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Category Archives: valentine’s day

Pretty pleasecakes with a cherry on top?

This time of year, just about everything I make is Valentine’s themed. I can’t help it. I’m such a romantic… riiight. Really, I just like pink stuff & heart-shaped everything. Speaking of hearts, I “heart” this time of year because football is over, and if it’s one thing I hate- it’s effin’ football. But also [...]

Valentine’s Day round-up.

I can’t BELIEVE it’s already February. It seems as though I was just cutting my fresh tomatoes down from my garden, not to mention making Christmas cookies, etc. But no. It’s already the Month of Love; and before you know it, these 2 weeks will fly by & it’ll be Valentine’s Day. Don’t you just [...]

Valentine’s Day strawberry heartcakes, plus a ton of other stuff.

Hey cupcake whores- Happy (day before) Valentine’s Day! I hope all you cookin’ & bakin’, movin’ & shakin’ wives/girlfriends get KitchenAid stand mixers tomorrow, or a pretty apron, and if not, I hope you at least get cupcakes… or flowers (and I hope you guys all get something sweet too). Yoyo is having a 13% [...]

Queen of Hearts cupcakes with candy hearts.

So Lyns, the proprietor of Sweet Cuppin’ Cakes Bakery, asked me to make some fabulous egg-free vegan cupcakes, and requested a very interesting theme: Queen of Hearts. I loved the idea, and although I’m not vegan and really haven’t done much vegan baking, I jumped right into it. What is “vegan“, exactly? Veganism is a [...]

Anti-Valentine’s Day Cupcakes of Darkness.

Like (I think) I’ve said before, I love Valentine’s Day. But I am aware that there are many people who do not. For you I did this: Anti-Valentine’s Day Cupcakes of Darkness. They also remind me of Ozzy Osbourne cupcakes for some reason. I’ll make more of them on his birthday with little bat toppers. [...]