Casey's Cupcakes to Expand to Laguna Beach

Last summer I reported on the opening of Casey's Cupcakes in Riverside, CA. I haven't tried their cupcakes yet, but I'm seen them and they look delicious! The owner, Casey Reinhardt, was on the MTV reality show "Laguna Beach," so her announcement of a new Laguna Beach store totally makes sense.

According to their Facebook page, Casey's Cupcakes is expanding to Laguna Beach and will be opening shop on Valentine's Day. Although this will be the flagship store, the cupcakes will continue to be made at the The Mission Inn in Riverside.

Cupcake Camp IE: The Event

Cupcake Camps are becoming quite the popular event! This was the second Cupcake Camp I've attended (the first one being Cupcake Camp OC in July) and I had a blast! Cupcake Camp Inland Empire was held at the beautiful Mission Inn Hotel in Riverside, CA.




The event was held in the Music Room of the Mission Inn and was absolutely beautiful! Tables of cupcakes lined the walls and the center of the room. I have to give props to Addie, the organizer of the event, because everything ran so smoothly. Although there was a line out the door to enter, it never felt chaotic in the main room, nor was there a free-for-all with the cupcakes. Everything was well put together.




All of the proceeds from Cupcake Camp IE went to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Inland Empire. One of the categories for the cupcake competition was Best Pink Ribbon/Breast Cancer Themed cupcake. All of them were so beautifully decorated (more details to come later).




One of the best parts of Cupcake Camp Inland Empire was meeting cupcake shops and bakers that were new to me. I live in Orange County, and have yet to visit any cupcake shops in the Inland Empire. Now I have a long list.




Stay tuned to meet the judges, see the cupcake competition, and drool at the photos of the cupcakes...

Laguna Beach Star Opens Cupcake Shop

You might recognize Casey Reinhardt from the MTV "reality show" Laguna Beach. You might recognize her as the sister of Doug Reinhardt, the guy who dated Paris Hilton. But Casey Reinhardt is making a name for herself. She has recently opened a cupcake shop in Riverside.




Casey's Cupcakes and Cappuccinos is located in the Mission Inn Hotel and Spa in Riverside. The shop offers flavors such as Rockin' Red Velvet, Marvelous Milk Chocolate, Caribbean Coconut, and Scrumptious Cinnamon Sugar. Casey's Cupcakes has received mixed reviews on Yelp, but it seems that people are more likely to comment when they have a bad experience. Her cupcakes sell for $3.50, which is one of the highest prices I've seen for cupcakes. They better be great cupcakes for that price.

According to the Orange County Register, Casey has plans to expand into Orange County. I'll keep you posted on when that happens.