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Let Them Eat Cupcakes
How The Internet and Cupcakes Led
To The Democratization of Desserts
Nichelle Stephens
@cupcakeblog
@niche
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The Cupcake Revolution
• Sex and The City didn’t start the fire. A
twenty second scene in one episode is only
a crumb in the cupcake phenomenon.
• Magnolia Bakery- Patient Zero of the
cupcake epidemic.
• SNL’s Lazy Sunday. One of the first
YouTube videos from a TV show that went
viral.
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Cupcakes Take The Cake
A blog about cupcakes was founded by two bloggers (Rachel Kramer Bussel
and Nichelle Stephens) in December 2004.
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Cupcake Blog Founders Meet Martha
Stewart
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If Blogging Has Made
Anyone An Expert,
Then Cupcakes Have
Democratized Dessert.
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What Is Democratization?
Democratization is the transition to a more democratic
political regime.
Cupcake Democratization is the transition to a more
democratic dessertical regime.
The era of fancy sweets only made by culinary trained
pastry chef and only eaten by fancy people is over.
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Remember Marie Antoinette?
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Why Cupcakes?!
Portable
Personal
Pretty
Portion-Control
Pop Culture
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Cupcakes Create Female
Empowerment
The majority of cupcake bakery owners are
women.
Candice Nelson of Sprinkles
Andra Hall of Cami Cakes
Angie Dudley of Bakerella
Cupcake Jewelry
Cupcake Wars
Cupcake Cookbooks
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Cupcakes: The Democratization of
Desserts
Cupcakes have led to artisan desserts made at home and
by artisan producers.
• cake pops
• doughnuts
• ice cream
• macarons
• pies
• popsicles
• the red velvet craze
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Homemade is the New Artisan
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Sugar Is Not The Enemy
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There Are Options
Allergen-Free
Gluten-Free
Sugar-Free
Vegan
Desserts Are For Everybody
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Treat Yo’ Self
Cupcakes and other personal desserts are affordable
indulgences to both your waistline and your bottom line.
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Cupcakes Are Everywhere Online
There are 7.1 M photos on Instagram tagged “cupcakes”.
There are 6.7M photos on Instagram tagged “dessert”.
As of noon today, there were 90 tweets per hour on
Twitter using the hashtag cupcakes.
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Cupcakes Make People Happy
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With Liberty And Cupcakes For All
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In Frosting We Trust
Thank you,
Nichelle Stephens
http://cupcakestakethecake.blogspot.com
@cupcakeblog
@niche

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Let Them Eat Cupcakes: How The Internet And Cupcakes Led To The Democratization Of Desserts

  • 1. of 20 Let Them Eat Cupcakes How The Internet and Cupcakes Led To The Democratization of Desserts Nichelle Stephens @cupcakeblog @niche
  • 2. of 20 The Cupcake Revolution • Sex and The City didn’t start the fire. A twenty second scene in one episode is only a crumb in the cupcake phenomenon. • Magnolia Bakery- Patient Zero of the cupcake epidemic. • SNL’s Lazy Sunday. One of the first YouTube videos from a TV show that went viral.
  • 3. of 20 Cupcakes Take The Cake A blog about cupcakes was founded by two bloggers (Rachel Kramer Bussel and Nichelle Stephens) in December 2004.
  • 4. of 20 Cupcake Blog Founders Meet Martha Stewart
  • 5. of 20 If Blogging Has Made Anyone An Expert, Then Cupcakes Have Democratized Dessert.
  • 6. of 20 What Is Democratization? Democratization is the transition to a more democratic political regime. Cupcake Democratization is the transition to a more democratic dessertical regime. The era of fancy sweets only made by culinary trained pastry chef and only eaten by fancy people is over.
  • 7. of 20 Remember Marie Antoinette?
  • 10. of 20 Cupcakes Create Female Empowerment The majority of cupcake bakery owners are women. Candice Nelson of Sprinkles Andra Hall of Cami Cakes Angie Dudley of Bakerella Cupcake Jewelry Cupcake Wars Cupcake Cookbooks
  • 11. of 20
  • 12. of 20 Cupcakes: The Democratization of Desserts Cupcakes have led to artisan desserts made at home and by artisan producers. • cake pops • doughnuts • ice cream • macarons • pies • popsicles • the red velvet craze
  • 13. of 20 Homemade is the New Artisan
  • 14. of 20 Sugar Is Not The Enemy
  • 15. of 20 There Are Options Allergen-Free Gluten-Free Sugar-Free Vegan Desserts Are For Everybody
  • 16. of 20 Treat Yo’ Self Cupcakes and other personal desserts are affordable indulgences to both your waistline and your bottom line.
  • 17. of 20 Cupcakes Are Everywhere Online There are 7.1 M photos on Instagram tagged “cupcakes”. There are 6.7M photos on Instagram tagged “dessert”. As of noon today, there were 90 tweets per hour on Twitter using the hashtag cupcakes.
  • 18. of 20 Cupcakes Make People Happy
  • 19. of 20 With Liberty And Cupcakes For All
  • 20. of 20 In Frosting We Trust Thank you, Nichelle Stephens http://cupcakestakethecake.blogspot.com @cupcakeblog @niche