DailyDirt: Cupcakes With a Twist
from the urls-we-dig-up dept
An amazing number of cupcake stores have been popping up everywhere over the last few years, in what's been called the "Cupcake Bubble". (Just check out CRMB on NASDAQ for one public company dedicated to cupcake bakeries -- or the reality show about cupcakes, Cupcake Wars.) These tasty treats are not only easy to make cheaply, but scaling up also doesn't require too much effort. As a result, there are tons of different cupcake choices out there, and stores are distinguishing themselves by offering cupcakes with a twist. Here are just a few examples.- How about an ATM that takes your cash and dispenses cupcakes? Sprinkles, the "pioneer" of cupcake bakeries, has set up a 24-Hour Sprinkles cupcake ATM that is restocked day and night with a variety of freshly baked cupcakes. The machine also dispenses cupcake mixes, apparel, and... cupcakes for dogs(!) [url]
- The world's most expensive cupcake -- The Golden Phoenix -- costs over $1,000. The cupcake is made by Bloomsbury's Cupcakes in Dubai, and it's made from the finest chocolate and covered in 23 carats of edible gold sheets. [url]
- The Meatloaf Bakery in Chicago sells savory meat cupcakes. Each cupcake is a self-contained meal, and there are eight different varieties. For example, the "Wing and a Prayer Loaf" features ground chicken and celery topped with hot wing sauce and a blue cheese crust. [url]
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Filed Under: bakery, cupcake wars, cupcakes, dispensers, expensive, food, meat
Companies: crmb, sprinkles
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*GASP* How unheard of! A machine that dispenses food/items for cash, you say? I do wonder why they'd call this dispenser an 'automatic teller machine', though. More like an 'automated vendor machine'.
EUREKA!!! Let's call it a VENDING MACHINE!!!
Gotta call those folks right now!
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I wonder how freshly-baked these cupcake ATMs really are...
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I want to stress that I'm not bothered or worked-up or anything about the points above per se.
What the (mild) snark was directed at was that they felt they needed to act as if they did something incredibly new and previously unheard of to get people interested.
Let your cupcakes speak for themselves! Tell people where your vending machines are, hype up your products qualities but please - call a vending machine a vending machine. We're not that stupid. I hope.
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Consider my brain null and void.
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Maybe it's an ABM
But seriously, I agree that it's silly to put any emphasis on such an old-school delivery model and treat it like it's something new.
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cornish pasty
So.. a bit like a cupcake version of the cornish pasty then?
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Gold Sheets?
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