Happy Star Wars Day!

May the Fourth be with you!

In honor of this "holiday" check out some of my favorite Star Wars cupcakes below: 

And even one from the Family Guy Star Wars special: 

 

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Some other Star Wars related fun:

and 22 Practical Ways to Use a Lightsaber. 

Cupcake Cannon

While a waste of cupcakes, it does seem like it'd be an awfully fun way to try to eat one. Or twenty.

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Glee: Cupcakes

In honor of tonight's new episode of Glee, check out these adorable cupcakes! Don't forget to tune in tonight at 9 pm EST/PST on Fox.

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Me Want Cookies!

These Cookie Monster cupcakes are adorable!

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Lady Gaga Cupcakes

Aren't these just awesome? The perfect blending of the ultimate pop diva and sugary baked goods.

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Muppet Cupcakes

adorable!

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Cupcakes!

ABC7 just posted an article about the 7 best cupcake places in Los Angeles. Here's their list:

Auntie Em's Kitchen
4616 Eagle Rock Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90041
(323) 255-0800
http://www.auntieemskitchen.com/

Yummy Cupcakes
2918 W Magnolia Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91505
(818) 558.1080
http://www.yummycupcakes.com/

Famous Cupcakes
4820 Laurel Canyon Blvd.
Valley Village, CA 91607
(888) 774-9140
http://www.famouscupcakes.com/

Susie Cakes
11708 San Vicente Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049
(310) 442-2253
http://www.susiecakesla.com/

The Cobbler Lady
3854 Crenshaw Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90008
(323) 298-2144
http://thecobblerlady.com/

Lark Cake Shop
3337 W. Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(323) 667-2968
http://www.larkcakeshop.com/

Violet's Cakes
21 E Holly St.
Pasadena, CA 91103
(626) 395-9821
http://www.violetscakes.com/

French's Cupcake Bakery
273 E. 17th St.
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
(949) 642-0571
http://www.frenchsbakery.com/

Cupcakery
1341 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Suite #102
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
(805) 496-0123
http://cupcakeryonline.com/

Dolcissimo
13855 City Center Dr., #3010
Chino Hills, CA 91709
(909) 591-3646
http://www.dolcissimobakeshop.com/

I'm surprised Crumbs and Sprinkles don't make the list. I haven't been to many of these places, but I do think Royal T Cafe should be on this list. They're not a cupcake place, but they do have the best cupcakes. Have you guys been to any of these places?

Dine LA: Royal T Cafe

Earlier this week, I had the best cupcake of my life. And it wasn't at a bakery, or made by my very talented friends, it was at Royal T Cafe. As I mentioned earlier, Dine LA is a great deal where at certain restaurants you get a 3 course meal for a reasonable price.

The whole meal was great! We had an appetizer of Pan-fried Duck with baby spinach:

For the main course, we had Kobe beef cheeseburgers. They were so juicy and delicious. I particularly loved the gruyere cheese and cucumbers, something you don't normally get on a burger. I don't have pictures of the burgers because we were so hungry I forgot about it until about halfway through. woops!

And then came dessert. The most delicious, moist, soft, amazing cupcake I've ever had. In such an unlikely place! I got a chocolate raspberry cupcake:

Not only was the food great, but I really loved the atmosphere. It's very asian, with asian pop art everywhere, even with a section in front where you can buy asian knick-knacks and the art on display. The uniforms were cute, with a slight tinge of fetishism in there too - very Japanese! I didn't get a photo of the uniforms, but here's some of the pop art they had around:

Overall, a great little cafe! I will definitely be heading back, especially for the cupcakes!

Brains! Need more brains!

Zombie Cupcakes! Aren't these awesome? I love the brain effect they managed to create. To learn how to make these, click HERE.

Star Wars Edibles

These Star Wars themed edibles are so awesome! Check them out below:







My favorite is the Ewok cupcakes! Ewoks are so cute, and that cuteness just grows exponentially when you put it on a cupcake.

Which ones your favorite?

(more can be found at GeekTyrant)

Cupcake update

So every month at work we do "Employee Appreciation Day" where there is some type of sugary goody to celebrate all the bdays and work anniversairies in the office. Today, because it was one of the head honcho's bday, we got Sprinkles Cupcakes! As I mentioned earlier , I've never had Sprinkles before because it's smaller in size than Crumbs. Well, I'm impressed.

I just had a Key Lime cupcake that was delivered to our office. It was so fresh and moist, just a great cupcake! Sprinkles doesn't do the jam/cream filling that Crumbs does, but it just made it a cleaner eating experience, which I could always use help with!


So, after finally having had a Sprinkles cupcake, I can see why their store is always so cramped. It's delicious! I really recommend it. Although, if debating between Crumbs and Sprinkles, I think I'm still going to pick Crumbs.

Cupcakes galore!

This is an amazing map of all the cupcake places in Los Angeles.

On this list, I've only been to a handful.

Yummy Cupcakes (Santa Monica) - interesting flavors, some that I haven't seen at the bigger known shops. It's a small, cute shop. It's conveniently located at the end of 3rd St. Promenade, so if you're ever around there I really recommend going.

Crumbs (Beverly Hills) - usually not too busy as Sprinkles is just down the block. Crumbs is my favorite cupcake chain; you just get such huge cupcakes for the same price you get a normal sized one at Sprinkles. However, their huge size is why one cupcake here sets you back roughly 750 calories! My favorite: Brownie or Strawberry Banana.

Crumbs (Larchmont) - same quality as Bev. Hills, but out of the way. It's surrounded by a bunch of eateries though so if you're ever out there for dinner you should definitely stop by.

Sprinkles - I've never actually had a Sprinkles cupcake, and I'll tell you why. I just can't justify spending $4 on one normal sized cupcake, when you can walk a block further and get a massive one for the same price. Plus, this place is always so cramped and crowded. I just feel its way over hyped.

KT and I are going to try a new one out today, thanks to that handy dandy map! What are your favorite cupcake places? Or to those not in LA, what are your favorite cupcake flavors?