Weddingbee Blog

Yesterday night, Mr. Hammy and I were on the subject of men and baked goods. See, he hosts an occasional poker game for a small group of our b-school friends. I wanted to bake something for the upcoming game, but somehow the image of a group of men playing poker, beers on the table, cupcakes in hand, seemed a little… odd. To confirm I wasn’t off my rocker, I asked him what the deal was with men and cupcakes. Or lots of other baked goods, for that matter. I mean, the Mister will dig into a huge slice of chocolate cake, but nibbling on a dainty hazelnut macaron? Not so much. His answer was as expected:

“Cupcakes? Well. They’re kinda girly.”

What?? Okay. Maybe the pink buttercream frosting I get on the vanilla/vanilla cupcakes from my favorite bakery isn’t exactly the manliest of things, but we’re talking cupcakes here. You’ve only got so much to work with.

Not so, apparently - enter the man’s cupcake.

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From the newly founded Butch Bakery, these cupcakes feature flavors such as rum & coke, maple bacon (yum - that’s totally not just for men!), and mojito, just to name a few. Design options include camo, houndstooth, plaid and other prints your man would be proud to devour.

Now, I haven’t ordered these before, so I can’t vouch for taste. However, from a purely aesthetic standpoint, I’ve got to give these guys credit. I don’t know if Mr. Hammy would dig into a pink cupcake with rainbow sprinkles (not in public, at least) - but a beer buttercream cupcake? A little more believable.

If your man is giving you some resistance about a cupcake tower, throw a few of these babies in and he might be more amenable.

Does your Mister like baked goods?

*Note: I wasn’t in any way asked to endorse these cupcakes. I haven’t even tried them! I just thought the idea of a “man’s cupcake” was pretty neat.