Ice Cream Cupcake: Yes or No?

Can you believe that I hadn't taste an ice cream cupcake until last week? Crazy, I know! But truthfully, I haven't really seen any for sale, just read about them online.

So of course when my favorite cupcake shop is selling them on their cupcake truck, I knew it was destiny! I had to have one right now!

I rushed home so I could share it with my hubby. We both agreed that this ice cream cupcake was amazing! The cake was the normal chocolate cake that you'd find on a cupcake. The center was a scoop of mint n chip ice cream. The frosting on top was a minty whipped frosting, just like the frosting you'd find on a Baskin Robbins ice cream cake. This cupcake was outstanding and perfect for a hot summer day. I can't wait to try the other flavors!

You can taste a delicious ice cream cupcake too by catching the My Delight Truck. You can find their locations by following them on Twitter (@mydelighttruck).

My Delight Truck Comes to Orange County

I recently named My Delight Cupcakery in Ontario, CA as my second favorite cupcakery. So you can imagine my "delight" when I found out their cupcake truck is now serving Orange County!

I was even more excited to check their Twitter account (@mydelighttruck) one day and discovered they were just around the block! Of course I ran over and picked up some of my favorite cupcakes, along with a new treat.

My little guy was fast asleep so I didn't have to feel so bad not sharing with him.

My dinner for the night: Snickerdoodle, Cookies n Cream, Caramel Cheesecake, and a Mint n Chip ICE CREAM cupcake. I don't think it's even necessary to talk about how much I loved every single cupcake. But I will. This ice cream cupcake needs a deeper look. Stay tuned...

What's Happening with Meringue Bake Shop?

Cryptic photos have been posted on Meringue Bake Shop's Twitter and Facebook page. What chapter is next in the Meringue Bake Shop book? We will find out on June 30 at the Orange Home Grown Farmer's Market, where Meringue is currently selling their treats every other Saturday. I'm hoping the secret is an opportunity to buy Meringue Bake Shop's cupcakes, PushCakes, and other desserts more often. A cupcake truck? We'll find out Saturday!

The Perfect Circle Cupcakery Truck?!

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I was surprised to learn from Eat in OC that The Perfect Circle Cupcakery now has a mobile cupcake truck! I wonder what their plans are....join the food truck rotation, private catering? I'll post more when I know more.

Review: Oh For Sweets Sake

It took me a while, but I finally did it: I ate cupcakes from Orange County's first mobile cupcake truck!

The reason I waited so long is because I wanted Oh For Sweets Sake to perfect their business before I gave them a try. It's tough on a business to review them when they've just opened. Five months was plenty of time to give them a fair review. Here it is!

As I mentioned before, Oh For Sweets Sake is Orange County's first mobile cupcakery. I'm addicted to food trucks, so I was ecstatic when I heard about a cupcake truck.

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Oh For Sweets Sake sells cupcakes (of course) and other desserts such as whoopie pies. Their website doesn't list the other desserts, as I think they change on a daily basis. Recently, Oh For Sweets Sake has expanded their late night menu to include savory foods such as fried chicken, macaroni & cheese, and shrimp po'boys.

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The night that I visited Oh For Sweets Sake they were parked in Santa Ana, as they commonly are on Saturday nights. I was happy to find no line when I approached (my husband and I were in a hurry to catch a movie). There was a group of four women who had just purchased a few cupcakes. I talked to them a little bit about the cupcakes. They liked the Red Velvet so much that they bought another.




I was pretty stuffed from dinner, so I only had room to try two cupcakes. I chose Almond Joy and Red Velvet.

Almond Joy: dark chocolate chunk cake, filled with creamy coconut filling, topped with toasted, salted almonds and dark rich buttercream frosting. My first thought after taking a bite was grocery store. The cake was light, but nothing special and the frosting was way too sweet. The reason I thought grocery store is because the frosting tasted exactly like the frosting you'd find on a cupcake from a grocery store. I did not like this cupcake at all. I didn't even finish it.

Simply Red Velvet: delicate southern style light chocolate cake with fluffy cream cheese frosting. The cake was so dry, it almost had a powdery texture to it. Surprisingly, the frosting was pretty good. The cream cheese frosting had a good tanginess to it and was the best part of my whole experience. I ended up scraping the frosting off and throwing away the rest of the cupcake.




Besides the below-par cupcakes, there were a few other things worth noting.

First: the service. When I asked what is the most popular flavor, the owner's husband, Al, said he didn't know, nor did he seem to care. One thing I've noticed about successful cupcake shops is their passion. They lacked this. The owner, Lisa, was hiding in the background and wasn't interacting with the customers either.

Second: the truck. The truck seemed a little dirty and the cupcakes weren't displayed very well. Presentation is very important, especially when you're trying to catch business from people that are walking by.

Third: the price. You would expect the price of cupcakes to drop since there's no overhead of a store, but the cupcakes from Oh For Sweets Sake were $3.00 each. Come on, you're not Sprinkles.

Fourth: food integration. Cupcakes and soul food? I don't get it. Oh For Sweets Sake started by selling cupcakes only, but business must not have been doing so well because now they sell savory foods too. The combination is too weird.


Sadly, Orange County's first mobile cupcakery is a disappointment. I would definitely like to give them another try to taste some of their other desserts, but I'm in no hurry. If your opinion differs, let me know and tell me what you like.

If you're looking for some great cupcakes off a truck in Orange County, check out Morsels Baking Company. Not only do they have pretty good cupcakes, their other desserts are delicious too.

Review: Morsels Baking Company

(Disclaimer: I apologize for the not-so-great pictures. My SLR is in the shop and my husband has the point & shoot in New York with him. I really appreciate Kelly for using her iphone to take the pictures. The quality of her cell phone pictures is actually pretty good.)


Yesterday I wrote about Pub n Grub, where I had my first encounter with my first cupcake truck. I have been waiting for Morsels Baking Company to make it's debut for several months, and I finally got my chance to try them.




Morsels Baking Company is a new food truck that sells cream puffs, cupcakes, dessert shots, and cookies. Morsels is the second cupcake truck to debut in Orange County, with Oh For Sweets Sake launching just a few months ago.




At Pub n Grub, my girl friends and I ordered one of everything on the Morsels Baking Company menu. I mean, if I'm going to review them, I need to go all out! The three of us ordered four cupcakes (one of each flavor: Red Velvet, German Chocolate, Carrot, and Lemon Raspberry), two cream puffs (Chocolate and Strawberry Swirl), one dessert shot (White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake), and a Chocolate Chip Nutella cookie sandwich. And of course some bottled milk.









We don't mess around when it comes to reviewing food. Carrie, Kelly, and I know good food and we were fairly impressed. Let's start at the top.

Cream Puffs: We loved the cream puffs, but were left with a feeling of wanting more puff and less cream. We wished the Strawberry Swirl cream puff had slices of fresh strawberries too. That would have made it worth $3.25.

Cupcakes: I tried the Lemon Raspberry first thinking I wouldn't like it (since I don't like citrus cupcakes), but was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it. The lemon flavor in the moist cupcake was subtle, which made it more enjoyable. The cupcake was smothered with raspberry marmalade and topped with cream cheese frosting. I like having the addition of marmalade to the cupcake, it makes it unique.

I didn't try the Carrot since I'm allergic to walnuts. The Red Velvet was a real red velvet, not a vanilla cupcake with a little cocoa powder. The cream cheese frosting that topped all of the cupcakes was pretty good with the right amount of tanigness, although the cupcakes could have used a little more to make them proportionally correct.

Not sure how it slipped past me, but I didn't taste the German Chocolate. I'll save that for next time.

Dessert Shots: Loved this! The layers of cheesecake, white chocolate, and raspberry made for a great texture mixture. The flavor combination was delicious. I would definitely order this again, especially since it is only $2.00.

Chocolate Chip Nutella Cookie Sandwich: I thought that this would be two chocolate chip cookies with Nutella ice cream in the middle, but it was just regular Nutella spread between the two cookies. Although the cookies were amazing, I didn't like the sandwich combination...it was too much. Ice cream would be perfect in the middle because then it wouldn't feel like you were eating too much cookie. I loved the cookies by themselves, and ended up separating the sandwich and dipping the cookies in milk. Next time I will buy the cookies alone, but I have to say, they were better than the chocolate chip cookies I had from SusieCakes earlier that day. The sandwich is $3.25 and the cookies are $1.50 each.

Final Words: Although I don't think the cupcakes are the best I've ever had, they were good. The other desserts were also delicious. I've said this before and I'll say it again, dessert food trucks will be successful if they are paired with another food truck. I would definitely be a happy girl if my dinner and dessert were Dos Chinos and Morsels Baking Company.

Hobart Classic Woody Wagon Mixer

Photo: Uncrate

How awesome is this Hobart mixer that I found on Uncrate?! This would be the perfect complement to a bake shop that has a restored Woody Wagon as their delivery truck.

And speaking of bakery trucks, just a reminder that Oh For Sweets Sake is up and running around Orange County selling cupcakes. Morsels Baking Company will be hitting the streets on July 19, as they are just finishing up the inspection process. Can't wait to try them both!

Featured: Cupkates

I've enjoyed featuring cupcake shops that I'd like to visit, except for the fact that I really want to visit them and some of them are far away. Add this one to the list.

You've probably noticed that I've been writing more about cupcake trucks (or mobile cupcakeries). They seem to be gaining a lot of popularity, as are other food trucks. So today I'm featuring a cupcake truck: Cupkates.

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I love the name....so cute! Cupkates is a mobile cupcakery that services the Bay Area. They use only high quality and local ingredients and their cupcakes are baked fresh daily.

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Their website says that they "opt for a simple aesthstic that forgoes gimmicks (no bacon chocolate cupcakes here) in exchange for craft, quality ingredients, and exceptional taste." Because of their simple-makes-better approach, their menu has only eight flavors, but they all sound delicious. Sign me up for the Strawberry Swirl!

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Most of Cupkates cupcakes sell for $3.00, although two are $2.75. I wish this cupcake truck was roaming my neighborhood! If you live in the Bay Area, you can find their location on twitter (@Cupkates Truck).

OC's First Mobile Cupcakery

A few days ago I reported on Morsels Baking Company, a dessert/cupcake truck that will begin service in Orange and LA county in June. Well, what do you know?! Yesterday I found out that Oh For Sweets Sake will begin service this Saturday as Orange County's first mobile cupcakery!



I've actually never tried a cupcake from a cupcake truck yet, so I'm super excited to (hopefully) catch Oh For Sweets Sake on their first day of service! Their website lists lots of flavors such as Almond Joys, Key Lime, and Build Me Up Buttercake.

I'll keep you posted on their planned location(s) on Saturday. You can also find out more info on them here:

Twitter: @ohforsweetssake
Facebook: Oh For Sweets Sake

UPDATE: Oh For Sweets Sake will be at Santiago Art Walk in Santa Ana from 7-10pm Saturday night. Hope to see you there!

New Cupcake/Dessert Truck to Debut in Orange County

Last month I confessed my love for food trucks and wished for a cupcake truck to come to Orange County. Maybe my wish is coming true. The Fast Food Maven is reporting that Morsels Baking Company will be cruising around Orange and LA county starting in June.

This was the first I've heard about Morsels Baking Company. Apparently they are a dessert company and their menu includes: breakfast, cream puffs, cupcakes, desserts shots, bars & squares, and beverages.

I'm intrigued. You can follow them on twitter (@bakerytruck) or catch them on Facebook. I'll let you know when I first spot them in Orange County.


P.S. Don't forget to enter the giveaway for an Eco-Cupcake Stand. Entries must be received by Sunday.

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Frostings Gets a Truck...well, a Van

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Looks like the Sprinkles truck idea is catching on (although Frostings owner Janel Mitchell told the Fast Food Maven she had this idea long before the Sprinkles truck started roaming the streets). Frostings, a new cupcakery in Lake Forest that I reviewed about a month ago, has their own version of the Sprinkles truck. But the Frostings van is way cooler-looking, it is actually a restored 1933 Helms Bakery van.

The van can hold up to 800 cupcakes and will sell Simply Vanilla, Simply Chocolate, Red Velvet, Birthday Cake, Bordeaux, and Vanilla Coconut cupcakes. The cupcakes will be sold for $3.25, the same as the store price. The pricing is better than Sprinkles cupcakes, which are sold at a premium from their Sprinkles truck.

You can find Frosting's spiffy cupcake van at the Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo this weekend. Once they are ready for full-use of the van business, they will let us know by Facebook and Twitter where they will be. Come to the Orange Circle...that's where I will be waiting!

(P.S. Did I mention that I loved Frostings cupcakes?! Some of the best I've had!)

Source: Fast Food Maven

Sprinkles Truck Update

Latest Twitter updated from sprinklesmobile:

Sprinklesmobile is on its way toward Hollywood's Walk of Fame!

The Sprinkles Truck is Here!

Finally! I've been reading about mobile cupcake trucks in New York and have been wondering when something like that would be coming to California. I mean, don't we love cupcakes as much as New Yorkers? Well, Sprinkles has decided to become the trendsetter in southern California for this.

The Sprinkles Truck can hold 1500 cupcakes and will sell the cupcakes for $4.00 each, $0.75 more than they cost in the store. You can follow Sprinklesmobile on twitter, where they will announce their planned stops. Their first stop is at The Grove in LA on Sunday at 3:00pm. Unfortunately (or fortunately) I will be at Lake Mead with my father-in-law, but I hope to catch the Sprinkles truck soon.