Sprinkles Cupcake ATM Crashes

Image Courtesy of NBC Los Angeles

According to NBC Los Angeles fans of Sprinkles Cupcakes have actually crashed their new ACM (Cupcake ATM) while trying to fulfill their sweet tooths! But no worries, it's back up and running now!

From the NBC Los Angeles Report:

Sprinkle’s first-ever automated cupcake dispenser opened for business this week and it’s been so popular that, at one point, customers’ cravings outweighed the machine’s abilities.

"This kind of machine is built to do a couple hundred transactions a day," said Nicole Schwartz, Sprinkles’ director of marketing. "The amount of volume was unprecedented for this machine."

It wasn’t clear whether overheating or a misguided arm was the culprit, but a couple hours with an engineer and the popular machine was up and running again – and taking attention away from the flagship bakery next door.

After reading another report from LAist.com it's no wonder that the ACM finally crashed, it's been serving about 1,000 cupcakes DAILY!

From the LAist report:

Since the Sprinkles 24-hour cupcake automat opened for business on Tuesday, it has been insanely popular. At some points lines stretched halfway down the block, sometimes running 50 people deep. The lines were long, even when the bakery staffed by actual live humans was open.

"At points, there would be no line at the bakery itself while a few feet over, people queued up for their turn to 'withdraw' from the Cupcake ATM!" Nicole Schwartz, a spokeswoman for Sprinkles said.

The automat has been dispensing 1,000 cupcakes a day, which is more than Sprinkles anticipated. The popularity of the machine led to some hiccups Wednesday night, when the automat stopped working. It was dispensing one "withdrawal" a minute, which was faster than the machine could handle.

Wow! I still need to get myself down to Beverly Hills to try out the new ACM! Just in case you're in the LA area and want to take a trip yourself here's some more information on Sprinkles' Cupcake ATM:

Twitter: @CupcakeATM

Facebook: Cupcake ATM

9635 South Santa Monica Boulevard, 

Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Sprinkles Cupcakes to launch 24-hour automated cupcake machine and Sprinkles Ice Cream in Beverly Hills

Sprinkles Cupcakes is getting ready to launch their 24-hour automated cupcake machine and Sprinkles Ice Cream in Beverly Hills! Are you ready? You can follow 24-Hour Sprinkles on Facebook and, though it has only been used once so far, @24HourSprinkles on Twitter. Can't wait to hear when its launching. I will be in San Francisco in April and might have to pop down to Beverly Hills to check this out! Via LAist, who report:

This automatic cupcake machine dispenses freshly baked cupcakes, cupcake mixes, apparel and even cupcakes for Fido! In the heart of Beverly Hills nestled between Sprinkles Cupcakes and the brand new Sprinkles Ice Cream, 24 Hour Sprinkles will be continuously restocked day and night with a variety of freshly baked cupcake flavors.

And while Sprinkles Ice Cream sounds like it will be an ice cream shop and not actually selling cupcakes, it's still a big move for this major cupcake bakery and I would imagine will tie back in to the bakery somehow.

Our ice cream will be hand-crafted American ice cream using only the finest ingredients, staying in line with the Sprinkles philosophy. Scooped into crisp waffle cones, pressed between fluffy cupcake tops or piled high into sundaes topped with housemade sauces and toppings, Sprinkles Ice Cream shop is a back to basics creamery with a Sprinkles twist! Sprinkles Ice Cream will also serve up freshly baked cookies and brownies!