Our first-ever Cutest Cupcake photo contest in 2008 resulted in thousands of beautiful and creative entries. Take a look at the grand-prize winners that Martha hand-selected, as well as some finalists that were truly extraordinary.

Martha loved Kylly 's image of cupcakes decorated as teacups so much that she selected it as one of our grand-prize winners..

Yardsaler entered this image of tartan cupcakes, and the unique design and bold colors instantly caught our attention.

Martha loves Japanese food, and these sushi cupcakes were too adorable to miss. KimberlyOS entered this image of beautiful and ornately decorated treats.

This creative shell and ocean cupcake from Sharalunn is beautifully decorated and was picked as one of the 10 grand-prize winners in our Cutest Cupcake photo contest.

This image of adorable kitty cupcake creations was submitted by Colmmoo.

Jebauer made these sweet cupcakes using icing and fondant for her daughter-in law's baby shower. We loved how fun and fresh these looked.

This image entered by BlondieandBrownie shows a cupcake decorated as a Chow Chow dog. Martha loved this one!

Simplysweets sent in this grand-prize winning image of a cupcake decorated as a golf ball.

AmyKakes sent us this image of her beautifully decorated cupcake, adorned with edible daisies.

Ck_dcr8r submitted this photo of cupcakes decorated as miniature cherry pies. Martha thought they were adorable.

DustinNakamura entered this and explained: "I made these chicken cupcakes for my daughter Kendal's 5th birthday. She is obsessed with chickens and requested a chicken theme for her party."

Funthings submitted this fun entry to our Cutest Cupcake photo contest. What child wouldn't love these decorated treats at his or her birthday party?

There were a lot of baby-themed cupcakes that were entered into our Cutest Cupcake photo contest, but we especially loved this image sent in by Kylakae.

One of the most appetizing entries came from Debbug. The bacon, egg, and hash browns made this cupcake look doubly delicious!

Theairyfairy sent in this beautiful image with the comment, "A whimsical cupcake nest laden with speckled eggs and decorated with dainty roses. It would be at home in any enchanted forest!"

Bethanycupcake submitted this gorgeous image of butterfly cupcakes. She melted LifeSavers to create the wings.

Hobokencupcakes sent in this image of a cupcake decorated as a pumpkin, which would be the perfect treat to serve at a Halloween party.

Xiaozhu submitted this stunning picture with the inspirational comment, "Spring is abloom."

We loved this adorable chick cupcake that was created by mudhen. It almost looks too cute to eat.

Mybabieboy2 submitted this image of a creative cupcake that's actually a sewing table.

Nads_ang entered this image of decorated cupcakes. What teacher or parent wouldn't love to be recognized with this sweet treat?

User Festive entered this image of a truly decadent cupcake treat in our Cutest Cupcake photo contest.

We loved the choreographed characters around the grassy cupcake in this image sent in by Nancydidion.

ShamsD sent in this photograph of an ornately decorated cupcake featuring a teapot, cups, and flowers.

We received many entries of cupcakes featuring teapots and cups. We especially liked this one sent in by Photofire because of the beautiful steam effect coming off the cup.

These adorable bunny cupcakes were created by Serenasoosay.

The colors and flower decorations on these ornately decorated cupcakes are two reasons why we selected Beth99828's entry as a finalist in our Cutest Cupcake photo contest.

You can see how much time and effort went into decorating these cupcakes. We loved the different expressions and poses of these monkeys submitted by Chrishel.

Dtreco entered this image of a cupcake decorated as a gooey honeycomb with bumble bees circling around it.

Widdywid submitted this entry of cupcakes decorated as "Sesame Street" characters.

These cupcakes decorated as children playing in the surf was submitted by 52cupcakes.

These beautiful cupcakes by Mariean2nt inspire tranquility and serenity.

Whereas some cupcakes were decorated as baskets and containers, these cupcakes are inside actual terra cotta pots. We loved the sprigs of plants growing out of them.

This image submitted by Just_Maryam reflects a high level of skill and craftsmanship in creating such an inspiring decoration for a cupcake.

These cute cupcakes featuring fish, starfish, seahorses, and turtles were created by JamieLouise.

These ladybug cupcakes were created by CJHartsox.

We loved the decorating technique used by Rakka to create these stunning bird cupcakes.

Joosing's scene of a ladybug snuggled into a garden is a very cute cupcake.