trends say doughnuts are making a come back!
With all the new shows focusing on cupcakes: Cupcake Wars, DC Cupcake, etc., I think they'll be more popular than ever.
I just read the article and the basic point they were making is that with the proliferation of cupcake stores across the country coupled with the economic downturn, wouldn't people just realize they could make cupcakes cheaper at home and that this was basically a "cupcake bubble" waiting to burst.
I did not read all 358 comments to the article. Some people were saying they could make cupcakes at home a lot cheaper. But others were saying that a little piece of "cake" was nice to have. I did not know that Magnolia was opening a store in LA or had opened one. I'll have to see what that is about.
People said the same thing about Starbucks. No one will ever pay over $1 for a cup of coffee that they drink at home!
This sounds like the same article that popped up, saying the exact same thing, about a year ago.
Heck, most of you folks are still trying to convince me that fountains and stairs are "out", but I was still making them right up to the moment that I closed the shop! 
I hear ya Indidebi... and cupcakes will NEVER DIE! They are just too freakin' cute... and in most cases... DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
. There's also been a cupcake bus that parks on my side of town. I think they do well too.
Sometimes I think papers just need something to fill column space--When I read all these opinions I hear that voice from the old Charlie Brown movies..'wah wah wah wahhwhahhh wahhh'
I'd like to know where all these 'experts' get all the info anyway... There is a new list of something good/bad/in/out/fat/thin/big/little....everyday!
Here's a link to the article.
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/food/cupcakes-and-6-other-food-trends-that-have-lost-their-cool-2143737/#photoViewer=1
I bet that story was planted by the Macaroon Mafia 
I bet that story was planted by the Macaroon Mafia
Scoundrels!
In the words of Alton Brown ... A cupcake is just a vehicle to get icing to your mouth!
Occasionally I will put a sign by the tray of cupcakes of the day and put that quote.. should leave it there, people love it, agree, and buy cupcakes!
I personally am tired of all of the hype around cupcakes. But I don't think they are a dying trend. I think they will be around for a long time. I deleted my recordings for DC Cupcakes and Cupcake Wars and told my mom Ive moved onto bigger things I like cake more now. I hope the Macaroon Mafia does come out I love macaroons and they arent found a lot where I live. I don't want them to take over cupcakes though.
What? Lava cakes are out? When were they in? Am I behind the times! We just had one last night at a new restaurant and I decided I needed to learn how to make them.
And Bubble Tea? Yuck! Sorry to all you bubble tea lovers. I couldn't get past the little bubble things in the drink. I still don't know what is in them.
But cupcakes, no never. Proliferation? Yes! In Chicago alone there are now going to be 4 different cupcake trucks. What will happen is they won't go out, but so many will crop up that it won't be profitable, so some will close. And by that cycle it will look like cupcakes are on their way out.
But I did notice that one of the local cupcake places in my town are now experimenting with brownies. Hmmmm.....next fad?
I forgot to mention the Magnolias and Sprinkles are now opening many stores in different cities. Yes, I believe that cupcakes are becoming ubiquitous, and that is what will hurt the cucpake name
Will it become a thing like Walmart where you are encouraged to support the local bakery owner instead of the chains?
Just some food for thought.....
Sorry to see this topic die. I thought it would have been a great discussion on the future of cupcakes,.
Well, I'm curious as to how this cupcake thing will go. It seems ever since this one cupcake store opened up in town, everyone wants to jump in and open up a cupcake storefront. I too am wondering how far this will go and how it will fair on each business. So far, I think the first one to open is still going strong. We'll see what happens if more open. Any thoughts on that? Does anyone else have several cupcake storefronts in their area?
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