Poetry would be entirely composed of haikus and sonnets dedicated to cakes and pastries if poets didn't devour their idyllic subjects before having a chance to write. Today's Groupon says what meter and rhythm cannot: for $10, you get $20 worth of custom cakes, gourmet cupcakes, cookies, and other treats at Tidbits Bakery, located in Lindale Mall in Cedar Rapids.

Tidbits Bakery's stylishly iced cupcakes and cake pops burst from its oven in an innovative array of flavors, and its custom cakes sweeten celebrations within the requested parameters. Snag a cupcake ($2/each) to stave off sugar pains—the sundae cupcake's chocolate base is filled with cherry, then topped with a swirl of cherry almond icing, a drizzle of chocolate, and another cherry, and the Bubbly cupcake toasts ovens with a hand-round of champagne cake and strawberry-champagne buttercream frosting. Hand-decorated cookies ($1.50/each) serve as bookends to the icing innards of sweet stacks, and cake pops ($1.25/each) deliver portable flavors, including lemon drop and strawberry champagne, on a stick—ideal for mobile munching and serving as cake-based relay batons.

For custom cakes, customers can submit online cake quote requests to inquire about costs, combinations, and sizes.