# The Horror of Cupcakes--How Often Do You Indulge? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 24, 2007, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-horror-of-cupcakes-how-often-do-you-indulge/420365 "2007-09-24T23:03:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-horror-of-cupcakes-how-often-do-you-indulge/420365/21 "2007-09-25T23:07:38Z")
[QUOTE=Billdo] Absolutely it is. Just _don’t put the cupcake in the refrigerator_! [/QUOTE] I’ve read this on the website. Does it really make that much of a difference? I haven’t had the opportunity to store any yet. Should I really make an effort not to refrigerate if I need to store overnight? ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-horror-of-cupcakes-how-often-do-you-indulge/420365/22 "2007-09-25T23:17:43Z")
[QUOTE=Zoggie] I’ve read this on the website. Does it really make that much of a difference? I haven’t had the opportunity to store any yet. Should I really make an effort not to refrigerate if I need to store overnight? [/QUOTE] Storing them overnight is no big deal, in my experience, especially if you’ve got a decent airtight container. It’s certainly preferable to putting them in the fridge. Only put them in the fridge as a last resort, if they’re likely to go stale before you eat them. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-horror-of-cupcakes-how-often-do-you-indulge/420365/23 "2007-09-26T11:04:03Z")
I’m not a fan of cupcakes so I rarely indulge in them. Cake in general isn’t on my list. I’m a much bigger fan of cookies and chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-horror-of-cupcakes-how-often-do-you-indulge/420365/24 "2007-09-26T17:24:43Z")
[QUOTE=mhendo] Storing them overnight is no big deal, in my experience, especially if you’ve got a decent airtight container. It’s certainly preferable to putting them in the fridge. Only put them in the fridge as a last resort, if they’re likely to go stale before you eat them. [/QUOTE] Will do. And if I’m venturing below 14th street (gasp!), I’ll have to check out Magnolia bakery. Do you prefer it to Buttercup, or are they both about the same? ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-horror-of-cupcakes-how-often-do-you-indulge/420365/25 "2007-09-26T17:42:47Z")
[QUOTE=Zoggie] Will do. And if I’m venturing below 14th street (gasp!), I’ll have to check out Magnolia bakery. Do you prefer it to Buttercup, or are they both about the same? [/QUOTE] I’ve never actually been to Buttercup, although friends of mine who’ve tried both say that they’re both about equally good. If that’s true, then you probably shouldn’t bother about making the trek downtown to go to Magnolia, because i believe that Magnolia is better known among the tourist crowd than Buttercup, and the lines can be very long. They only let a certain number of people in the store at a time, and the line can snake around the corner during peak times. The longest i’ve ever waited was about 30-40 minutes, and i felt faintly ridiculous standing in line that long to buy a simple concoction of flour, butter and sugar. ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-horror-of-cupcakes-how-often-do-you-indulge/420365/26 "2007-09-26T17:47:30Z")
[QUOTE=Zoggie] I read this [Times article on cupcakes](http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/23/weekinreview/23kershaw.html?em&ex=1190779200&en=0f09ffc021b0c0db&ei=5087%0A) today. It’s basically about how some schools are cracking down on bringing in cupcakes to celebrate birthdays. Thoughts? I can’t imagine that a cupcake, on occasion, could really contribute to obesity. I and my little cohorts ate them in elementary school whenever there was a birthday, and there weren’t very many fat kids in my school. Today, I only eat a cupcake once in a while. I’ve probably only had two this year. (This is about to change, as I’ve discovered the [world’s best cupcake store](http://www.buttercupbakeshop.com/)) [/QUOTE] Anyone here from Toronto? This place makes the best cupcakes I’ve ever had: [http://www.torontoplus.ca/portal/profile.do?sectionID=145&categoryID=8&contentType=0&profileID=1032536](http://www.torontoplus.ca/portal/profile.do?sectionID=145&categoryID=8&contentType=0&profileID=1032536) Not big, not fancy, doesn’t have a million exotic kinds of cupcakes - simply the best tasting chocolate cupcakes around. It requires serious self-control not to buy them often. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-horror-of-cupcakes-how-often-do-you-indulge/420365/27 "2007-09-26T18:38:46Z")
See, now I’m craving a cupcake. Figures. ---
**Author:** ![Obligate\_Carnivore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Obligate\_Carnivore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Obligate_Carnivore)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-horror-of-cupcakes-how-often-do-you-indulge/420365/28 "2007-09-26T18:59:46Z")
My niece’s school actually has a ban against cupcakes. But not all cupcakes. No…only homemade cupcakes. Yes…homemade baked goods for your child’s class are not allowed. Only sealed, store bought cupcakes. How sad is that? Not only because there’s such a fear of a parent putting something bad in the food for children, but also because homemade cupcakes are at least SOMEWHAT healthier than store bought loaded with god knows what. ---
**Author:** ![kelly5078](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6f9a4e/32.png) [@kelly5078](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kelly5078)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-horror-of-cupcakes-how-often-do-you-indulge/420365/29 "2007-09-26T19:00:16Z")
When I was in Yellowstone a couple months ago, I had a sudden craving for Hostess Snowballs. It didn’t go away, either. Even though it’d been years since I’d had one, suddenly these little packages of chemical sludge seem really good to me. I didn’t know I was part of a fad, though. I’m hoping I get over it. ---
**Author:** ![burundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@burundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burundi)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-horror-of-cupcakes-how-often-do-you-indulge/420365/30 "2007-09-26T19:24:48Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by **Darth Vader’s Little Pal** > \*I hate to see innocent kids lured into this horrific ritual as well. \* For heaven’s sake, they’re not sacrifing puppies to Shub-Nigguarath. They’re celebrating a pal’s birthday with a tasty treat. A cupcake once every couple of weeks won’t hurt you. (Sending your kid off to school with Mountain Dew and Little Debbies everyday is a different story for a different thread.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-horror-of-cupcakes-how-often-do-you-indulge/420365.md?page=1)