A Cupcake Per Day...

Until recently, I've never had a "gourmet" cupcake. I actually thought the idea was kind of silly ... why would you want to pay three bucks for something that you could mass produce at home in your own oven? And plenty of my friends have the interest and patience to bake cupcakes, so I'm used to just mooching off of them.

But ever since I've had Kara's Cupcakes, I've been yearning to go back. The cupcakes were delightfully moist and fluffy, and prettily decorated. The mini ones were so adorable that I had to resist buying them all! My favorite from our batch was the organic strawberry cream cupcake, which was simply out of this world.

Kara's also makes a commitment to use locally-grown, sustainable ingredients, so you can feel extra good about eating a cupcake with a reduced carbon footprint. (Cupcake footprints just sound weird, no?)

For my birthday, my friends also got me a set of goodies from Sprinkles Cupcakes, which originated in Beverly Hills. Their cupcake batter was not as good as Kara's, and their frosting was so sweet that even I, with my insatiable sweet tooth, was a bit overwhelmed. But their flavors are definitely more fun, e.g., red velvet, chocolate marshmallow, chai latte...

So a cupcake per day ... keeps the cravings at bay? 'Till next time!

Kara's Cupcakes
www.karascupcakes.com

Sprinkles Cupcakes
www.sprinkles.com