Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Trendsetter- Cupcakes All The Way

By Sam Levinson

Thinking about childhood years and the delicious treats in between way back from the days of the Easy Bake Oven, cupcakes would be one of the first and most significant things you learned to make for yourself. How can someone resist these small fluffy minute cakes topped with smooth and rich icing and loaded with a rainbow of sprinkles?

Seldom does food surpass in every generation, and rarely do they become a trend. But if you try to consider life's many milestones, cupcakes would much likely to be included in every event. Special occasions such as baby showers, a baby's first birthday, a themed 20th birthday party, up to a couple's wedding celebration - cupcakes are certainly present in every step of the way.

Hitting the Mainstream -Cupcakes on the Go

The trend really found its way up when television series, Sex and the City, placed an unfamiliar bake shop in the New York's Greenwich Village, Magnolia Bakery, on the plot. Each of their cupcakes there were in various palatable flavors such as Red Velvet, German Chocolate, Pumpkin, and Hummingbird (a classic southern cake made with bananas, pineapples and pecans, topped with a cream cheese icing).

Magnolia Bakery developed to be so famous that they have a steady flow of tourists, and the shop is even featured on the famous Sex and the City Bus Tour.

But what is it exactly about cupcakes that struck the major culture, making it the most wanted item on the market. Sex and the City really helped in lifting the popularity of cupcakes. This proves that media and celebrity customs can help form trends, as they helped to re-popularize cupcakes the same way as they made martini trendy all over again, with girls around the world eager to become part of the next best thing.

Sweet Treat

Regardless the media buzz, these mini cakes are firm to stand out in their own rights. The ideal features like shape, size, texture, appearance and taste, not a fault is to be found. The large amount of diverse flavors will have your mouthwatering taste buds crave for more as the icing designs are only limited to you own imagination.

Many cupcake fanatics made cupcakes that look like flowers, toys, insects, cartoon characters, and even golf balls. Cupcakes have been publicized as 'the little black dress' because of its traditional and wonderful features that's fit to any type of occasion.

Amusingly Attractive

Cupcakes can be handy, reasonably priced, longing, calorie conscious (because of its small size). With the various delightful choices, and that they are rapidly becoming a new gourmet partner, no wonder these so called cupcakes take the cake.

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