Long time no see! That was the longest hiatus I’ve ever taken here on the blog, but it turns out that writing a book is a lot of work - who knew? It has been a great project to work on but has kept me away from here for far too long and I am […]

Thanksgiving is an easy holiday to love. You get to think about everything you’re thankful for as you chow down on a mountain of delicious food. If only we could do this every day.
I am thankful for a lot of things - too many to list here, so I thought I’d concentrate on one new […]

Taste Tester found out about Brooklyn Kitchen’s Third Annual Cupcake Cookoff on Friday, three days in advance. Given the short notice, my immediate reaction was not to bother with it because there wasn’t enough time to prepare. But after a little more coaxing and a bit of obsessing over what kind of chocolate peanut butter […]

It’s been a little while since cupcakes have graced The CPB Gallery. It’s been a while for banana, too. But today is our lucky day - we’ve got both!
I bake from scratch most of the time, but every now and again I use a little help from the grocery. Who doesn’t? This recipe isn’t totally […]

I’ve been curious about Barefoot Contessa’s Chocolate Cupcake & Peanut Butter Frosting Mix for a while now. I prefer to bake from scratch but in a pinch, having a boxed mix to fall back on can be really helpful. My standbys are Betty Crocker’s Super Moist Cake Mixes which fulfill their promise of producing super […]

Did I say I was going to take a break from cupcakes for a while? I meant… after this post…
Seriously - how cute is that?
This pic almost looks like a frame of a stop animation film. I half expect the cupcake to come alive and sort of waddle it’s way off the table and out […]

Alas, the cupcake tour is coming to an end all too quickly. Le Sigh.
METROTAINMENT BAKERY
691 14th Street, Atlanta GA 30318
TREATS TASTED:
1. Red Velvet Cupcake
2. Chocolate Chip Cookie
If you are planning on visiting the Metrotainment Bakery sometime soon, make note of the following message on their site: “Because of our unprecendented growth, we are moving into […]

This is kind of a random stop on the tour since it’s a bookstore and not a bakery, but I make the rules here so deal with it! :) Happy to support an independent bookshop, we stopped in Overwrite while on the lookout for coffee. Lucky for us they also sell cupcakes. This coincidence has […]

Lindsay and I wasted no time after our visits to Sweet Pockets and The Atlanta Cupcake Factory, and walked right over to Belly General Store.
What’s that? Visiting two cupcakeries in a day is plenty? Who do you think you are dealing with here, amateurs? Ha!
BELLY GENERAL STORE
772 N.Highland Ave. Atlanta, GA 30306
TREATS TASTED:
1. Vanilla CC […]

Lindsay and I wasted no time after our visit to Sweet Pockets, and drove right over to The Atlanta Cupcake Factory.
What’s that? Visiting one cupcakerie in a day is plenty? Who do you think you are dealing with here, amateurs?

THE ATLANTA CUPCAKE FACTORY
624 N Highland Ave NE, Atlanta Georgia 30306 (some days are by appointment […]