From shops selling oversize cupcakes tricked out with all manner of candies, nuts, drizzles, icings and whatnot, to multiple reality shows based solely around the art of baking cupcakes, the treat that had once been relegated to classroom parties grew into a huge business during the last decade. But have we finally had our fill of the sweet treats? [More]
Automated Cupcake Machine Now Available 24 Hours For Sugar Emergencies
By March 1, 2012
Have you ever said to yourself at one in the morning, “I could really use some cupcakes,” but didn’t want to bake them yourself? Well, if you have the ability to get to Beverly Hills, cupcakery Sprinkles now has a pink cupcake kiosk installed outside of their store where you can buy fresh cupcakes, mixes, and even cupcakes for your dog. Of course there are cupcakes for your dog. [More]
TSA Proclaims That Once A Cupcake Is Inside A Jar, It's Not Okay To Carry On
By January 11, 2012
The Transportation Security Administration wants you to know that it takes “cupcakegate” very seriously, which is why they’re reiterating why it was deemed not okay for a woman to take a cupcake through security in a jar, when carrying a regular, non-jarred up dessert with icing is fine. It’s the level of frosting, you see, and the 3-1-1 rule. [More]
Duncan Hines Pulls "Hip Hop Cupcakes" Video Over Blackface Allegations
By December 10, 2010
Duncan Hines has managed to stick its foot deep into the hornet’s nest with a YouTube video for its Amazing Glazes product that features “hip hop” cupcakes that some say resemble minstrels in blackface. [More]
Teens Busted For Selling Cupcakes Without A License
By November 15, 2010
In news that’s reminiscent of the Oregon Lemonade Stand Scandal of 2010, two 13-year-olds in New York state had their baked goods business shut down by police for operating without a license. [More]
Babycakes Makes Baking Cupcakes More Convenient, More Stupid
By November 12, 2010
This isn’t really a “new” product–it’s been around since at least this past spring, but it just recently came to our attention. Yes, if you are too impatient to wait the fifteen minutes or so that it takes to bake cupcakes and other small baked goods in a regular old oven, this monotasking, space-hogging glorified George Foreman grill is here to help you expand your waistline. [More]
Prepare Yourself: The Cupcake Bubble Is About To Burst
By September 9, 2009
One industry that has grown in the recession is set for a fall. No, not vehicle repossessions or shoe repair. I’m talking about the mid-decade cupcake boom. According to Slate, the industry is due for a bust.
Cupcake Truck Hits New York
By May 20, 2009
Two words. The first word is cupcake. The second is truck. Started by a recently graduated New York Law School student who realized he wasn’t getting a job this year, Cupcakestop will be scooting around Manhattan, serving up treats like red velvet, oreo crumb, and black and white cookie. $1 for minis, $2.25 for regular size. I think they’re going to be Twittering their location at each stop, too. Innovation in the recession. Tasty.
More Business-Owners Accuse Yelp Of Review Extortion
By March 9, 2009
The review website Yelp is being accused again of extorting small business owners — but this time the business owners say that Yelp used the guarantee of positive reviews to get free products for their events. The Chicago Tribune has a quote from the owner of a cupcake shop who says that Yelp “guaranteed us good reviews on the site if we catered one of their parties for free.”
Reverend Run's Daughters Keep Stealing This Guy's Ideas
By January 16, 2009
Angela and Vanessa Simmons, daughters of Reverend Run of Run-D.M.C., are following the Hot Topic business model of ripping off the designs of other people. In this case, their fashion line Pastry keeps putting out t-shirt designs that are uncomfortably similar to the tees that Johnny Cupcakes puts out first. Last Spring, he had his lawyer contact them about trademark infringement, but he says that hasn’t stopped them from using his line as a free design resource. Classy!
This Giant Grasshopper Does Not Belong In A Tuna Melt
By August 31, 2008
The Bluebird Cafe in Culver City sold Seth a grasshopper home gussied up us a tuna melt. A waitress deftly handled the very-live and confused grasshopper by picking him up and tossing him on the ground. That’s it. No apology, no replacement sandwich.
