I have a real love-hate relationship with cup cakes.

I LOVE them because they are DELICIOUS and BEAUTIFUL and self-contained...a real on-the-go piece of cake.

I HATE them because they are so tiny that I want to eat more than one and that makes me feel like a

Those that make icky cupcakes are evil. Cupcakes should be beautiful and tasty.


I have a box of cupcakes down stairs that are calling me.

i love baking cupcakes. i wish i were independently wealthy so i could just spend whole days baking cupcakes and giving them away.

Anxiety said:

Baking cupcakes is a blast!

Recently "Cupcakeries" as they are called are popping up all over town here. They sure are cute and delicious but, I have a problem paying 4.00 dollars for each one. If you only need one, or if it's just a treat for yourself it's ok. But when buying for 3 girls and one for me...it's crazy to pay 16 bucks for 4 cupcakes.

Cupcakes are very versatile!

You can get a bunch of them and make cool shapes out of them.

A cupcake cake if you will....already pre-"slice" and ready for consumption!


Cupcakes!!!!!

PaisleyPark5083 said:

Cupcakeries!!!


Are these $4.00 cupcakes supersized????

DON'T OVER PRICE THE CUPCAKES!!!!

Nothinbutjoy said:

Cupcakes should be less than $2 apiece.

PaisleyPark5083 said:

and you're really just paying for fancy icing. i've been to those places and while i've been mildly impressed with the flavored icings, it's always the same ol' stuff for the actual cupcakes. chocolate, vanilla, maybe red velvet.

go to trader joes, get a box of green tea muffin/cake mix, make a batch and experiment with cream cheese frosting and green tea powder, maybe throw some cinnamon in there somewhere. you'll be better off at a fraction of the price.

Nothinbutjoy said:

They are by no means jumbo-sized..just average sized with fancy icing.

Anxiety said:

you are a genius. i'm making those the second i get to a trader joe's.

Anxiety said:

exactly....the only difference is the fancy frou frou box they put it in, and little bow they tie the box with.

PaisleyPark5083 said:

got any local craft stores?

Anxiety said:

within the last year 4 cupcakeries have opened within 2 blocks of my work!

Anxiety said:

Cupcake Commandment #1- Cupcakes shalt not be practical.

Cupcake Commandment #2- Cupcakes shalt not be healthy.

Actually, cupcakes can be whatever you want them to be. That's what makes them so magical. Those are just two of my own personal cupcake commandments.

PaisleyPark5083 said:

Cupcake Commandment #3- Thall shalt not OVERPRICE the cupcake!!!!

PaisleyPark5083 said:

that's just insane. does anyone remember roselynn's bakeries? they might have just been a regional indiana thing but they were an AMAZING bakery franchise that i remember from when i was a kid (are they even still around?) - they had the best cupcakes. i don't like this gourmet specialty stuff. i want to be surrounded by cookies and donuts and neopolitans and coconut stacks when i am contemplating my cupcakes. otherwise, where's the magic?

Anxiety said:

Good bakeries ARE a magical place!!! And very rare these days.

My sister had a garage sale once,and she sold cupcakez and sodaz thruout the day.At 25 centz each,she sold more cupcakez than she did merchandise! Simple and delicious.

sexxydancer said:

oh my GOD, i should do that. when we're sitting on the porch smoking on weekends, we always have neighbors walking past and gawking at us. i could put a sign in the window advertising cupcakes and we could make money while we smoke! and who doesn't love a cupcake purchased fresh from a smokey porch?

I detect more than a hint of gayness in many of these posts.

Anxiety said:

Try it! And good luck!

sexxydancer said:

actually, i DID do some baking for a bake sale auction for charity recently. i made a pineapple upside-down cake that started at $3 and sold for $8. i don't know if that's impressive, but hey - it sold!

Anxiety said:

Pineapple upside-down cupcakes




Pineapple upside-down cakes are not easy to make...it is impressive.

I love Cupcakes

but I usually scrape the icing off

...maybe I should say I love muffins instead

Imago said:

Are you saying that like it's somehow a bad thing?

Anxiety said:

Wow-that'z cool! I love pineapple upside-down cake,but I could never figure out how 2 make it. Congratz!

sammij said:

cute!





i like the t-shirt too!

Anxiety said:

that my dear is Johnny Cupcakes
dude used to make tshirts and sell them out the trunk of his car
now he's a big time clothing dude, with his own company even!
i HAVE to get that shirt, i've been putting it off for far too long

My daughter has a tshirt that says

Muffins are just ugly cupcakes.

I like "Make Cupcakes Not War" better.