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There's no accounting for taste. A few months ago we saw one of those longish commercials, kind of like a mini-infomercial. It was advertising a silicone baking set that made a cake that looked like an enormous cupcake. Dumbest thing I ever saw. Who would ever buy that?
And then three of my kids walked in and they all thought it was the coolest. thing. ever.
Seriously, I thought I had taught them to be more…well…sophisticated and refined. And here they were gawking and coveting the giant cupcake mold.
Harumph.
I just showed them the video on the Big Top Cupcake site and, yet again, the thought it was joyous. So far, I haven't broken down and bought the thing, but I'm about to give in. We always have amazing birthday cakes at our parties and this would be a fun addition.
Have any of you been sucked in by these advertisements? Do any of you have silicone bakeware? I'd love to hear your impressions about either one. Hopefully before I succumb to the advertising!
Alison Moore Smith is a 61-year-old entrepreneur who graduated from BYU in 1987. She has been (very happily) married to Samuel M. Smith for 40 years. They are parents of six incredible children and grandparents to two astounding grandsons. She is the author of The 7 Success Habits of Homeschoolers.
Strangely enough, the silicone stuff works? Who ever thought of it was on a trip for sure. They bend in the cupboard and spring right back to what you need when you cook with them. It is like cooking with utensils from Alice in Wonderland and the Mad Hatter! They don’t get very hot either? Another amazing concept because anything that looks rubbery and malleable is supposed to MELT… Now my kids want the super-sized cupcake pan also. Thanks….. you buy yours first and let me know how that goes, or better yet, next birthday we will come to your house and eat cake from your pan! lol
Oh, put the onus on me! But you see what I mean? It’s totally goofy but the kids think it’s awesome. Good to hear about the silicone bakeware. I’ve seen commercials but never talked to anyone who’s actually used them.
LOL I’m not much of a baker, either. But serving prepared foods to a family of eight is an easy way to go way over budget!
BJs? Forgot all about that place. We had a membership there when we lived in Florida. Now we’re Costco folks, but I liked that place, too.
I did a six-week vegan thing last fall. And no refined carbs, etc. I’m not a huge meat eater, so that was no big deal, but no hot cocoa? No cheese? Kudos to you for the discipline to stick to that!
Anyway, let me know if your daughter gets one and how she likes it. I’d be interested in hearing first-hand opinions.
I’ve seen the bakeware in BJs and wondered how it worked as I passed right on by and onto something more exciting like already PREPARED foods. Seriously, I’m not a good baker and am the only vegan in my house so if there was a cupcake that large I could eat – I wouldn’t stop until I devoured it. So, no I woudln’t want that. But, I tell you what – it does look pretty good and I’m sharing it with my daughter – an aspiring chef/event planner. I think that will be a hit at her parties! I guess this means I’m sucked in by the advertising you did.
ttyl
.-= Kissie hopes you’ll read You Can Never Lose Your Mother =-.
Hi Alison,
It is amazing the money that is invested in research before commercials are run on television.
After all, if you are I were going to spend $100,000 per minute to run an advertisement on a daytime soap, it would be to our advantage to spend $50,000 to run a few field tests.
So, one thing that your children have shown you. They are developing in a normal way. That is to your credit. I am happy you are considering buying the cake.
Dr. Voisin
I love my silicone bakeware! It was a gift or else I never would have spent the moola on it myself. They are selling the gigantic cupcake molds at Bed Bath & Beyond now. Go check them out before purchasing…ooh and use a coupon, then you won’t feel like it was a waste. Your kids will love you!
What could be better than a giant cupcake? Order the set and show us some photos of your creations!
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Hi Alison
Made me smile… there’s no accounting for taste!
Reminds me of the combination tie and shirt set that you could buy in the 60’s – some of your readers may remember the 60’s.
They were terrible, but they sold like hot cakes, or even hot enormous cupcakes.
Like I said… no accounting for taste.
.-= Keith Davis hopes you’ll read A helping hand… =-.
I barely remember the 60’s. But I remember the 70’s and leisure suits. Oh, my!
I hate myself that I want one of those. So conflicted! One side of my brain is arguing with the other: “What do you mean, you want one? It’s stupid!” “But it’s cool.” “No it’s not! How can the middle get cooked properly?” “I don’t know! But I want to make giant cupcakes that are really just big cakes! Because I can!”
Now look what you’ve done.
.-= Junk Drawer Kathy hopes you’ll read Tribal Blogs: The Crap-Free Zone of Blogging =-.
Hah! Kathy, a kindred spirit! I can’t make sense of it either. It’s so lame — and still so enticing! I think I’m going to break down and get one before our summer “birthday season” starts up again. (My family: 1 May, 2 June, 2 July, 2 August, 1 October (sorry, Caleb)!)
I saw this too and even though I have no use for it I’m tempted to buy one just because who wouldn’t want to eat a gigantic cupcake
Too true. It’s just so stinking cute!