinking! “How the heck can you be eating cupcakes when you JUST told us that you started Weight Watchers?” Am I right? I knew it. I must have been a mind reader in a former life. But these aren’t just any cupcakes. These ar...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Apr 15, 2011, 3:40 pm
Good afternoon dear readers. I’ve missed you. (But I’ll update you on my absence at the end of the post.) I have so many things on my honey-do list today but I choo choo choose you instead! The Simpsons (my husband has loved that show for the last 21 years!). I hear that line often in our...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Feb 28, 2011, 10:56 pm
Today is my hubby’s birthday. He’s 32 years old. That means I’ve celebrated 12 birthdays with him. Man we’re getting old! Every year I’ll ask him what kind of cake he wants. And EVERY year like clockwork its… R-E-D-V-E-L-V-E-T. The man is so predictable. (So help me. I love this...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Feb 22, 2011, 1:44 pm
If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter, then you’ll know I was in Boston this past President’s Day weekend visiting my bff. We laughed, we cried, we baked (I’ll share what in the next blog post), we shopped (oh boy did we shop!), we ate, we talked, we watched movies, we shivered in the snow ...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Feb 14, 2011, 1:21 pm
This how-to is brought you by the letter V and the number 14. (Sorry I think I’ve been watching too much Sesame Street with my nieces. haha) When you think of Valentine’s Day what comes to mind? The color red, roses, hearts, I love you… Now me? I’m a sucker for roses. When I got married...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Feb 3, 2011, 12:41 pm
Chúc mừng Năm mới –> Translation: Happy New Year! Now don’t get me wrong. I love January 1st New Year with champagne, dropping crystal ball, Times Square, Dick Clark, Tournament of Roses parade etc… but I adore eating my mommy’s yummy home cooked Vietnamese food and the little red en...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Feb 2, 2011, 3:19 pm
Isn’t Groundhog day such a great holiday? I love that furry little rodent. Especially his name. Punxatawney Phil. Pronounced (punks-a-tawn-e). At least that’s how I say it. And according to Phil, spring is here! Although I’m not sure that my snowed in East Coast friends agree. Maybe ...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Jan 24, 2011, 3:02 pm
Hello to all my cupcake lovelies. Really! It is. (PROOF) What better way to celebrate than with THE KING’S favorite peanut butter concoction? No I’m not talking about King Tut, Don King, Martin Luther King Jr., Stephen King or King Kong (although that big skyscraper climbing primate might...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Jan 18, 2011, 2:20 pm
Well… if you’re #102 that is. CONGRATULATIONS Ange! Please email me your shipping address and I’ll forward it to our friends at Spice Islands. If there is no response in 7 days, I’ll choose another winner. Goes to show you, just because you’re one of the last comments doesn’t mean yo...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Jan 11, 2011, 1:54 pm
Happy Tuesday cupcake monsters, I’ve lived in an apartment from age 19 until I (and my husband) bought our first home last November. I couldn’t wait to have a washer+dryer in the same place (so I wouldn’t have to wear a bra and walk outside to wash my clothes), a garage to park our cars, be ...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Jan 9, 2011, 7:32 pm
Pictured emailed to me by Alanna of The Vanilla Bean taken in Carlsbad, CA. Do you have a cupcake related picture you wanna share? Email me. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday, readers. Try not to think of tomorrow just yet.
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Jan 7, 2011, 11:15 pm
[UGH! Apologies but my images don't seem to be working right now. I added a picture of the cupcakes from Spice Islands as a placeholder until I can knock some sense into my image host.] Are you a fan? I mean a TRUE fan. Would you wear a foam cheese wedge on your head and prance around in freezi...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Jan 7, 2011, 4:32 am
Even though I’ve been sitting here for a while trying to figure out how to begin this blog post, the only thing I can think of is… And there’s no one that could say it better than perfect strangers, Cousin Larry and Balki Bartokomous. Who’s feeling me? These past few weeks have been craz...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Jan 4, 2011, 6:30 pm
Well I can see the first resolution will need some work on my part. Even the faux blog snow is still falling. I know I could have changed the blog post date but then I started to feel all sketchy. Let’s just pretend that I’m posting on January 1st. Indulge me mkay? Even though my motto is...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Dec 24, 2010, 3:55 pm
I don’t have much time b/c Hubsy is standing next to me tapping his feet but just in case you haven’t figured out what to bring to Christmas dinner, I thought I’d share what I made for our family. I’m the dessert girl in our family. Always have been always will be. It’s my mission and I...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Dec 17, 2010, 12:04 am
My husband, bless his heart, isn’t the greatest at planning ahead when it comes to gifts. So was I surprised when he asked me Wednesday night at 10pm if I could “whip up some cupcakes for his coworkers’ Xmas gifts”? Nope. Not even when he said… “Oh and can I get them by Friday morni...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Dec 16, 2010, 2:29 pm
Thank you to EVERYONE that left me a comment on my giveaway post. Comments make me happy. See? It’s that easy. Without further ado. (Am I the only one that laughs at the word “ado”?) #105 Amy, I bet that pumpkin pie and banana pudding were yummy! (CB’s favorite cupcake book trio) #1...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Dec 5, 2010, 9:37 pm
I miss my little brother. So I made these cupcakes for him. I remember when we were little, both our parents worked so we stayed in daycare 5 days a week. I don’t remember much except 2 things. We watched The Wizard of Oz every day (I have no idea why?) during nap time and he won’t admit it ...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Dec 2, 2010, 4:18 pm
I’m a visual person. I like pictures. Pictures are a must have in many of my cookbooks. They inspire me to bake. Just thought I’d share a few pictures from Hubsy’s parents’ 40th Wedding Anniversary Party last weekend hosted by yours truly. Since 40th anniversary gemstone is ruby acc...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Dec 1, 2010, 12:27 am
Guess what? What time is it? It’s the most wonderful time of the year. It’s time to unpack all the ornaments, trim the tree, hang the door wreath, untangle the strands of tiny multicolored light bulbs and listen to 24/7 Christmas carols on KOST 103.5 FM. My MIL flips the radio station to KOST...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Nov 16, 2010, 2:16 pm
Hello. Anyone out there? I need your attention. I have something to say. *deep breath* I let you down. I dropped the ball. I passed the buck. I left you high and dry. And didn’t leave a forwarding address. I wish I could say that I won the lottery. Took an amazing cruise around the world...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Jul 28, 2010, 1:16 pm
Happy (early) August readers! This month, as Cupcake Hero’s July winner, Amy of Cupcakes and Other Culinary Creations is our guest host. Please check out her blog for new ingredient and rules. Hint: One of my favorite ingredients!
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Jul 27, 2010, 10:16 am
Happy July readers! This month, as Cupcake Hero’s June winner, Sharlene of Small Town Oven is our guest host. Please check out her blog for new ingredient and rules. EDIT: Ugh! I have no idea why this didn’t get posted on time. Stupid wordpress post date malfunction! Unfortunately the win...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Jun 1, 2010, 7:39 pm
Happy June readers! Cupcake Hero took the month of May off but we are back in the swing of things for June. This month, as Cupcake Hero’s April winner, Dorothy of Kitchen Koala is our guest host. Please check out her blog for new ingredient and rules. My mind is already racing with ideas! Y...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - May 8, 2010, 1:31 am
Confession: I have a cupcake/cake stand fetish. Whew! So glad I got that off my chest. Admission is step 1 in my program. I have square ones, round ones, mini ones, wire ones… But I’m always in awe of the DIY versions that I find online or via fellow cupcake freaks that emailed them my way...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - May 6, 2010, 11:30 am
I still can’t believe it’s May. Where did April go? My mom use to tell me that time goes faster when you get older but I never understood her until now. When did a month start feeling like a day? Does that mean I’m getting older? That I’m not climbing up the hill anymore? That I’m ac...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - May 5, 2010, 3:19 am
You can’t celebrate Cinco De Mayo without a crunkcake right? Whew! Glad we agree. Luckily one of my favorite clients couldn’t agree more. He even let me pick the boozed up cupcake to make for his Cinco De Drinko party. Now that is one awesome client. There are so many different recipes tha...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Apr 28, 2010, 12:10 pm
Ugh. Is it really almost May? Sorry Readers. (There I go again with my case of the Sorrys.) And here are a couple more I’M-SO-SORRYs for Paige of Starting Over Again and Sophie of The Lazy Cook for waiting patiently for the bakeoff results. Again I repeat. Is it really almost May?? I’m lo...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Apr 24, 2010, 9:29 pm
(Source) I don’t know about you but I’m ready for Part 2. Hit it! How often do you bake/eat cupcakes? We bake, decorate, or eat cupcakes almost every day. Besides for our books and classes we are constantly making them for friends and family, special events and parties, or just for fun. They...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Apr 23, 2010, 12:16 pm
(Source) You guys asked. And they answered. Take it away Alan Richardson and Karen Tack. (Psst… Alan’s on the left and Karen’s on the right. Just FYI. *wink*) What is the worst cupcake you ever made? Sometimes our first attempt at a design will produce a grumpy baby or snarling kitten a...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Apr 22, 2010, 4:11 pm
(Source) I’ll be the first to admit that I need to do better at taking care of Mother Earth. But I’m proud to say I don’t do nothing. (Stay where you are grammar police!) (1) I separate my plastics, paper and cans for recycling. (2) When my bag boy asks me for “paper” or “plastic” ...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Apr 14, 2010, 12:58 pm
Ten days late to be exact. Was Easter really 10 days ago? Wow. I’m losing track of time (not to mention my mind)! This month has been extremely busy at the Cuppycakes household. I had/have multiple Easter cupcake orders, 2 birthdays, Cupcake Hero, Food Blogger Bake Sale and various scho...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Apr 12, 2010, 1:27 pm
Sorry for the delay on announcing the **WINNER** of a signed copy of What’s New Cupcake by Karen Tack and Alan Richardson. I was planning to post their interview and winner at the same time but Karen and Alan are currently traveling, promoting their new book. If you are in or near San Fransi...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Apr 6, 2010, 10:47 pm
Eep! I know I still have to post about who won Cupcake Hero::March *AND* post Easter bunny cupcake how-to instructions but… there’s something a little more pressing that I have on my mind first. Two words. Childhood hunger. I know you’ve seen the sponsored commercials on T...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Apr 4, 2010, 3:53 pm
HOPPY EASTER READERS! I baked up some bunny cupcakes (my Hubs thinks they look like the Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland) and dirt+carrot cupcakes for our family’s Easter dinner. What are you baking? I’ll share how I made my easter cupcakes if you share how you made yours…
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Mar 26, 2010, 11:55 pm
In this corner. The champion. Coming out on top with the help of Girl (Scout) Power. Samoa Cupcake by Paige of Starting All Over Again The challenger. The underdog with berry high expectations. Caramel Strawberry Cupcakes by Sophie of The Lazy Cook Who will sing the winning duet with Carame...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Mar 26, 2010, 3:36 pm
So what did I do with those vanilla cupcakes…? You didn’t think I forgot didja?? Let me apologize. I know teasers are mean. I promise I’m not really a mean-spirited person. Maybe a smidgen jokester though. I even admit I’m not one for surprises unless I know what the ...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Mar 25, 2010, 10:05 am
Eek! Sorry fellow cupcake-ers. I’m a little delayed in posting the ingredient this month. I have many excuses ranging from “my dog ate my Cupcake Hero ingredient cheat sheet” to “my 1.5 month old twin nieces are so adorable that I’ve been spending alot of my time wit...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Mar 21, 2010, 2:46 pm
I’m always on the look out for new vanilla cupcake recipes. I think it’s become somewhat of a quest for me now. I feel like I should be racking up life points and meeting elf size warriors along the way. I know I’ve mentioned 3 or 4 go-to vanilla recipes on my blog over the year...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Mar 18, 2010, 9:48 am
Caramel. Just the word makes my tongue tingle. Forget chocolate *gasp* I’m a caramel girl. I love caramel on ice cream, on cookies, on a piece of toast (Who needs Nutella?), in frosting, in cake, even straight from the squeezy bottle. Heck! I should try it on cooked carrots (blech!) and I...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Mar 17, 2010, 3:06 am
Oh boy. My mom said this would happen. I know what’s going on. I’m getting old. And time is flying! But I’m only thirty… *trailing off into incoherent mumbling*. This is TOO soon! I’ve been blogging cupcakes for *looks over at sidebar copyright* 2 years and who kn...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Mar 15, 2010, 12:40 pm
Most “normal” people have count downs to their birthdays or anniversaries or other special occasions. Me? I’m far from normal. I hate bananas. I write haikus. I’m allergic to lobster. I like acronyms. I have a count down for What’s New Cupcake by Karen Tack and A...
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C B. posted an article on I heart cupppycakes! - Mar 14, 2010, 3:49 pm
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