How I Met Your Mother/Cupcake

Cupcake
Season 1, Episode 16
Airdate	March 6, 2006
Production Number	1ALH15
Written by	Maria Ferrari
Directed by	Pamela Fryman
Stream
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How I Met Your Mother — Season One

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Cupcake is the sixteenth episode of the first season of How I Met Your Mother.

Starring: Josh Radnor (Ted Mosby), Jason Segel (Marshall Eriksen), Cobie Smulders (Robin Scherbatsky)

with Neil Patrick Harris (Barney Stinson)

and Alyson Hannigan (Lily Aldrin)

Guest Starring: Ashley Williams (Victoria)

Co-Starring: Caroline Lagerfelt (Bridal Shop Lady), Sergey Brusilovsky (Sergei the Tailor)

Uncredited: Bob Saget (Ted of 2030 (voice))

Plot Overview

Just as Ted and Victoria's relationship is beginning to flourish, she's offered a scholarship to a culinary institute in Germany. Should she stay, or should she go?

Arc Advancement

Characters

• Ted: Ted and Victoria nearly break up when Victoria decides to go to her dessert fellowship in Germany. They decide to try to make long-distance work, but Future Ted explains that it didn't work.
• Marshall: Marshall is scammed into an interview with Barney's place of business when Barney makes him buy a $4,000 suit and Lily destroys a $8,000 dress.

Quotes

• Marshall: Everything here is dark and sketchy and seems illegal. It's like shopping in Barney's mind.