Sometimes when customers order with us, they go back and forth between whether they should order a cake or cupcakes for their event/party/wedding/Tuesday night. We never realized what a serious decision this was until people really struggled to make the ultimate decision. For some people, this may be the hardest decision they ever have to make.
To help with your ultimate decision, we have compiled the following arguments for choosing both cakes and cupcakes for your special occasion. Read carefully, and may the best baked goods win!
Choosing Cupcakes
1. Cupcakes are super customizable, which is why we love making them. For big parties you don't have to stick with one flavor that the entire group has to suffer through. Heck, half the fun is coming up with the awesome flavor combinations you'll be serving your guests and yourself. Classic chocolate and vanilla are always winners, but what about pistachio, or peach mango, or even beer cheese and bacon?? Kick your party up a notch with a wonderful dessert flavor adventure for everyone to enjoy.
2. Arranging cupcakes is such an art, and we love the challenge. At events, it's so much fun to figure out how we're going to arrange the cupcakes for guests to admire, oogle over, and eventually devour. We've done simple things like tiered platters, and fun designs that involve cake platter, old books, and even cereal bowls. Staging cupcakes can help tie a theme together, and in larger parties they can be spread to separate locations throughout the party to cut down on lines and potential accidents.
3. On average, cupcakes will cost you less. If you have 100 people attending your wedding you order, say, 10 dozen cupcakes for the big day, so you have a few extras on hand. If the extra 20 cupcakes are there at the end of the night, looks like you have some treats for after the honeymoon, enough to make you happy but not enough to put the bulge on too early into your marriage. It's a win-win!
With cake, a lot of times you are at the mercy of the "serving size". The amount of cake you have to buy, and get rid of depends on who is serving it, how much a "serving size" is to them, and how much extra you'll have to buy. They can't chop half a layer off a cake if you don't need that much--if you buy a 3-tiered cake, you're stuck with all the leftovers, even if you don't want it. Sure the extra cake is fun to eat for awhile...but eventually, your freezer and your stomach will hate you.
Choosing Cake
1. Cake is the traditional choice. Sometimes cupcakes just aren't the proper dessert to serve at a function. Cakes give you that beautiful, elegant drama that cupcakes will never be able to replicate. If you're going for a bold look, or feel the event won't be as successful with cupcakes, then choosing a cake is definitely the way to go for your event.
2. Cakes tell a story. While you can place cupcakes in and around a themed setup, it's hard for them to truly portray an emotion other than fun or whimsical. The size of cupcakes limits the scope of beauty they can present. Cakes don't have that problem, and can definitely bring the "wow" factor you were missing from a party or event that wasn't there before.
3. Cakes let the creativity flow. Themed cakes can be as crazy, bright, bold, daring, and elegant as you can imagine. They can be in any shape imaginable, in any color, in any size, in any flavor. Cupcakes have some limitations, being trapped in a wrapper. If you want off-the-wall crazy fun, a cake might be the direction you're looking for.
The verdict is yours to decide. So what will it be...? Cakes...or cupcakes...??
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