A s'mores cupcake I didn't love, from House of Cupcakes

I am inclined to like all things s'mores, so when I have a s'mores cupcake that I am not that smitten with, it's disappointing. Yesterday I stopped by Cupcake Wars winners House of Cupcakes, which is a cute cupcakery in Princeton, New Jersey. I got a box of six cupcakes for $11.25 (buy 5, get one free) and I'll post about the others separately, but the s'mores just didn't do much for me. The chocolate cake was crumbly and not that flavorful, the frosting was extremely, extremely sweet and didn't taste much like marshmallow or s'mores. I don't know exactly what the candies on top are, but they were crunchy and sweet and wound up being my favorite thing about this cupcake. I know for some people the idea of marshmallow anything is just too much for them, and usually I'm the one sticking up for marshmallow, but in this case, I didn't love their s'mores cupcake. The salted caramel frosting and espresso brownie cupcakes I did enjoy though. You can visit them at thehouseofcupcakes.com and also follow them @HOCPrinceton on Princeton or on Facebook (though I'm not seeing much activity on FB).


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they also sell pupcakes (I don't have a dog, so I didn't get one)

King Cake Mardi Gras cupcakes today at Sweet Avenue Bake Shop

This is today's special cupcake at Rutherford, New Jersey's Sweet Avenue Bake Shop:



Via their Facebook page:

Today's Magical Mystery flavor is... KING CAKE! If you've never had King Cake before, it's a bit hard to describe. It's similar to a cinnamon bun and similar to brioche. More like a bread than a cake. It's filled with a cinnamon-sugar glaze and topped with cream cheese frosting.

Visit sweetavenuebakeshop.com for more information.

Flowers, hearts and fauxstess Valentine's Day cupcakes in Teaneck, New Jersey

My hometown cupcake bakery, Zoe's Cupcake Cafe, is selling these pretty Valentine's Day cupcakes. Via their Facebook page.

Madonna Super Bowl halftime show cupcakes!

I'm a longtime Madonna fan (by longtime, I mean since I was around 7 or 8) so may try to catch her halftime show - this is my last day in Hawaii on what has been an amazing vacation. For those of you Madonna and/or Super Bowl fans, check out these fun Madonna cupcakes by Tony "The Pastryarch" Albanese, who appeared on Season 1 of Cake Boss, via Flickr. He makes custom cakes and cupcakes in New Jersey. Get more info at thepastryarch.com, and you can also find him @ThePastryarch on Twitter and on Facebook.

New York Giants and New England Patriots Super Bowl cupcakes this weekend at Sweet Avenue Bake Shop

Lots more Super Bowl cupcakes are coming your way this week leading up to Sunday's big game! (If you've made Super Bowl cupcakes, email us at cupcakestakethecake at gmail.com with "Super Bowl" in the subject line and include photo or link to image, price, full contact/purchasing information and we will try to get them posted). Sweet Avenue Bake Shop in Rutherford, New Jersey is selling both Giants and Patriots cupcakes for $4 each, chocolate or vanilla cake, available this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Read more at their blog. Visit sweetavenuebakeshop.com for more information and call 201-935-2253 to place an order for your super bowl party (1 dozen minimum).