Ring in the New Year

I don’t know what your New Year’s traditions are, but mine include stuffing myself to the maximum with whatever food is readily available – preferably cupcakes. Actually, come to think of it, that’s my tradition for every holiday, big or small, real or imaginary.

Luckily, the New Year is a week away – which is plenty of time to find some new cupcake decorating ideas and make some amazingly creative cupcakes. Then, watch as people admire their beauty and creativity – prior to feverishly wolfing them down before any New Year’s resolutions take hold at midnight.

As always, Bakery Crafts® has you covered with fun, imaginative decorations available in three New Year’s collections for you to choose from. The first has three bright, colorful Jewel Picks and Flexi-Picks™. Or, ring in the New Year with Horn Metallic Rings or one of our many black, gold, and silver Mylar Picks.

For a more formal look, Bakery Crafts® ‘A Formal Affair Collection’ has trendy picks available in black, white and silver. These will add an understated elegance to any New Year’s celebration.

Snowman Cupcakes

Snow is on the ground here, and, unfortunately, it’s way too cold to go out and build a snowman. So what’s the next best thing? Making one out of cake, of course! And the best part is that you can eat these snowmen as fast as you’d like without fear of the dreaded cold-headache – and they are light years ahead in terms of taste!

These little guys were made with rolled fondant on top of a cupcake and are topped with Bakery Crafts® Winter Hat Puffy Picks. If you don’t want to use fondant, try icing or meringue or whatever creative solution you can come up with and feel free to share what you find works the best.

If you don’t quite feel up to the task of constructing these snowy creatures, don’t fret – Bakery Crafts® allows you to still churn out fun winter cupcakes with ease. Snowman picks, rings, and edible Dec-Ons® are all available from Bakery Crafts® wide range of winter and snowman themed products. And new Snow Globe Rings allow the fun of cupcakes to continue long after they’ve been eaten and enjoyed.

Christmas Cupcakes

Christmas is a big time for baking cookies and cupcakes. With Bakery Crafts® wide selection of Christmas cupcake decorations, finishing your cupcakes with some holiday flair is one of the easiest things you’re likely to do this year. It’s certainly easier than wrapping presents, assembling a tree, or dislodging a plump, bearded man dressed in red that usually resides at the North Pole but is currently trapped in your chimney – trust me.

Rings, picks, Flexi-Picks™, Treat Wraps™ and all kinds of sprinkles, glitter and quins – if it’s Christmas-themed you need, Bakery Crafts® has you covered. There are religious-themed items like Angel Puffy Jewel Picks. And there are also reindeer, Christmas trees, presents, stockings, elves, and all sorts of Santas, gingerbread men, holly, wreaths, and ornaments. Considering the possible combinations, making your cupcakes singular and special will be seriously simple.

And don’t forget sprinkles. Nothing says Christmas like peppermint flavored candy cane quins.

So this Christmas, be sure to get your hands on some festive Bakery Crafts® cupcake decorations – or ask Santa. And if you can’t find him, check your chimney.

Switch it Up and Serve ‘em Up

Cupcakes are versatile – they are like the Deion Sanders of the dessert world. Okay, so maybe that reference is a little dated – Deion Sanders used to play both professional baseball and football. Sure, there are infinite ways to decorate them, but think of all the different ways to serve them – the overall presentation factor.

They can stand on their own of course, but mixing it up every now and then will make you look quite creative. Cupcake cakes are popular because you can arrange them into just about any shape you can imagine and still top them with one of Bakery Crafts® POP TOPS® or Cake Kits which are specially designed to look great on top of cupcake cakes. And they come without the hassle of having to cut and serve it. I think that’s called a “win-win.”

Serving cupcakes around a small traditional cake may make them seem like an accessory at first – but rest assured, if you’ve decorated it with one of Bakery Crafts® delicious edibles or fun picks, they will be the first thing people reach for, becoming the more popular item.

I’ve even seen a cupcake stacked on top of a larger cupcake – like a tiered cupcake. You might say, “Why not just have two cupcakes?” My answer to that would be, “Well, this way I am able to rationalize it as only eating one cupcake.” It’s brilliant. Give it a shot.

What are your favorite ways to serve cupcakes? Do you have any really creative ways to arrange and present cupcakes that we haven’t touched on here? We’d love to hear about them.

What’s On Your Mind?

This week we’re turning it over to you. Let us know what products interest you most. What’s your favorite cupcake flavor? What about toppings? Do you like sprinkles, sanding sugar, delectably rich chocolate shavings? I’m suddenly very, very hungry…

What would you like to see featured on this site? Whatever questions or comments you may have, we’d love to hear from you. If you like to talk cupcakes, you’ve found the right place. Feel free to share ideas or expertise of your own. Whatever you have to say, we’re listening. Just click on the headline above to get to the comment page.