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How lovely is your frosting~ Lalala~ I have finally decided to go with a cupcake tree instead of a wedding cake. I really wanted to do these super-yummo-best-anythingcloseto-muffins-cupcakes-in-the-world peach muffins especially offered by Folks Southern Kitchen Restaurant (I called and they offered to cater them for the wedding), but in the end I decided against them because the cupcake tree would look to plain. (You just can’t add frosting to those muffins!)
So yeah, I will be getting cupcakes from Publix bakery- a *GASP* super market. ^_^ They offer cupcakes at an AMAZING price! So far my favorite inspiration has come from an Austrailian company called A Piece of Cake. Granted, Publix probably can’t duplicate the quality of those cupcakes, but at least I have something to work with.
This one’s my fav:
I have to provide the cupcake stand… and I’ve found a few at a pretty good prices. Creative Bakeware and Cakes also had helpful hints on how to jazz up your cupcake tree. I need to think more about this one. Anyone have some cool ideas they wanna share? This southern theme is a tricky one…
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That’s a neat idea!! I really like it.
i’m going the same route miss peach with cupcakes instead of a wedding cake! but i have no idea where to look for cheap and pretty cake stands…any help will be appreciated!
I love it! If you still want the muffins you could use them too, and alternate muffins and cupcakes!
ot- i’ll post my findings and keep you upated!
Go Amie- ooo that’s a good idea! i must look into it. thanks for the suggestion! ^_^
We are doing the same at our wedding, only we are going with a local cake designer who makes incredibly unique flavors. She’s working my Southern-ness into our cupcake tree, too!
Miss Peach– some may not realize that Publix’s bakery is not a force to be reckoned with. 
I haven’t ordered from this company yet, but the website shows they make pretty icing flowers that you could put on regular iced cupcakes to fancy them up.
PUBLIX CUPCAKES ROCK!!!!!!!!! They are gonna look beautiful and be delicious!
Target has some cute cupcake holders…depending on the amount of quests you have, they could be cute
Also, Ikea has cupcake stands: http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?topcategoryId=15591&catalogId=10103&storeId=12&productId=83181&langId=-1&categoryId=16156&chosenPartNumber=40101733
They’re not available online though; you have to get them from a store.
I know Michael’s and Hobby Lobby have a section in their stores dedicated to baking and such. Almost every week, Hobby Lobby has a 40%-off-one-item coupon on their Web site. I’ve seen a cupcake tree in their stores that might work. It’s relatively plain, but I think it gives you the option to DIY and make it cute. Or, you could spruce up the cake table itself. Of course, there’s always the build-your-own DIY project, but that might be too much to attack when there are so many already assembled out there.
Thank you all for your suggestions! Hopefully others will find this helpful as well! ^_^
Having done the cupcake thing and thinking back on it, I wish I was more creative in their arrangement. I thought they would have to be on a stand/tree thing for some reason but there are so many other ways to present them. For example, rows or lines of cupcakes on long skinny platters to make stripes. Or, 9 to 12 on square plates to make “tiles” which could look cool if you have one flavor or color per plate.
Check out cupcaketree.com. They have lots of good example pictures. My only concern is that I have a sugar cookie in a cute shape on top of my cupcake, and I think it might be too tall for this stand. Any other suggestsions for neat ways to display cupcakes? Maybe the typical wedding cake shape is getting boring…?
If you’re looking for a way to display cupcakes in an elegant way, take a look at the Crystal Palace Cupcake Tree (www.crystalpalacecupcaketree.com). Crown Plastics sells these gorgeous clear acrylic stands in five different sizes, which told 8 to 200 cupcakes. They have tons of great decorating ideas, too. They’re fabulous for weddings!
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Miss Peach, New Jersey/Atlanta
Age and Occupation in 07: 25, Mechanical Engineer
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Student
Engagement Date: January 27, 2006
Wedding Date: March, 2007
Venue: Korean Presbyterian Church of Atlanta + Flint Hill
About Me: Mr. Peach and I started dating our senior year of high school when we both lived in Georgia. Since then, we spent 6 years in a long distance relationship. And now by the grace of God, we've made it through; we are living in the same state again (NJ) and we are gettin' married! I was originally going to ask if I could be Miss Mango bc I loveee mangos sooo much, but in the end decided to be true to my GA peach roots! woot!
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