Cupcake atm's on the way!

[Kurmudgeon]

http://money.cnn.com/2012/03/02/smallbusiness/cupcake_atm/index.htm?source=cnn_bin
"NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Get ready for an ATM where your dough comes out freshly baked -- with icing on top.

Sprinkles, a gourmet cupcake chain with 10 locations nationally, is set to open its first 24-hour cupcake vending machine on March 9 at its original store in Beverly Hills, Calif. "

(BTW. a cooking or baking forum in Recreation topics would be nice)-Kurm.

[steve2470]

1. here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1157

[Kurmudgeon]

8. Thanks Steve and everyone! I overlooked it somehow. n/t

[taterguy]

2. There's a cooking and baking forum in Home and Family

[BlueToTheBone]

3. It's in home and family

but that's rather interesting. I'll look forward to hearing how it goes in the next several months.

[Kingofalldems]

4. Who started this cupcake craze anyway?

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. Sprinkles.

[niyad]

6. we have a small boutique cupcake shop here, and they are almost always sold out.

they really are very pretty, almost too elaborate to try to eat.

[HeiressofBickworth]

7. While I haven't tried them ALL

the cupcakes I've tried from local bakers are dry and pretty tasteless, regardless of how fancy and attractive the frosting designs are. I've had better cupcakes out of a box mix right here in my own kitchen. So, I guess I don't know what the craze is about.

[customerserviceguy]

9. It's "little food"

Ever see those tiny Oreos, and other miniaturized snack foods? They help people who fashion themselves as 'dieters' to pretend that they're not really doing any damage to the diet. Never underestimate the ability of people to want to fool themselves.

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. Actually sprinkles cupcakes are not small

They are just, I hav been told, very good.

I can't try them, so all I get to do is enjoy the decorations.

[On the Road]

10. I Realize the Author May be Too Young to Have Heard About Automats --

even in New York City -- but has he never heard of vending machines?

[DiverDave]

11. Yup, the world needs more cupcakes

how can you be a dick after eating one?

[Bonobo]

12. You know what Frank Zappa says about cupcakes?

Some people like cupcakes exclusively, while myself, I say
There is naught nor ought there be nothing so exalted on the face of gods grey
Earth as that prince of foods... the muffin!

[DLC_equals_GOP]

13. Yeah Getting Diabetes will be even easier now!

eom

[Quantess]

14. Cupcakes are a passing fad. The wave of popularity is bound to wane.

But I wish them well and good luck in their business!