cupcakes

These fish and crab themed cupcakes are just one of many clever decorating ideas you'll see at TheDecoratedCookie.com. So cute! (Plus, she has a cookbook you can buy too!)

You're no doubt seen the super sweet Hello Cupcake! book around with its adorable cupcake ideas and instructions. Well, now those cupcake creators are back with a new book called Cupcakes, Cookies and Pies, Oh My! which includes not only cupcakes but cakes and pies as well. If that sheep creation on the cover doesn't get ya, I don't know what would!

Let's celebrate my birthday by eating miniature versions of, ummm, me! Learn how to make these cuties in the book Hello Cupcake.

Cake Sugar Designs has some way nifty technology which lets you come up with personalized cupcake designs which they print out using edible "ink" and mail to you. Then you just peel off the edible designs and lay them on your cupcakes. Sweet! And, well, sweet!

Yes please.

Learn how to make these at SugarDerby.com. (via craftzine)

What the what?! I just learned that there is a new member of the Pebbles family. Cupcake Pebbles! I have loved a bowl or two or three of Fruity Pebbles and Cocoa Pebbles in my day so I must admit to some intrigue at this new flavor. Luckily the blog dorkdimension.com has done a full investigative report for us on how this cereal tastes. (And I must concur that it's almost worth buying just for the box!)

Looking for some adorable baking ideas for Thanksgiving? Here are a ten absolute gems that I found. They like lots of fun to make with kids or, heck, have fun making them all by yourself!

1. Nutter Butter Turkey Cupcakes

In my mind these are winners of most ingenious use of nutter butters cookies. Oh and let's not overlook the clever use of colorful fruit roll-ups for the feathers. Find this recipe and instructions at familyfun.go.com.

2. Nutter Butter Turkey Pops

Not to be outdone by this clever use nutter butters cookies, we have turkey pops! Find the instructions for these cuties at thepartyanimal-blog.org.

3. Realistic Turkey Cupcakes

OK, let's just come right out and say it... These are both creepily realistic and awesome! I included a closeup because the use of tiny green nonpareils as peas is just plain genius. These pictures are from a great tutorial at saucysprinkles.com and the original idea came from the cookbook What's New, Cupcake?.

4. Simple Candy Corn Turkey Cupcakes

I love how devilishly simple and yet very cute these candy-corn-encrusted cupcakes are. The creator of these cupcakes says that the sugar "eyes" are from a local bake shop but I bet there are lots of fun things you could substitute in if you can't find them. Find the instructions at cookingwithmykids.com.

5. Candy Corn Turkey Sugar Cookies

And if the idea of packing away en entire cupcake after your Thanksgiving meal is just too daunting, these sugar cookies are just as sweet. Read how to make them at thetribunenews.com or where the recipe originally came from at pillsbury.com.

6. Miniature Single Serving Pies in a Jar

Single serving pies in a jar. Need I say more? You can find great instructions at inchmark.squarespace.com and at ourbestbites.com. Now excuse me while I try to insert my spoon right into the screen so I can take a bite of that whip cream-topped pumpkin pie.

7. Cherry Pie Cupcakes

Just to throw your Thanksgiving guests for a loop, confuse them with some cupcakes that look like miniature cherry pies. These might look complicated but you'll be surprised at how simple they are to make when you read the instructions at cake-decorating-corner.com.

8. Oreo and Peanut Butter Cup Turkeys

How can you go wrong with a dessert made from oreos and peanut butter cups? You pretty much can't. Read the instructions for these by Flickr user Coopet Photography.

9. A Slice of Pumpkin Pie on a Cupcake

This cute cupcake requires you to use fondant icing but it looks well worth it. It's adorable and beautiful. Read the instructions at thefrostedcakencookie.blogspot.com. 

10. Sweet Potato Casserole Cupcake

A cupcake that tastes and looks like sweet potato casserole complete with toasted marshmallows? Yes please. Find this recipe at ironcupcakemilwaukee.com.

That's my kind of 1 serving of fruit per day! This cupcake was made by flickr user sewingstars and she got the idea from the awesome cupcake cookbook What's New, Cupcake?.

Feeling blue about the end of summer and the end of yummy summer corn? These cupcakes might just cheer you up! They are made with jelly beans as the kernels and starbursts as the pats of butter.

Read more about them at Hello Cupcake's blog.

Some lucky lucky Star Wars lover is about to bite into the head each of his or her favorite characters.

By Flickr user lclllc.