Right about now.

Packaged cake mix with some milk.
Tiny bowl, little spoon and baby pan.
Stir until batter is smooth as silk.
Bake like Mom? Yes, kids can.

Set the light bulb to ON and watch it glow;
Getting ready to bake up some fun.
In the pan goes, it will not overflow.
The mini oven will ding when it’s done.

Then comes the frosting to sweeten the deal.
No patience for cooling the pint-size cake.
The icing drips slightly, this is hardly a meal.
This is what you get when you Easy-Bake.

– Michelle Villagracia (a.k.a. miVi)

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.]

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The Rubiks Cube from Flickr user Anita Jamal

Super Mario Bros. from Flickr user clevercupcakes

Sesame Street from Flickr user EyMie

Daleks from Flickr user Crumbs and Dolies

And finally…

Mahjjong Tiles from Flickr user PinkCakeBox