The Right Way to Eat a Cupcake

Are you ready for your life to change for the better?

I present to you: The Cupcake Sandwich.

If you already know about this—or better yet, you do it—congratulations! You might be considered a foodie.

So here’s the thing. This is important to me as a baker and to you as a consumer, because this method exponentially increases everyone’s enjoyment of these bites of cake. It’s no secret that I love cupcakes and think they’re a great party solution, but when it comes to eating them, that can be a different story. I’m not always a fan of a giant mound of cake under a giant mound of frosting.

You could get away with just taking a bite the traditional way, but that only works if you’ve got a really moist cake and a very spreadable frosting. Otherwise, you’re left with a ratio that’s completely uneven and not that pleasant.

Case in point.

I’d choose the right cupcake every time. It’s like a hand-held piece of cake: frosting sandwiched between two layers of cupcake, you get both in every bite, and you don’t even need a fork!

Here’s how you do it (I know, it’s pretty self-explanatory, but I have more pictures of these stunning Red Velvet Cupcakes to show off, so I’ll take you through the process):

Start with your cupcake. Your beautifully wrapped, perfectly swirled cupcake.

Then unwrap it. But save that wrapper!

Gently lift the cupcake out of the liner, and use your hands (yeah, classy) to separate the actual cake in two. At this point, sometimes I’ll throw the bottom half away. We all know I’m all about the buttercream anyway.

Now all you have to do is set the bottom half of the cake on top of the frosting swirl, and you’ve got your cupcake sandwich!

I do have to warn you that if the frosting is soft, it’s liable to squish out the back (side note: squish is not a word I like to associate with cake, but in this instance, there’s no substitute). If this happens while you’re digging into your newly-made, hand-held piece of cake, just use your wrapper as a little plate. Problem solved.

Enjoy, cupcake lovers!

jorie