Bake You Happy Opens Second Location

Why do all the great cupcake shops have to be so far away? I guess distance makes the heart grow fonder, right?

Bake You Happy made their big debut on Cupcake Wars two years ago. And they won! (Check out my post-show interview here.) They used their prize money to open up shop in Valencia, CA in February 2011.

Looks like business has been good because location #2 recently opened in Canyon Country. My friend happened to be in the area and picked up some goodies for me because she knows I LOVE Bake You Happy. The brown butter cupcake she brought me was out of this world, as knew the cookies too!

Anyone want to pick up some cupcakes for me?! Yum!

Traveling for Cupcakes

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I'm starting to travel a lot more for my other job (the non-cupcake one). The good news is that it's giving me more opportunities to visit cupcake shops in places I've never been.

So I need your help to tell me where I need to go.

Next stop: Dallas in 2 weeks. Any recommendations?

Cupcake Wars is Back

Candace and Florian are back to judge cupcakes. I was hoping I'd get a call for the job, but maybe next season. This first episode is about baking cupcakes for a VIP event at the San Diego Zoo. The first challenge even involves crickets. Hmmm...not sure about that one. Are you still watching?

Pure Cupcakes (San Diego, CA) *WINNER*

Cloud 9 Cupcakes (Atlanta, GA)

Cake That! (Manahawkin, NJ)

Rockin' Cupcakes (Rochester Hills, MI)

What is Cupcake Milk?

What is Cupcake Milk? I asked myself the same question when I saw Best Friends for Frosting's recent post title. My second thought was, "I wonder if this is similar to cereal milk from Momofuku Milk Bar?" Turns out my line of thinking was correct. Cupcake Milk was inspired by Cereal Milk. 

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So how do you make this magical drink? Well, Brooke from Sucre Shop posted the recipe on Best Friends for Frosting. It involves your favorite cupcake (duh!), milk, and a French press (or strainer and cheesecloth). You can find all the instructions here. I think I'd drink a lot more milk if I had this kind in my fridge.

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Snack Pack Chocolate Cupcake Pudding

I don't like shopping at large grocery stores because I end up buying foods I don't need. But in this case, it was a good thing. The other night I found these Chocolate Cupcake puddings from Snack Pack Bakery Shop. It's been a long time since I've eaten a pudding pack and they were as delicious as I remembered. I think the top layer was supposed to represent white frosting, but I just mixed it all around and enjoyed.