Sprinkles Georgetown is celebrating their 2nd anniversary with FREE Sprinkles ice cream!! The first 200 customers will receive one free scoop of their signature red velvet ice cream on Sunday, March 3rd to celebrate! Doors open at 10AM...see you there Cupcake Lovers!
Recently I took a road trip to Atlanta, my birthplace. Known as the jewel of the south, this progressive southern city has more to offer than crunk, fried foods, and Housewives - although we like all those things too. I got the chance to taste CamiCakes, Gigi's of Buckhead and The Little Cakery who supplied cupcakes for the V.I.P. suites at Cirque Du Soleil. Peep game... CamiCakes (Buckhead)
Flavors: Banana cream cupcake and a Strawberries-n-cream cupcake Cost: $2.75 each Score: 4.9
CamiCakes has 4 locations; this is buckhead
Nestled in a busy shopping center in Buckhead is the bustling CamiCakes. Pink from tip-to-stern this neatly presented cupcake shop featured 10 different flavors of perfectly-portioned cupcakes waiting to be eaten. I walked away with a banana cream cupcake and a strawberries-n-cream cupcake for $5.89. By far the best cupcakes in Atlanta!
Banana Cream Cupcake from CamiCakes
Strawberries-N-Cream Cupcakes
GiGi’s Cupcakes in Buckhead Flavors:Chocolate strawberry and Kentucky Bourbon Pie Cost:$3.50 each Score: 3.7
Gigi's Cupcakes in Buckhead
Gigi’s Cupcakes is a popular franchise in the south whom I have deemed the beauty queens of cupcakes. Gigi’s packaging and presentation is flawless and friendly with huge cupcakes featuring large crowns of frosting. I walked away with a Kentucky bourbon pie cupcake and a chocolate covered strawberry cupcake totaling $8.59. Overall this cupcakes are pretty to look at and happy to hold but flavors wise they can be a bit too bold. The KBP was a rich cake but the frosting was mountainous and ultimately gave me a headache from all the sugar. The chocolate strawberry (a chocolate cupcake with strawberry frosting covered in chocolate) reeked of artificial strawberry flavor which is a no-no for the Critic.
The Kentucky Bourbon Pie Cupcake
Gigi's of Buckhead's vast Selection
Little Cake Bakery
Flavors: The Marie Antoinette (vanilla cake with raspberry center; topped with caramel and whipped cream) Cost: $2.50 each Score: 3.9
Little Cake Bakery in Buckhead
After getting a quick manicure from Nail Favors in Buckhead, I happened upon a little place calledLittle Cake Bakery. A quaint shop that featured 6-8 flavors for $2.50 each. After debating between the Samoan and the mint julep, I chose The Marie Antoinette; their crown jewel of flavors. The cordial cupcake was a vanilla cupcake with a raspberry jam center topped with caramel drizzle (reminiscent of gold ornate) and topped with whipped cream and a cherry. It was gorgeous!
My new series, Meet the Baker, features CakeLove owner Warren Brown. CakeLove currently has 6 locations throughout the D.C. metro area and has been highlighted by American Express, Dell, Inc. magazine, and Oprah Winfrey. Brown, a former litigator, is the author of 3 books and the host of the Food Network's Sugar Rush. This is the third and final installment of my interview with Brown at his downtown Silver Spring store where we discuss business, parenthood, his challenges and triumphs. Enjoy and don't forget to comment below!
******Congratulations to the Winner Sarah Parnass******* Enter to win a dozen cupcakes from CakeLove AND a signed copy of Warren Brown's new book, CakeLove in The Morning! Try their new and improved red velvet, banana or my favorite the vanilla-based strawberry cheesecake cupcake. Or you could fill up on the toffee crunch- the Cupcake Critic's official Cupcake Boo!
And just for kicks, check out my pinterest page! The more "likes" or entries, the better your chances of winning! Contest ends Friday, March 1, 2013. But don't worry, you can also buy all of Warren Brown's books below!
CapMac, D.C.’s favorite food truck, teamed up with CakeLove, D.C.’s favorite cupcake shop, to bring customers the Sweet-N-Cheesy event! Team CapMac (consisting of Chef Brian Arnoff and Chef Vickie Harris) were on site at CakeLove s Downtown Silver Spring location serving up samples of their Marco Polo Mac (mac-n-cheese with red wine meat sauce) and their original mac (mac-n-cheese topped with extra cheese and cheez-its).
CakeLove owner Warren Brown, served up 6 of their new cream cheese flavors which will be available for purchase later this year. Customers were encouraged to vote for their favorite flavor and think of names for each flavor ranging from chocolate, vanilla, lemon, coffee, nutella, and peanut butter. Ultimately peanut butter and coffee were voted the best flavors. I will keep my Cupcake Lovers posted on CakeLove's signature frosting to be sold by the container very soon!
Katherine (R) with her sister and business partner Sophie at the opening of their L.A. store. Photo courtesy of Georgetown Cupcake
Congratulations to Katherine Kallinis Berman (of Georgetown Cupcake) and her husband Ben! On Sunday, February 19th Katherine gave birth to a healthy baby girl named Iris Sydney Berman. Check out their special 'Baby Edition' of TLC'S DC Cupcakes on March 12th at 7PM EST.
