Cupcakes are a preferable alternative to birthday cakes, whose constant accompaniment by off-key singing has depleted the planet’s finite supply of forced smiles. Garner genuine grins with today's Groupon: for $20, you get $40 worth of cupcakes from Kupcakes by Kerrie, which will provide free delivery to Groupon holders in the El Paso area.

Professional pastry chefs at Kupcakes by Kerrie stack ovens with moist morsels in a variety of traditional and gourmet flavors. Customers can sink their fangs or Battleship game pieces into a classic red velvet cupcake ($1.50), topped with one of six different frostings, such as butter cream or coconut. Confections connoisseurs can invest in a gourmet cupcake ($3) to flirt with flavors such as pumpkin spice or ice coffee, or masticate on candy corn cupcakes in a jar ($3–$4), which house layers of cake and frosting under glass for folks to eat with a spoon or proboscis. Kupcakes by Kerrie will personalize their treats with decorative designs ($2–$3.50), and they offer discounts of $3–$4 per every four dozen on large orders.