I know there are tons of article, pictures, videos, and even TV shows on cupcakes. While I agree that they are popular, the effort required to make a decorate a batch of these for a family birthday party is too much effort for me. So I decided to draw upon the popularity of individual cupcakes and visit my local store to by a jumbo cupcake pan. This pan is ideal for making a large (about two cake boxes full) cupcake that still provides plenty of room to get creative and have fun. Since we were celebrating two birthdays, I made two of these large cupcakes. With some frosting and sprinkles, initially our guests tcouldn't believe they were edible cupcakes. They were easy and fun to make plus our guests couldn't stop talking about how cool they were.
So if you are looking for an alternative to the traditional cupcake, take a look at a jumbo cupcake pan. Each cake can easily serve at least 10 people and it provides a much better focal point for a birthday then the smaller individual cupcakes. As you can see I had no problem loading up each cak with plenty of candles to celebrate our girl's birthdays.
Have fun with this idea.
