642463 Thu Aug 06 07:19:11 -0700 2009 10 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 4922268 Hi all I have recently been introduced to the Western novelty...heavily frosted cupcakes (My induction was at Westfield in London). Loved my sticky toffee pudding cupcake with butterscotch frosting.....but..... How on earth are you meant to eat the @*!$ thing? I would either get a mouthfull of frosting or would get frosting all over my nose, and finished off with half my cupcake without frosting! Did a search and only came up with this :http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/582096 Seems like a better way to eat a cupcake is when the frosting is in the middle...a bit difficult to manoever when strolling around a busy arcade. Any tips? Thu Aug 06 07:19:11 -0700 2009 283388 waytob 1 4922308 waytob, the link won't work if the url is "touched" by any other script, e.g., your colon in the post. put a space after the colon. second, the link is to a very long thread about eating foods strangely. did you intend a permalink within the thread? as to the substance of the post, i think it's trendy to overfrost cupcakes, but it is unwieldy for sure. plus, the ratio of frosting to cake is all wrong, the cake should be the star. i love this cupcake blog. beautiful, innovative and supremely edible cupcakes: http://cupcakeblog.com/ Thu Aug 06 07:32:32 -0700 2009 4922268 105717 alkapal 2 4924998 Thanks...was trying to link to a specific post I found in my search where the poster splits the cupcake in half and sandwiches the frosting between the two halves...will try again...ta. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/582096#4293846 Thu Aug 06 22:58:29 -0700 2009 4922308 283388 waytob 3 4925231 i see. Fri Aug 07 05:05:10 -0700 2009 4924998 105717 alkapal 1 4922805 I don't get the fascination with paying $3+ for a cupcake. Especially since it's more than 1/2 frosting. If you really want to enjoy it, though, I guess I would suggest a knife & fork. When will this cupcake craze end?? Thu Aug 06 09:56:20 -0700 2009 4922268 293829 mollygirl 1 4922845 your cupcake made me click to this one: Chocolate Bread Pudding Cupcakes With Toasted Walnuts, Homemade Toffee, And Cream http://cupcakeblog.com/?p=63 i'm happy for the cupcake craze to continue if this is what's coming out! Thu Aug 06 10:06:53 -0700 2009 4922268 105717 alkapal 2 4923618 Those look very yummy, but personally, I don't consider that a cupcake. Bread pudding is not cake, so mini bread pudding is not a cupcake. Because it was called a cupcake, I almost didn't bother looking at the recipe, because I really don't like cupcakes. Thu Aug 06 13:37:06 -0700 2009 4922845 139219 Sooeygun 3 4923864 no, it's not a technical cupcake, but it was the deep, toffee flavors that made me think of the OP. but, query, why are you on the thread if you don't like cupcakes? ;-)). PS, you've got one smart kitty-cat! Thu Aug 06 14:46:13 -0700 2009 4923618 105717 alkapal 4 4925428 Just cause I don't like 'em doesn't mean I never make 'em. I bake a lot for family events and sell some baking on the side so I am always interested in opinions about baking. Glad I did too, because there are some interesting ideas on that site you posted. Thanks, you should see her at online poker tourneys :) Fri Aug 07 06:38:48 -0700 2009 4923864 139219 Sooeygun 5 4925455 he he he! how do you say "royal flush" in meow? wait... maybe it's "meeee-YOW!" ~~~~~~~ ps, go look at the fantasy cakes thread i started for some awesome inspiration. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/642564 Fri Aug 07 06:46:38 -0700 2009 4925428 105717 alkapal 1 4923300 My technique is to peel off the paper and use that as a receptacle for 1/2 of the frosting. Just turn the cupcake upside down and swipe some frosting off. Then, when you get to a part without frosting you can dip into your stash. Usually they have too much frosting for me,but not for my friend, who happily takes my excess. Thu Aug 06 12:08:05 -0700 2009 4922268 42915 dct