#crumbsbakeshop

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Caramel cupcake from crumbs bake shop

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Oh. Oh yeah. #nyc #travelingram #hangingwithbae #nytrip2016 #crumbsbakeshop #omg #alltheyassss (at Crumbs Bake Shop)

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Crumbs Bake Shop has Gluten Free and Dairy Free options! These options would have either soy or eggs in it. They will be in a separate section of packaged items.

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I'm about to complain about an article about cupcakes. yes, seriously.

So obviously there's tons of news about "The Fall of the Cupcake Empire" due to Crumbs closing all of its bakeshops and essentially going under. Having been a past Crumbs employee, I was pretty bummed to see the place that inspired my whole freshman body of cupcake-inspired artwork go belly-up. But when I saw this article, titled "Why I'm Glad The Cupcake Craze Has Officially Ended" (click through to read!) I actually thought it was so arguable that I had to make a real text post about it, which is something I usually just don't do.

So, this article starts out explaining how cupcakes are inherently awkward, have "basic architectural flaws", and are "yuckily dry". Okay, people are entitled to opinions, aren't they? People are allowed to disagree with the blueprints of a dessert, that's fine. (I personally never understood the foundation of flan, but that's just me.)

But what really struck me was when the writer of the post says that her real issue with the cupcake is philosophical, and argues that cupcakes are selfish because eating desserts that are different from those of your friends ruins the whole "togetherness" objective of celebrating with a dessert in the first place. What? So, would she also argue that wedding cake is only worth celebrating over if every tier is the same flavor? Or that  if we were to go out for drinks to celebrate me getting a new job, it would be selfish for each of us to order different drinks; that we would only really be celebrating together if all of us got appletinis? Also, arguing that the cupcake is "perfect for selfish kids who have trouble sharing" is just silly- selfish kids would be sharing a cupcake just as much as they would be sharing a bowl of ice cream or a slice of cake- not at all, they're all served in individual portions. So, if everyone gets to pick their favorite flavor while still celebrating together, the same as they would if they were to order and cut up a big ol' sheet cake, I don't really see why cupcakes are so philosophically upsetting.Individual preference, simply put, does not equate to selfishness. If I prefer chocolate buttercream and you're more into ganache, I promise that we can still peacefully celebrate side-by-side just the same, and just as wholesomely, as we would if both of us were really fond of cream cheese frosting.

Stop getting mad over desserts and just let them eat (cup)cake.