A Baking Adventure: Apple Maple Cupcakes
I was feeling adventurous so I decided that my next baking experience should be an attempt at baking cake from scratch…for the first time ever! I have been collecting a few recipes and stumbled on this...
View ArticleGuest Review: Billy’s Bakery Cupcake Tasting
We are excited to have another guest review from Jen. Jen is a close friend of the Crusaders (and a “name twin” to Crusader Jenn), currently living in New York City. She’s been on many adventures with...
View ArticleNational Capital Area Cake Show’s Cupcake Challange: Taste of the Seasons
This past Saturday, Crusader Jenn and I braved the nasty rain soaked roads and headed to the National Capital Area Cake Show‘s Cupcake Challenge in Annandale, VA. This year’s theme was ‘Taste of the...
View ArticleThe Cupcakes You Didn’t See | Kupcakes & Co. | Elkridge, MD
Since Kupcakes & Co. made the #1 spot on our Top 5 cupcake places on the outskirts of Baltimore City, we have eaten a lot, and I mean A LOT, of cupcakes from their shop. Today I wanted to share...
View ArticleStarry Night Talks to us About Cupcake Wars!
I’m sure we have a few Cupcake Wars fans out there, so if you watched this past Sunday’s show on the Food Network, then you’re in for a treat! Shannon, owner and baker of Starry Night Bakery and...
View Article“Fall” in Love with Starry Night Bakery & Coffeehouse Again
I didn’t get to Starry Night Bakery & Coffeehouse as much this summer as I would have liked. With all the Cupcake Picnics and birthday parties, there were so many cupcakes and just at an arm’s...
View ArticleJ Café: A Hidden Gem
Just as their website says, J Café really is a hidden gem, located on Main Street in downtown Westminster. Crusader Stacy had mentioned them about a year ago, but I wasn’t sure that they were a regular...
View ArticleNYC Cupcake Crawl: Lower East Side and East Village
Prior to being a mom, I used to go to NYC with Crusaders Stacy and Elisa quite a bit. We have friends and family that live there, we love going to shows, and taking a day trip is so easy from our...
View ArticleCupcake Tour 2012 – Philidelphia, PA
The Crusaders have been talking about a Philly tour for the past couple of years. Thanks to Crusader Jenn’s reminder and Crusader Stacy’s planning, we finally made it happen this fall for our Annual...
View ArticleWinter Cupcake Craze: The Cupcakes You Haven’t Seen
You may have noticed, but we’ve been eating a lot of cupcakes this winter. Okay, we eat a lot of cupcakes all the time…but there is something about the winter and wanting rich comfort foods, versus...
View ArticleBlast from the Past: Cupcake Cafe in NYC
(Maple Walnut cupcake from Cupcake Cafe.) Back in June of 2010 Guest Crusader Jen invited Crusader Stacy and I to help her pick out a wedding dress at the Kleinfeld Bridal in NYC (home to TLC’s Say...
View ArticleTexas Cupcake Trekking (Part 1)
Labor day in Baltimore for the past three years has been taken hostage by the Grand Prix race. The race closes over 50% of the roads and, for us locals, can cause a huge headache. Because of this I...
View ArticleNew Packaging & Fall Cupcakes From Kupcakes & Co.
As always, Kupcakes & Co. (Elkridge, MD) has new things happening, one of which is a change in packaging. In early September they announced they’d be shifting from their beautiful, black pastry...
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