Worried about some pastry scarfing TSA agent “confiscating” your cupcakes for further analysis in their belly? Then get your hands on these TSA-compliant cupcakes from Silver Spoon Bakery, featuring posts with Richard Nixon saying “I am NOT a gel!”, and let them make a statement for you.

Let those hungry TSA agents know you’re wise to their cupcake stealing ways, or put a smile on their normally stoic faces when they get a load of what Tricky Dick has to say about it!

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I don’t know about you guys, but I’m excited as heck for the release of the new Muppet Movie and these cake pops seem like a perfect way to get in the spirit for the new film. If you want to make your own, Bakerella has the instructions.

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Fans of traditional English breakfasts can certainly appreciate just how delicious this one looks. There’s just one problem -this is actually an elaborately disguised dessert platter.

The beans are white chocolate coated biscuits in an orange and strawberry coulis, the black pudding is chocolate biscuit cake, the sausages are peanut butter coated sponge wrapped in caramelised rice paper, the egg is a creamy panna cotta with lemon curd, the streaky bacon is brandy snap and the hash browns are crispy fried brioche pieces.

What do you think? Yummy or just plain icky?

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“They can’t believe the way we make them,” Gamboa says.

The process makes the outcome seem all the more remarkable. Trained hands can create a blossom in less than 10 minutes. (Check out the “gelatina artistica” video on YouTube.) Working in a palm-size hemisphere of freshly set gelatin, Gamboa uses hypodermic needles – some straight, some bent into a U – to inject colored mixtures of gelatin and sweetened condensed milk. It is done while the gelatin is inverted, so it’s a little like sculpting a figure from the feet up. Each stab or swath is instantly encapsulated, forming a leaf or petal or stamen. Slight corrections can be made if you’re skillful enough; otherwise, it’s art without a do-over option.

Link to story. Link to website. -via Nag on the Lake

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It may look like a Rubik’s cube, but this is a dessert you can make yourself -if you have the time. Despite the first paragraph of the post, this does not contain cottage cheese or vegetables, just gelatin and sweetened condensed milk. Link -via Metafilter

My sister hosts a big game party every year, mostly non-video games (word games, board games etc.) This year she made 100 cupcakes, each with a decoration referring to a game, video and otherwise. Have a go at guessing them all! (keep your own score manually)

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From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by iandberg.

This post at The Future of the Cookbook tells how Jell-O became “America’s Most Famous Dessert,” before it was even familiar! Jell-O’s early promotional advertising included recipes, recommendations from doctors, and adorable kewpies. Link -via Everlasting Blort

And Crafter member Choleblack made these simple yet brilliant cupcakes for Halloween. You could also use them for a Twilight party (not my thing, but have at it if it’s yours) or a True Blood premiere party. Or just for fun if you’re kind of creepy like me.

Links: Dexter and Vampire

Sweet lovers like myself will love this brilliant concept on The Cupcake Project blog. It’s an Oreo cupcake with Oreo frosting, topped with home-made Oreos and served with a glass of milk built inside. This ingenious dessert marvel is made possible with the help of those delightful chocolate liqour cups. I totally want to make these myself, if you do as well, let me know how they turn out.

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Link, where you will find several other cool LOTR cakes