Tonight's Episode of Cupcake Wars: Valentine's Day

Four cupcake bakers vie for the chance to have their delicious displays featured at an ocean-side wine tasting for couples with a special romance icon.


Jones Bros. Cupcakes (Omaha, NE) - Not just a cupcake shop, they sell sandwiches, salads, paninis, cakes, cheesecakes, and other tasty treats. They have three different lemon cupcakes. Is that weird?

Frosted Betty Bakeshop (Katy, TX) - Their strawberry balsamic cupcake sounds delicious. I remember thinking balsamic sounded gross in a cupcake. Just wait until you try it.

Krista's Kupcakery (Long Beach, CA) - Yeah, another Southern California baker! I don't know anything about this company except that they deliver in the Long Beach area.

Double D Cupcakes (Lancaster, CA) - I did a feature on them last year and they also grabbed a 3rd place win for Best Traditional cupcake at the LA Cupcake Challenge last weekend. Let's see if another Southern California cupcake shop can grab a Cupcake Wars victory.

LA Cupcake Challenge 2011 Results

The cupcakes have been eaten. The ballots have been counted. The results have been posted. Who dominated the LA Cupcake Challenge in 2011?

Best Traditional
1st Place
My Delight Cupcakery
Red Velvet



2nd Place
Hansen's Cakes
Bridal Cake



3rd Place
Double D Cupcake
Chocolate Zin



Best Original
1st Place
My Delight Cupcakery
Late Night Breakfast


2nd Place
Jus Mini's
Josephine



3rd Place
Friandise Pastries
Candied Sweet Potato



Best Overall
1st Place
My Delight Cupcakery
Late Night Breakfast



2nd Place
Friandise Pastries
Candied Sweet Potato



3rd Place
Jus Minis
Josephine

Congrats to all of the winners, especially My Delight Cupcakery, who swept all three categories. For the rest of the week I'll be highlighting each cupcake and baker. I will also be revealing my top picks at the LA Cupcake Challenge for 2011!

Featured: Double D Cupcakes

My friend Ashley told me about a cupcake shop in Lancaster called Double "D" Cupcakes. I seriously love the name, especially with taglines like:

"The perkiest cupcakes in town!"

"Yes! They are all natural!"

"Go ahead! Grab two. You know you want to!"

Although, they say that the double "D" actually stands for D-elicious and D-elightful. Clever play on words if you ask me.

Their cupcakes are available in two sizes: baby D and double D. There are 22 flavors listed on their website. My first choice would be the Hawaiian Hummingbird. Banana-pineapple cake topped with pineapple cream cheese frosting and toasted pecans. Yum!

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The Rock Star cupcake is available in two different flavors: vanilla cake infused with bourbon (Rock Star by Day) or chocolate cake infused with Grand Marnier (Rock Star by Night). Both are topped with Rocker Pink caramel frosting, Belgium dark chocolate drizzle, hand poured chocolate star, and edible 23k gold flake embellishment.

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And of course, it's totally appropriate to have a cupcake that benefits the fight against breast cancer. They will donate $5 to Ride for the Pink for every "Ride for the Pink" dozen sold.

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Double "D" Cupcakes
620 West Avenue L, Suite #103
Lancaster, CA 93534
www.doubledcupcakes.com
Twitter: @DDCupcakes
661-510-0480