Mini Baby Shower Cupcakes
Baby Shower Cupcakes for a special friend.
“B” is for Boy. A baby boy to be precise.
“B” is also for Baker, as in Amanda from {i am baker}.
Amanda has one in the oven. And it’ll be done real soon, so some of her food blogging friends have gotten together to throw her a surprise virtual baby shower. Surprise Amanda!
If you don’t know Amanda, she’s as sweet as she comes, and bakes up some mighty fine treats over at {i am baker}. every week. What she can do with a cake is amazing. She also blogs at {i am mommy}. Be sure to stop by to tell her “hey!”
These mini cupcakes topped by cute little flags with a variety of boy friendly B words are super easy peasy. I was in a hurry and didn’t want to be late to the party, so I used a cake mix for the cake and food coloring to color pre-made frosting. But next time I may try this Homemade Cake Mix recipe over at Amanda’s, the pregnant baker. And this Buttercream Frosting from Confessions of a Cookbook Queen is calling my name. Or maybe this recipe for Lime Cupcakes from an older post, substituting a basic buttercream for the coconut frosting?
For the flags I printed out the text, cut flag shapes, and attached them to toothpicks with a little craft glue. I trimmed of one of the pointy ends of the toothpicks. They were simple to make, and could be used for many different themes. I think they’d be darling for the 4th of July with fun messages. But today they’re for a baby boy, and his mama.
Amanda, I wish this shower wasn’t virtual so we could all be there to rub you belly and tickle your toes. Happy baby delivering sweet friend!
And don’t miss out on the rest of the shower fun! Here’s the full link list of all the tasty dishes…
Drinks
Add a Pinch – {i am baby} Shower Punch
TidyMom – Ducky Bath Blue Punch
Savory Bites
Dine and Dish – Stuffed Mushrooms
GoodLife Eats – Cucumber Sandwich Recipe
My Baking Addiction – Crab Rangoons
Simple Bites – Spring Crudité, Buttermilk-Black Pepper Dip
Desserts
A Farmgirl’s Dabbles – {i am baby} cakes
Bake at 350 – Baby on Board Cookies
Bakers Royale – Baby Shower Cupcakes
Bluebonnets and Brownies – Mini Fruit Pizzas
Confessions of a Cookbook Queen – Homemade Butter Mints
Food for My Family – Baby Shower Macarons
Gourmande in the Kitchen – Chocolate Blueberry Truffles
My Kitchen Addiction – Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls
She Wears Many Hats – “B” is for Boy – Itty Bitty Baby Cupcakes
Smith Bites – Strawberries with Brown Sugar Dip
What’s Cooking with Kids – Hamentashen cookies
Last But Not Least
Wenderly – Baby Cards
If you have any fun shower or party food ideas, please do share!
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In total awe! She looks divine. I was just writing a comment on Sylvie’s at Gourmande in Kitchen that vanilla cupcakes with blue and pink frosting is what my creativity takes me to when it comes to baby showers. Yours look SO beautiful. I’m sure Amanda is super happy. She got great friends 😀
What?!?! This is BEYOND humbling and amazing and you are seriously making me cry all over the place!! You stinkers!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE these cupcakes and am SO impressed with your skills!!! THANK YOU!
You have some serious skills with a piping bag, Amy. These are just gorgeous.
Happy Baby Shower, Amanda!
What a fabulous and sweet idea!
Super fun! And the colors of those cupcakes….spectacular!
Amy these are just ADORABLE!!! I’m going to steal your flag idea next time I do cupcakes!
These are beautiful! The perfect way to honor a beautiful lady and her baby boy. Amanda is amazing and this party to honor her is so awesome.
Mercy me these babies are gorgeous!!! Absolutely precious.
Your cupcakes are delightful, love the little banners in each of them. Amanda is a wonderful lady who blesses her readers with her talent in every post. Today I’m glad that she is being blessed by the thoughtfulness of her wonderful friends.
Amy, your cupcakes came out just too CUTE!! I had no idea you possessed such mad skills…and now I’m a bit fearful of losing my cupcake job 😉
So proud to have you as a friend…I just love you and I know Amanda does too!!
Oh, what a GREAT idea!!! I love the “b is for…” So darling, Amy!
The mini cupcakes with the little flags are adorable, just perfect for a celebration!
These are so cute! I love all of the vivid colors for the cupcakes… And the little flags on each cupcake are so adorable. Just loving them!
Amy, these are beautiful photos! I love the idea of the little flags. Such a great way to personalize a treat.
“B” is also for you are the “Bomb” Miss Amy! These little mini cupcakes are the most darling thing I’ve seen in a long time!
What a fun idea! I love this! Congrats Amanda!
Yummy! Beautiful and love the colors!
Great menu, too!
Fantastic idea and very cute cupcakes!
These are so perfectly cute and festive!
ADORABLE and so beautifully photographed. These little sweet cupcakes look delectable.
Congrats to Amanda!! These are adorable cupcakes! I can never get my frosting that pretty. I have frosting envy! 🙂
I love your brilliantly colored frosting and the fun flags – so much fun!!
Bright and colorful – LOVE these photos!
xo
absolutely too. stinkin’. cute. for. words. that, and i could probably down about 5 of these cuties in a span of about 10 minutes . . .
Those are too cute!! I wish I could reach through the screen and pluck one out for a snack.
Love the cupcakes!
SO adorable, Amy! I love the little flags. I’ve had so much fun planning this surprise shower for Amanda, and I’m honored to be a part of this wonderful group of women.
SOO cute! You rock at frosting cupcakes… they are all so pretty! What size tip do you use?
Too cute!!
Wow- gorgeous photos! Beautiful cupcakes!! What a great friend you are!
These photos are amazing!
seriously, how adorable are these cupcakes. and what a sweet, wonderful thing to do for Amanda (whom I did not know of until this shower so thank you for introducing me!!). I’m loving all the posts and I’m sure she is to.
Oh Amy, these are so darn cute. Love the colors
These may be the most beautiful baby shower desserts that I have ever laid my eyes on…seriously stunning, Amy!
These are so beautiful, Amy!!! I love them, they remind me of those newborns from Back in the Day Bakery.
What a cool idea–even if she didn’t get to taste them in person! All the recipes sound like such fun.
Those are adorable! I love the different “B is for….” flags. What a great idea! and dont feel bad about using box cake mix and icing from a can, i think we all do it from time to time
This is absolutely adorable!
I love it!
Party? I love parties…and CONGRATS to Amanda. Here in Kentucky, a baby shower wouldn’t be a baby shower withouth savory cheese coins. Here’s my offering
http://www.friendsdriftinn.com/recipes/cheese-pecan-wafers-recipe.html
You know I love your crafty work and your photography! We are expecting our first, we will find out if it is a boy or girl on April 26th. I am going to share this post with my wife…she would love it!
Congratulations Bobby!
No better reason for mini cupcakes I say. Look forward to hearing about the baby!
~ Amy
Adorable… that’s it. It’s a beautifully simple idea for a baby shower. So sweet!
These are so cute. Love the colors and the photography.
These are lovely. 🙂
I love the bright colors of these! Adorable!
Very cute cupcakes and very neat idea (virtual baby shower)…now to go check out all of the links!
Those cupcakes are beautiful! I’d like one right now 🙂
This is adorable! and what a cute idea…what size pan did you use to make these so small? i just love them
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