I have never seen the type of cupcake cakes described above, but the cake decorating stores sell cool racks to place cupcakes on for parties. Also I use to make a small cake and decorate it really fancy and put the candles on it, then make lots of cupcakes and place them around the cake with one flower or a small decoration on each to give out to the children at the party instead of cake cutting.
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How do you make a cupcake cake? I've seen them in the bakery and they are so cute. It looks like it would be easy to make, but how do I keep the cupcakes together while icing them?