Pretty Pretty Valentine Cupcake Idea

Valentine Cupcakes

I love this heart on top of this chocolate cupcake. Cupcake is made by Cravings Cupcakes in Pleasant Grove. Love it, Alisha!

More pix here!

Cravings – Alisha’s Cupcakes!
“You Imagine it…we’ll create it.”

Pleasant Grove, Utah
*(602) 463-0203*
Email: luenutt@hotmail.com

Utah Loves Cupcakes 2010 Valentine’s Day Cupcake Gift & Recipe Guide

I really believe that cupcakes make a wonderful gift. You’ve got PLENTY of options here in Utah. So buy or bake away!

The Sweet Tooth Fairy - Provo, Utah

cupcakes adorned with valentine’s colors and toppings. last year they did heart-shaped cake bites which rocked!

Valentine Cake Bites by the Sweet Tooth Fairy!

Cutsie Cakes - Layton, Utah

Looks like they’ve got lots going on…

Cupcake bouquets
Cupcake bouquets…

three bouquets to choose from so the choice is all yours!
Pick your flavor, your color and your size!
Large: 9 large cupcakes
Medium: 6 mini cupcakes
Small: 1 large cupcake

Cupcake pull apart

cupcake pull apart hearts (one of my new favorite ideas!)

Giant Valentine Cupcake
…and giant cupcakes

Here’s what they said on their blog:

WE DELIVER! And yes…we’ll even deliver on Valentine’s Day!

We hope we have helped with some new ideas! Please give us a call at:
801-660-4192
Or stop on in:
354 No. Main St. #1
Layton, UT

Hours:
Monday thru Friday
8 a.m.-6p.m.
Saturday
10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Mini’s Cupcakes in Salt Lake City, Utah:

Mini’s Cupcakes is now taking pre-orders for Valentine Cupcakes and Flowers.

* A special 6 pack of Valentine Cupcakes; Cherry Chocolate Cupcakes, Chocolate Covered Strawberries and Creme Cupcakes, and our special designed valentine cupcakes with creme cheese frosting. Includes a handmade valentine card. $ 18.50
* Mini’s special 6 pack of Valentine Cupcakes, handmade valentine card, and a bouquet of flowers provided by Twigs Flower Co. This year you have an option of two bouquet sizes. $60.00 and $85.00 (includes cupcakes and card).
* Add an additional 6 pack of Valentine Cupcakes for only $15.00.

All Valentine orders should be placed no later than Thursday, February 11th.

There will be an additional surcharge of 10.00 for all orders placed on Friday the 12th & Saturday the 13th.


Baby Cakes Cupcake Catering Company in Bountiful, Utah

Flavors

* Carrot Cake
* Coconut Creme
* Cookies and Cream
* German Chocolate
* Grasshopper
* Key Lime
* Luscious Lemon
* Pina Colada
* Red Velvet
* Simply Sweet
* Triple Chocolate

Cupcake Chic in Utah County

Red Velvet Cupcake - Cupcake Chic (Springville, utah)

Coconut Cupcake Cupcake Chic (Springville, utah)

Cupcake Chic cupcakes make great gifts!
box of 2 $5
box of 4 $9
box of 6 $13
dozen $25

They deliver too! and look how cute their boxes are!

Box 'O Cupcakes from Cupcake Chic (Spingville, UT)

Les Madeleines

Vegas Baby Cupcake and Kouing Aman at Les Madeleines (Salt Lake City, Utah)

Try their Vegas, baby cupcake…for sure!

Primrose Retreat

They’ve got a special valentine’s couple spa package …and grab some cupcakes too!

Primrose Retreat Cupcakes - Spanish Fork Utah

So Cupcake
So Cupcake (Salt Lake City)

They’ve got heart-shaped custard cakes and lots of valentinesy cupcakes.

Cakes de Fleur
These are amazing! Get the vanilla for sure!

Cakes de Fleur Cupcakes from Salt Lake City, Utah

Cakes de Fleur 3340 South 300 West, Suite #6 [Cakes are available for will call or delivery only. Please call us at (801) 474-CAKE to place your order.]

or… get Cakes de Fleur at these locations.

Dippidee

Pink Valentines Cupcake

Pink Valentines Cupcake

VALENTINES is quickly approaching…time to get ready! We have so many fun ideas for Valentines. We have items ranging from $0.99 up to $99.00.

The Chocolate Dessert Cafe in Orem

They’ll have their normal selection, and some cupcakes and treats will have red, white and pink all over! They’ll also have some cute gift boxes.

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and… I love the idea that this next cupcake shop has for their vday celebration!

The Cocoa Bean Cupcake Cafe:

They’ll have “Date” special this Valentines- two gourmet cupcakes and two tall Cocoa Bean drinks for $9
Their shirts are also going to be on sale for $7!

The Cocoa Bean’s  Cupcakes will also be decorated for Valentines day….but they’ll  have as owner Gary says “one for the lonely, single people-such as myself :) it’s  called “love stinks” “

It’s their “Hostess w/the mostess- chocolate cupcake with a cream filling and chocolate ganache on top.

And for those of you who want to bake cupcakes at home this Valentine’s Day. Here are some recipes to try!

Real Mom Kitchen has a bunch of ideas including a fun Red Velvet Cupcake recipe!
Brown Sugar Cupcakes by Cafe Johnsonia
Milk Chocolate Cupcakes by Phemomenon
Pineapple Princess Cupcakes by Fahrenheit 350 (these look amazing!)
Red Velvet Cupcakes from Meet Me in the Kitchen
Perfect Chocolate Cupcakes at Make and Takes
Pink Flag Cupcakes by Kara’s Cupcakes

Valentine Cupcake Bouquet {Great Gift Idea!}

Wendy Paul, author of 101 Gourmet Cupcakes in 10 minutes, appeared on Studio 5 last week. She showed everyone how to make and assemble a beautiful Valentine Cupcake Bouquet. This is a really adorable, pretty, easy and probably affordable idea for a valentine gift. Plus it’s edible! Go to the Studio 5 Web site to see the video on how to make a valentine cupcake, as well as get Wendy’s recipes for the cupcakes and frosting. I’ve pasted the directions to make the cupcake flower bouquet below.

Directions for Flower Bouquet
Ingredients:

* 1 basket or pot with 6″ radius
* 6″ floral foam ball
* Rock or brick to weigh down the basket
* Glue
* Craft sticks
* 6-8 cupcakes, frosted
* 6-8 mini cupcakes, frosted
* Assortment of silk or fresh flowers (optional)
* Floral moss (optional)
* Sharp paring knife

Method:

Place the brick or rock in the bottom of the basket or pot. Secure with glue if needed. Place 6″ foam ball and secure around the edges of pot with glue.

Begin placing craft sticks on a slight upwards angle, in a pattern, starting with the bottom and working your way up. Using the paring knife, slice a small incision in the bottom of your frosted and decorated cupcake. Place the cupcake gently on the craft stick and secure. Fill in spaces between cupcakes with flowers or floral moss. Repeat until all spaces have been filled.

*Hints- Do not use a heavy frosting or a lot of frosting, as the cupcakes will fall. Be sure to weigh down your basket or pot, so as you eat the cupcakes, it won’t tip over.

PS. Wendy is still on a book signing tour for her awesome cupcake book, “101 Gourmet Cupcakes in 10 minutes!” Here’s the latest schedule:

FEBRUARY 2010
February 6 (SAT) 1-4 pm SANDY BARNES & NOBLE Authorpalooza book event
February 9 (TUE) 10 am GOOD THINGS UTAH cooking segment “Valentine’s gift ideas”
February 9 (TUES) 12-3 pm COSTCO, MURRAY, UT signing event
February 10 (WED) Sandy Rotary Valentine’s Luncheon & Speech
February 12 (FRI) 6-8:30 pm COSTCO, LEHI, UT – signing event
February 17 (WED) LDS Young Women Baking Class
February 19 (FRI) 12-3 pm COSTCO, SANDY, UT – signing event
February 20 (SAT) 10 am-1 pm COSTCO, MURRAY, UT – signing event
February 24 (WED) 12 Noon BlogTalkRadio with Megan Sillito interview www.megansillito.com
February 26 (FRI) 6-8:30 pm COSTCO, SALT LAKE CITY, UT – signing event

MARCH 2010
March 20 (SAT) OREM BARNES & NOBLE Book Tour 12-2 pm
March 22 (MON) Womens Luncheon and Speech
March 23 (TUE) MACEY’S Education Class Pleasant Grove, UT 7 pm
March 27 (SAT) MURRAY BARNES & NOBLE Book Tour 12-2 pm

APRIL 2010
April 3 (SAT) DESERET BOOK LADIES NIGHT – TBA
April 23-25 HOME & GARDEN SHOW -Sandy, UT South Towne Expo Center , Baking presenter

MAY 2010
May 13 (THUR) LDS Womens Relief Society Baking class -Taylorsville, Utah
May 15 (SAT) MARCH FOR BABIES Salt Lake County, THIS IS THE PLACE HERITAGE PARK- registration 9 am, walk 10 am

The Valentine’s Day Cupcake Pull-apart {aka mini cupcake cake}

Cutsie Cakes in Layton, Utah has come up with a really cute idea for Valentine’s Day cupcakes! They are calling it the cupcake pull-apart. I love it! Basically it’s a mini cupcake cake formed in the shape of a heart with a personal message! I think this is the perfect quantity of cupcakes ( 3 cupcakes ) for a Valentine’s Day gift.

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Red and White heart-shaped cupcake pull-apart.

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Valentine’s Day cupcake pull apart with “Love” written on it!

Cutsie Cakes will deliver these to your door, even on Valentine’s Day.
To order call:
801-660-4192
Or drop by their storefront in Layton on Main street.

CutsieCakes
354 No. Main St. #1
Layton, UT

www.cutsiecakes.com
Hours: Mon-Fri 7 am-7 pm and Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
www.cutsiecakes.blogspot.com
twitter.com/cutsiecakes
Become a fan of CutsieCakes on Facebook

NEW Cupcake Catering Company: Baby Cakes in Bountiful

New cupcake bakery companies are popping up left and right here in Utah.

My latest find:

Baby Cakes Cupcake Catering in Bountiful, Utah.

Despite the company’s chosen name Baby Cakes. (I swear too many cupcake companies are called this…and my friends at Cupcakes Take the Cake will agree with me.) I’m super super excited to try these cupcakes. They look beautiful and sound delicious.

The babes behind the cupcakes look fun too! I’m happy Bountiful is getting a cupcake presence.

Let’s take a look at their cupcakes:

They offer the following flavors:
* Carrot Cake
* Coconut Creme
* Cookies and Cream
* German Chocolate
* Grasshopper
* Luscious Lemon
* Pina Colada
* Red Velvet
* Simply Sweet
* Triple Chocolate

And they are now taking orders for Valentine’s Cupcakes!

How to order Baby Cakes Catering Company’s Cupcakes:
Buying Baby Cakes
$2.50 per cupcake. (Jumbo size cupcake). Minimum order of 16 cupcakes per flavor.

Babies Dozen (16 cupcakes) $40.00 is the minimum order.

Discounts for orders of 300 cupcakes or more.

$1.50 per mini cupcake. (Standard size cupcake). Minimum order 100 mini cupcakes per order.

We are now selling our cupcakes at the store “All Tucked In” in Bountiful. Their address is 115 South Main Street in Bountiful, Utah. This is a great way for our customers to try our cupcakes one at a time!

Contact Info:
Jen 801-628-7513
Katie 801-497-6476
simplysweetbabycakes@gmail.com

Web/Blog: http://simplysweetbabycakes.blogspot.com

And they are on Facebook too!
Hope they’ll join twitter and the Utah Loves Cupcakes flickr group!

Be Mine Cupcake {Valentine’s Day Cupcakes}

Be Mine Cupcake from Flour Girl’s and Dough Boys in American Fork, Utah.

BE MINE Cupcake (Beach Bum Colada flavor) Beach Bum Colada Cupcake - Flour Girls & Dough Boys Artisan Bakery & Cafe - American Fork, Utah

Yummy Lime Curd in Beach Bum Colada Cupcake - Beach Bum Colada Cupcake - Flour Girls & Dough Boys Artisan Bakery & Cafe - American Fork, Utah

BE MINE Cupcake (Beach Bum Colada flavor) Beach Bum Colada Cupcake filled with Lime Curd – Flour Girls & Dough Boys Artisan Bakery & Cafe – American Fork, Utah

Time to think about Valentine’s Day Cupcakes!

Valentine’s Day is only one month away! Have you thought about giving the gift of a cupcake to your special someone this year? Cupcakes make the perfect Valentine for anyone! I’ll be working on my Utah Valentine’s Day Cupcakes gift guide over the next few weeks. So if you know of any Utah bakeries or cupcake shops that have any Valentine-themed goodies send them my way!

Say I love your with Roses, cupcake style!

In the meantime get some ideas from my previous posts here:

Utah Loves Cupcakes Valentines Gift Guide 2009

Give Cupcake Roses for Valentine’s Day (Dippidee Cupcakes Feature)

Gourmet Valentine’s Cupcakes at Mini’s Cupcakes in Salt Lake City, Utah

Valentine’s Cupcakes at The Chocolate

American’s Spending Less on Valentines, Buying Cupcakes

Perfect Valentine’s Lunch and Cupcakes (at Flour Girl’s and Dough Boys)

Seriously, email me or comment with thinks if you know of or have pictures of Utah Valentine’s Cupcakes!

Cupcake Liner Garland

I ran across this very lovely and quite inventive cupcake liner garland when I was browsing the talented Lacey Jane Pappas flickr stream. When we finally get (we = me and who ever wants to help) our buts in gear and start our Utah Cupcake Meetups, I’d love to have Lacey J teach us how to make these! Head on over to Lacey J’s photostream, her blog: happy:blissful and Your Heart Out (the blog i oh-so-adore and read every day) for more of her work. Lacey J recently visited Studio 5 to discuss photo composition. I haven’t watched it yet…but I’m going to very soon. More info here.

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Valentine Garland

But for real…anyone interested in getting this Cupcake Meetup in action email me. I’ve already got some help and enthusiasm from a few folks, but the more the merrier so we can get the wheels in motion. In fact, I already know where we are going to host it.

Americans spending less on Valentines, Buying Cupcakes!

KSL recently did a story about American’s spending less on Valentine’s this year…and as we all know, cupcakes are a way to stay in your budget and still say I love you!  Leslie Fiet from Mini’s Gourmet Cupcakes was interviewed. Watch it here.

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RED HOT: Vegas Baby Cupcake!

This is currently my favorite cupcake at Les Madeleines. It’s their Vegas Baby  -  a classic vanilla cupcake with red hots in the middle. The frosting is a cream cheese ( I believe) with real white chocolate sprinkles. Isn’t it such a festive Valentine’s cupcake?

Vegas Baby!

photo via flickr user katiescrapbooklady

Utah Loves Cupcakes Valentine Gift Guide

Unless you are a super awesome planner–you haven’t purchased your Valentine’s Gift! No fret, Utah Loves Cupcakes is here to help!

So…if you live in Utah…and..want to buy cupcakes in Utah…and…you are kind enough to give cupcakes as Valentine’s gifts then check this out:

Cupcake Chic (Springville)

Valentine's Day cupcakes

Order special valentine cupcakes in flavors like red velvet, strawberry vanilla, choco vanilla, choco coconut! Cupcake Chic is offering a variety of size for your liking and budget:

Box of 12 – $25

Box of 6 – $13

Box of 4 – $9

Box of 2 – $5.50

Get your order in by Friday at noon. The Cupcakes will be at all locations through the weekend and Brambles Boutique in Provo (their newest location) will have the cupcakes packaged in pink gift boxes now through Saturday. Delivery available, local cost is $5 (Payson – Orem) and $10-$15 long distance, depending on location.

Mini’s Gourmet Cupcakes (SLC)


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Here’s what they offer:

A box of six cupcakes in these flavors:

Cherry chocolate (Dark chocolate cake, cherry inside, chocolate ganache, and chocolate dipped cherry), valentine decorations (vanilla and chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting), and straberry and cream(Fresh strawberry cake, fresh cream topping, chocolate dipped strawberry on top)

Now it get’s better. Mini’s offers a packaged deal that includes the six cupcakes plus a Valentine’s floral arrangement from Roots. Flowers and Cupcakes! …now we are talking! Cost is $49.99

if you just want the box of six cupcakes, the price is $15

Mini’s will deliver on Friday, February 13 to any downtown location. (Standard delivery charge applies) You can also pick up your orders Friday or Saturday. Remember though, everything must be pre-ordered! So call them now!

So Cupcake (SLC)


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Be so tasty for your Valentine, don’t forget to place an order by Thursday, February 12th, to receive a 10% discount.

On February 14th, Artichockes and Company will be at So Cupcake offering special flower arrangements to go with your cupcake order! So Cupcake Mini Dozens will also be available at their store on Valentine’s Day!

Linger Floral Artistry is also offering a Valentine’s Day Special of any of their floral arrangements with a dozen Mini So Cupcakes. Order Here.

The Chocolate (Lehi)

Vanilla Cupcake by THE CHOCOLATE (Lehi, UT)

Valentine’s Cupcakes – 1.69 each or $19/dozen

Dear Lizzie (Highland)

Dear Lizzie (Highland, Utah)

Pre-order their pretty cupcakes decked out in Valentines colors two days in advance and recieve a 14% discount.

Primrose Retreat (Spanish Fork)

Primrose Retreat - Spanish Fork, Utah

Six Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Cupcakes in a decorative box for $20. Or how about a treat with a bonus? Treat the younger Valentines in your life to a pink hot chocolate and a pink cupcake while they get a manicure. The package costs $10.

The Sweet Tooth Fairy (Provo)

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Cupcakes for $2.25 each, include a personalized message to the cupcakes and get them for $3 each

Flour Girls and Dough Boys (American Fork)
Beach Bum Colada Cupcake - Flour Girls & Dough Boys Artisan Bakery & Cafe - American Fork, Utah

Give your sweetie a giant cupcake in  a gift box for $3.29 each

Dippidee (American Fork)

Valentine's Cupcakes from Dippidee in American Fork, Utah

Say “I love you” with a dozen roses–cupcake style. Each cupcake $3.49, minimum order of 6 cupcakes

Cutsie Cakes (Layton)

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Davis/Weber County peeps place orders by Friday morning at 10 am for Saturday delivery with free delivery for a minimum order of a dozen cupcakes at $26/dozen. Call directly at 801-560-1285 or email amberlynn[at]cutsiecakes.com

Yeah, this is a new cupcakery…more info coming!

Les Madeleines (Salt Lake City)

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Order the special Vegas Baby Cupcake – a vanilla cupcake with red hots in the middle! Prce: $2.25. Call now to place your Valentine’s order.

Diva’s Cupcakes and Coffee (Salt Lake City)
Diva's Cupcakes and Coffee - sign

Regular cupcake flavors adorned in Valentine’s colors and sprinkles. Order by Friday at 1 p.m.

If there are some other cupcakeries/bakeries that I missed…by all means leave a comment!

SugarRush (Sandy)

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Order a special Valentine’s Box with regualr size chocolate cupcakes with vanilla buttercream, rolled in red and chocolate sprinkles, with hearts, hugs and kisses. All boxed up in a red satin ribbon. Box of 12 – $25 or Box of 6 – $15. Order before February 13.

Happy Valentine’s Cupcake Giving!

Perfect Valentine’s Lunch & Cupcake

Want to give a cupcake and a yummy lunch to your sweetie on Valentine’s Day?

Go to American Forks’s Flour Girls & Dough Boys!

I recently tried their Chicken & Orzo Soup with a slice of Artisan Bread and boy oh boy was it good! You’ll also notice an adorable “Be Mine” on my Beach Bum Colada Cupcake (um..it has lime curd in it!!!)

Lunch & A Cupcake at Flour Girls & Dough Boys Artisan Bakery & Cafe - American Fork, Utah

photo via flickr user projectdomesticationblog

Angry People Don’t Eat Cupcakes

Looks like KUTV visited Mini’s Gourmet Cupcakes this morning!

Owner Leslie Fiet proves to Casey that you can’t be angry and eat a cupcake!

Check it our here.

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Valentine Cupcakes at THE CHOCOLATE

chocvalentineOkay…another plug for giving cupcakes as a valentine gift. If you live in Utah, you have plenty of places to buy a cupcake for a Valentines gift.

If you live in Lehi or anywhere near try buying some from The Chocolate! Here’s the pricing and info listed on their blog:

Valentine’s Cupcakes- $1.69 each or $19/dozen

Any of our Cupcakes or Babycakes will say “I love you,” and
your sweetheart will definitely say “thank you!”

Be sure to check out the rest of their Valentine specials, including another cute pix of a vanilla valentine cupcake!

So will you be giving a cupcake for Valentine’s Day?

Valentine Cupcake Ideas by Alisa Bangerter on Studio 5

I’m still having issues uploading Studio 5 videos to this WordPress blog…

so make sure you click on over to the Studio 5 Web site to see some really great valentine cupcake ideas.

My favorite idea she shared was making a heart shaped cupcake in a normal shaped tin!

Check it out here!

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Valentine Cupcake Ideas on Studio 5 Today

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Do you watch Studio 5?

I do.

They’ve been known to show cupcake recipes and gifting ideas every once in a while…but lately cupcakes have been popping up regularly. In fact, today, contributor Alisa Bangerter will be showing some Valentine cupcake ideas. So tune in. If you miss it, don’t worry it will be online after!

See the links for some recent Studio 5 cupcake goodness!

Handmade Valentine Cupcake Box

Chocolate Cherry Cake

Dippidee Valentine Rose Cupcakes on Tip Junkie

Looks like the Tip Junkie found Utah Loves Cupcakes!

She featured Dippidee’s Valentine Rose Cupcakes on her blog yesterday as part of a Valentine’s Day gift idea roundup.

Make sure you read what she said about the cupcakes below! For those of you who are new to Tip Junkie…check it out…it is a fabulous site with a million and a half ideas for everyone! I’ve been a fan of this blog for a while and was pleasantly surprised to see she found us!

Thanks, Laurie!

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…and I’m sure Dippidee is still taking orders for these lovelies!

Gourmet Valentine’s Cupcakes at Mini’s

I can’t say enough how much I think cupcakes are the perfect Valentine.

So to get you thinking more about giving cupcakes to your significant other, friend, etc —here’s some pix of delicious gourmet de gourmet Valentine’s cupcakes from Mini’s Gourmet Cupcakes in Salt Lake City.

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Mini’s is currently taking orders for Valentine’s Cupcakes. Here’s what they offer:

A box of six cupcakes in these flavors:

Cherry chocolate (Dark chocolate cake, cherry inside, chocolate ganache, and chocolate dipped cherry), valentine decorations (vanilla and chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting), and straberry and cream(Fresh strawberry cake, fresh cream topping, chocolate dipped strawberry on top)

Now it get’s better. Mini’s offers a packaged deal that includes the six cupcakes plus a Valentine’s floral arrangement from Roots. Flowers and Cupcakes! …now we are talking! Cost is $49.99

if you just want the box of six cupcakes, the price is $15

Mini’s will deliver on Friday, February 13 to any downtown location. (Standard delivery charge applies) You can also pick up your orders Friday or Saturday. Remember though, everything must be pre-ordered! So call them now!

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Ahhh! I love Valentine’s Day! Look how cute this window display is at their shop!

Don’t forget Mini’s is still celebrating their anniversary by giving out a free cupcake to everyone during the month of January!

*Photos originally upload by flickr user mini-cupcakes’*

Give Cupcake Roses for Valentine’s Day!

Who wouldn’t love these type of red roses for Valentine’s Day?

Valentine's Cupcakes from Dippidee in American Fork, Utah

American Fork’s Dippidee is all decked out and ready to go for Valentines.

You can pre-order your Valentines Cupcakes now!

Minimum order of six for these adorable roses.

**photo originally uploaded by flickr user projectdomesticationblog**