Full Size Cake VS Cupcakes

So a question I have gotten time & time again is which should I bake? A full size cake or cupcake. Well here are my opinions on both!

-So as far as your waist line goes we all know smaller is better.. Well, same goes for full size cake vs a cupcake.

WHY? It is a same concept as the "bottomless" bag of chips.

Don't know what I am talking about? Well I am about to tell you. So if you are eating out of a 'family size' chip bag & you plan on eating 1 serving.. How easy is it to sneak 1, 2, or the rest of the bag more?! I'll admit I have been there.. Now if you are eating out of a 'snack size' chip bag when you get to the bottom of your serving.. That's it there is not more.. So you cannot start mindless eating & you are very unlikely to open another bag. It gives you a stopping point.

The same theory goes for a full size cake vs a cupcake.. Once you finish you cupcake you are at a stopping point.. PLUS, the cupcakes are all about the same SIZE.. With a full size cake however, it is so easy to go cut yourself another sliver or even a slightly bigger piece to start with.

-Now as far as preparing them goes a full size cake is easier.. Hands down.. With a full size cake you are making one large cake. With cupcake you are making at least 12, if not 24 or more, individual cakes.. That means 12 crusts, 12 servings of cake, 12 things to frost.. All apposed to one.

However if you are like the & the busier I am the less likely I am to over eat then making the cupcakes is a blessing.. It keeps my hands busy with mixing or frosting & not busy going from my plate to my mouth.

-If you are entertaining it depends on how many people you plan on having over. If you are having 100 people over, I don't know about you but I am not making 100 cupcake.. But if you are only having 10 people over then the cupcakes might me a good idea.

Why do I say for parties always go with cupcakes if possible? Right now we are in, what is known as, the "Me" generation.. Researchers have said that we are in a selfish generation & that is a reason why cupcakes have grown in popularity.. With a cupcake we each get our own, personal cake. There is no sharing.. Which in my opinion is really quit sad.

Conclusion.. More times then no I will bake my cakes in a cupcake form.. Mainly because I am a sugar addict but I do watch my calories & waist line.. In my opinion you can never go wrong with a cupcake.


For my recipe from the cover photo please click the links below
Marbled Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bars 
Cinnamon Pumpin Cupcakes