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 to Cupcasions. Choose between the following options:

• For $6, you get $12 worth of cupcakes.
• For $150, you get a three-tier wedding cake (a $300 value).<p>

Cupcasions’ pastry professionals supplement 13 flavours of cupcakes with an array of specialty edible adornments designed to order. Buttercream-fueled smart cars can go for miles with Cupcasions’ daily lineup of cupcakes ($1.40–$3.25 each, priced by size), which includes such festive batter balls as the gluten-free chocolate volcano and the yogi bear, in which gold-flaked root-beer buttercream rests atop fluffy vanilla cake. The popular puckerup, a lemon-curd-filled vanilla cupcake, is one of many confectionary grenades that can be carted off in six-packs ($8–$18) or 12-packs ($15.50–$32).

Cupcasions also constructs custom three-tiered wedding cakes, all of which eschew preservatives and additives. Chefs can festoon each frosted reception showpiece with edible flowers and personalize them with the customer’s choice of toppings and icing. Four wedding cake specialists on staff offer complimentary consultations, in which spouses-to-be can taste cakes, discuss designs and presentation options, and request background checks for cake-topper figurines.