EliseF

The first thing noticeable when walking into Vanilla Bakeshop (Santa Monica location) is not only do they bake regular sized cupcakes, they have mini versions of the exact cupcakes they make. So naturally to try the most number of cupcakes possible to most efficiently evaluate the Cupcakery, I purchased three mini cupcakes (disclaimer: mini cupcakes are much more dangerous than … [Read more...] about Tales of Cupcakery – Vanilla Bakeshop

This past week, I decided I would try and make my own cupcakes. Weeks ago, my boyfriend* decided to figure out a way to make cupcakes without eggs, most likely due to the fact he forgot eggs to begin with and was too lazy to return to the store.  So he Googled his dilemma; people have actually figured out a very American solution to this common problem – soda and cake mix. It … [Read more...] about Tales of Cupcakery: Soda Cupcakes

I have to admit, I went into this place extremely excited. This cupcakery, the Frosted Cupcakery a) acknowledges a word I thought I made up, as a real word (Cupcakery for those who didn't get that right off the bat), and b) are known for "frosted" cupcakes - aka cupcakes with ice cream in the middle. If you don't get excited about this, I really don't know what you would get … [Read more...] about Tales of Cupcakery: Frosted Cupcakery

Who isn’t excited to drive down Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills? In the summertime, tourists and tour buses flock by the dozens, and any other time of the year, it’s packed with locals. Whether you like seeing huge Brooks Brothers stores, or the inevitable Bentley/Aston Martin/Bugatti, it is hard to hate the glitz of Rodeo Drive. I was pretty excited to find out that the … [Read more...] about Tales of Cupcakery: Crumbs Bakery

So, who enjoys battling downtown traffic? Certainly not me (my disdain for traffic is an entirely different story). BUT I battled traffic just for BabyCakes NYC. A little bit about BabyCakes: originally from New York (obviously), certified Kosher, parve and vegan, and they have a really friendly staff. The cupcakery is located in the fashion district of Los Angeles, so not … [Read more...] about Tales of Cupcakery: BabyCakes NYC