Sweet Treats Y'all!

OK! Impromptu birthday get together- quick! What do you bring?

Cupcakes! 

From where? 

Duh where any downtown gal gets her cupcakes- The Cupcake Shoppe!

This is a snap shot of their logo affixed atop a half dozen of these scrumptious treats. (Cute right? The old sorority girl in me berserks out at labels and things wrapped with ribbons) Cupcakes are $3 each or you can get a dozen for $33. They come in a variety of flavors but once they run out of that flavor for the day sorry you are shit out of luck. And no- they cannot make you a red velvet cupcake 3 minutes before closing, and yes I am talking to you miss "I just came from shopping at Charlotte's at Cameron Village and boy am I pooped! All those monogrammed goodies just spurned my appetite!" I saw you trying to hassle your treat of choice out of the counter lady Tuesday night... umm hmm don't play...

So which delectable treats did I choose for the birthday boy? 

Get your taste buds in gear because here we go! Top row right to left: we have simply cinnamon, peanut butter cup and coconut. Bottom row right to left: we have black and white, mint condition and you mocha me crazy.

Taste descriptions:
Simply cinnamon: Cinnamon spice cake with cinnamon cream cheese icing
Peanut butter cup: Chocolate cake with peanut butter buttercream
Coconut: Fresh coconut cake with vanilla buttercream rolled in coconut flakes
Black and white: Chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream
Mint condition: Chocolate cake with mint buttercream
You mocha me crazy: Dark chocolate cake with espresso buttercream

Yum. Yum. So what's that you're asking? Which have I had before? Sit down. Take a load off and let me tell you a story. Many moons ago when I was a graduate student whose job was escorting 3 adorable kids to various Raleigh outings we would come here usually after a day at a museum (side note: if you are a Raleigh nanny/sitter downtown museums are where. it. is. at. Weekly events and free entertainment? You're welcome.). Confession. I usually had 3 kids in tow. They were cake people. I am an icing person. So there is a good possibility that I have only sampled the icings.. in every flavor. Judge me if you must! But I can report the kids loved the cakes and I can report that the icings are to die for. Whew! Now that we are all open and sharing with our feelings, I can now say with great certainty that if you have NOT been to this little shop on Glenwood (across from DIVE bar) you have not lived. Now go forth into the great world that is seeking treats.