If you're Google VP Marissa Mayer, the answer is yes. She had Magnolia Bakery cupcakes flown from New York to San Francisco to celebratee her Sex and the City-themed 33rd birthday.
Mayer's fondness for cupcakes is well-documented. According to San Francisco magazine, as summarized by Silicon Valley tech gossip blog Valleywag:
She'd recently bought an array of cookbooks to study the cupcake recipes in each, created a spreadsheet for the ingredients, and then tested the recipes before writing her own.She made another spreadsheet for frosting.
She's also an investor in San Francisco bakery I Dream of Cake.
Mayer is an eager practitioner of the art herself. “I’ve always loved baking,” she says. “I think it’s because I’m very scientific. The best cooks are chemists.” In addition to creating her famous cupcake and frosting spreadsheets, she has analyzed all of the different paper linings available. “The problem with the silver ones,” she says in utter earnestness, “is that they seal the cupcake. You’ve got to go with the classic paper, which allows the cupcake to breathe.”
Photos by Rachel Lea Fisher
Marissa, if you're reading this, we'd love to interview you.
Any other high profile business types into cupcakes?
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