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Fluffer nutter (peanut butter and marshmallow) hi hat cupcakes!
Yes, these are fluffer nutter cupcakes. Wow. They're by *Random Thoughts of a SUPERMOM!*, where you can get the recipe.
Hearts, stars and a chocolate flower by Wee Cupcakery
I was looking up something else and discovered Bellywalter, UK custom cupcake company The Wee Cupcakery. These photos are all from their Facebook page and they can be reached at julsandrews at fsmail.net or 07751226450.
Hearts, stars and a chocolate flower by Wee Cupcakery
I was looking up something else and discovered Bellywalter, UK custom cupcake company The Wee Cupcakery. These photos are all from their Facebook page and they can be reached at julsandrews at fsmail.net or 07751226450.
Cookie dough candy cupcakes with Laffy Taffy and Reese’s Pieces
Blogger 1 Fine Cookie, who brought us the cupcake-stuffed strawberries, has also whipped up these amazing cupcakes, that have, alternately, cookie dough and Laffy Taffy and cookie dough and Reese's Pieces. Wow! Photos below; find out how to make them at 1 Fine Cookie, which has step-by-step instructions and more photos. I really love her creative ideas as well as the way she walks you through them, plus these are so fun and colorful. I'm hoping to do a little baking this summer and want to try something fun...maybe for our Central Park picnic on June 18th!
Photos: Cupcake Craft Night at Etsy Labs
Monday night, we had our annual Cupcake Craft Night at Etsy Labs. Jessica from Inedible Jewelry was super sweet to show everyone how to polymer clay cupcake charms. Making cupcake charms drives hunger. The cupcakes from Lux Sugar and Cake Lab were gone in an instant.
Cookie dough candy cupcakes with Laffy Taffy and Reese’s Pieces
Blogger 1 Fine Cookie, who brought us the cupcake-stuffed strawberries, has also whipped up these amazing cupcakes, that have, alternately, cookie dough and Laffy Taffy and cookie dough and Reese's Pieces. Wow! Photos below; find out how to make them at 1 Fine Cookie, which has step-by-step instructions and more photos. I really love her creative ideas as well as the way she walks you through them, plus these are so fun and colorful. I'm hoping to do a little baking this summer and want to try something fun...maybe for our Central Park picnic on June 18th!
Photos: Cupcake Craft Night at Etsy Labs
Monday night, we had our annual Cupcake Craft Night at Etsy Labs. Jessica from Inedible Jewelry was super sweet to show everyone how to polymer clay cupcake charms. Making cupcake charms drives hunger. The cupcakes from Lux Sugar and Cake Lab were gone in an instant.
Doggy cupcakes so cute they make me want a dog
These extra cute dog cupcakes are by Sugarydougary Cupcakes via Flickr. The tongue! The nose! The bow in the hair! Totally adorable.
Doggy cupcakes so cute they make me want a dog
These extra cute dog cupcakes are by Sugarydougary Cupcakes via Flickr. The tongue! The nose! The bow in the hair! Totally adorable.
3 fun cupcake wrappers and zoo animal cupcake picks by Fancy Flours
You can get these fun zebra, safari and giraffe cupcake wrappers from Fancy Flours, as well as the zoo animal cupcake toppers. I can totally see these for a kid's birthday party!
3 fun cupcake wrappers and zoo animal cupcake picks by Fancy Flours
You can get these fun zebra, safari and giraffe cupcake wrappers from Fancy Flours, as well as the zoo animal cupcake toppers. I can totally see these for a kid's birthday party!
The Cupcake Stand In Sunset Park
After many years of living in Sunset Park, finally there is a cupcake place in the neighborhood! The Cupcake Stand opened about two weeks ago. The Cupcake Stand is located on Fifth Avenue near 60th Street and it is near the Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Basilica which is one of the oldest churches in Brooklyn and an architectural landmark. The Cupcake Stands features a bakery case full of Robicellis cupcakes.
The strawberry champagne was a special just for Mother's Day.
The "Abuelita" is a mexican chocolate cake, cajeta buttercream. Cajeta is this magical caramel made from goat's milk. YUM! Find out what cupcakes they have each week by checking their schedule
The Cupcake Stand In Sunset Park
After many years of living in Sunset Park, finally there is a cupcake place in the neighborhood! The Cupcake Stand opened about two weeks ago. The Cupcake Stand is located on Fifth Avenue near 60th Street and it is near the Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Basilica which is one of the oldest churches in Brooklyn and an architectural landmark. The Cupcake Stands features a bakery case full of Robicellis cupcakes.
The strawberry champagne was a special just for Mother's Day.
The "Abuelita" is a mexican chocolate cake, cajeta buttercream. Cajeta is this magical caramel made from goat's milk. YUM! Find out what cupcakes they have each week by checking their schedule
The Big Winners In Skype Deal
Skype is neither a start-up nor a stalwart.
Emerging in the aftermath of the dot-com bust, the company was highly coveted in its early years for its promising technology, which routed phone calls over the Internet for a nominal cost. Despite lackluster financials, Skype was acquired in 2005 by eBay for $3.1 billion, including additional performance payments.
But Skype was not a good fit, and eBay eventually sold a controlling stake in the company several years later to a group of investors led by the private equity firm Silver Lake Partners, and it took a $1.4 billion hit on the sale.
Now, several investors stand to benefit from Microsoft’s planned $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype, which was announced on Tuesday. Skype’s hodgepodge of owners, including a private equity firm, a pension fund and a venture capitalist, reflects its changing fortunes over the years.
Here is a look at how investors could profit from their current stakes in Skype under the Microsoft deal. (Calculations are based on a valuation of $7.76 billion, which equals the purchase price minus outstanding debt.)
Andreessen Horowitz
In one of its first major deals, the venture capital firm — co-founded by Marc Andreessen, who helped start Netscape — bought a 3 percent stake in 2009 for $50 million, at a $2.75 billion valuation. The sale of Skype will be the first exit for Andreessen Horowitz.
Estimated Value of Skype Investment: $200 million
eBay International
While it sold off the majority of Skype to investors in 2009, eBay still owns a 30 percent stake. According to a recent filing, eBay estimated its stake to be worth “approximately $620.0 million.” As a result of the Microsoft deal, that stake is now valued at $2.3 billion. Combined with the proceeds from its earlier transaction, EBay stands to capture more than $4 billion from the sale of Skype. Not a bad pay day, considering that eBay bought the company in a heavily criticized deal for $3.1 billion in 2005.
Estimated Value: $2.3 billion
Joltid
In 2009, the founders of Skype, Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, sued Skype over patent issues. After a favorable settlement, the two founders held 14 percent of Skype and placed the investment in a holding company, Joltid.
Estimated Value: $1.1 billion
Silver Lake Partners and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
In 2009, Silver Lake and a team of investors bought a controlling stake in Skype. After the legal settlement with Joltid, the investment group — which also included the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Andreessen Horowitz — owned a 56 percent stake in Skype. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, a $145 billion pension fund, often buys direct stakes in privately held companies, and holds investments in the communications company Avaya, the media company Clear Channel and the chip maker Freescale Semiconductor.
Estimated Value: $4.4 billion
Emerging in the aftermath of the dot-com bust, the company was highly coveted in its early years for its promising technology, which routed phone calls over the Internet for a nominal cost. Despite lackluster financials, Skype was acquired in 2005 by eBay for $3.1 billion, including additional performance payments.
But Skype was not a good fit, and eBay eventually sold a controlling stake in the company several years later to a group of investors led by the private equity firm Silver Lake Partners, and it took a $1.4 billion hit on the sale.
Here is a look at how investors could profit from their current stakes in Skype under the Microsoft deal. (Calculations are based on a valuation of $7.76 billion, which equals the purchase price minus outstanding debt.)
Andreessen Horowitz
In one of its first major deals, the venture capital firm — co-founded by Marc Andreessen, who helped start Netscape — bought a 3 percent stake in 2009 for $50 million, at a $2.75 billion valuation. The sale of Skype will be the first exit for Andreessen Horowitz.
Estimated Value of Skype Investment: $200 million
eBay International
While it sold off the majority of Skype to investors in 2009, eBay still owns a 30 percent stake. According to a recent filing, eBay estimated its stake to be worth “approximately $620.0 million.” As a result of the Microsoft deal, that stake is now valued at $2.3 billion. Combined with the proceeds from its earlier transaction, EBay stands to capture more than $4 billion from the sale of Skype. Not a bad pay day, considering that eBay bought the company in a heavily criticized deal for $3.1 billion in 2005.
Estimated Value: $2.3 billion
Joltid
In 2009, the founders of Skype, Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, sued Skype over patent issues. After a favorable settlement, the two founders held 14 percent of Skype and placed the investment in a holding company, Joltid.
Estimated Value: $1.1 billion
Silver Lake Partners and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
In 2009, Silver Lake and a team of investors bought a controlling stake in Skype. After the legal settlement with Joltid, the investment group — which also included the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Andreessen Horowitz — owned a 56 percent stake in Skype. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, a $145 billion pension fund, often buys direct stakes in privately held companies, and holds investments in the communications company Avaya, the media company Clear Channel and the chip maker Freescale Semiconductor.
Estimated Value: $4.4 billion
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