Cupcake Stands Will Help You Make Cupcake Tower

Are you planning a wedding or shower? You may want to consider one of the hottest trends in wedding and shower cakes, a cupcake tower!

 For this you will need a cupcake stand to display your cupcakes. Cupcake stands can have anywhere from three to seven tiers and are made of plastic, sturdy cardboard, glass or metal. Beautifully decorated cupcakes can be arranged on these stands to resemble a traditional wedding cake.

 The cardboard cupcake stand is made of white corrugated cardboard covered in white paper. The top layer is often used to display a small cake to be used for the cake cutting ceremony. Using a cupcake stand allows you to offer a variety of flavors to your guests and to accommodate a variety of tastes, food allergies or special diets.

The cardboard cupcake stands can be reused if you cover the discs in foil or plastic. You can also spray them with an acrylic paint to moisture proof and extend the life of your cupcake stands. Glass, metal and plastic stands have a longer life and just need to be washed and dried between uses.

 A wedding cupcake stand can hold between 120 and 180 cupcakes depending on the size of the stand and the cupcakes. Wedding cupcake stands can be decorated with flowers and ribbons to match the wedding theme and the top layer can hold a small cake. We found a metal wedding cupcake stand that was absolutely elegant with ornamental scroll work. It has seven tiers. This is a beautiful addition to any wedding. A cupcake party stand can be used to hold other desserts, such as pastries and cookies. It makes an attractive display for any occasion. You can even use them for foods such as finger sandwiches

. A Wilton cupcake stand is perfect for a small wedding or baby shower, it holds only 23 cupcakes. Its coiled wire cupcake holders make this cupcake tree stand appear elegant or whimsical depending on how you decorate the cupcakes. You can also use this stand for éclairs muffins and more.

The tree stand folds for easy storage. Use, instead of a traditional cake, a cupcake tiered wedding arrangement of elegant cupcakes to have a truly unique wedding cake that is also one of the latest trends in wedding cakes. Use a cupcake stand tree for a smaller wedding and the round disk type stand for a larger wedding and its larger cake needs. You can use your favorite cake frosting recipe as cupcake icing for any event, you can imagine. Kids love cupcakes and you can get hundreds of designs and recipes. You are bound to find a cupcake idea kid friendly design that your kids will love. Try making your daughter’s birthday cake, cupcake kids will love. For young children decorate the cupcakes with bright primary colored cupcake frosting and decorations.

 One cupcake design that kids love is an ice cream cone cupcake. The cupcake is the ice cream. You will be the most popular mom in the neighborhood when you serve these treats. Just as N.Y.C. has the Magnolia Bakery famous for its cupcakes, Portland, Oregon has the Saint Cupcake bakery. They have assigned certain cupcakes to each day of the week. So if you have a particular favorite, you will need to check what day it is served.

 For instance, banana chocolate chip pound cake cupcakes are served only on Tuesday and Sunday and red velvet cupcakes on Thursday and Saturday. If you visit the Saint Cupcake web page they also have a description of all the cupcakes available. For example a “Fat Elvis” is a banana cupcake with peanut butter fudge on top.