Wedding Blog

Since my last entry had many people commenting on their favorite cupcake place, I thought I’d bring up this new cupcake line I found yesterday at the downtown Culver City Farmer’s Market.  I was just browsing by some tables when I saw two girls at a cupcake stand.  One of the girls (who is really young and nice) talked to me about how she came up with the recipe, and seemed pretty anxious to get the word out about her new cupcakes.

This line of cupcakes is called Sugar Hill Cupcakes and since they haven’t opened up a store yet, they can only be found at the downtown Culver City and the Westwood Farmer’s Market. I grabbed a brochure and saw that they had some flavors I haven’t really seen in other places, like Nutella (hazelnut), Orange Cream, and Madeline. I picked up a Dark Dark Chocolate and my favorite flavor, Red Velvet. Their price is just a bit under Sprinkles Cupcakes at $3.00 per cupcake.

I had to wait for Mr. Caramel to come home so we could sample them together. The cake is very moist and pretty good - definitely not as flavorful as Sprinkles, but it has more flavor and better texture than Magnolias. I would have to say that they’re pretty delicious, and one good thing about them is that I can eat more than one! Usually with Sprinkles, after eating one I feel like my teeth are rotting because of the sweetness of the icing. The Sugar Hill Cupcake girl did tell me that their icing is not as sweet as Sprinkles, so it’s not an overbearing sweetness which I appreciated.

I asked if they make cupcake wedding towers and she said that they do! If you’re thinking about getting a tower or have an event coming up, asking a start-up company might get you a good deal. Here’s their info:

Sugar Hill Cupcakes
(310) 406-7747
catering@sugarhillcupcakes.com

Here are some pictures of what the labeling & the cupcakes look like:

Sprinkles, you will still be the cream of my crop - even if you are ridiculously expensive. I still think the overall experience, packaging, professionalism and of course the DELICIOUS red velvet cupcakes are the best at Sprinkles. It is always a treat to bring a dozen to a party because of the wonderful packaging. But who knows — I may be biased because Sprinkles is the reason why I am even into cupcakes in the first place. If you wish to prove me wrong with your special cupcake place, I’d love to eat them and be proven wrong.

Here’s the list of what other people have recommended to be the “best cupcakes” in their town. If you know any other places that you could swear by to be the BEST, please comment and let others know!

Brown Betty Cupcakes - Philadelphia
Sugar Sweet Sunshine - NYC
Billy’s Bakery - NYC
French’s Cupcake Bakery - CA (Costa Mesa)

and of course, there’s the famous Magnolia’s - NYC & Sprinkles - various locations.