I love the increasingly international aspect of cupcake culture. Flickr user Anita Jamal lives in Malaysia and made these cupcakes to celebrate the Muslim holiday of Eid-ul-Fitr, which signals the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.
What better way to break a fast than with sweets, and in 2008, those sweets are more than likely to include cupcakes alongside more traditional Eastern and Middle Eastern desserts.
What better way to break a fast than with sweets, and in 2008, those sweets are more than likely to include cupcakes alongside more traditional Eastern and Middle Eastern desserts.
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My only gripe is that they tend to be made very small in this country. More like mini-cupcakes but cost almost as much as a full slice of cake.
I was a bit disappointed after trying the beautifully decorated but ever-so-tiny cakes made by Cuppacakes in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At RM4 a pop, it's actually gourmet pricing because one can get a whole bowl of noodles for the same price!
Still, the guys that run it are graphic designers by training and it really shows as some of their designs and colour schemes are really thought out.
I left Sydney, Australia, before cupcakes were the 'in' thing but I would expect that they are made bigger over there.
The icing is also a bit more bland than I would want but I think Malaysians don't like their sweets too sweet, if you know what I mean. This also seems to be the problem with doughnuts. Not dense enough and bland.
I can't wait to go back home and load up on cupcakes, or fairy cakes as we used to call them in Oz as kids.
A dream would be too try the ones in the States as I am an icing (frosting) fan and eat cupcakes mainly for the topping. That frosting shot seems too good to be true!
I don't think that Aussies have quite taken to your infamous Red Velvet yet. I still want my chocolate to look brown unless it's made of white chocolate. Red just doesn't do it for me, I'm sorry.