Mini-cupcakes: delicious mouthful or for the birds?

by Sarah Gilbert, Posted Sep 21st 2005 @ 9:02PM

Cupcakes: yum. Mini-cupcakes: yum, but what's the point? That's my take, anyway. If you're going to go to all the trouble of making, and eating, a cupcake, it should at least be big enough to satisfy one of my sweet teeth. These mini-cupcakes from Leda's Bake Shop in Sherman Oaks, Calif. look absolutely delicious and are filled with all kinds of goodness from dark chocolate ganache to blood orange curd. Wow. So much work for one bite. Where do you come down on this mini-issue?

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9-22-2005 @1:13AM Zach said... Personally, I think that sweet things are better when they are mini. I like the idea of a single bite cupcake, just get me a 6 pack of 'em.
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9-22-2005 @10:28AM T. Allen said... They're cute, they're portable, and they are way less messy than regular sized cupcakes. I mean really, can YOU eat a cupcake without making a mess?
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9-22-2005 @1:01PM Shaun said... I agree. Another example - I love Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, but the little mini ones I won't eat. Too much work unwrapping them for such a tiny morsel.
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9-22-2005 @9:17PM Melanie said... I actually prefer Reese's cups in miniature form - it has a better chocolate to peanut butter ratio! And I think ANY form of cupcake is awesome, really.
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