Ginevra Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 I see this for sale in bakeries. I guess it is pretty to look at but the thought of a big whip of icing that stands far above the cupcake is a turn-off for me. When I make cupcakes, I do sometimes use a piping device to make the icing look pretty, but it is still close to the cupcake itself. I don’t like overly sweet icing at all, but the thought of a big pile of it is worse... Related point: i was at a party a while back and the host’s mother had brought a very fancy bakery cake from some famous bake shop in the city. It was beautiful to look at, but the icing tasted terrible to me. It tasted like a bar of crisco and it upset my stomach so badly! The shame of it was that the cake had a berry filling which was yummy, but the icing ruined it and I wanted to throw it in the trash after one bite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theelfqueen Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 I don't really eat icing. I usually wipe it off of a cupcake I plan to eat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 I haven't met thick icing I like. I prefer the cupcake without anything on top or with a thin glaze of something good. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Just now, peacelovehomeschooling said: I will happily take your icing! It would be very funny to watch this happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 IME, the prettier the icing, or the better it holds shape, the worse it tastes. Creamy, flat, spread-with-a knife icing is where it's at. I made square, flat-iced cupcakes for a Minecraft birthday party this year, and they were tasty. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIN MOUSA Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 I love *cream cheese* icing, and I can't imagine finding any amount of it unappetizing. A huge mound of buttercream though doesn't really float my boat. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 I voted 'no', but it's because it falls into that area for me of "pretty" foods. It's like people have forgotten the difference between appetizing and nice to look at. I like food that is appetizing. I don't like food that is dolled up - no mounds of frosting, no sandwiches with seaweed and olive decorations to turn it into a Pokemon face, no hard boiled eggs shaped in teddy bear molds. I just want food that expects me to eat it. 6 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender's green Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 I like a thin spread of really tasty icing. I agree that the prettier icings taste worse and I'd rather have a smear of the tasty stuff than a pretty presentation of the icky stuff. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 I like icing but I find the cupcakes piled high very hard to eat. Unless I'm somewhere I can sit down, cut the cupcake in half top to bottom then spread some of the icing on the cut sides (so it's more like two pieces of cake with icing all around), I prefer just enough icing so it's easy to eat. I don't want to eat off the icing, I want it with a bite of cake. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 I make chocolate cupcakes with a cream cheese and chocolate chip filling, no icing. It's a favorite here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 If the icing is light like whipped cream, I would just eat the icing and skip all the carbs in the cupcake. :) But not if it's thick, dense icing. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolt. Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 It’s great of the icing is delicious, and the sweetness is properly balanced for the serving size. It’s awful if the icing isn’t everything it should be. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 5 minutes ago, StellaM said: If the icing was cream cheese, then I would eat it with a spoon, no complaints. Forget making icing, just the cream cheese and a spoon would be fine. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 I scrape the icing off my cupcakes. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 I break the bottom off the cupcake and stick it on top, making a cupcake sandwich. If there is too much icing it’s throws off the cake/icing ratio. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 5 minutes ago, Annie G said: I break the bottom off the cupcake and stick it on top, making a cupcake sandwich. If there is too much icing it’s throws off the cake/icing ratio. That's genius! DH eats the bottom of the cupcake first so he has a small cupcake with lots of frosting. I have a big sweet tooth but don't like a lot of frosting but I would like it the way you do it! Quick story: We got my twin sons bakery cupcakes for their first birthday and the cupcakes had tall icing - almost like a soft serve ice cream cone. They had never eaten anything sugary before but I didn't think anything of giving them the cupcakes (I didn't think they would eat them). Anyway, one of them ate the entire thing and, sure enough, the next morning I found the frosting all over his crib - he must have puked it back up overnight. I felt so guilty for letting him eat it all! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Too tall icing goes up my nose. I don’t know how anyone eats it. Most decorative icings taste terrible. Now a small 1/2 inch maybe smear of cream cheese or buttercream that isn’t too sweet and not colored (hate food that tastes like dye) is good. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmasc Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 1 hour ago, BarbecueMom said: IME, the prettier the icing, or the better it holds shape, the worse it tastes. Creamy, flat, spread-with-a knife icing is where it's at. I made square, flat-iced cupcakes for a Minecraft birthday party this year, and they were tasty. Do you have a recipe or picture of how you did these? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 (edited) 35 minutes ago, mmasc said: Do you have a recipe or picture of how you did these? I don't, I kind of winged it. I bought this square baking pan and made two batches of GF cupcakes - one vanilla cake and the other chocolate. Then I made a batch of buttercream frosting and divided it into three bowls. One bowl I used a little green food color, the second had double that amount, and the third bowl had green with a tiny bit of yellow mixed in. I arranged the cupcakes into a block and randomly frosted them with the different shades of green frosting. It didn't look as good as I had hoped because the two cupcake recipes rose differently, so the "pixels" were different heights. I think if you could use mixes with the same brand, or just stick to one flavor of cupcake, it would look better. Tasted fine though! ETA: It was a flat 2-dimensional "block", I didn't stack the cupcakes on top of each other. And some people did scrape some of the icing off, too sweet. Which is fine, I mean, it's just decoration. Edited August 21, 2018 by BarbecueMom 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmasc Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 4 minutes ago, BarbecueMom said: I don't, I kind of winged it. I bought this square baking pan and made two batches of GF cupcakes - one vanilla cake and the other chocolate. Then I made a batch of buttercream frosting and divided it into three bowls. One bowl I used a little green food color, the second had double that amount, and the third bowl had green with a tiny bit of yellow mixed in. I arranged the cupcakes into a block and randomly frosted them with the different shades of green frosting. It didn't look as good as I had hoped because the two cupcake recipes rose differently, so the "pixels" were different heights. I think if you could use mixes with the same brand, or just stick to one flavor of cupcake, it would look better. Tasted fine though! That’s a cute idea! Thanks for the details. I may use this for my DS’s upcoming birthday. ? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIN MOUSA Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 11 minutes ago, StellaM said: Yeah, who needs the cake, really ? Now that just took it too far ? I'm definitely a fan of cream cheese, both plain and turned into icing, but cream cheese icing on a delicious piece of cake or cupcake, mmmm. Let's just say it's a good thing for my health that the cakes from Nothing Bundt Cakes are so expensive. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I mean, I've never met a cupcake I didn't like...but I have no problem scraping off icing I deem substandard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 no I don't like them tall. The artesian cupcakes ala the TV shows do not impress me. I've eaten at DC cupcakes and I was "meh" about it. There definitely needs to be icing, just not so much of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I talk to the trees Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Be honest, Quill. You're just itching to start a new Cupcake Kefruffle here, aren’t you! ? I don’t eat baked goods because I have an egg allergy. But the frosting is fair game, so I vote for very tall frosting! (Someone else can have my cupcake.) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 14 minutes ago, peacelovehomeschooling said: Quill.....2 things: Thank you for this incredibly fun poll and distraction from the stress of life....this thread is my current favorite one. I just noticed your "wheatgrass agave" option and equal parts laughed and was relieved that no one has chosen it as their favorite. Adding a third item.............I will happily eat myself into a sugar coma with all of the frosting no one appears to want! You’re welcome...if you saw my “Nervous Wreck Week” thread about my dear babies who have turned into big, college-going people, you know why I need a frivolous poll right now. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 5 minutes ago, I talk to the trees said: Be honest, Quill. You're just itching to start a new Cupcake Kefruffle here, aren’t you! ? I don’t eat baked goods because I have an egg allergy. But the frosting is fair game, so I vote for very tall frosting! (Someone else can have my cupcake.) We’ve been so devoid of cupcake threads since the switch-over... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I’m so glad I got a vote for You’re Weird, though! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 2 hours ago, peacelovehomeschooling said: Looks like I am in the minority, I love icing! The cake is merely the vehicle for the icing in my corner of the world. This is very close to what an incredibly smart, beautiful, and opinionated friend of mine used to say about icing on cupcakes. She's since moved & we didn't stay in touch, regretfully. I miss her. I've personally never seen "tall icing," so I didn't vote. I am a tasty-icing-fan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 My dc like cupcakes and the more icing the better. I prefer muffins to cupcakes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Tall, swirled icing looks like dog poop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 (edited) Cake and cupcakes, meh. I find them over rated. Pie, cookies and ice cream are another story... Edited August 21, 2018 by ScoutTN 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaillardia Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I like tall icing for a sugar rush, but only if I didn't have to make it and it has a really good flavor. Nice choices! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I always think I'll like it, but in reality I almost never do. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 My DS13 will eat the icing off my share of cupcakes and frosting off cakes. I prefer muffins and no frosting on cakes. DS12 only likes whipped cream while my husband just doesn’t like baked goods in general. DS13 is picky on texture and flavor so he either eats a lot of icing or give up after a teaspoonful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonflower Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 When I ate real cupcakes, with butter and eggs, I preferred little or no icing. Now that I eat vegan cupcakes, I like a lot of icing. (if it is a good cupcake - hard to get a good vegan cupcake). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I like some kinds of icing, but never in huge quantities. And I agree, some kinds taste like lard and that is just nasty. My kids' ex nanny used to give them those mega iced cupcakes for their birthdays etc. Not only were they annoying, that icing stained their clothes and even their skin. I so wanted to say thanks but no thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I don't eat desserts much, but when I have a cupcake I do love fluffy cream cheese frosting! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lailasmum Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I've never liked icing and I'm not a huge cake fan. I tend to prefer things like carrot cake with a smear of not too sweet lemony-cream cheese. I feel like I can always taste the colouring the in icing and it's metallic and unpleasant and I also hate buttercream and nearly all common icings. They taste bitter and nasty to me and so often are just there to cover up a mediocre cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I absolutely love cake and cupcakes, but they're ruined by icing/frosting. I can deal with a cream cheese frosting that's very... cream cheesey (not the stuff in a can), and I can sometimes appreciate some specialty creations from fancy bakeries, like a salted caramel or marshmallow whip, but not all that standard butter-lard-sugar. I'm really just there for the sponge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 See, this poll does beg a question, doesn’t it? If the majority of people, by far, do not want this type of icing or so much of it, why is this the standard professional way to make a cupcake? (Not that this poll is necessarily representative, but still...) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleowl Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 The tall icing thing is not my preference. But that doesn't stop me from eating it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I voted as if they were made with REAL buttercream, made with salted butter and actual cream. Pile it high, it's delicious. Gross crisco based plastic crap? Yuck. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamanthaCarter Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 2 hours ago, Quill said: See, this poll does beg a question, doesn’t it? If the majority of people, by far, do not want this type of icing or so much of it, why is this the standard professional way to make a cupcake? (Not that this poll is necessarily representative, but still...) Because they are eye appealing. Same reason disgusting fondant covered cakes are having staying power. Also, I think the frosting is cheaper than the cake, so from a bakery cost cutting standpoint, it makes sense until people complain. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamanthaCarter Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I’ll take a tall cupcake if it has a mousse-like topping like italian or Swiss buttercream or ermine frosting. Anything powdered sugar based, please be moderate. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashfern Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 It's great for the way I eat cupcakes. I take the bottom half & put it on top. So the icing is the filling of my cupcake sandwich. I find most cupcakes dry so this helps make them moist and easier to eat. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I have a sweet tooth, I make some delicious icing, I do not like the amount of icing to be equivalent to the size of the cupcake. Yes it’s pretty but it’s too much! The icing should compliment not overpower the cake. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baseball mom Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 15 hours ago, peacelovehomeschooling said: Looks like I am in the minority, I love icing! The cake is merely the vehicle for the icing in my corner of the world. YES!!! Love icing!! I don't eat cake/cupcakes very often. Usually family birthday parties. Certain extended family members make faces or give me a hard time when I say I will take the extra icing left on the board after cutting cake. Yes I know it's not good for me but geez it is a very few times a year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Depends on the icing. Some I scrape off cuz it's gross or not worth the calories; some I would eat plain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonfirmath Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I have one kiddo who takes the icing off and eats the cake underneath. The other kid makes sure to eat ALL the icing and may take a bite or two of the cake. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrichor Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I'll eat a whole bowl's worth of homemade cream cheese frosting. Cupcake or no cupcake. But those big blobs of frosting on store bought cupcakes just do not appeal to me. I don't like to throw away food either (though one might claim frosting isn't really food) so that would keep me from buying a pretty cupcake with a big blob of frosting on it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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