Big, big thanks to Sanford Marcus and Taj Greenlee at The Gayle King Show, all the bakeries where I got cupcakes (especially Swirlz Cupcakes in Chicago and The Sweet Tooth Fairy in Utah, who delivered cupcakes from a distance), and, of course, cupcake fan Gayle King herself. I had a fabulous time! Yay cupcakes! Happy belated National Vanilla Cupcake Day (I will be posting your vanilla cupcakes today, yesterday got very hectic for me) Note: this is a smaller portion of the segment.
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Friday, November 11, 2011
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Gayle King cupcake toppers by Man Bakes Cake
If you caught me on The Gayle King Show today you may have seen these Gayle King cupcake toppers that New York's Man Bakes Cake made for the show! They do custom cupcakes for any occasion (and are famous for their Girl Scout cookie Samoa cupcakes, among others). Find out more at manbakescake.blogspot.com and their Facebook page (thanks for the screenshtos and the beautiful toppers!). Email martinez_rudy at msn.com for ordering information. Here's a peek:
Is $2.50 too much to pay for a mini cupcake? These Dessert Club ChikaLicious ones were worth it!
I'll be posting more about cupcake prices, thanks to your responses to us on Twitter about how much you'd pay for a cupcake, but wanted to share that while in general, I'd say $2.50 is very high for a mini cupcakes, I paid $2.50 each for these 4 mini cupcakes today from Dessert Club ChikaLicious and they were worth it!
the four beautiful mini cupcakes I bought
Not an everyday indulgence, by they weren't just random cupcakes shrunk down to tiny size. Firstly, they don't have these flavors--banana, strawberry, lychee and green tea--in regular size cupcakes, as far as I know. Secondly, the care and attention that went into the look of them was impressive. I daresay their mini cupcakes looked even prettier than their big ones. I feel like both those things worked in the favor of the mini cupcakes. These were flavors I've rarely seen at all in cupcakes, and not flavors I'd seen at ChikaLicious. They are also, in the case of the lychee and green tea, a little unusual, so perhaps not flavors that people would want to try in larger form, or at least, not everyone. That's my thinking on it.
My general thinking on cupcake prices as a consumer is that I'm willing to try something if I've never had it before, even if the price is something I'd generally consider too high. It also depends on the presentation, delicacy, type of cupcake, and size. Not all "mini" cupcakes are the same size; some are one-bite, two-bite, or multiple bite. Some are filled, some are topped with lots of frosting, some are just mini versions of larger cakes. I think it truly depends on what you're looking for. Often I prefer mini cupcakes and wish more bakeries sold them, even though I'm sure it's more of a pain in some ways to make them. I like them when I'm trying new cupcake flavors or bringing cupcakes to a party; if I can get more minis for the same price, like 18 mini cupcakes vs. a dozen regular ones, I'll choose the 18 because that looks more impressive and they can be passed around more easily. What do you think about cupcake pricing? Let us know in the comments, on Twitter, or at cupcakestakethecake at gmail.com and if you sell cupcakes and want to share how you set your prices, feel free to drop us a line with "Pricing" in the subject.
You can find ChikaLicious at dessertclubnyc.com and @ChikaliciousNYC on Twitter.
Speaking of ChikaLicius, look out for them as I talk about them with Gayle King live today 10-11 EST on OWN on The Gayle King Show!
mini cupcakes!
green tea mini cupcake, outside and in
cupcake prices
the four beautiful mini cupcakes I bought
Not an everyday indulgence, by they weren't just random cupcakes shrunk down to tiny size. Firstly, they don't have these flavors--banana, strawberry, lychee and green tea--in regular size cupcakes, as far as I know. Secondly, the care and attention that went into the look of them was impressive. I daresay their mini cupcakes looked even prettier than their big ones. I feel like both those things worked in the favor of the mini cupcakes. These were flavors I've rarely seen at all in cupcakes, and not flavors I'd seen at ChikaLicious. They are also, in the case of the lychee and green tea, a little unusual, so perhaps not flavors that people would want to try in larger form, or at least, not everyone. That's my thinking on it.
My general thinking on cupcake prices as a consumer is that I'm willing to try something if I've never had it before, even if the price is something I'd generally consider too high. It also depends on the presentation, delicacy, type of cupcake, and size. Not all "mini" cupcakes are the same size; some are one-bite, two-bite, or multiple bite. Some are filled, some are topped with lots of frosting, some are just mini versions of larger cakes. I think it truly depends on what you're looking for. Often I prefer mini cupcakes and wish more bakeries sold them, even though I'm sure it's more of a pain in some ways to make them. I like them when I'm trying new cupcake flavors or bringing cupcakes to a party; if I can get more minis for the same price, like 18 mini cupcakes vs. a dozen regular ones, I'll choose the 18 because that looks more impressive and they can be passed around more easily. What do you think about cupcake pricing? Let us know in the comments, on Twitter, or at cupcakestakethecake at gmail.com and if you sell cupcakes and want to share how you set your prices, feel free to drop us a line with "Pricing" in the subject.
You can find ChikaLicious at dessertclubnyc.com and @ChikaliciousNYC on Twitter.
Speaking of ChikaLicius, look out for them as I talk about them with Gayle King live today 10-11 EST on OWN on The Gayle King Show!
mini cupcakes!
green tea mini cupcake, outside and in
cupcake prices
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Watch Rachel share her favorite cupcakes tomorrow live on The Gayle King Show
Watch Rachel of Cupcakes Take the Cake tomorrow, November 10th (yes, it's her birthday and National Vanilla Cupcake Day!) live on The Gayle King Show on OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network). Click through for local listings, 10-11 am EST. She'll be sharing some of her favorite cupcakes from around the country and you'll find out what Gayle's favorites are too!
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