Here at La Casa Murillo, we’ve adopted a new guilty pleasure: Sprinkles Cupcakes. You know the ones – they have those perfect little colored circles atop each glorious pastelito? And you may also know about my fasciantion with cupcakes in general – from tie dye cupcakes to cupcake tin shadowboxes to a cupcake scrubber shrine to cupcake candles to my family’s cupcake fight…hmm, yah. I could go on and on.
Hey, did I mention the working title of my next novel is MIRACLE OF THE SACRED CUPCAKE?
Anyhoo, I got word that Sprinkles rolled out an array of mini-cupcakes! Bite size nuggets of heaven, just right for parties or family snacking. Naturally, we raced to pick up a couple dozen and we were so excited, we came up with creative ways to digest these micro treats.
Sure, you could be boring and peel off the wrapper, but why not have some fun?
If you are hosting a holiday party this season and are looking for a creative ways to serve Sprinkles minis, here is a list of ideas to try. Spice it up, make them yummy conversation pieces! and if you’re not having a soiree, try these ideas anyways just for the fun of it. Tis the season to be jolly!
Enjoy!
1. Eat with chopsticks. This will actually make your cupcake experience last longer because you have to keep a steady hand in order to bite.
2. Edible party favors. Again using chopsticks, place one on top of each chopstick and arrange in a tall cylander. They’ll look like cupcake lollipops!
3. Make a cupcake table centerpiece. Take apiece of floral foam, wrap it in cellophane and then with colorful paper and use floral picks to make an arrangement of the mini-cupcakes. you can also add silk flowers and wrapped chocolates for filler.
4. Snacky snack. This is my favorite. Slide on on top of your pen or pencil so you can nibble while you work on office paperwork.
5. Party game. Place a sticker on the bottom of one of the cupcakes (on the outside wrapper). Whoever gets that cupcake wins a prize or is chosen to complete a funny task.
6. Princess Tea Party. They are the perfect size for the little tiara-wearing diva in your house. Use them as the main course for a doll tea party.
7. A treat for Santa. While everyone else is leaving St. Nick cookie after cookie, liven up his night with a tray of these little babies. Who knows, he may reward you for it!
8. Cupcake shake. When I was in New York recently, I visited a food truck where they mixed in a cupcake of your choice into an ice cream shake. It made for a wonderful novelty effect and very tasty!
9. Mini birthday cake. No need to feel guilty. Insert a small birthday candle in each one and celebrate, fewer calories with the same yummy lipsmacking flavor!
10. Cheers! Make a toast for the New Year! Not in the mood for champagne? Use mini-cupcakes instead! give a spirited toast and then have everyone bite in!
GIVEAWAY: Leave an idea in the comment section on another fun way to enjoy a mini Sprinkles cupcake and one name will be drawn at random to win a gift card for a dozen cupcakes from Sprinkles!
Kathy 🙂
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those cupcakes look delish !
you can play tictactoe with them and whoever wins gets to eat!
We have a big party coming up, so I’d make a mini-cupcake Christmas tree!
Play Hide-and-Go-Seek with them. Hide and go cupcake? 🙂 just don’t forget where u put them
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Further expanding upon #4…I would suggest a fruit and mini-cupcake kabob. A nice way to pace ourselves, with some justification! 😉
How about a cupcake scavenger hunt? My kids would go crazy for that!
You can do a fun drinking game for those that are of age. Take a shot of Whiskey(or whatever is your preference) and than you chase it down with a mini cupcake.
And this book MIRACLE OF THE SACRED CUPCAKE you’re baking up sounds yummy! I can’t wait to hear more! I’m sure you’ll have a craft or two to go along with it(like Make Your Own Miracle Sacred Cupcake Candle and Bejeweled Cupcake Shape purse) and giveaways. This book sounds like the perfect treat!
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Santa is getting cupcakes instead of cookies this year, also I am going to get to work early on Christmas Eve and place a mini cupcake on each of my co-workers desk. I won’t tell anyone I did it 😉
<3 mini-cupcakes!!
I would put a sticker underneath one
at my Moms home and, then tell her whoever gets the cupcake with the sticker has to throw a party..
she is 89 and, I know she would love to host party especially because she
loves her family. I would make sure she gets the one with the sticker..
heee heee I would love to be with her more during this time of year, she lives alone.
Celebrate ea holiday with cupcakes:
Easter; instead of an egg in your slipper in the morning place a cupcake
St Patrick’s Day; At the end of the rain bow decoration could be a Pot of Gold cupcakes.
Valentines day; who needs a box of chocolates? Give me a box of Sprinkles Mini Cupcakes!
I could go on and on, but you get the idea.
Eat it frosting first!
Share one w your love:)
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My sweetie always gives me a dozen “Ding-Dongs” instead of a dozen roses. ( Ding-Dongs are my fav! ) I would be just as content with a dozen mini’s.
I think it would be fun to make some small banderitas or placecards, attach them to toothpicks and place them right on top of each one. Then place them around the table settings to use as placecards. I think I will do that for Christmas Eve!
How about a cupcake kebab? Put 3 luscious cupcakes on a bamboo skewer… Nom. Nom. Nom.
Use them as an ice breaker game to start a party with series of games as groups. Make sure you get even number of cupcakes that share the same style or color. For example, if you have 12 people at the party and you need 4 teams to play, you use 3 reds, 3 yellows, 3 blues and 3 stripes (or any color you want). Don’t tell the people at the party why you’re doing this. Pass the cupcakes around and tell them do not eat them until you say so. Then start forming teams in groups according to the colors of the cupcakes they picked out. Then you start games that involves everyone or they can rotate different games at a time.
I’m the cupcake grandma, so taking cupcakes to my grand children is the best ever!
You can put them various champagne, martini glasses and have a cupcake toast! Or drop one in a Mason jar decorate it and ship out to all your friends, or you can make a tiny cupcake bouquet! The possibilities are endless! I <3 cupcakes! I probably should attend CCA= cupcakes anonymous. 🙂
Get 2 different kinds…..and play a game of checkers! As you jump your opponents cupcake you get to eat it!
How about stringing then together and make a cupcake necklace! Hehehe! You could grab a bite whenever you want. LOVE SPRINKLES CUPCAKES, especially the salted caramel!
Sharmaine – you are the winner of the Sprinkles giftcard, please message me so I can send it out to you. Thanks and congrats!