Archive for the local cupcakes Category
August 19th, 2010
On a visit to Trophy Cupcakes in Bellvue, WA at the Bravern this week… the sweet girl behind the counter showed us what happens when their pastry chef has too much time on her hands in the mornings!
August 19th, 2010
Monday was a GREAT DAY! I had not just one great Tweet Up, but TWO! A Military Wife Tweet Up and a Cupcake Tweet Up! Can’t beat that with a bat!
August 6th, 2010
A new cupcake shop is coming to town and my fabulous readers have been letting me know all about it!!! THANK YOU! Frosted Cupcakes & Cakes, a cupcake and cake shop will open Thursday, August 19th in Edmonds, WA! You can find out all the details by visiting the Frosted website, Facebook or Twitter!
August 4th, 2010
Last week, the co-owner and business partner of Jubliee Cupcakes & Vintage Candy checked out my little blog then emailed me. Kimberly asked if I would be interested in meeting with her and Patti, the owner, for cupcakes and general chat about cupcakes and their business. Of course I jumped on the opportunity!!
July 27th, 2010
Two months ago I visited Sweet Things Cupcakes in the Proctor District of North Tacoma, WA. A quaint little cupcake and vintage clothing shop nestled in an old Tacoma house.
June 1st, 2010
JavaCupcake Note: This is the seventh post in a series titled, “Ask the Baker” featuring interviews with bakers and bakery owners!
June 1st, 2010
This month’s Cupcake of the Month at JavaCupcake is the Champagne cupcake with Raspberry Buttercream from Wink Cupcakes!!
May 1st, 2010
I’ve been wanting to check out the local farmers market which recently opened for the season here in Tacoma. So, Emily and I got out of the house early this morning and headed to the Proctor Farmers’ Market.
April 30th, 2010
On the Johnny Cupcakes Suitcase Tour stop in Portland, Kamp Grizzly pulled out all the stops and custom made this Cupcake Cannon for the event!
April 14th, 2010
Opening Day at Safeco Field was AMAZING!!! (And not just because of the baseball!) As I arrived to the Stadium, the very first thing I did was go straight to Section 185 for the cupcakes I had heard so much about!
April 8th, 2010
I am so super excited that Johnny Cupcakes will be coming to Seattle this month to Trophy Cupcakes in Wallingford. I have been following him and am getting really super pumped!!
April 5th, 2010
For any of you who really know me, you’ll know that I love three things… Dave Matthews Band, Cupcakes and Baseball! And I just found out the best news that brings two of my favorite things together!
February 25th, 2010
Indulge Cupcakes in Sumner, WA isn’t just a cupcake bakery, it’s a destination.
February 16th, 2010
Bella Cupcake Couture is proud to bring this special event to the Seattle area.
February 16th, 2010
Founding member Rachel Kramer Bussel of the famous blog “Cupcakes Take the Cake” will be in Seattle for a Cupcake Meet Up!
February 11th, 2010
I made it to the third of four Cupcake Royale shops today. My good friend Jen lives just down the street from the Capitol Hill Cupcake Royale,
February 9th, 2010
Trophy Cupcakes in Seattle, WA always comes up with some super creative cupcakes.
December 14th, 2009
I was recently interviewed by the local newspaper The Fort Lewis Ranger to discuss my role as an Army Wife and the success of this blog! The reporter, Melissa Renahan, met me for lunch and we talked all about JavaCupcake, it’s roots, it’s success and how it has helped me through this deployment! I think [...]
December 1st, 2009
I’ve had the pleasure of having a few email conversations with Jessie of Cakespy, but have never met her in person. I’m so excited to help announce that there will be a reception for Jessie and her art at Trophy Cupcakes in Seattle. (Thank you to the Cupcakes Take the Cake blog for the idea [...]
July 12th, 2009
This weekend was a good one. Yesterday, my husband and I had the whole day to ourselves to do anything we wanted. On the list was to go to the West Seattle Summer Fest and eat a cupcake from Cupcake Royale. Let me tell you… the cupcakes we devoured did not disappoint. I enjoyed a [...]
May 24th, 2009
A week or so ago, I blogged about the opening of a new cupcake shop in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle, WA called The Yellow Leaf Cupcake Co. My husband, daughter and I went to visit that shop on Saturday to sample the much anticipated cupcakes! The Yellow Leaf isn’t hard to find, right off [...]
May 15th, 2009
A friend of mine heard about this new cupcake company opening in Seattle and pointed me to THIS article about it. The Yellow Leaf Cupcake Co. is a cupcake and muffin shop scheduled to open TODAY in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle, WA. What makes this cupcake shop unique is that it is owned and [...]
March 28th, 2009
I’m so grateful for the connections I’ve made through my blog and via Twitter. And tonight…TWO of my connections have reviewed me on their websites!! Jessie at Cake Spy has featured one of my reviews! I visited Retro Bakery in Las Vegas with my husband and met Kari, the owner… and then wrote a fabulous [...]
January 10th, 2009
Cupcakes are something you may not think of when you think about Seattle… but hidden in some of the hippest neighborhoods are a few cupcake shops that are sure to surprise. My husband, daughter and I went on a Mini Cupcake Crawl of the Seattle/Tacoma area this weekend. I had four cupcake shops to visit, [...]