Cupcakes are just the in thing! Since 2006, the number of cupcakes I've baked up and decorated for customers exceeded the total number of cupcakes I made from 1998 through 2005! While some people request "exotic" flavors (coconut, lime, etc.), many are eager for the standard vanilla cupcake with buttercream frosting. And as for designs, some are interested in special customized decor, but most just want the generous 'bakery swirl' of frosting with a dash of rainbow sprinkles on top! Cupcakes are comfort food that take us back to our earliest days, when a cupcake was quickly devoured in a couple of bites at your best friend's birthday party, leaving you plenty of time to get back to the business of playing. (Or for the picky-eater kids, just the frosting licked off and the cake part left behind!)
Kids still love cupcakes; when I deliver both a cake and cupcakes at a party, I've noticed that they won't stand still long enough to wait for the cake to be cut and clamor instead for a cupcake! (The adults get slices of cake, unless they are lucky enough to snag one of the remaining cupcakes). Utter sadness when there are more kids than cupcakes, so always order an extra dozen!
Cupcakes, in all their cuteness, are spilling over to all aspects of everyday life: t-shirts, beach towels, picture frames, wine (yes, wine), toys, etc. And I would not be doing my duty if I did not present you with some of my favorite non-edible cupcake designs from Sweetest Whimsy! Here are a few ideas if you too clamor for more cupcakes in your life, and these have the added value of being 0 calories(!):
Cupcake invitation, just the thing for a first birthday celebration, or any birthday . . .
Die-cut elephant with cupcake, so cute for a kid's birthday party!
Stylish cupcake birthday wishes for grown-ups!
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