Showing posts with label cupcake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cupcake. Show all posts

Two Words BLT Cupcake

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Yeah, uh huh, check it:

Thats a BLT Cupcake. And its amazingly delicious!! AND its the first savory cupcake Ive ever had. Can you believe that?!?!

Ugh, I cant even talk about it:


Im salivating over the idea of it RIGHT NOW.

But youll have to wait for more later. As you may or may not have noticed, depending on how loyal a reader you are (hi, Jim Cook!), Ive been pretty MIA on here lately. See, Ive just started a new job and theres a lot going on, but this weekend Ill be back and better than ever!

Well, I cant guarantee "better than ever"...have you read some of these posts? Im a literary genius. GENIUS I tell you!!!!!!!

So yeah, check back for more, and in the mean time, take a guess at the frosting...what do you think it is?
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The 66 Million Dollar Cupcake

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Here at CupcakesOMG!, Ive never been one to suggest that cupcakes are a "fad". In fact, I tackled this very topic last year. But after watching this particular video about cupcake-juggernaut Crumbs plans to go public, I cant help but admit Im a little worried about them.



I KNOW the medias job is to make mountains out of...crumbs (I was a journalism major, after all), but this reporter really started to drive the point home when he brought up the doom and gloom subject of Krispy Kreme.

Long before cupcakes were my pastry-of-choice, I was pretty into doughnuts. I was thrilled when Krispy Kreme opened up shop in my neighborhood in junior high. It was one of the few things my pre-teen-self didnt mind doing and risk being see with my Dad! Fast forward a few years, and Krispy Kremes all over the country were suffering the same fate: bankruptcy. Its such an ugly word to describe such a beautiful thing, but just as Crumbs owner suggests, the franchises were their downfall.

Luckily, it appears as though the owners of Crumbs have really evaluated the failures of their baked good counterparts, so Im really hoping they do well. And NOT just because Im sick of Georgetown Cupcake getting all the attention. Besides, I need to start investing, and frankly, I cant think of a more appropriate stock for myself!! Well, unless "pretty" is a stock I can purchase...
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