So, i have been getting critiques on how the cupcakes are really messy from papercups. I came up with a great idea to just do cupcakes in a cup since thats how it started out back in the old days! I need opinions on that? And since i can find ceramic cups for a buck each, maybe i should charge a dollar extra per cupcake? not sure where to go on that... help!!

How are they less messy in a ceramic cup? Eat with a fork?

no eat with a spoon. i made a batch for redhat ladies and put them in ceramic cups and they liked the idea that it was less messy than papercup cupcakes. i just want more opinions if it would be a better idea that way.

I think you could offer to do that for someone who specifically mentions that cupcakes are messy, but for me, eating a cupcake with a fork would just take all of the fun out of it But I like frosting on my nose....so....maybe that's just me!

Ok. well take a look at this. I'm sure that you could get the small mason jars for just as cheap, and this would look WAY cuter!!!
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10856855

Who washes up the cups?

I don't think u can replace traditional cases with the cups. Good idea, and I bet it looks good, and will attact it's own clients, but you would need to offer both I think. Plus, the extra cost will b a factor in how popular they are!
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mason jars are way cute! but would hate to ruin my frosting design maybe "glue dot" the lids to the bottom of mason jar and when theyre done they can screw it on...?

what about an edible cupcake cup? I have seen small waffle bowls with the ice ceam cones at the grocery store..everything is more fun when you can eat it!

I'm not sure of the walffe bowls but when I've bake in the regular cake cones they get soft really fast. So I have only baked the day that they were needed. These were just for my kids classes not for sale. Just put your batter in the cones in a muffin pan. Also I would not bake in cups because of all the talk of chemicals, but you could bake in greased muffin pan then place in your cups HTH

I have seen this done before. I think for special occasions they would be cute, but on the regular....I don't think the papers are messy and there is nothing to clean-up but maybe lick your fingers.

I think this would be a special thing to offer for groups such as red hat ladies or some older book club ladies. Makes me think of the "finer things" club on The Office.

It is a good idea as something to offer, but I don't think I would make it a common practice. As malakainrop asked, who washes them? Do they get returned? If they are only a dollar a piece, you could just tack that onto the price per cupcake, but I'm sure someone is going to ask if you could refund that extra dollar for every cup they return and I just wouldn't want to have to deal with that hassle.

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which is why, as a guest, I do not prefer cupcakes at a wedding. I've gotten all dressed up, with full face makeup (which I just don't normally do anymore), and then someone wants me to shove an icing covered confection in my face, getting goopy icing under my nails as I unpeel the lining?

Again .... AS A GUEST .... PERSONAL PREFERENCE .... not a debate on whether cupcakes are appropriate or not .... just PERSONAL preference.

I quite like placing a paper cupcake on a plate, peeling down the sides, then eating my cupcake with a fork. Whats wrong with that? Folks can use their own china plates then, and not bother you with providing china cups.

I was only going to say this though: be wary of really cheap china/glassware/ dinnerware etc. Lots of glazes are unsuitable for baking with, and I suspect there might be some nasties in the cheaper stuff on the market.

Personally I wouldn't do it <<<shrug>>>.