As soon as news hit the Sweet Community about the bankruptcy of one of the nations most iconic cupcake shops, concern soon spread that this may mean the end of the gourmet cupcake trend. There's more to this story than meets the eye. From $6 million paydays to class action lawsuits, this bankruptcy is everything but a commentary on the gourmet cupcake trend.

These two NFL Players are enjoying a Sweet Retirement with the opening of their Gigi's Cupcakes Franchise. Former Tennessee Titans, Brian Orakpo & Michael Griffin along with fellow college classmate team up to open a Gigi's Cupcakes Franchise in Bee Cave, TX, a small town Northwest of Austin.

Thanks to Keebler, the Unicorn trend lives on in the Cupcake Flavored Unicorn Fudge Stripes Cookies! There is no doubt that 2018 was the Year of the Unicorn! From unicorn slime to unicorn poop and EPIC unicorn cakes and cupcakes, I’m sure most bakers would agree we were looking forward to a new flavor trend in 2019!

The Hershey Company has some how managed to ruin holiday baking for a handful of bakers, and the internet is going crazy over it. If you missed the news a large batch of Hershey's Milk Chocolate Kisses are missing their iconic pointed tip. Some call them flat top kisses, but I prefer the name sloppy kisses. Here's the deal...

From the Year of the Unicorn to the Year of Living Coral...here's what to look out for in 2019! This week's Sugarverse updates include the release of the 2019 Pantone Color of the Year, the reiteration of the Ban on Edible Glitter, another friendly reminder about the dangers of eating raw cookie dough, and predictions for the cake trends of 2019.

This week Sue Monhait, the Gift Biz Gal herself, released an interview which she conducted with our founder Cyd to introduce our girl to the Gift Biz Unwrapped listeners. Sue is the owner of The Ribbon Print Company in Highland Park, IL and the host of Gift Biz Unwrapped podcast.