cakes vs cupcakes

image from babycakes

a mum brought in a ton of cupcakes today to share with the kids and staff to celebrate her son's birthday, a perk to being a preschool teacher =)

this sparked a thought about cakes vs cupcakes....

hkgroom and i have always joked about having cheese cakes as our wedding cakes... and not just one, but three. the first, chocolate marble cheesecake from the delicatessen at the holiday inn golden mile, the second, blueberry cheesecake from ali oli, and the third, mars bar cheesecake from cru. mmmmmmmmmmm, those have always been our favourite desserts. this however, has not stopped me from browsing for cakes.

we're totally not into any five tier cakes or anything like that, the more unconventional, the better! traditional wedding cakes (at all the weddings that i've been to) are all sponge cake + cream... blah. completely not us. we like rich cakes (hence the cheesecake choices that are thick and not japanese).

anyhow, looking online for some interesting places that do cakes:

cakealicious- they do a range of different types of cakes, not just wedding cakes, but super cute cupcakes too! wedding cakes start at $300 per lb, and special cupcakes are $30 per cupcake with a minimum order of 12. the great thing about cakealicious is that they do delivery (at the charge)- charge or not, the last thing anyone needs is a ruined cake en route to the location!

cova- very yummy cakes, and some gorgeous (very grand) looking designs. you can even get a 'dummy' cake here for photos! fresh cakes range from 9" to 27" per tier with a choice of butter cream, dark fruit or sacher. of course, you can also get a specially designed cake.

alioli- a lovely little bakery/cafe in sai kung that does a killer blueberry cheesecake and scottish baps =) hkgroom insists every time we are in the area that we buy 12 baps to make sandwiches for the week. lovely lovely lovely!

babycakes- yummy cupcakes currently located in ap lei chau (recently closed down in causeway bay's delay no mall). they have 12 original flavours and are nut and transfat free =)