A new bakery called Cupcake Delights (nothing's on the website right now but the address, alas) has opened in Mount Dora, Florida. According to today's Orlando Sentinel article,where we also get a shoutout:
"Cupcakes are very hot right now. They're the big thing," said Judy Owens, who on Saturday opened Cupcake Delights on Fifth Avenue in Mount Dora's downtown district.
Indeed, the diminutive delicacies are such a rage that Sunday during the Light Up Mount Dora event, Owens sold out her 250 cupcakes.
Owens attributes the cupcake's rise in popularity to people who want to enjoy a decadent treat to soothe their sweet tooth, but also want to keep a close tab on calories.
"People want an individual dessert, but a whole cake, or even a slice of cake, it's too much. They don't want to eat the whole thing," she said. "Cupcakes seem to be the way of the future."
It takes about two cupcakes to make up the caloric value of a slice of cake, Owens says. Yet that math depends upon what is on top of the cupcake and what is on top of the cake.
According to a survey of more than 1,000 chefs at the 2007 Restaurant Show in Chicago in the spring, bite-sized desserts -- including cupcakes -- are the most popular menu items at eateries.
Judy Owens or any Cupcake Delights visitors - email us with some photos if you've got them!
"Cupcakes are very hot right now. They're the big thing," said Judy Owens, who on Saturday opened Cupcake Delights on Fifth Avenue in Mount Dora's downtown district.
Indeed, the diminutive delicacies are such a rage that Sunday during the Light Up Mount Dora event, Owens sold out her 250 cupcakes.
Owens attributes the cupcake's rise in popularity to people who want to enjoy a decadent treat to soothe their sweet tooth, but also want to keep a close tab on calories.
"People want an individual dessert, but a whole cake, or even a slice of cake, it's too much. They don't want to eat the whole thing," she said. "Cupcakes seem to be the way of the future."
It takes about two cupcakes to make up the caloric value of a slice of cake, Owens says. Yet that math depends upon what is on top of the cupcake and what is on top of the cake.
According to a survey of more than 1,000 chefs at the 2007 Restaurant Show in Chicago in the spring, bite-sized desserts -- including cupcakes -- are the most popular menu items at eateries.
Judy Owens or any Cupcake Delights visitors - email us with some photos if you've got them!
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