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(Vox*Humana)WROTE:
Michelle-
I'm baking a cupcake wedding cake in April for my neice. I'd like to
find liners with a wedding theme -- preferably not silver or gold. Maybe
white with wedding bells, or something like that?
Maybe this is off topic... but I caught the boardroom part of Martha's
Apprentice recently and the project had been wedding cakes. There was
something said about cupcakes. The team commented about needing liners
and Martha and her daughter both burst out "You don't need liners!!" I
can see where trying to remove the liners would actually be a hassel and
serving without would be neater all the way around. It wouldn't have
occurred to me, which is why I couldn't be an Apprentice.
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Do you NEED liners? NO. That said, I think it makes a better
presentation. Also, cupcakes are sold in liners at bakeries. Therefore,
people will expect them to be in liners. Are they more of a mess or
hassle in liners? I don't know. * Is it more of a mess than a slice of
cake on a plate? I don't think so, at least not for the person eating
the cupcake. One could argue that it is more neat. In any case, I think
it is splitting hairs. Personally, I think that serving cupcakes at a
wedding that are not in liners will make it seem more like a child's
birthday party. I'm a bit surprised about Martha's reaction. This is the
woman who spends more time and money on gift wrap than the value of the
gift. In Martha's world, it is presentation, presentation, presentation.
I think that the liner is part of the presentation. Considering that
circumstances that the comment arose from, it might have been more a
point of theatrics rather than a conveyance of fact. It provides more
tension to blurt out "You don't need liners (you idiot, fool, dolt,
etc.) rather than say, "Yes dear, I agree."
Since it is a matter of opinion, I would leave the decision up to the
customer. It is the bride's opinion that really matters here, not mine
or Martha's.------------------------------------------
RESPONSE: Well Said!!!!!!!!