Lemon berry brighteness at Georgetown Cupcake, plus hazelnut crunch and cookies and creme

I stopped by Georgetown Cupcake SoHo again, because SoHo is very convenient, you can't beat the $2.75 price and every cupcake I've had is delicious. I didn't love this cupcake, though I did love the look of it. I wish it had had lemon frosting because the lemon cake and lemon candy were awesome. I didn't hate the berry frosting, it just wasn't my favorite. Hazelnut crunch and cookies and creme were winners in my book. The crunch on the hazelnut crunch was a perfect texture and it was a thin layer of hazelnut frosting, just enough. Visit georgetowncupcake.com for more information.

Thin Mint crunch cupcake comes to Georgetown Cupcake in March! Plus our take on mint cookies and creme, chocolate², pumpkin spicea nd banana chocolate

I stopped by Georgetown Cupcake in SoHo on Saturday with a friend and co-owner Sophie LaMontagne told me that Thin Mint Crunch is coming back in March, so Thursday I plan to be there early to try it. I also told her that I couldn't wait on the extremely long line when I was in Washington, DC last year and she reminded me you can order ahead at georgetowncupcake.com and skip the line! Also, the other day I was there on a weekdayand they told me that their free cupcake specials via GTownCupcake on Twitter (and Facebook, each day they announce a special flavor they're giving away in a limited quantity for free) tend to last until around 1 pm on weekdays. Obviously, the earlier you arrive, the better your chance for a freebie, but a heads up.

Below is a review and photo from blogger Never Turn Down a Cupcake:

This Girl Scout cookie-based flavor is a chocolate cake with crushed Thin Mint cookies baked inside, topped with a chocolate ganache and decorated with fondant Girl Scout decorations.

Even though I'm not a fan of mint chocolate, this was really rich and tasted mostly of chocolate which I liked, haha. The little bits of cookie inside were interesting and added a nice texture to both the cake and the frosting.

And these are the cupcakes we tried: the mint cookies & creme, for sale on Saturdays, which is so so good in my and my friend's opinion (it tastes like mint chocolate chip ice cream!) and the chocolate², which is "Valrhona chocolate cupcake with a whipped Callebaut chocolate frosting topped with a fondant flower," was rich and wonderful. I ate half of it and felt like I'd gotten more than my share of very rich, thick chocolate frosting. I recommend them both!





And while I'm catching up on my blogging, I also tried pumpkin spice and banana chocolate. Both were very good. The pumpkin spice's official description is "Pumpkin spice cupcake with a maple-infused cream cheese frosting topped with a fondant maple leaf" and I can tell you that the maple frosting was unique and very good. I wasn't sure if I'd like it but it had this kick to it that made it amazing. The banana frosting was good too, though I liked the pumpkin spice better.

So much fun at Georgetown Cupcake, plus gluten free lava fudge gooeyness

We had so much fun at yesterday's meetup at Georgetown Cupcake in SoHo! Owners Katherine and Sophie were there working so we got to meet them, and we tried lots of flavors, including peanut butter fudge, strawberry (which was amazing and a definite favorite among us), lava fudge, black and white, red velvet and carrot. Here's a few photos; proper review coming as soon as I can.

I wanted to highlight the fact that they not only sell a beautiful gluten free cupcake, gluten free lava fudge in this case, but that it was delicious, with that liquidy chocolate oozing out from the inside, a very fresh cake (as were all of them) and delicious frosting. I hope it doesn't offend anyone who can't eat gluten, but when I like a gluten free cupcake, it's usually those where I can't tell the difference, and in this case, I couldn't at all. I didn't do a side by side comparison but I did also try a regular lava fudge and both were great. Visit georgetowncupcake.com and stay tuned here and at our meetup group for our next NYC event. I'll be hosting a Chicago cupcake meetup at Swirlz March 17th from noon-1; free cupcakes for the early birds (first dozen).

Georgetown Cupcake sisters and DC Cupcakes stars Katherine Kallinis (left) and Sophie LaMontagne (third) with Nichelle and me




gluten free lava fudge cupcake




carrot cupcake


lava fudge cupcakes


peanut butter swirl cupcakes


assorted: red velvet, chocolate on vanilla (I think this is called chocolate birthday?), black and white, strawberry

Big yellow taxi New York cheesecake cupcake at Georgetown Cupcake SoHo

I'll post later about how much I loved the new Georgetown Cupcake SoHo (see Stacie Joy's post about launch party), and more details about their blinged-out mixer, but a short post for now about their cheesecake cupcake, one of many flavors they sell. Below are details about Sunday's meetup there from 2-4 pm. One thing I love is that they have different flavors daily. I've circled the ones I want on the handout they give you, so I know when to come back for which ones. I have a feeling I will be back very often (like today, tomorrow...) because there are so many I want to try! Georgetown Cupcake, 111 Mercer Street, NYC. Visit georgetowncupcake.com for more information.





The cheesecake was good, though I'm not really a cheesecake fan, so a true cheesecake lover could tell you more. I liked the way it looked and it was smoothy and creamy. I bought this one ($2.75) mainly because I liked that it was New York specific. It was a bit crumbly, and had a graham cracker crust on the bottom. I'm not sure what the disk on top was made of but it was very sweet; edible, but I'd say leave it for decoration. If you like cheesecake, I recommend this; they also had cheesecake cupcakes with Broadway street signs on them.

Cupcakes Take the Cake Meetup
Sunday, February 19, 2-4 pm
The famous Georgetown Cupcake from the DC area has just opened a location in New York City. We are going to eat cupcakes, meet people and have fun. Georgetown Cupcake is in Soho at 111 Mercer Street between Prince & Spring Streets. Please bring cash/credit/debit card as cupcakes are a la carte. The Cupcake Meetup will be from 2PM-4PM.

You can get to the bakery by taking the R to Prince Street or the 6 to Spring Street.

And yes, the meetup page says we're full, but feel free to show up and join us, and make sure to join our group so you can keep up with all our wonderful plans. And everyone is welcome on our Cupcake Cruise August 19-26, 2012, from New Jersey to Bermuda! More details on that coming next week.

Georgetown Cupcake Comes to NYC: Soho Launch Party

 

I have to hand it to the folks at Georgetown Cupcake, they really know how to throw a party!

The new space, at 111 Mercer Street between Prince and Spring Streets in NYC's Soho is just gorgeous. Lots of pink, plenty of sparkles. And a crystal-covered stand mixer in the window. Pink, of course.

I had another job to rush to, so I only had time to say hi to the beautiful and sweet ladies of TLC's DC Cupcakes (the sisters behind Georgetown Cupcake)

Sophie LaMontagne and Katherine Kallinis

...and try a mini cupcake:

Salted caramel. Delish.

Sophie and Katherine sent me off with a goodie bag, including a signed copy of their book, The Cupcake Diaries: Recipes and Memories from the Sisters of Georgetown Cupcake and a box of adorable NYC cupcakes.

The new shop opens this weekend, and I urge you all to go over and get your free cupcake. Or, you can join Cupcakes Take the Cake at our upcoming Meetup at the shop on Sunday, February 19, 2012 (details forthcoming).

You can see the entire set of images here.  Thanks for inviting me, Georgetown Cupcake, I'll be back. And soon, at minimum for that salted caramel cupcake.

Oh, and congrats to Stephanie in California, who won our recent Georgetown Cupcake giveaway. She reports that her cupcakes arrived this morning in perfect condition, after being shipped cross-country. Excellent.

Georgetown Cupcake to open February 11 in SoHo, New York City, plus Super Bowl cupcakes

This just in from Village Voice food blog Fork in The Road, something that's been hinted at for months now: the opening of famous cupcakery Georgetown Cupcake at 111 Mercer Street in SoHo in New York City:

"In addition to our flagship location in Georgetown, we ship our cupcakes nationwide, and the number-one shipping destination for our cupcakes was New York City," explained Katherine. "We were also driving cupcakes up to New York City frequently for large parties and events. We had so many people asking us to bring Georgetown Cupcake to New York, so when we found the perfect spot in Soho, it was a very easy decision for us."

The shop will officially open on Saturday, February 11, and will feature the sisters' signature baked goods, including their most popular seller, the red velvet cupcake, and flavors including salted caramel and peanut butter fudge. The sweet treats will be baked daily on-site and packaged in the sisters' signature pink boxes.

And expect to see the new shop making a cameo on the television show. "We're filming a special episode on the construction and lead-up to the grand opening of our Soho shop so people can see what really goes into starting a bakery from scratch, and we'll also be filming new episodes of the show in Soho in the spring, as well as in D.C.," notes Katherine. Adds Sophie, "We're so excited to finally be opening in Soho! We can't wait to meet everyone and hope that everyone has a chance to visit and enjoys our cupcakes."

My first home in New York was a dorm at 240 Mercer Street so I'm looking forward to checking this out, though SoHo is probably the most oversaturated cupcake bakery area of Manhattan now, with Billy's Bakery, Little Cupcake, Ivy Bakery, Baked by Melissa and SoHo-adjacent Molly's Cupcakes and Sweet Revenge. I hope the lines aren't as gargantuan as they are in DC; the last time I was in Georgetown I didn't have two hours to wait. Here are the Super Bowl cupcakes they're selling, via their Facebook page.



More info on them: "Each cupcake is a Valrhona chocolate cupcake, filled with dark fudge and frosted with green-tinted butter cream “grass.” The cupcakes are then decorated with fondant footballs, Patriots and/or Giants jerseys. For the Patriots, the fondant jersey has Tom Brady’s number on it, and for the Giants, the fondant jersey has Eli Manning’s number. Georgetown Cupcake Super Bowl cupcakes are available by pre-order only and are $2.75 each, $15 per half dozen, and $29 per dozen. These will be available for pick-up, local delivery, and national shipping." See georgetowncupcake.com for more information.