> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.beautifullychaoticlife.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Baked by Melissa's First Cupcake Kits Are at Target: A Holiday Cupcake Party for Under $20 - URL: https://www.beautifullychaoticlife.com/baked-by-melissa-target-cupcake-kits-holiday-budget/ - Published: 2026-11-04T16:10:44.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-11T11:38:21.000Z - Description: Baked by Melissa's first at-home baking line landed at Target on November 1, 2026, with $7.99 bite-size cupcake kits. Here's how to throw a cookie-swap-worthy cupcake party for under $20. - Author: BCL Staff - Tags: Food If you've ever stood in line for those tiny, tie-dyed cupcakes in New York, here's some good news. You can now make them at home. **Baked by Melissa**, the bakery famous for its bite-size cupcakes, has launched its first-ever at-home baking collection. The kits are [exclusive to Target](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261103551351/en/Baked-by-Melissa-Launches-its-First-Ever-At-Home-Baking-Collection-Debuting-Exclusively-at-Target?ref=beautifullychaoticlife.com), and they hit stores on November 1, 2026. ![The Marshmallow Hot Cocoa Bite-Size Cupcake Kit](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9c/57/9c570c4e-e9f6-40c3-926f-7b0e8ded09b6/content/images/2026/11/food-cocoa.jpg) The Marshmallow Hot Cocoa Bite-Size Cupcake Kit. Image: Target/Baked by Melissa. ## Why Target, and why now Founder Melissa Ben-Ishay told [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/03/baked-by-melissa-cupcake-kits-target.html?ref=beautifullychaoticlife.com) that she's a longtime cake-mix fan. "I love baking cake mix. I truly do. And, quite frankly, sometimes I just think it tastes better," she said. As for the retailer: "We started with Target because I'm a 42-year-old mom of two, and I find myself there a lot." Honestly, same. ## What's in the line Here's what we found on Target.com on November 4, 2026: - [**Christmas Tie-Dye Bite-Size Cupcake Kit, 12.15 oz**](https://www.target.com/p/baked-by-melissa-christmas-tie-dye-bite-size-cupcake-kit-12-15oz/-/A-1011086291?ref=beautifullychaoticlife.com)**, $7.99.** It includes the cake mix, red and green tints, vanilla icing, holiday sprinkles and three piping bags. The box says it makes 42 bite-size cupcakes. - [**Marshmallow Hot Cocoa Bite-Size Cupcake Kit, 12.6 oz**](https://www.target.com/p/baked-by-melissa-marshmallow-hot-cocoa-bite-size-cupcake-kit-12-6oz/-/A-1011086290?ref=beautifullychaoticlife.com)**, $7.99.** It includes the chocolate cupcake mix, hot cocoa icing mix, dehydrated mini marshmallows and two piping bags. - [**Red Velvet Bite-Size Cupcake Kit**](https://www.target.com/p/baked-by-melissa-red-velvet-bite-sizes-cupcake-kit-12-15oz/-/A-1011086293?ref=beautifullychaoticlife.com)**, $7.99.** This one includes the mixes for red velvet cake and cream cheese icing, plus piping bags and red sparkling sugar. - [**Bite-Size Cupcake Liners, 50 count**](https://www.target.com/p/baked-by-melissa-bite-size-cupcake-liners-50ct/-/A-1011086292?ref=beautifullychaoticlife.com)**, $2.99.** - [**Silicone Bite-Size Cupcake Pan**](https://www.target.com/p/baked-by-melissa-nonstick-42-cup-mini-muffin-pan/-/A-1011257979?ref=beautifullychaoticlife.com)**, $12.99.** Target prices can vary by store and location. ## The real-budget plan: a holiday cupcake party for under $20 **The $18.97 version.** Buy the Christmas Tie-Dye kit ($7.99), the Marshmallow Hot Cocoa kit ($7.99) and a pack of liners ($2.99). That's two flavors, red-and-green swirls plus a cocoa option. Use the mini muffin pan you already own. **The $31.96 version.** Add the Silicone Bite-Size Cupcake Pan ($12.99) if you don't have a mini pan. Silicone pops the cupcakes right out, which matters when you're turning out 42 at a time. **The cookie-swap upgrade.** Bite-size cupcakes travel better than a sheet cake and look more impressive than a plate of store cookies. Pack them in a shallow box lined with parchment, and you've got the dessert everyone asks about. ## Tips for a decorating party **Let everyone pipe.** The kits come with piping bags, so set out a bag of icing per person and let your guests, your book club or your nieces decorate their own. A little mess is part of the fun. **Do the tie-dye together.** Divide the batter into bowls, let each person pick a color, and swirl them in the pan; it's the best part of the tie-dye kit. **Bake ahead.** Bake on a weeknight, freeze the plain cupcakes, and frost them the morning of the party so the icing looks fresh. ## Our take At $7.99 a box, this is one of the easiest holiday wins in the baking aisle. You get bakery-famous flavors for about the price of a coffee and a muffin, plus an easy afternoon project for whoever's around your kitchen. Grab the tie-dye kit first. It's the one that looks most like the real thing. ## Shop the post - [Christmas Tie-Dye Bite-Size Cupcake Kit, $7.99](https://www.target.com/p/baked-by-melissa-christmas-tie-dye-bite-size-cupcake-kit-12-15oz/-/A-1011086291?ref=beautifullychaoticlife.com) - [Marshmallow Hot Cocoa Bite-Size Cupcake Kit, $7.99](https://www.target.com/p/baked-by-melissa-marshmallow-hot-cocoa-bite-size-cupcake-kit-12-6oz/-/A-1011086290?ref=beautifullychaoticlife.com) - [Red Velvet Bite-Size Cupcake Kit, $7.99](https://www.target.com/p/baked-by-melissa-red-velvet-bite-sizes-cupcake-kit-12-15oz/-/A-1011086293?ref=beautifullychaoticlife.com) - [Bite-Size Cupcake Liners, $2.99](https://www.target.com/p/baked-by-melissa-bite-size-cupcake-liners-50ct/-/A-1011086292?ref=beautifullychaoticlife.com) - [Silicone Bite-Size Cupcake Pan, $12.99](https://www.target.com/p/baked-by-melissa-nonstick-42-cup-mini-muffin-pan/-/A-1011257979?ref=beautifullychaoticlife.com) Prices were checked on Target.com on November 4, 2026, and may change. ## More from BCL - [Milk Bar and Plugrà's Butter Lover's Cookie Is a Love Letter to Good Butter](https://www.beautifullychaoticlife.com/milk-bar-plugra-butter-lovers-cookie/) - [Toll House Made Polar Express Cookie Dough, and It Tastes Like Hot Cocoa](https://www.beautifullychaoticlife.com/toll-house-polar-express-cookie-dough/) - [Ethel M's 2026 Holiday Chocolates Are Here](https://www.beautifullychaoticlife.com/ethel-m-holiday-collection-2026/) - [Target's Deal of the Day Started November 1: The Holiday 2026 Calendar, Explained](https://www.beautifullychaoticlife.com/target-holiday-deal-of-the-day-2026/)