Cupcakes – Do you Love Them?  Or not?

I have a confession to make.  I.Really.Do.Not.Like.Making.Cupcakes.For.A.Wedding.

Don’t get me wrong.  I love being a pastry chef.  I love meeting with prospective clients to help plan their wedding cake displays.  I am a happy kitchen dweller.  My collection of recipe books gives me such pleasure as I “read” through old favourites or the latest cookbooks that have come on the market and mysteriously appear in my collection.  I do eat, live and breathe the life of a pastry chef, and cannot imagine that this will ever change.  But cupcakes……well, cupcakes are somewhat problematic, and here is why:

Wedding display of cupcakes

For the individual who is eating the cupcake, they can present some interesting challenges.

• Cupcakes are typically top-heavy due to their heavy rosette of buttercream frosting and topple over easily.
• Cupcakes are designed to be eaten out-of-hand.  This can create some challenges when you are dressed in formal attire.
• Cupcakes are not unlike tacos or hotdogs – in order to eat them effectively, you really have to tilt your head slightly sideways.  This is not pretty in most cases.

For the pastry chef, the challenges are as daunting.

• Due to the tipsy nature of a cupcake, they are not easily transported, especially when dealing with large numbers.
• Typically, there is an additional charge for set-up since the cupcakes will often need to be frosted and finished at the wedding site to prevent significant damage.

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