According to one cartoonist blogger DocPop, he believes cupcakes have jumped the shark (passed its prime, outstayed its welcome etc). And while I am gearing up to debate this, I do enjoy his Cupcakes Have Jumped the Shark! pool on Flickr so really, I can’t be too mad about it. This one is my favourite (from Flickr user Josh1):

I’ll agree that food can hit its peak with the masses then it’s a downward spirl from there (see sundried tomatoes). Sundried tomatoes can get boring when you put it on, in and around everything, but cupcakes invite different flavour combination and decorations. I suppose I shouldn’t attack sundried tomatoes since it is a matter of taste. Anyway, in my mind, cupcakes will always be classic and never boring. So until the cupcake has a baby in its third season during a wedding ceremony, or finally has sex with their friend with whom they’ve had intense yet humourous sexual tension with, then I’ll join the Cupcakes Have Jumped the Shark rally. But until then: bake on!

[Sidebar: someone also made the same statement about bacon jumping the shark. I may have missed it when I was busy devouring a plate of bacon while sitting on a cupcake-shaped love seat.]

The flip-side:

I don’t want to be completely narrow-minded and stubborn on the subject so here’s my list on reasons why people like DocPop might believe cupcakes have, indeed, jumped the shark:

• People opt for cupcake towers over cakes at weddings.
• People organize Cupcake Camps and inspire others to do so too (nudge nudge wink wink).
• People start Cupcake Camp Groups on Facebook [JOIN US! - hey, I didn’t say I was AGAINST it ;)]
• There’s an All Things Cupcakes blog that shows more than food (clothing with cupcakes, jewelry with cupcakes, mugs, cups, cup-cozies, door stops, warheads, you name it!)

If you can think of more reasons, send them my way!