Little bundles of cakey joy
By Never teh BrideFor brides and grooms who want to feature something whimsical and fun on their dessert buffets, there are always cupcakes. Cuter than the traditional wedding cake, cupcakes are like little bundles of cakey joy. And, for the nuptial do-it-yourselfers, cupcakes represent a project much less strenuous than wedding cake construction.
These gorgeous, colorful cupcakes are from Cupcake Royale in Seattle. If you’re in the area or nearby, they’ll happily whip up a batch of wedding-ready cupcakes in orange, mocha, lavender, coconut, lemon, peppermint, and more. Um, yum?
Sarah of Jinjur created these lovely cupcakes and gave readers a few tips on how to recreate them.
Brides and grooms eager to try their hand at cupcake making – and I recommend baking and decorating batch after batch until you’re sure you’ve got it down before the wedding – should check these out:
The Artful Cupcake gives novice cupcakers the step by step directions they need to create elegant, grownup cupcakes.
In Betty Crocker’s Decorating Cakes and Cupcakes, everyone’s favorite fictitious bakerwoman comes to the rescue again. The designs in this book are simpler and good for those who’ve never tried their hands at funky frosting creations.
May 16th, 2006 at 1:41 pm
Haha, I am having eclairs instead of cake at my wedding, I found a place that will match the little frosting flowers on top to my flowers! Not necessarily the cheapest option, but I love eclairs and that was my only actual demand for this wedding so I don’t feel too bad. And I think it was still cheaper than cake.
We’re at something like T-minus 12 days now, so I’m a little bit wired…
May 16th, 2006 at 1:44 pm
Neat idea, Anne! Mmmm…eclairs.
The cupcakes look fun, too. One nice thing about that is you can have several flavors and guests can pick what they like best!
May 16th, 2006 at 3:04 pm
Yum yum! I’m from Seattle, and worship at Cupcake Royale.
Word of warning, though: another bride posted on a message board about her experience ordering cupcakes. She told the bakery that they were for a wedding and was quoted – oh, let’s say $2.75 each. She had someone call back for a quote for the same cupcakes, without mentioning “wedding”, and was quoted significantly less. Another example of the great wedding rip-off. FYI, it wasn’t Cupcake Royale, it was a bakery in another city.
May 16th, 2006 at 3:14 pm
Oh I’m having cupcakes at my wedding in late September! Luckily we are regulars at the bakery so I’m pretty sure they won’t try to rip us off. However I have been putting off calling florists because of the fear of the great wedding rip-off. I guess I need to bite the bullet and just call.
But yay again for the wedding cupcake!
May 17th, 2006 at 12:01 am
See now I don’t have a problem with the great wedding rip off, as the vendors providing the service also have to deal with the great wedding bridezilla frequently I imagine. Whilst you can argue that the rest of us shouldn’t be punished for not being bridezilla’s, the truth of the matter is that said vendors can’t tell when you call for a quote whether or not you’re going to be a massive pain in the bottom down the line! I think wedding tariff is justified. You expect a superior service for a wedding and will tolerate stuff ups much less.
*and no I am not affiliated in anyway with any kind of wedding/other service*
May 17th, 2006 at 9:48 am
I have thought, many times, about how I could purchase wedding services without ever using the word ‘wedding.’
May 17th, 2006 at 10:40 am
I would think cupcakes or similar small bakery items in large quantities would be among the easiest things to get without mentioning the word ‘wedding’ at all. OTOH, it might be difficult to get, say, flowers including bouquets or invitations without saying what they’re for! LOL!
May 17th, 2006 at 4:12 pm
“I’m looking into hosting a party…” is the line I was using when looking at rehearsal dinner locations without mentioning the work wedding. On book I read said a bride called a florist and got a quote for corsages, boutonnieres and “hand-held bouquets.” Only after everthing (indcluding the price) was agreed to did she ever mention the word wedding. That’s good!
May 17th, 2006 at 8:52 pm
That’s actually a pretty clever idea! Depending on how many guests actually show up, the cake portions usually end up being the equivalent (or less) than that of the average cupcake.
May 18th, 2006 at 12:16 pm
Mmmmmmm. Cupcakes…eclairs…*sigh* The only thing that could top those two is if someone could think up a tasty way to “dress up” doughnuts…
May 19th, 2006 at 2:13 am
A Krispy Kreme wedding “cake”. Could there be anything finer?