{"id":3526,"date":"2025-04-06T23:36:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T06:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shirscribe.com\/?p=3526"},"modified":"2025-04-07T01:40:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T08:40:17","slug":"an-ode-to-the-overpriced-cupcake-companion-piece-a-recipe-fun-facts-favs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shirscribe.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/06\/an-ode-to-the-overpriced-cupcake-companion-piece-a-recipe-fun-facts-favs\/","title":{"rendered":"An Ode to the Overpriced Cupcake Companion Piece: A Recipe, Fun Facts & Favs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A couple posts back<\/a>, I expressed my concern that cupcakes — specifically the overpriced ones from bakeshops that specialize in cupcakes, not the ones at grocery stores — just don’t seem to be a thing like they used to be. When I decided to come here and voice my discontent with this unsettling phenomenon, there were several insights I wanted to bring to the fore. But then I got to writing. I thought I had a pretty good grasp on what I was going to say, about how many words it was going to take. Yet as the time to post neared, it was clear that that post had gotten away from me. It was just too much. There was more to say, but I had to leave it where it was. The rest is still unwritten\u2026until today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t you just love the drama I\u2019m bringing over overpriced cupcakes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So without further ado, I bring you three pieces of the puzzle that I previously didn\u2019t get to include: five of my all-time favorite cupcakes<\/strong> and where to get them, fun facts about cupcakes<\/strong> and drum roll please, the recipe<\/strong> for Magnolia Bakery\u2019s famous vanilla cupcake aka the Carrie cupcake \u2013 the cupcake I believe started it all for the overpriced cupcake craze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 Must Try Cupcakes and Where to Get Them <\/h6>\n\n\n\n

While it’s impossible to list all the yummy cupcakes I’ve had over the years, much less recall them, I choose these five because they are some of the ones that stand out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hummingbird Cupcake at Magnolia Bakery<\/strong>. When I first came across this cupcake at the original Magnolia Bakery in New York City’s West Village, I had never heard of it. I don’t know how that name is associated with the cake, but with a name like that I thought it must be good. So I took a chance and I was right. It was so good. It’s a pineapple, banana and pecan cake with cream cheese frosting. How could you go wrong with that. I don’t know if you can still get the cupcake at Magnolia Bakery, but you can get a slice of a whole cake, or a whole cake if you’d like. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Strawberry Cupcake at Sprinkles<\/strong>. As I’ve stated before, I not a big fan of Sprinkles cupcakes, but the Strawberry one is definitely one they got right. It has such a strong, real strawberry taste, not an artificial flavoring taste, making this such a fun and delicious cupcake to eat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Red Velvet Cupcake at Billy’s.<\/strong> When I lived in New York, I went on a hunt for the best cupcakes I could find and that’s when I came across Billy’s in Chelsea. Their red velvet cupcake was a good size, it was moist, had that light cocoa flavor, tasty cream cheese frosting, and a beautiful color red. I have had this cupcake in almost 20 years, so who knows if it’s still like I remembered. But if you’re ever in the Chelsea area of New York, it may be worth it to drop in and find out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vanilla2 <\/sup>Cupcake at Georgetown Cupcake.<\/strong> While most vanilla cupcakes have a vanilla buttercream frosting, this cupcake has a cream cheese frosting. It’s a small switch up that creates a nice flavor profile that should be done more often. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Uncle Nearest Vanilla Cupcake at Susie Cakes<\/strong>. Ugh, I can’t say enough about this cupcake. So moist, so buttery, so vanilla-y, with a hint of whiskey, this cupcake leaves all other vanilla cupcakes in its dust. Perhaps the dusting of sugar crystals that they put on the top. It’s so good I wish it were available year around and not just February. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did You Know A Cupcake Edition<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

December 15th is National Cupcake Day<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amelia Simmons is known as the inventor of the cupcake<\/a> in 1796 with a recipe called a light cake to bake in small cups\u201d featured in her cookbook “American Cookery.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sprinkles is considered the world’s first cupcake bakery<\/a>, opening in 2005. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Magnolia Bakery’s Vanilla Cupcake Recipe<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

While doing a little research on cupcakes, I came across this recipe on BusinessInsider.com<\/a> and just had to share it. While it didn’t make the list as one of my favs and I started off not really liking it, it has grown on me over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Magnolia Bakery Vanilla Cupcakes<\/h2>\n
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