Like amateur cyclists’ training wheels, cups help budding desserts find proper form and balance to avoid falling into nearby wood chippers. Appreciate the cup's contribution to confections with today's Groupon: for $18, you get 24 cheesecake cups (a $36 value) delivered by Cream by Crystal.

Cream by Crystal's cheesecake cups are fresh, homemade bundles of bite-size flavor that slowly unearth their treasures to lucky tongue plows. Ably furnish a sugar-lacking private party or lonely dessert cellar with two dozen of the delicious delicacies, which are available in five different flavors: Poitier, a mix of white and milk chocolate; the plain classic, Brando; the blueberry-rich Bogart; the Hepburn, its innards infused with raspberry; and the strawberry-enriched Monroe.

Cream by Crystal's creamy cups have graced numerous celebrity taste buds, including those of AnnaLynne McCord, Kevin Sorbo, and Horatio Sanz. Orders are limited to original-style cheesecake cups in a single flavor, and Cream by Crystal recommends calling around 72 hours ahead to reserve your taste of choice and hear leaks of tomorrow’s horoscopes. Delivery is free within five miles of zip code 90019 in Miracle Mile; a $0.75-per-mile charge will be applied to any deliveries beyond these borders.