Only 68 days until Christmas!!!!

Don't let the stress of the Holidays get you down. Let The Cupcake Girl provide you with yummy treats for teachers, your mother-in-law, or your friend in Tennessee. Custom delicious baskets make great gifts!!! Email me today at thecupcakegirl@rocketmail.com to place your order! Don't wait too long, Santa will be here before we know it!

Cupcake Class not just for Kids!

I have been having a great time hosting Cupcake Decorating classes, or "camps", for kids. So I was very excited when approached by a Mom about bringing the party to her Mom's Night Out group. What fun I had with these ladies! Email thecupcakegirl@rocketmail.com if you might be interested in having some fun like this too!!

The Cupcake Girl supports IrisiDesigns!

A wonderful friend of mine's daughter is starting her own business creating art from your memories and keepsakes. Check out what she did for me!

She has her own Etsy shop at http://www.etsy.com/shop/irisiDesigns?ref=search_shop_redirect. She is offering a discount to my Cupcake Customers with your custom order of $100 or more. Simply add CUPCAKE15 for your 15% discount!!! Don't wait, message her through Etsy or email at erica.irisi@gmail.com to let YOUR memories become Art!

June Cupcake Drop to Support Jamaican Mission Trip

It's June Cupcake Drop time! Date: Friday June 14th from 3-6. Flavors include: vanilla, chocolate, salted caramel, Guinness (just in time for Father's day), chocolate peanut butter, strawberry lemonade and Rainbow (vanilla cake turned all sorts of colors!). This drop will benefit Monique Kilpatrick's quest to go to Jamaica for a Mission Trip August 4-10. The trip will provide Bible school for 500 children, bible study for adults, a revival every night, medical team and visits to orphanages. One dollar of each cupcake sold, will go to Monique to support her in this mission. Pre-order until Tuesday June 11th at noon to make sure we have your favorites!!!!!!  Go to The Cupcake Girl's Facebook page to place your order! Just comment under the post and when The Cupcake Girl "likes" your comment, you pre-order is placed and will be ready for pick-up on the 14th. 

Click on the logo on the right hand side of this page to be directed to Facebook for ordering for this June Cupcake Drop.

July Dates for Cupcake Decorating 101!!!

It's here! It's finally here! The July dates that some of you have been waiting for.  This "clinic" is designed to introduce children to cupcake decorating. They will use decorating tools, icing and pre-made cupcakes to create their own decorated treats. In this clinic we will walk them through each step, demonstrate the basic techniques and assist them as they practice and decorate their own cupcakes.  

Your child will learn "kid-friendly" frosting and decorating tricks that they will love doing. A variety of techniques will be covered during this 101 clinic including piping techniques, coloring icing and working with fondant to create easy flowers and shapes. 

Included in your child's clinic: 6 vanilla cupcakes, Wilton's 12 piece cupcake decorating kit, an hour and a half of dedicated instruction and a Cupcake Decorating 101 certificate upon completion of the clinic.

Clinics are open to all skill levels divided only by age. Classes will be held for children 5-8 and 9-12. If you have a younger child that would like to take this class, please contact me directly to discuss. 

Clinics will be held the following days and times based on age:

Tuesday July 2 1:00-2:30                      ages 5-8
Tuesday July 2 3:00-4:30                      ages 9-12

Tuesday July 9 1:00-2:30                     ages 5-8
Tuesday July 9 3:00-4:30                     ages 9-12

Thursday July 11 1:00-2:30                  ages 5-8
Thursday July 11  3:00-4:30                 ages 9-12

Sign ups are available today by emailing us at thecupcakegirl@rocketmail.com. Classes will be filled on a first come, first serve basis and classes are limited to 5 children per class. Please indicate a 2nd and 3rd choice if you want to make sure that your child will get to experience Cupcake Decorating 101! Take advantage of our Introductory pricing of $25 for this educational hands-on clinic in cupcake decorating.

If you are interested in offering this clinic to a group larger than 5, please contact us directly with your specifics for dates and pricing.

Cupcakes in a Jar!

Have a friend or loved one outside of the Charlotte/Fort Mill area. Never fear.....Cupcakes in a Jar are here!!! Contact us today to send a 4-pack of our mason jar cupcakes! You pick the flavor, we pack them and ship them for you. Imagine the surprise on the faces of those who love sweet treats when the package arrives at their door. Each mason jar contains two of our moist delicious cupcakes...just open and grab a spoon!

Email us today for pricing and shipping options. 4-packs start at $20.00.

Cupcake Decorating 101....sign up now!

It's here! Cupcake Decorating 101. This "clinic" is designed to introduce children to cupcake decorating. They will use decorating tools, icing and pre-made cupcakes to create their own decorated treats. In this clinic we will walk them through each step, demonstrate the basic techniques and assist them as they practice and decorate their own cupcakes.  

Your child will learn "kid-friendly" frosting and decorating tricks that they will love doing. A variety of techniques will be covered during this 101 clinic including piping techniques, coloring icing and working with fondant to create easy flowers and shapes. 

Included in your child's clinic: 6 vanilla cupcakes, Wilton's 12 piece cupcake decorating kit, an hour and a half of dedicated instruction and a Cupcake Decorating 101 certificate upon completion of the clinic.

Clinics are open to all skill levels divided only by age. Classes will be held for children 5-8 and 9-12. If you have a younger child that would like to take this class, please contact me directly to discuss. 

Clinics will be held the following days and times based on age:

Tuesday June 11th 2:00-3:30                ages 5-8
Thursday June 13th 1:00-2:30               ages 9-12

Tuesday June 18th 2:00-3:30                ages 9-12
Thursday June 20th 1:00-2:30               ages 5-8

Tuesday June 25th 2:00-3:30                ages 5-8
Thursday June 27th 1:00-2:30               ages 9-12

Sign ups are available today by emailing us at thecupcakegirl@rocketmail.com. Classes will be filled on a first come, first serve basis and classes are limited to 5 children per class. Please indicate a 2nd and 3rd choice if you want to make sure that your child will get to experience Cupcake Decorating 101! Take advantage of our Introductory pricing of $25 for this educational hands-on clinic in cupcake decorating.

If you are interested in offering this clinic to a group larger than 5, please contact us directly with your specifics for dates and pricing.

This Cupcake Clinic is not only open to children. If you would like to host a Girl's Night Out and want a fun activity....contact The Cupcake Girl. We can bring the decorating party to you!

Last Cupcake drop of the School Year!

Can you believe in less than a month our kids will be out of school for the summer?!?  May brings so many activities: Mother's Day, Dance recitals, Sports Tournaments, Graduations and Memorial Day weekend, the official start to summer. With this in mind, I am hosting the last Cupcake Drop of the school year on THURSDAY May 23rd from 3-6. Yes, I know a Thursday is not a traditional day....but I am booked for all other dates! (A good problem to have so I am not complaining!)

Featured flavors will include: Vanilla, chocolate, salted caramel, chocolate chip (vanilla cake w/ chocolate chips baked right in, topped with chocolate icing and mini chocolate chips), Chocolate peanut butter Surprise! (chocolate cake with peanut butter filling dipped in ganache topped with a mini Reese cup), and Crazy for Coconut (Vanilla and coconut cake topped with cream cheese icing and coconut). 

As always, cupcakes at a Drop are $1.50 each. No minimum purchase required. Just in case you aren't familiar with how a drop works....here's a description!

"I try to have a "Cupcake Drop" once a month. I will post on Facebook what day it is and what flavors will be featured. Since I am a home baker, I can't make a lot of different flavors and offer just one every day....so I do it at the drop. You can see what flavors I'll be making and if you want, Pre-order. This means you can pick what flavor(s) you want and they will be boxed and ready when you come to pick them up. You can order 1, 3, 7 or 100. There is no minimum or maximum. If you don't pre-order, you can just stop by my house on the day of the Drop and see what I have left. All cupcakes at the Drop are $1.50 each." 

2013 Strawberry Festival Recipe Contest

I was super excited to be asked to be a judge for the recipe contest at the 2013 Fort Mill Strawberry Festival. Judges, including professional chefs and local business owners, and myself had the very difficult task of tasting so many delicious entries. I had the honor of judging the "Anything Goes" category. My personal favorite, a mixed green salad with grilled chicken topped with a WONDERFUL strawberry dressing. YUM! I even got to spend time with the Queen! It was a fun time despite the cold dreary weather. I do hope they ask me to do this again next year!

Strawberry Festival Pageant!

I was excited to be asked by Queen contestant, Dana Boutwell, to be a sponsor for the Strawberry Festival Pageant. With this sponsor responsibility, I had to create an ad to run in the program book. If you don't know me, and if you do, you know this was not a task that I wanted to take on. I didn't feel that I had the time and/or the expertise to create an ad for my business. So Dana paired me with Jessica of the Fort Mill Magazine. I think the ad turned out Fantastic....if I don't say so myself!!  I hope everyone turns out for the pageant and I wish the best of luck to Dana Boutwell in her quest to win the crown!

1st Annual Taste of Fort Mill

What a great evening! In my opinion, the 1st Annual Taste of Fort Mill benefiting the children of the Palmetto School, was a huge success. It was so nice to meet to many wonderful and funny people who came out to support such a worthy cause. The Springfield Golf Club was a beautiful venue for the event, which was held under a huge white tent speckled with teal tables that hosted super yummy "tastes" from local businesses. The Cupcake Girl participated with samples of salted caramel (the crowd favorite) and chocolate minis.  400 mini cupcakes were tasted by those in attendance. My super helper, my daughter Sophia, was a true trooper and help me tremendously.  I hope to be asked back for the 2nd  event next year!!

It's strawberry time!!! My favorite time of year! And I was so honored to be asked to make the dessert for the Strawberry Festival Sponsor Shindig this year! I have never seen the Springs Close Trial Barn look better. It was a gorgeous evening for this wonderful event and I am so glad I was able to participate.

Price Increase Effective April 1, 2013

I've resisted as long as I can. But cupcake prices have to increase.....just a little. Starting April 1st all cupcakes will now be $20/dozen unless a Speciality cupcake (i.e. Cadbury Egg) or if you have requested toppers and fondant work. I will price those out for your specific order. Good news however, is that all cupcakes at any future Cupcake Drop will still only be $1.50!!!!!

Continue to place your orders via email at thecupcakegirl@rocketmail.com or you can call me at 803-548-5776!

I'm still trying to make the world a little sweeter....one cupcake at a time!!!

New Ordering Procedures

To all my favorite friends and customers. I am really getting busy which I LOVE. However, I am getting orders from everywhere...Facebook, email, text messages, phone and it is really getting overwhelming and I am afraid I will lose or misplace an order. SO to make it easier for all involved, I am now going to request ALL ORDERS be placed through my email at thecupcakegirl@rocketmail.com. I am also in the process of adding Paypal so you can use your credit card for easier purchasing. I will still take your checks and cash but so many of you have asked for the credit card option I thought I would give it a try. Starting March 1st when you place an order through email you will receive an invoice. Then you can pay with your credit card on-line at the time of ordering OR at pick-up with cash, check or my new credit card swiper. LOTS of information all at once but if you have any questions feel free to post them on Facebook or send me an email.

January Cupcake Drop

Happy New Year from my kitchen to yours!!! I know that January brings resolutions to eat healthier and count calories, but all work and no fun will make these cold days really boring. SO I am hosting a Cupcake Drop on Wednesday January 16th from 3:00-6:00. Flavors include: vanilla, chocolate, salted caramel, Andes mint, chocolate peanut butter, lemon, white chocolate raspberry and Gluten Free salted caramel! You can pre-order your favorite flavors by Monday January 14th and they will be packed and ready for you to pick up. Or you can just stop by between 3:00-6:00 and see what flavors we have left. Cupcakes at the drop are $1.50 each. Cash or check accepted. No minimum purchase required. Buy one or 101!  See you on the 16th!!