A Survey of the Commonwealth’s Cupcakes
A cupcake from Party Favors
So, I’ve made my decision and I’m announcing it here. I am going to conduct a survey of cupcakes in Massachusetts. Many people know that I think the cupcake is the perfect desert. I’ve thought this for quite some time, long before the recent cupcake craze hit the nation. Long before Carrie made Magnolia’s a cupcake bonanza (although those cupcakes are delicious). I am quite the fan of the cupcake, and i’ve decided to seek out cupcakes across the Commonwealth and report my findings back on this very blog. Just Giblets indeed!
This has been at the back of my mind for a while, and Scot has encouraged me to do it as well, but I think it really crystalized for me at BookExpoAmerica in L.A. this past May. Daniel and Heidi are friends of mine from the Midwest who are in the publshing/bookselling industry. I get to see them every year at BEA and met up with them for dinner and general running around in L.A. this past May. What I didn’t get to do, is go with them to Sprinkles Cupcakes in Beverly Hills, which they visited that afternoon mere hours before meeting me, and proceeded to rave about off and on for the rest of the night. Could they have brought me along? Sure. Did they? I’m guessing you’ve guessed that they did not. You have guessed correctly. Am I bitter? A little, but I still love them and have almost forgiven them. Had they known about my sheer unadulterated devotion to the cupcake, I’m sure this wouldn’t have happened, hence my public search for the best cupcake in Massachusetts.
Before I begin, I will need to develop a set of criteria, which I will work on soon and post here. Then I need to find the cupcakes. Some I already know about, like the divine confections at Brookline’s Party Favors, and the scrumptuous cupcake deserts at Geoffrey’s. Many I will have to discover along the way. If you know of anyplace that has a cupcake worth tasting, please let me know. And for those of you fellow cupcake aficianados, please visit Sprinkle’s Cupcake’s website and vote for their next location to be in Boston!
You have to try my mom’s cupcakes. Very simple but very delicious!
Lulu’s in the North End is tremendous. Their red velvet cupcakes are the breakfast of champions.
You have to give Kickass Cupcakes a try, too, even though I wasn’t too impressed. Theyre in Davis and they make deep-fried cupcakes on the weekends. And if your criteria includes general bakeries, Lyndell’s in Ball Square makes great, sugary chocolate cupcakes.
In other news, I eat too much junk food.
Lulu’s is good, Kickass is uneven, Party Favors is hard to beat!
Carolyn, I would love to try your mom’s cupcakes!
Lulu’s and Kickass are definitely on the list (although I don’t know about deep-fried cupcakes! Sounds like sacrilege!) Lyndell’s is a terrific bakery, but I don’t know if I’ve ever had their cupcakes! That’s exciting! I kicked things off today with a cupcake from the Blue Frog Bakery in JP.
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