Cupcake Craze

What is the big deal about cup cakes? As far as I know they have been around for years, but suddenly in the last year or so they seem to be the big trend. Designer cup cake shops have opened, cup cake tea parties abound and in the local supermarkets cup cakes of every style are on offer.

2010 Cup Cakes

I can see in my minds eye the next designer cup cake to appear - the 2010 World Cup Cup Cake. Well, everybody else is jumping on the FIFA World Cup band wagon, so why not cup cakes as well? We could have cup cakes representing each team and supporters could order a Khumalo Cup Cake, a Cameroon Cup Cake or a Cafu Cup Cake, decorated beautifully in their respective team colours. Jabulani football cup cakes would be available too. We could get more and more creative - or corny..

What is the Appeal?  

What is it about cup cakes that makes them so popular? It is not the size of them as after two bites they are finished. The best part of any cake to me is the icing, but there is nowhere near enough icing on a cup cake. I will concede that cupcakes look pretty and dainty and perhaps appeal to the feminine side, but great big delicious cakes look pretty attractive too.  

Cute Factor   

Maybe it is the cute factor. Everyone falls for things in miniature. Take a walk through a shopping mall holding a new puppy and watch everyone's behaviour become silly - high pitched voices and baby talk. I suppose a cup cake is a miniature cake, so we become silly about them.

Cup Cake Fight

You know what would be a perfect ending to a blog about cup cakes? A cup cake fight.  Haven't you always wanted to smash a cream cake in someone's face? Or is it only me? Well, a cup cake squashed in your face wouldn't be so offensive or messy.  You could probably get away with it. I think I need to go and buy some cup cakes.