by Party Cupcake Ideas on February 3, 2010
photo credit: Alícia
At some point in every parent’s life, they will likely be called upon to provide the class with some sort of snack or treat. Decorating cupcakes at school make the perfect solution for in class snacking. Whether the class is big or small, cupcakes are a quick and easy option that can satisfy a variety of tastes.
Cost
For many parents, cost is certainly one concern when asked to provide an entire classroom full of students with a snack. Cupcakes are an economical option. Whether you buy them from a bakery or make them at home, this is a snack that usually will cost less than many other choices.
Ease
Another reason cupcakes for school are a good choice is because of how easy they are both to transport and to serve. Rather than having to slice a cake, each student can simply choose a cupcake. No plates or forks required!
Variety
Not all students will like the same flavors. Rather than limiting them to just one flavor, if you bring cupcakes to school you can offer the students a variety of flavor choices. Of course, some parents see wisdom in keeping the choices rather limited just to make serving time a bit easier. Others, however, go all out and offer several flavors from which the students can choose.
Health Concerns
In every classroom there is bound to be at least one student with special dietary needs. Whether the student has celiac disease, diabetes or comes from a strictly vegan home, he is likely to often be left out of many treats that involve food.
If you bring cupcakes to school, however, you can include nearly every student, even those with special dietary considerations. Just ask the teacher ahead of time if any students in the class have any such needs. If so, simply order a couple of cupcakes that meet the need, such as being gluten free or made without any animal related products.
This will allow the student to be part of the celebration and enjoy the same snack as the other children.
There are few snacks besides cupcakes that offer such diversity and can be easily made to accommodate a variety of needs.
When you bring cupcakes to school, there are some ways to make it extra special. For example, you could have the cupcakes decorated in the school colors. Another idea is to set up a “decoration bar” where the students can add sprinkles or candies to their already frosted cupcakes. Of course, this will not be appropriate in every situation, but it is one option if time will allow.
You could also talk to the teacher about placing a sticker on the bottom of the wrappers of one or two of the cupcakes. The students who get those cupcakes could win a small prize, such as a puzzle or a game.
Those are just a couple of ways to make bringing cupcakes to school a little bit more memorable and fun, both for you and for the students.
The next time you are asked to bring a snack to school, think cupcakes. They are a quick and easy snack that can be made to suit a variety of tastes and special dietary requirements. On top of that, cupcakes are just a whole lot of fun!
by Party Cupcake Ideas on December 26, 2009
Have you ever noticed that cupcakes get eaten much faster on party tables than any other dessert? Especially kids’ cupcakes.
Cupcakes have become very popular. The cupcake rage has reached America, Australia, England and Canada. These little one-portion cakes have charmed the nations these last few years. Shops dedicated to the small wonders have been popping up everywhere. Each has its own decorating style but all are scrumptious.
Why not have a cupcake party? A cupcake party can start a trend within your circle of friends and family. Served with coffee or tea, they are good conversation starters as they can be topped in very wacky ways. Anything can help stir your imagination for scrumptious icings and toppings.
Strawberry Dipped Chocolate: distopiandreamgirl
It could be a theme cupcake party. Bake a nice fruity batter with fresh fruit added and top with icing to make them look like fruits. It could be a good strawberry cake with a nice creamy pink vanilla icing topped with a fresh strawberry, or my favorite: dip the strawberry in semi-sweet chocolate! Yum. Try a banana cake with chocolate icing and top with a candy banana – chocolate goes so well with banana. It also goes nicely with pear. A moist chocolate cake with chocolate icing and caramelized slices of pear on top wouldn’t be bad either. Lemon meringue cupcakes: wow!
Pig Cupcake: Megpi
The next person on the list having a cupcake party can go with something completely different. Pig cupcakes. Yup, you read right. The pig is a respectful farm animal that suffered a bad reputation for many years. We now know pigs are clean, do not necessarily smell bad and boy are they ever cute! Especially little piglets. Now who doesn’t find a piglet cute? Go crazy with pink icing and candy to make eyes and snouts. Make them happy piglets with smiles or have them play in mud and splash a little chocolate icing on their cheeks! Give them friends and make cat and dog cupcakes for the animal lovers in your circle.
Cupcake Stand Picture: Clever Cupcakes
You can also make traditional cupcakes of vanilla cake and butter cream icing topped with chocolate shavings or colored sprinkles. Place them on a cupcake three-tier stand and voila! You just created easy cupcakes that look fabulous when placed elegantly on a stand. Bet your friends will ask to borrow your cupcake stand for their next party.
Have a kids’ cupcake party. Gather all the children you know, bake a nice batch of cupcakes and supply them with tons of icings of different colors and all sorts of candies and nuts so they can experiment and decorate their own cupcake. They will eat lots of toppings while they work: just a warning.
Cupcakes are fun, versatile and good to eat. They accompany kids’ parties, weddings, christenings, baby showers, Halloween parties, Christmas dinners, Easter brunch, or just plain afternoon tea with friends.
Enjoy baking them, decorating them, see where your imagination will take you with different topping ideas, let your creativity flow and of course, eat them with pleasure. Eating them with people you love will make cupcakes taste even better.
