New Cake Pop Bakery Opens in NYC

Last week I attended the grand opening of a new cake pop bakery: Stick & Pop.
Stick & Pop has been an online bakery, specializing in custom wedding and party cake pops, and they have recently opened a brick and mortar in the heart of Chelsea, Manhattan.

Here are some pictures from the event!

"birthday cake"

 "darling"--my favorite!!! marble cake dipped in white chocolate with sprinkles

 they sell a lot of cake pops kits that you can make at home

 including the cake pop dough

 some party attendees

 this is their menu that hangs above the counter. it's a little hard to see but they have some really sweet flavors!!

 the owners Christy and Jacki

"that's dark" flavor

Stick & Pop is located in Chelsea on 19th street between 7th and 8th avenues. For more information and to order these cuties check out their website: www.stickandpop.com

Cupcake bakery grand opening alert: free cupcakes February 25 I Am Cupcakes in Little Ferry, New Jersey

Who doesn't like the sound of "free cupcakes" and "grand opening?" Here's the scoop on I Am Cupcakes, which is holding its grand opening Saturday, February 25th at 199 Main Street in Little Ferry, New Jersey and promises:

Come out to our Grand Opening Party Mardi Gras Style. This day of fun will include cupcake samples,raffles, music, masks, beads, beverages and everything fun that Mardi Gras has to offer!!! Come enjoy and help us celebrate!!!

Contact them at 201-440-4249 or iamcupcakeshop at gmail.com and visit them at iamcupcakeshop.com and follow them at @iamcupcakeshop on Twitter.

Here are a few of their specialty flavors:

Big Blue NY Giants Blueberry Cupcakes - Moist blueberry cupcake topped with blueberry butter cream
Briana’s Brooklyn Brownie— Luscious light brown sugar Blondie brownie with chocolate chips and toffee topped with soft serve vanilla ice cream flavored frosting and a chocolate drizzle
Mint Chocolate Chunk – Moist chocolate cupcake, a hint of mint, and chocolate chunks with mint butter cream frosting
Oatmeal Cookie Supreme - Vanilla cupcake with a chewy oatmeal cookie based inside topped witha cinnamon butter cream frosting and a mini homemade oatmeal cookie
Samoa—Luscious brown sugar cupcake filled with caramel, topped with a layer of homemade bitter sweet chocolate ganache and a moist layer of coconut candy frosting
S'More - Rich chocolate chunk cupcakes with a graham cracker crust topped with marshmallow frosting.
Snickers Cupcake - Deep, dark chocolate chunk cupcakes filled with creamy caramel topped with silky caramel frosting and Snickers Bar bits
Vanilla Chai- spicy vanilla chai cupcake topped with relaxing vanilla chai buttercream

Photos via their website:


ballerina cupcake toppers





chocolate chip mint


peanut butter surprise


French toast cupcake

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.

1,000 free cupcakes in London tomorrow

Via Londonist, news of a new Hummingbird Bakery in London and free cupcakes!

Whatever your stance, cupcakes aren’t going away. Tomorrow, London welcomes its fifth Hummingbird Bakery to the city; the second to open in the last 12 months.

From tomorrow, you’ll be able to get your hit of sugary American baked goods in Islington. The new Hummingbird Bakery is setting up shop in the Stirling Prize-nominated Angel Building on St John Street, close to Angel Tube and Upper Street. Like the other branches (in Notting Hill, South Ken, Soho and Spitalfields), the Angel shop will continue The Hummingbird practice of baking all products on site the same day as they’re sold, “to ensure freshness and quality.”

The shop opens at 11am on 27 January, when they’ll be giving away free cupcakes to the first 1,000 visitors

Here's what it says on The Hummingbird Bakery's Facebook page:

On Friday 27th January 2012 we'll be giving away 1000 FREE CUPCAKES to the first visitors to our Islington branch. It couldn't be easier, just whisper the secret word 'ISLINGTON' to claim your cupcake!

Be there at 11am! The Hummingbird Bakery Islington is located at 405 St John Street, EC1V 4AB."


their coconut and pineapple cupcake


Black Forest cupcake: "Black cherry jam encased in rich chocolate sponge with dark chocolate shavings and creamy topping"


lemon meringue cupcake


sticky toffee cupcake (warm sticky toffee pudding with rich dates and gooey caramel sauce)