VERY salty caramel cupcake and getting into the Thanksgiving spirit at Sprinkles

I bought this salty caramel cupcake at Sprinkles Cupcakes in Manhattan today ($3.75) and was impressed with how salty it was! You can see the salt crystals on it, and taste definitely errs on the more salty than caramel side, but not so salty that it's not pleasant to eat. Without checking, I'm not sure what the cake was, but it was moist and went well with the cake. They have this salty caramel in limited rotation, so it's worth checking out. Visit sprinkles.com as well as @sprinkles and their Facebook page to find out what's new, and see below for them getting into the Thanksgiving holiday spirit with upcoming limited edition holiday flavors and "gobble" letters to decorate your cupcakes!






Thanksgiving cupcake flavors starting next week


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door of Sprinkles NYC

Report on tie-dye She's the First celebration at Molly's Cupcakes

Last night I stopped by Molly's Cupcakes in Greenwich Village for the She's The First second anniversary celebration, which featured special one-night-only tie-dye cupcakes. They were available with either chocolate or vanilla frosting and were very interesting; I can't think of how to describe the cake other than colorful, sweet and wet. By "wet" I mean moist the way cakes drenched in syrup are, but not sticky, but definitely a little different than the norm. The frosting was good, not too rich or overly sweet, a basic chocolate, but the cake was really fun to eat with all the different colors. The event was packed, and there was even a woman greeting people in a cupcake costume! Get more information at shesthefirst.org and mollyscupcakes.com. And sorry for any formatting weirdness; I'm getting used to the new blogger.


























these weren't vegan cupcakes but I liked this sticker




cupcake costume!

She's The First Tie-dye Cupcakes November 2nd at Molly's Cupcakes New York

 In conjunction with She's the First, on November 2nd, Molly's Cupcakes in New York will be selling these tie-dye cupcakes!

Who: Molly's Cupcakes & She's the First
When: Nov 2nd, 5-8pm
What: She's the First 2nd Birthday Bake Sale at Molly's Cupcakes
Molly's Cupcakes will be making the special-edition She's the First tie-dye cupcakes to help us fundraise for girls' education in the developing world

This bake sale is part of a nationwide, student-driven movement from Nov. 1-8, known as the Tie-Dye Cupcake Bake-Off -More info at http://www.shesthefirst.org/cupcakes.

Halloween eyeball, ghost, worm/dirt and candy corn cupcakes, plus pumpkin patch

These cupcakes are by Polkadot Cupcake Shop of New York City/New Jersey, via Flickr, celebrating Halloween and pumpkin patch, their October flavor of the month. Find out more about them at polkadotcupcakeshop.com and on Facebook and @sweeterwithcake on Twitter.

Crumbs Bakeshop debuts Halloween Mash, the Monster (colossal) cupcake

The latest in Halloween cupcakes, by Crumbs Bakeshop, with locations throughout the country, via their Facebook page. Visit crumbs.com for more information.


"This signature vanilla cake filled with chocolate buttercream, topped with orange tinted cream cheese frosting, edged with green sprinkles and topped with four monster finger puppets."

Magnolia Bakery to open in Chicago Saturday, October 1st

The famed Magnolia Bakery, which recently opened up in Bloomingdale's in New York City's Upper East Side, will open in Chicago on October 1st. From Eater Chicago:

New York's iconic Magnolia Bakery will finally make its Chicago debut at Block 37 this Saturday, Oct. 1. The look of the location is very vintage and reminds you of a seaside bakery from the '50s. This is the first Magnolia store in the Midwest, coming after openings in LA and Dubai.

The 28-seat location will offer cakes, pies, creamy banana pudding, cookies, brownies, mini cheesecakes and fresh-from-the-oven breakfast muffins. From Double Crust Pies ($24) and Strawberry Icebox Cake ($24) to Red Velvet Cake ($55, 3-layer) and S’mores Cupcakes ($3.25 each), Magnolia harkens back to the flavors and traditions of classic American baked goods.

In other Magnolia Bakery news, via their Facebook page, they are selling a Rosh Hashanah honey cupcake: "spiced honey cake with walnuts and a touch of citrus zest."

You can also follow them @magnoliabakery on Twitter.