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Fact: I am a chocoholic. Shocking confession? Probably not. Still, nothing is more appealing to me than a great looking chocolate anything – especially if it has some sort of cake involved. Enter these amazing cupcakes from the Faux Martha, which we’ve been lucky enough to be given permission to share with you today. Try […]

Chocolate Ganache Cupcakes :: Cupcake Monday

Chocolate Ganache Cupcakes from the Faux Martha via the TomKat Studio.

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Another week means another fabulous Cupcake Monday here at the TomKat Studio! Let’s kick it off with a cheery yellow pom pom topper we spotted here from 6 Bittersweets. Festive and ruffly, we love this DIY idea for a wide variety of occasions. It’s perfect for a baby shower, bridal shower, birthday, or even “just ’cause”! […]

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Happy Monday, everyone! There’s probably no better way to start my posts at TomKat than with a Cupcake Monday, especially if I kick it off with a cupcake recipe I created for Somewhere Splendid! For my husband’s birthday last year, I wanted to do something extra special because it was his first year celebrating as […]

Pretty Ombre Cupcakes: Cupcake Monday

Ombre Cupcakes from Somewhere Splendid via the Tomkat Studio.

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Our fabulous friend, Marian from Sweetopia is celebrating her four year blogging anniversary and made these sweet pink cupcakes for the celebration! They look absolutely darling in our pink stripe candy/baking cups! Her pale pink frosting swirls are absolutely perfect, too. Be sure to check out her post here which highlights her favorite blog posts […]

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One of our favorite photographers, Jessica Downey, just shared a little peek with us of her daughter, Avery’s Strawberry Birthday Party! Jessica took the photos for our Strawberry Party shoot last year and did a beautiful job! We love that she decided to use the same theme for her own daughter’s party! We can’t wait […]

Perfect Strawberry Cupcake :: Cupcake Monday

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We are so excited to share a new Easter shoot we styled recently for HGTV! We’ll be sharing fun ideas from the shoot all week, starting with these easy, adorable cupcake flags. For the cupcakes, I baked vanilla cupcakes in our adorable baking cups and topped with my fave whipped white frosting. Then, I made the […]

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During our shoots for Vera Bradley, our fabulous photographer, Rennai from ten22studio took a few photos of me right before I did the hosting portion of the videos. I’m thinking it’s time to update my headshot that I use around the web and this might just work! The headshot you’ve seen everywhere of me is […]

Me + My Cupcakes :: Cupcake Monday

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Happy Monday, sweet friends! After the busiest week last week in TomKat history, it feels good to be back at my desk this morning catching up! I can’t believe I pretty much missed a week a blogging. That has never happened before since I started blogging four years ago! (eeek!) Well, you can assume that […]

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You all know my love of the color combination of pink + gold. Well, when my party blogging BFF, Jessica from Pen N’ Paper Flowers posted a fabulous tutorial for dressing up her innovative product, the Pastry Pedestal…I couldn’t wait to share it! If you haven’t heard of the Pastry Pedestal, you should check it […]

Gorgeous Pink + Gold Cupcakes :: Cupcake Monday

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Marian from Sweetopia made these simply perfect cupcakes for her blog anniversary last year. Which reminds me that The TomKat Studio blog just celebrated FOUR years in December! Can you believe it? I sure can’t. I love sharing everything with you here on the blog and I wanted to say thank you for visiting to […]

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Do I need to explain why I chose to feature these Hi-Hat Cupcakes by Martha Stewart for Cupcake Monday today? I mean, just look at them. WOW! They look amazing! Has anyone ever attempted these? From the comments on Martha’s site they aren’t the easiest to accomplish, but I think it’s worth a try! Get […]

Hi-Hat Cupcakes :: Cupcake Monday

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If you’re like me, the start of the new year is the perfect time to get back to the gym and eating healthier. I’m looking forward to heading back to Zumba this week (love it!) once the kids start school and trying to avoid fast food as much as possible. For Cupcake Monday today, I […]

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