Reindeer Cupcakes

You know Dasher & Dancer & Prancer & Vixen....Comet & Cupid & Donner & Blitzen.  But do you recall the most famous reindeer of all?  Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer of course! 

Get some rest guys - only a week left til Christmas Eve! 

natashaogle  via  Flickr

Reindeer Cupcake Collars

Chica & Jo

daintyindulgence  via  Flickr

Reindeer Cupcake Pops

MyLollicakes

Tree Update #2

Great news Christmas tree fans...it has been 4 days and the tree is still standing.  Can I tie a tree to the wall or what?

Christmas Wreath Cupcakes

This cupcake wreath is simple and oh so elegant! 

rebekahl

National Cupcake Day!

May I suggest that you celebrate today...National Cupcake Day...by eating a red velvet cupcake! 

My niece Maidee Parker and I are going to be making a big batch of RVCs just 7 days from today!

kirstinmckee

Grinch Cupcakes

In the past 24 hours I have watched my FAVORITE Christmas cartoon & movie...How the Grinch Stole Christmas.  I own it in the original cartoon form and the movie with Jim Carrey - who did the cartoon Grinch justice and then some.  Did I mention that I can recite the entire cartoon version from start to finish - including all the songs?

These Grinch cupcakes are from the Flickr photostream of sugarswings...excellent!

I cry every time the Grinch's heart grows three sizes

(you know you do it too)

Tree Update

I went back out to the woods and cut some extra fir boughs (from another tree) to disguise the ropes holding the tree in place.  So far so good!

Merry Christmas!

Got the Christmas Tree Blues...I need a cupcake!

Yesterday I put up a 14 ft. Christmas tree by myself.  We live on 54 acres and I hiked out in the woods, cut the tree, managed to get it in the truck and inside the house, then put it in a stand.  It took almost 3 hours to get to this point in the story.   After several failed attempts (my arms were almost noodles), I was able to get the tree to stand up and I began to turn the screws of the tree stand into the trunk...only to discover the screw threads were stripped (now I understand the tree problems from last Christmas).  I could not let go of the trunk and I could not secure the tree.  I was stuck inside a monster tree with nobody to come to my rescue.

I decided to lean the tree against the window and get some rope.  When I returned with the rope, I tied the tree to a flower-hanging bracket on the wall.  What a beautiful Christmas image...a giant fir tree tied to the wall with bright yellow, red, and green rope.  But all was well and I put on the lights and garland.  I built a fire, ate supper by the lights of the tree and went to bed.

4 AM....a loud crash!  The tree fell over.   Note to self:  don't tie a tree to only one side of the wall.

7 AM...I found the strength to lift the tree with my sore arms, untangle the lights and garland (which were in a knotted mess) and retie the tree (on both sides this time). 

I sure could use a Christmas tree cupcake! 

cakeebakey

two parts sugar

Bodacitos y Colores (Erika)

(Costa Rica)

Recipe of the Week - Eggnog Cupcakes

It's the holiday season and eggnog is being served all over the place!  So why not make a batch of eggnog cupcakes....the recipe is from Bake & Destroy.  I would suggest a vanilla or cinnamon (or even mixed spice) buttercream.  Top them with a Teddy Graham or gingerbread man cookie!

P.S.  This recipe is different from the one for 2009.


EggNog Cupcake Recipe

kristin_a  (Meringue Bake Shop)

Hershey's Kiss Cupcakes

My favorite Christmas commercial is the one where the Hershey's Kisses are playing "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" as bells.  Love it!  That red kiss at the end is adorable...and haven't we all felt relief when a performance we were nervous about was over. 

Here is the video and some cupcakes to celebrate the holidays (with kisses as decorations of course)!

createdbydiane

the bake shop

iheartcuppycakes1

Holiday Cupcake Wrappers

These holiday cupcake wrappers are from the Flickr photostream of Yummy Cuppy....soooo cute!
Check out all of their fabulous crafts!