Internet stalking

I was internet stalking some pages on Facebook that deal with cupcakes. (more like research of destinations!) When I cam upon a lady who makes a living out of what I have been doing. She's the cake-spy! She does own a bakery but travels far and wide to taste these cupcakes and people actually send her cupcakes to taste. What??!?!?! I'm not looking to make a living out of it but how much fun would that be to have people want you to taste their product for review. I know I'm only a small fry right now but I came up with a few ideas for promotion and maybe I will be on track for the mail order treatment too! I first want to come up with a cute Icon that I can replicate. Then when I enjoy a cupcake place I would give them a "trophy" to bring them promotion and leave my blog card to get me traffic. Of all the places I have been I would only need 3 trophy's as of now because I have only really liked 3 places. Ideas? Maybe I'm too big of a dreamer like my parents say but you only live once- have some fun while you can right?

Keep Away!!!!!

As I eat cupcakes I learn more and more about my dislikes. I have always hated NUTS!! Keep them out or I will spit them out. My Nana tried to trick me and well they ended up coming up! Cream cheese frosting! I try not to discriminate when I see a cupcake. If it looks good I will try it. But when I bite into it and get a string cream cheese taste gross! I have had a few that you can't tell are cream cheese and that is fine but I have yet to be able to enjoy a red velvet because of the icing! What do you dislike?

Cake love at the National Harbor

Today I used a new test group and brought home 3 cupcakes from  the national harbor. I picked out cherry blossom (were are famous for our cherry blossom trees here in DC), plain vanilla (my back up so if the others are gross I can at-least enjoy one!), and a hot tamale (not the pepper but the candy!). I chose 2 unbiased kids (ages 2 and 5 and very opinionated! That's whats best about tots- they tell it like it is!) I split the first cupcake in 3's so everyone could enjoy! Ben- the 5 year old quickly told me it was gross. The 2 year old ate his and the 5 year old. All he cared about was that it was cake and good. (Eli- how I love you bud!) I was confused by the taste. It had a soda-ish fizz taste. It was super sweet and not bad, but I won't get it again. Cupcake 2 was going to be the hot one but Ben freaked out when I told him what it was so we ate the vanilla. I split it into 2 (Eli was eating all of the cherry blossom "himself") Ben loved the vanilla- he's a very plain cupcake kind of guy. I respect that. He said it was his favorite. I personally have had better vanilla cupcakes. Eli quickly licked his fingers and wanted some of that too. I gave him my piece. I was curious about the hot cupcake and took a bit and save the rest for Ben's parents. It was not bad ( Matt and Dawn liked it too!) But a bit was all I needed. I was cupcaked out and just enjoyed the boys have their faces covered in cake. Cupcakes are $3.25 a pop and the place is small but cute. ( maybe 8 people can fit in there!) The staff was nice but overall I would say way over priced for the experience. The boys would have liked the cheap Safeway ones just as much!

Cupcake Pavillion take 2

So as I had said before I went to the cupcake pavilion and was very disappointed. Well they have opened a new shop in St. Charles Town center and since I was there I thought I would stop by and once again try to get a thin-mint cupcake. When I got there they have about 5 kinds of cupcakes and none of which were thin mint. The new staff was not that pleasant and I don't think I will be going to take trip 3! Feed back from anyone who has been there would be great!

Charles Street Bakery

Hello Guys! Sorry for the delay in blogs. I get so excited to tell you about the places I go and then forget to post. For whatever reason when I try to load pictures on here it shuts my internet down so for now I will just write the blog and add the picture later.

I was very excited to go to Charles Street Bakery because it was local and everyone said it was great. They have really hard hours (closing at 2pm) and parking is awful. I walk in super excited and there was only chocolate cupcakes. I was so upset but bought the last 2 because, I had my heart set on a cupcake. I ate/tasted the cupcake when I got home and sent one with my dad to work. Both of us were disappointed. It was dry and pretty much uneatable. I trashed it! The icing wasn't much better. I was so upset that I had got my hopes and hd such an awful cupcake. I do believe in second chances and maybe I will be bold enough to try again another day!

LACKING

Hello my cupcakes! I have been lacking in posting but not in taste testing. Oh, how I put the updates on my list of things to do but don't get around to it. I will be trying to update this weekend! xoxoxo

Getting a rep!

Hey~ I have had a whole week without cupcakes and man do I miss them! I'm also getting a reputation as a "cupcake crazy!" I don't mind the name, I mean what could be worse than people sending you information on places that sell;l cupcakes, bringing you free cupcakes, and sending you information on events! If that bad I wonder what is good? Summer may be lacking in cupcake trips because funds will be limited (trying to save for the Disney trip!) but I wouldn't say there won't be any cupcake adventures! I have acquired many new fun recipes and may have to try them out. ( maybe sell them!) Who knows what the weeks ahead will hold, but feel free to send me cupcakes!!!

May your week be filled with cupcakes!