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Celebrate Chocolate Cupcake Day – October 18th

Sweet Treats and the Silver Screen 

Lights, camera, cupcakes! Roll out the red carpet at home for the tastiest holiday of the year – Chocolate Cupcake Day! On October 18th, we’re mixing up a double feature of deliciousness and entertainment that’ll have your taste buds standing in line for an encore. These are our film recommendations to go with the amazing cupcake recipes that we’ve created for you.

So, cozy up on the couch with a warm chocolate cupcake in one hand, TV remote in the other and a good set of friends in the room, and enjoy the day.

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Our Tasty Movie Recommendations for Chocolate Cupcake Day

  1. “Wonka” (2023) – PG
    Timothée Chalamet stars as the young Willy Wonka in this Roald Dahl origin story. Watch as a magical chocolate empire is built, but with a lot of singing and even more chocolate. Yum!
  2. “Chocolat” (2000) – PG-13
    A woman opens a chocolate shop in a small French town. Your taste buds will fall in love with the look of her tasty treats!
  3. “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” (1971) – G
    Gene Wilder leads kids through a magical candy factory. Warning: May cause intense chocolate river cravings.
  4. “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (2005) – PG
    Tim Burton’s twisted take on the classic story. Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka is nuttier than a Hershey bar with almonds!
  5. “Like Water for Chocolate” (1992) – R
    A romantic tale where cooking and emotions mix. Spoiler: Chocolate is involved, and it’s not just for cupcakes!
  6. “Matilda” (1996) – PG
    “Matilda” features the infamous chocolate cake scene where Bruce is “punished” for stealing Miss Trunchbull’s piece of chocolate cake. You’ll never look at punishment the same way again!
  7. “Waitress” (2007) – PG-13
    A pie-making waitress dreams of a better life. Okay, so it’s about pies, not cupcakes, but let’s not discriminate against circular desserts!
  8. “Stranger Than Fiction” (2006) – PG-13
    Maggie Gyllenhaal is a baker in “Stranger Than Fiction” who makes amazing cookies. For our list, we’ll consider these round delights close enough to cupcakes