Snapshots from Swirlz Cupcakes in Chicago

Swirlz in Chicago, where I'm posting this from, has free Jameson shots out for St. Patrick's Day and some mini cupcakes to try. All the cupcakes I tasted were delicious, especially the gluten-free Twixie cupcake, which has chocolate cake, a layer of melted chocolate, a layer of shortbread cookie, salted caramel buttercream, drizzled with homemade caramel, and the Thin Mint cupcake, which has chocolate cake, with a layer of chocolate, homemade chocolate sugar cook, mint buttercream (that was extra smooth and light) and hand-dipped in chocolate, and the vegan, gluten-free mint chocolate chip! More about Swirlz later, but definitely check them out at swirlzcupcakes.com.


gluten-free Twixie




triple chocolate mini cupcake (chocolate cake with chocolate chips baked in, with a layer of chocolate ganache, with chocolate frosting and dipped in chocolate and then drizzled with white chocolate!)


banana Nutella cupcakes (these sold out before I got to try one!)


Jameson buttercream frosting shots

Want a free St. Patrick's Day Jameson infused frosting shot today? Head to Swirlz in Chicago

And if you're there from 12-1 you can join our cupcake meetup, where Swirlz (705 W. Belden, Chicago) is serving up 2 dozen free cupcakes! They have vegan and gluten-free cupcakes too! Our next meetups are March 25th in Brooklyn at Baked and April 7th in Seattle at Trophy Cupcakes. Visit swirlzcupcakes.com and Swirlz' Facebook page for more information.

3 cupcake meetups, 3 cities: Chicago (tomorrow, St. Patrick's Day!), Brooklyn, Seattle

Our next 3 meetups are happening tomorrow, March 17th, at Swirlz in Chicago, March 25th at Baked in Red Hook, Brooklyn, and April 7th at Trophy Cupcakes in the Wallingford Center in Seattle! Hope to see you there. Details below, no RSVP needed. Email us at cupcakestakethecake at gmail.com if you have questions, and if you're hosting a cupcake meetup in your city, let us know and we'll spread the word.


Guinness and Jameson cupcakes (gluten-free and vegan cupcakes will be available, first 2 dozen cupcakes are FREE, so come early)
Swirlz Cupcakes meetup
March 17, noon-1 pm
swirlzcupcakes.com
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Baked meetup
359 Van Brunt Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn
March 25, 2-4 pm
bakednyc.com
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Trophy Cupcakes meetup
April 7, 11:30-1 pm
(aka, the day hi hats go on sale!!)Wallingford Center, 1815 N. 45th Street, Suite 209, Seattle
trophycupcakes.com
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Swirls does St. Patrick's Day: Thin MInt and Guinness Jameson cupcakes and meetup on Saturday!

We are having a meetup this Saturday, March 17th, St. Patrick's Day from noon-1 at Swirlz, 705 W. Belden, Chicago! Looking forward to it, especially their special flavors, Thin Mint and Guinness Jameson, for sale March 16 and 17 only! Swirlz offers gluten-free and regular cupcakes and also does custom orders. Follow Swirlz on Facebook and visit swirlzcupcakes.com for more information.






mango coconut cupcakes (not related to St. Patrick's Day, but sounds like a fun flavor)

Oreo, Cat in the Hat and Chicago cupcakes by Swirlz, plus our meetup is there March 17th

Swirlz Cupcakes in Chicago celebrates the 100th birthday of the Oreo cookie with a special Oreo cupcake, today only, featuring Chocolate or Vanilla cake, filled with vanilla buttercream, layer of chocolate ganache and oreo chunks, vanilla buttercream swirl and finished with a dip in Oreo pieces, and also recently made Dr. Seuss Cat in the Hat and Chicago 175th birthday cupcakes. We're hosting a meetup at Swirlz, 705 W. Belden, on Saturday, March 17th (St. Patrick's Day) from non to 1. Get there early; first dozen cupcakes are on us! No need to RSVP. Visit swirlzcupcakes.com and Swirlz on Facebook for more information.

Raspberry red velvet chocolate ganache Oscar cupcakes for pre-order at Swirlz

Swirlz Cupcakes in Chicago has a new flavor, raspberry red velvet, for the Oscars, and are taking pre-orders through this Friday, February 24th. Specifically: "red velvet cake, filled with raspberry chocolate ganache, topped with cream cheese buttercream, dipped in chocolate, finished with a (raspberry) Framboise liqueur flower." Call them at 773-404-2253. And come to our meetup at Swirlz on March 17th, noon to 1, at 705 W. Belden, the first dozen cupcakes are on us! The ones on the bottom were their Valentine's Day cupcakes. Visit swirlzcupcakes.com and their Facebook page for more information.

Sex and the City cupcakes for the end of New York Fashion Week, plus Chicago cupcake meetup March 17th

New York Fashion Week ends today, so here's some fitting Sex and the City and high heel cupcakes, from Chicago's Swirlz Cupcakes for a custom order. Speaking of Swirlz, I (Rachel) will be hosting a short but sweet meetup there on Saturday, March 17th, St. Patrick's Day, from noon to 1! First dozen cupcakes are on us; after that, you buy your own. Swirlz promises some special holiday treats and they also have plenty of gluten free cupcakes. Looking forward to meeting our Chicago readers (I'm in town very briefly, for a family wedding), 705 W. Belden Avenue, Chicago. Via Swirlz on Facebook. Visit swirlzcupcakes.com for more information.