Things I expected: To find gourmet National Strawberry Day cupcakes at my habitual destinations. First photo is Sprinkles, natch. Things I didn’t expect: News of limited-edition strawberry Hostess cupcakes. I haven’t yet found them in a store. Stay tuned for the results of this most curious research mission. https://twitter.com/Hostess_Snacks/status/968491568750612480
Month: February 2018
Living legend
This is Rachel Kramer Bussel, founder of the legendary Cupcakes Take the Cake blog. In its heyday, the blog was the authoritative source of American cupcake news. My colleague David Sax interviewed Kramer Bussel in his Tastemakers book, in which I, too, am cited. Our cupcake world is small and sweet. Thanks to Kramer Bussel,… Continue reading Living legend
How the (sticky) bun rolls
With apologies in advance to pastry chefs and anti-pun purists, I hereby glaze over the difference between sticky buns and cinnamon rolls. The latter were easier to find, so I used them to study today’s National Sticky Buns Day. Preview: I look forward to trying the Dominique Ansel Kitchen cinnamon spun roll on Sunday, following… Continue reading How the (sticky) bun rolls
Into the piehole
I’m full. Full of happiness that National Cherry Pie Day drew my attention to said creatures. It was time and calories well spent to fill my piehole aplenty. I so appreciate these diversions from cupcakes. They are always enlightening. In this case, I gained an appreciation of the subtle cloves and distinctive consistency of the… Continue reading Into the piehole
An almond story
National Almond Day says California to me. When Sprinkles offered dark chocolate almond for a few weeks last year as a throwback flavor, I tasted memories. California is the birthplace of Sprinkles and my home for 20+ years. The button on the plate is my souvenir from the Sprinklesmobile, when it visited D.C. to promote… Continue reading An almond story
Happy 10th anniversary, Georgetown Cupcake
https://twitter.com/KatherineSophie/status/963796290860613634 This Valentine’s Day is one for the history books. It has been exactly a decade since Georgetown Cupcake opened for business on Valentine’s Day 2008. Studying its history involves sweetness and light and books and notes. All together now:
Fishy, savory, doughy
Sometimes I eat savory food. Among my favorites are the foci of today’s food holidays. For breakfast, I honored National Bagel and Lox Day with research in triplicate, accompanied by a generous serving of nostalgia. I had the classic bagel and lox from Bullfrog Bagels, Baked by Yael, and Bethesda Bagels. The most visible… Continue reading Fishy, savory, doughy
That hazelnut spread
It’s World Nutella Day. May it be peaceful and riot-free. May it grace cupcakes with its nuttiness.
Rooting for carrot cake
Carrot cake is my favorite. In my book, there are many carrot cake days, but today is the capitalized National Carrot Cake Day.
A decade of cake pops
It’s the 10-year anniversary of the curious cake pop invention. Bakerella is widely considered the inventor of these two-bite fusions of cake and frosting on a stick. Two years ago, Baked by Yael opened the first D.C. storefront dedicated to them. Having written about the latter, I’m invested. Therefore, duty calls and field research is… Continue reading A decade of cake pops
Andrea Adleman | Cupcakologist 