August 19th, 2010
Cupcake Tweet-Up at New York Cupcakes
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!
Archive for the cupcake reviews Category
July 27th, 2010
Jubilee Cupcakes & Vintage Candy opens in Tacoma, WA
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.
July 10th, 2010
Portland Cupcake Crawl: Saint Cupcake
Our third stop in our Portland Cupcake Crawl, Saint Cupcake, was the only shop that I had heard about before coming down to Portland. Saint Cupcake is located at 407 nw 17th ave @ flanders, portland oregon 97209. You can also find Saint Cupcake on Facebook!
July 5th, 2010
Portland Cupcake Crawl: Sweetpea Baking Company
Our second stop on our Portland Cupcake Crawl was the vegan bake shop Sweetpea Baking Company located 1205 SE Stark St, Portland, OR 97214. Sweetpea makes from scratch, everyday, 100% Vegan cupcakes and other baked creations! You can find Sweetpea on Twitter, Facebook, Myspace and Flickr too!
June 16th, 2010
Food Network’s Cupcake Wars – My Reaction
Food Network’s Cupcake Wars started this week with two episodes. Sunday’s was the George Lopez celebrity golf tournament episode and Tuesday was the SeaWorld episode. I wasn’t able to catch Sunday’s episode, but I did see the SeaWorld episode… and let me tell you right off the bat, I was NOT impressed.
June 11th, 2010
Portland Cupcake Crawl: Bliss Bake Shop
The first stop on our Portland Cupcake Crawl was Bliss Bake Shop located at 4708 Northwest Bethany Boulevard, Portland, OR. What a treat this was too… it couldn’t have been a better place to begin our crawl!
May 1st, 2010
Cupcakes for YOU and YOUR DOG at the Proctor Farmers’ Market
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 14th, 2010
Review: Cupcakes at Safeco Field
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 5th, 2010
Cupcakes and Baseball
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 28th, 2010
It’s Raining Cupcakes
At the book fair at Emily’s school last week, Emily was sooooo excited that she found a book that was PERFECT for me!!! “It’s Raining Cupcakes” by Lisa Schroeder is about a 12 year old girl who is dreading her boring summer until her mother opens up a cupcake bakery!
February 25th, 2010
Indulge Cupcakes
Indulge Cupcakes in Sumner, WA isn’t just a cupcake bakery, it’s a destination.
February 23rd, 2010
Claim Jumper Redeemed
On February 6th, I posted a review of Claim Jumpers cupcakes and how disappointed I was in them. Now, I don’t do reviews because I expect or want anything for doing them… I review cupcakes because it’s fun for me and I like sharing with others.
February 11th, 2010
Cupcake Royale – Capitol Hill
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 6th, 2010
DivaMomNYC dishes on a NYC cupcake truck
JavaCupcake Note: This is a guest blog post from Taneesha Crawford of DivaMomNYC. Be sure to check out her blog, Facebook Fan Page and follow her on Twitter!
February 6th, 2010
Disappointing Claim Jumper Cupcakes
I had lunch at the Claim Jumper restaurant and saw these beautiful cupcakes in the dessert display case at the front of the restaurant.
February 4th, 2010
Cinnalicious Cupcakes
I have to admit, I wasn’t too sure how I felt when I heard the news that Cinnabon was serving cupcakes.
January 12th, 2010
With a "Wink" and a Smile
Oh…. when I saw you, I knew we’d go together like a “Wink” and a smile!! Oh yes, little Wink cupcakes you were made for me and I was made to smile for you!! My little angel and I hopped in the Routan and jetted up to the big city of Seattle to the quaint [...]
August 16th, 2009
Retro Bakery – Las Vegas, NV
I spent last week in Las Vegas, NV with my husband and I *KNEW* that one stop that needed to be made was at Retro Bakery. Boy, did it NOT disappoint! Just about 20 minutes from The Strip in Vegas, Retro Bakery is located just off the highway in a quaint little shopping center. I [...]
July 12th, 2009
West Seattle Summer Fest & Cupcake Royale
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
My visit to The Yellow Leaf Cupcake Co.
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
Honey, I Shrunk the Cake
Yesterday, the Food Network ran an episode of Good Eats that was all about the Chiffon Cupcake titled “Honey, I Shrunk the Cake”. It’s a MUST SEE for cupcake lovers!!
May 15th, 2009
The Yellow Leaf Cupcake Co.
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 [...]
April 30th, 2009
These are a few of my favorite things… I mean, blogs!
I read a lot of baking blogs… a lot. I LOVE reading all the different recipes people try and I love looking at pictures! Reading through these blogs were really what inspired me to start baking cupcakes. I thought I’d share a collection of some of my favorite blogs I follow so that you can [...]
April 16th, 2009
Sereh’s Cupcake Soap
One of my new friends on Twitter (@serehs) specializes in cupcakes that get you clean. She makes the most adorable cupcake shaped soaps! They come in a variety of “flavors” from:Bunny CornNeopolitianand Red Velvet… and she’s got some mini cuppie soaps too! Check out her creations at Sereh’s: Cupcake Soaps, Handcrafted Soaps, Scented Soaps, Decorative [...]
April 9th, 2009
Avocado Creations
Like I’ve said before, I’ve made some great connections via Twitter and this blog. But never would have I expected the generosity and kindness of Gina of “Avocado Creations”. She sent me a DM on Twitter a couple weeks ago and said she had made something for me. Shocked and surprised I gave her my [...]
February 19th, 2009
Starbucks’ New Instant Coffee Put to Taste Test
Starbucks’ New Instant Coffee Put to Taste TestAd Age Compares Packet Product to In-store Brew By Ad Age Staff Published: February 19, 2009http://adage.com/video/article?article_id=134703 Starbucks’ new Via brand instant coffee is being launched this month. NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — A panel of seasoned Ad Age newsroom coffee junkies surprised themselves Wednesday when they were unable to [...]
January 10th, 2009
Mini Cupcake Crawl
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, [...]
