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Let Them Eat Cupcakes
How The Internet and Cupcakes Led To The Democratization of Desserts
Nichelle Stephens@cupcakeblog
@niche
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The Cupcake Revolution
• Sex and The City didn’t start the fire. A twenty second scene in one episode is only a crumb in the cupcake phenomenon.
• Magnolia Bakery- Patient Zero of the cupcake epidemic.
• SNL’s Lazy Sunday. One of the first YouTube videos from a TV show that went viral.
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Cupcakes Take The Cake
A blog about cupcakes was founded by two bloggers (Rachel Kramer Bussel
and Nichelle Stephens) in December 2004.
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Cupcake Blog Founders Meet Martha Stewart
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If Blogging Has Made Anyone An Expert,
Then Cupcakes Have Democratized Dessert.
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What Is Democratization?
Democratization is the transition to a more democratic political regime.
Cupcake Democratization is the transition to a more democratic dessertical regime.
The era of fancy sweets only made by culinary trained pastry chef and only eaten by fancy people is over.
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Remember Marie Antoinette?
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Why Cupcakes?!
PortablePersonal
PrettyPortion-Control
Pop Culture
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Cupcakes Create Female Empowerment
The majority of cupcake bakery owners are women.
Candice Nelson of SprinklesAndra Hall of Cami CakesAngie Dudley of Bakerella Cupcake JewelryCupcake WarsCupcake Cookbooks
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Cupcakes: The Democratization of Desserts
Cupcakes have led to artisan desserts made at home and by artisan producers.
• cake pops• doughnuts• ice cream• macarons• pies• popsicles• the red velvet craze
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Homemade is the New Artisan
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Sugar Is Not The Enemy
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There Are Options
Allergen-FreeGluten-FreeSugar-Free
Vegan
Desserts Are For Everybody
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Treat Yo’ Self
Cupcakes and other personal desserts are affordable indulgences to both your waistline and your bottom line.
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Cupcakes Are Everywhere Online
There are 7.1 M photos on Instagram tagged “cupcakes”.
There are 6.7M photos on Instagram tagged “dessert”.
As of noon today, there were 90 tweets per hour on Twitter using the hashtag cupcakes.
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Cupcakes Make People Happy
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With Liberty And Cupcakes For All
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In Frosting We Trust
Thank you,Nichelle Stephens
http://cupcakestakethecake.blogspot.com@cupcakeblog
@niche