Cupcakes for your next party

Cupcakes are now more popular that cakes at parties and special occasions and events. Birthdays, weddings, baby showers, holiday parties and more. A beautiful addition to your party table as the centerpiece. 

Decorating cupcakes is always fun but adding cupcake wrappers & arranging them in a unique way can really be a great finishing touch to your table scape. The above cupcake stand and many others can be found at Sugar Craft by Rosie 

Unique Cupcake Wrappers

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2 Pink Poodle Birthday Custom Cupcake Wrappers

2 Retro Flower Birthday Custom Cupcake Wrappers

2 SKULL Birthday Personalize Cupcake Wrappers

2 Princess Birthday Personalize Cupcake Wrappers

2 Blue BOY Baby Personalized Cupcake Wrappers

2 Christmas Santa Personalized Cupcake Wrappers

2 Holiday JOY Custom Cupcake Wrappers Christmas

2 Pink Bat Mitzvah Custom Cupcake Wrappers

 

These great CUPCAKE WRAPPERS are a perfect way to dress up your cupcakes, and add that extra touch of warmth and caring. They make every cupcake a really special treat!

Each wrapper is beautifully decorated and adjustable to fit any size of cupcake or muffin. These can be Personalized with a name, date and/or your favorite saying. After ordering & receiving them, simply cut out with regular scissors OR use deckle or pinking scissors for an added touch.

What a unique way to create party favors for any celebration!!

Basic Chocolate Cupcake recipe

 

Serves: 12 cupcakes

• Prep Time: 30 min.
• Total Time: 1 hour

Buy This Cupcake Poster at Allposters.com

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
• room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup sour cream

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 12-cup standard muffin tin with paper liners.

2. Into a medium bowl, sift together cocoa, flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each, then beat in vanilla. With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture in two batches, alternating with sour cream and beginning and ending with flour.

3. Pour batter into cups, filling each 3/4 full. Bake until a toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.

4. Cool in pan 5 minutes; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, then spread with Easy White Icing (next recipe) using a table knife or small offset spatula. Decorate with sprinkles, if desired.

Easy White Frosting

• Serves: enough for 12 cupcakes

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter softened
• 1 pound (3 2/3 cups) confectioners' sugar
• 1 to 2 tablespoons milk (optional)

Instructions

1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter until smooth.
2. Gradually add confectioners' sugar; beat until smooth. If too thick to spread, beat in 1 to 2 tablespoons milk.

Water Bottle Labels for Baby Showers

Great idea for a baby shower...  Water bottles!

Table Numbers for Weddings and Parties

Table Numbers...
After planning your seating chart and creating seating cards with each guest's name and table numbers, you may need to make table numbers to avoid confusion. These numbers will help your guests navigate to the appropriate table. Rather than a simple paper with a number on it, several options are available to display the table number while showcasing your creativity.

Coordinate With Your Theme
An easy way to incorporate your wedding numbers is to use the same theme as the rest of your wedding. If you are having a casino theme, place giant cards on the tables such as a jack of spades, queen of hearts or the five of clubs. If you are having a beach wedding, prop the numbers inside a large seashell in the middle of the tables. For an Asian theme, paint a Chinese symbol in place of your table number or use a permanent marker to write the number on a Chinese takeout-style box.

Starfish Beach Wedding Table Cards number Postcard

by kjsweddingshop

There are many creative ideas out there to give your wedding reception a touch of your personality.

Wine Bottle Labels.... add your theme, photo or color to a wine bottle with the table number... see Personalized Wine bottles and more to get an idea of how they look on your tables.


Take photos of the couple with a large white poster board & then add numbers digitally & put on cards or wine labels... see "Fun with numbers".


Don't Use Numbers
Rather than using numbers to distinguish tables, use other items. Print out words that sustain a marriage like hope, faith, trust and love. Place these words on the table as your guests make their way to table "faith" instead of table one.

Incorporate the couple's into the table numbers by making signs that mark where the couple went on their first date, how they met or where the proposal was. For an international flair, give each table a famous city name like Venice or Paris and place a miniature symbol of the city, such as the Eiffel Tower, on the table. If you are having a Hollywood glamor theme, use pictures of famous couples to denote the table names.

Illuminated Table numbers
This is a great DIY and VERY elegant!... illuminated Numbers






Seating charts should be added... whether they are small cards or an elegant poster on a wall.
This will help your guests find their seats. below is a list of a few beautiful custom Seating Charts.

Black & White

Navy & Green

Red & Black

Many more to choose from