WEDDING CUPCAKES 

ARE CUPCAKES A POPULAR TREND AT WEDDINGS?

These days couples get creative with everything, even down to the cake. Many couples are opting to have cupcake tress instead of a traditional wedding cake on their wedding day. This way one can have lots of different flavours for your guests rather than having to pick from one set of flavour. When wedding cupcakes first became a trend, they were touted as a great way to save money. Cupcake wedding cakes can add a conversational touch to an already enjoyable event. Your guests will appreciate the originality and if the bride chooses, the various flavours to choose from.

The cupcake wedding cake is used, instead of a regular wedding cake. Sometimes a traditional cake is used for photos while the cupcakes are served to the guests.

 However, in a true cupcake wedding cake there’s usually at least one cake tier (or a separate cake) that is used for the cutting of the cake. Although this is not a completely new idea, it is becoming much more popular and for a few very good reasons:

  ØA cupcake wedding cake is usually a cheaper option   than a traditional cake.

 Ø      Cupcake wedding cakes are easier to handle

and not as messy.

 Ø      Transporting cupcakes is a lot easier than carrying a large cake with multiple layers.

     Ø      Since there are so many little cakes, you can

           actually have a lot of different flavors! 

Ø      Because they’re individually wrapped, the reception staff doesn’t have to deal with cutting and plating up slices for each guest. 

Ø      The cupcakes don’t even have to be served. Each guest can pick a cupcake from the tower or “cupcake bar”. 

Ø      Cupcakes are also easier to carry home for the guest who would love a piece of cake, but would rather not eat it at the reception.

Ø      They could also be boxed up and used as favours.

     Using cupcakes at your wedding allows you to offer a variety of flavours and you can even accommodate special dietary needs, such as sugar free for diabetics. So, don’t be afraid to offer multiple flavours and colours as well as different types of icing.

If u want your cupcakes to be very decorative use “Cupcake Caps”. Cupcake Caps are pre-made, sturdy yet sumptuous cupcake toppers, that feature a variety of wedding-friendly designs and easily stick to the top of your cupcakes with just a smear of frosting. That’s right; with these Cupcake Caps, you do not even have to worry about decorating the cupcakes. Just dab on a bit of icing, press the cap down, twist slightly and your done!! 

                                             BLUE VELVET CUPCAKE

                                           VANILLA CUPCAKE

                                             ROSE CUPCAKE

                                                        WEDDING CUPCAKE

                                             VANILLA CUPCAKE

                                              CREAM CUPCAKE

                                          RASBERRY CUPCAKE

                                          LOVELY CUPCAKE

                                          CACTUS CUPCAKE

                                            CHOCOLATE CUPCAKE

                                           RASPERRY CUPCAKE

                                                 CUTE CUPCAKES

HEALTH

How do cupcakes made with sugar alcohols affect blood glucose?

Sugar alcohols are a type of reduced-calorie sweetener. On average, sugar alcohols contain about half the calories of regular sugar. They are often used to partially or completely replace the sugar in low-sugar and sugar-free products.
Examples of sugar alcohols that you might see on the ingredient list are:

·      erythritol

·      hydrogenated starch hydrolysates

·      isomalt

·      lactitol

·      maltitol

·      mannitol

·      sorbitol

·      xylitol

Sugar alcohols do not have the same affect on blood glucose as other carbohydrates like starch and simple sugars. However, the effect that they have on your blood glucose can vary depending on the sugar alcohols used. So, it is difficult to know how sugar alcohols will affect your blood glucose levels every time.

Because there is less of an effect from sugar alcohols than either sugar or starch, you can use the following tip to estimate how much carbohydrate to count in your meal plan from a food that has MORE than 5 grams of sugar alcohols per serving.

If a food has more than 5 grams of sugar alcohols: 

1.   Subtract ½ the grams of sugar alcohol from the amount of total carbohydrate.

2.   Count the remaining grams of carbohydrate in your meal plan.

You can use this rule since one serving has 12 grams of sugar alcohol.

For Example:

Let’s say you eat 1 cupcake and each cupcake has 25 grams of total carbohydrate and 12 grams of sugar alcohols.

One cupcake counts as 19 grams carbohydrate in your meal plan. (25 – 6 = 19)

Low-sugar versions of baked goods can be a good option to satisfy your sweet tooth. However, be aware that sugar alcohols can have a laxative effect or can cause other gastric symptoms in some people, especially in children.

If you are sensitive to sugar alcohols, you can still fit in a small serving of regular sweets on occasion. Some people prefer to use the regular version of a food and cut back on the serving size instead of buying the sugar-free version.

STRANGE FACTS ABOUT CUPCAKES

Ø Cupcakes (and other baked goodies) are banned in New York City’s schools as a way of curtailing rising obesity rates.

Ø Cupcake liners do more than make it easy to remove them from the pan. Traditionally, sides of tins are greased for easy removal, but also floured because the batter needs to have something to cling to. A cupcake liner takes care of both.

Ø Suzanne Rutland claims to have eaten over 50,000 Hostess cupcakes and even founded a Hostess Cup Cake Club. This iconic cupcake has been around since 1919, but became hugely popular with the addition of a creamy filling in 1950.

Ø Several attempts have been made to create the World’s Largest Cupcake. However, by definition, these would indeed just be large cakes iced together mimicking the classic fluted shape of the true small stature of a cupcake. The current holder of the record: GourmetGiftBaskets.com for their 1224-lb., 2 million calorie creation baked on August 15, 2009.

Ø If giant cupcakes are imposters, then the World’s Smallest Cupcake is a sure winner. Baked in Great Britain in celebration of National Cupcake Week, this mini-mini measured 1.5 centimeters high and 3 centimeters wide.

Ø While not edible, the $25,000 cupcake car featured by Neiman-Marcus in 2009 is perhaps the oddest cupcake. Cupcakes will be custom made to match your favourite flavours and toppings.

Ø 29 cupcakes in 30 seconds is the record for eating the little treats.