Saint Patrick’s Day Cupcakes with Shamrock Toppers
Valentine’s Day is over…and we move on to Saint Patrick’s Day cupcakes!
Green, Irish Cream and shamrocks. Can’t wait! Here’s some St. Patrick Day cupcakes from Cupcake Chic in Springville, Utah.
Mini chocolate cupcakes with mocha frosting, topped with shamrock wafers.
Regular-sized cupcake – chocolate cake with a light mint butter cream frosting! Topped with shamrock sprinkles!
Cupcake Chic
Web site: http://www.cupcakechicutah.com/
Blog: http://cupcakechicutah.blogspot.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/cupcakechic
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Springville-Utah/Cupcake-Chic/58319532115
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cupcakechic/
Cupcake Chic – Very Vanilla Cupcake
Alright, we are going to talk about one of my favorite vanilla cupcakes in Utah by Cupcake Chic!
Cupcake Chic calls their vanilla cupcake, Very Vanilla!
And it is just that…loads of vanilla flavor!
One thing I can say just about the look of Cupcake Chic’s cupcake is that that are all amazingly uniform. I really can’t think of a time that these cupcakes didn’t look perfectly alike! See, I’ll show you! (Obviously they’ll vary depending on occasion with what they are topped with.)
The very vanilla cupcake is a nice dense…okay it is a very dense cupcake. I like it. The cake is soft and moist and speckled with vanilla beans. It smells like a good cake and butter.
The frosting. oh my. i love this frosting. first off there is a lot..but not too much in my opinion. it’s the perfect amount of vanilla and butter together. smoothness hits you first, then vanilla then butter…and then you want more. first you inhale the vanilla, then you inhale the cupcake.
i do not like to share this cupcake.
Overall, I really really recommend this cupcake.
Quick Facts to Remember:
Cupcake Chic
Name(s): Very Vanilla
Flavor Category: Vanilla
Cake: Vanilla
Frosting: Vanilla Buttercream
Filling: None
Topping: Varies, sometimes little white parriels
Size: US Standard
Standout Qualities: nice, dense with the perfect texture and vanilla flavor
Price: $2.25 each
Should I buy it/try it? Um..duh!
Have you tried this cupcake? How did you like it?
***This review is based on Cupcake Chic’s Very Vanilla cupcake only. Opinions subject to change. ***
Cupcake Chic Giveaway on The Coterie Bag
Free cupcakes are always the best.
Enter to win 12 delicious cupcakes from Cupcake Chic! Deadline is tonight at midnight!
Plus, check out a really cute interview about Cupcake Chic.
If you win…you are one lucky cupcake-loving person!
Pumpkin Cupcake by Cupcake Chic
you should know by now that I’m a huge huge fan of Cupcake Chic Cupcakes! i love their pumpkin cupcakes. ahh they are so adorable with these fall leaf spinkles!
Pumpkin Cupcake by Cupcake Chic in Spirngville, Utah
Purple Flower & White Wedding Cupcakes
Cupcake Chic now at BYU Bookstore
I am all too excited about this Utah Cupcake News.
You can now purchase Cupcake Chic Cupcakes at the BYU Bookstore’s Candy Counter!
My on-campus hookups snapped this shot. I love the Top 10 reasons you should get a cupcake. I can also think of 100 more! 
Don’t they look so good! I love Cupcake Chic cupcakes!
Fall Flavors – Cupcake Chic
A few weeks ago Cupcake Chic announced via twitter that they were developing some new cupcake flavors for fall. (See the joys of twitter! You really stay in the know and get the behind-the-scenes scoop with these cupcakeries).
Anyway…we chatted a bit and before you know it I was gladly accepting a chance to sample and review their three cupcake flavors for fall. Two flavors are new and one flavor (pumpkin) was no stranger to me! here’s a look inside:
One thing I love about this mother-daughter cupcake business is their really defined look! I love the packaging and love how I can spot a cupcake chic cupcake from a mile away. (see picture below)
Cupcake Chic’s look to their cupcake is always consistent. So here’s what I received. Two pumpkin cupcakes, one caramel apple cupcake and one chocolate orange cupcake.
Let’s start out with my favorite of the bunch. I couldn’t get over how cool this cupcake was and how it screamed fall! When I think of fall and food and baking…my mind automatically flees towards apples. And how many of us have memories of caramel apples.
Well now we can can continue to have them in cupcake form!
The cake itself was true to Cupcake Chic’s dense, moist form yet it was a little more aromatic and with surprises of apple chunks. I was happy the apple chunks weren’t mushy or crunchy…they were perfect.
Now moving onto the caramel apple cupcake frosting. it was almost marshmallowy–i consider it a sister to cupcake chic’s s’mores cupcake frosting! and the icing on the cake, or rather the drizzle on the frosting is a delicious caramel. oh my. it gets a bit sticky but worth it!
Next PUMPKIN!
the pumpkin cupcake was probably the first flavor i tried of cupcake chis last year at this time. i was uber impressed. it’s a lightly spiced pumpkin cake with spiced cream cheese frosting.
i can honestly say i would take this cupcake over a slice of pumpkin pie on thanksgiving.
Doesn’t that frosting look delish! it’s got all the spices of fall! yet still subtle and comforting.
Next up…Chocolate Orange
I love Cupcake Chic’s dark chocolate cake. So i knew that was a winner. But how would it be paired with a zesty orange frosting? I might be the wrong person to ask…because for some reason i sorta have off and on issues with orange zest. But um…I still ate it (well shared it with a cute husband)
Moral of this post: head on out to get Cupcake Chic’s Fall Flavors. If you try one flavor try both pumpkin and caramel apple! (yeah, that’s a joke…i know that’s two flavors.)
And in big news: Cupcake Chic Cupcakes can now be purchased at the BYU Bookstore!
Cupcake Chic
Web site: http://www.cupcakechicutah.com/
Blog: http://cupcakechicutah.blogspot.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/cupcakechic
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Springville-Utah/Cupcake-Chic/58319532115
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cupcakechic/
My Birthday Cupcakes
Remember voting for my birthday cupcake earlier this month?
Cupcake Chic’s Neapolitan Cupcake won! They were delicious.
I have to tell you…these are my absolute favorite cupcakes in Utah right now. …and have been since I first tried them months ago.
Guest Post: The Stationery Place
editor’s note: Lyndsey (aka Paper Girl) is one of my favorite IRL bloggie buds. We met in college and some might say we rocked the PR world. She has spent the last few years in LA PR-ing it up and is now back in Utah. Lyndsey is nothing less than geniune, fun, spunky, creative and very in-tune with life! I am happy to have her guest posting today and happy to have her part of the utah cupcake scene!
hello, utah loves cupcakes readers!
i was so excited when becky asked me to guest post on ULC. i have loooong been a cupcake lover, and now i’m trying to be a utah lover too as i just moved to utah valley from los angeles in july. so far this beautiful state has opened me with welcome arms [and a few visits to the sweet tooth fairy haven't hurt, either].
my speciality is paper products, as you might notice from my blog the stationery place. for my guest post, i thought i’d highlight a few adorable stationery products that are perfect for all you cupcake fiends out there. they’re almost cute enough to eat!
i’m a total letterpress fan, so if you’re looking for a cute card to buy for someone i highly recommend snow & graham. check out this adorable letterpressed birthday card available from luxe paperie:
if you’re a diy-type person, check out this adorable cupcake hole punch from paper source [my FAVE paper supply store...sadly you'll have to mail-order as they don't have any brick-and-mortar stores in utah]:
paper source even gives a great, simple tutorial for making this cupcake card on their blog:
i’ve also tried my hand at a few cupcake-themed cards of late — you can pick up this card, along with a few of my other designs, at the coffee pod in provo. they sell cupcake chic cupcakes there too — as you may remember from a past ULC post.
this one is super easy to imitate. i picked some pink paper, cut it in the shape of a frosting blob and stuck it to my flat white cardstock with double-sided tape.
next i used embroidery thread to create the cupcake liner — poke holes in the cardstock first so you know where you’re aiming.
then i added the “thanks cupcake” tag and glued the cardstock cover onto a pink folded card. voila! my own cupcake card, perfect to send to that thoughtful friend who brought you cupcakes last week from their fave utah bakery…
feel free to check out my blog anytime for new paper projects and info on the latest designers and paper companies. and enjoy your cupcakes!
Be sure to follow Lyndsey on twitter too! Thanks Lyndsey!
Cupcake Cards by The Stationary Place
I have to start out by saying that I’m a little perterbed. I wrote this post like two weeks ago thought it went up. Turns out it is exists no where! I have no clue where it went. It is not even in a draft!
Anyway…I just have to tell you about these adorable cupcake cards made by my awesome IRL friend Lyndsey of The Stationary Place. Before I get into her cards and paper products I must say Lynds has got know cupcakes… she just moved from LA, home of freaking Sprinkles (which makes me uber jealous)…anyway. she’s getting into the Utah blogging (and cupcake) scene. whoo-rawwwh.
Check this cutie out:
this is my favorite. and i now own it. i just love the hand stitching and colors. i can’t wait to give it to someone.
You are probably wondering where you can get these cupcake cards in utah? You can buy them at The Coffee Pod in Provo. Lynds has conveniently placed them near the register. isn’t this brown and orange one adorable?
so what would you pair with a cute cupcake card? hum…let’s think?
i’m thinking you pair it with CUPCAKES! specifically a cupcake from Cupcake Chic also found at The Coffee Pod. (this post just keeps getting better doesn’t it!)
here’s that cute card again! ahhh i love it! nothing says thanks like a cupcake!
and The Stationary Place offers way more than just cupcake cards. be sure to check out Lyndsey’s blog and etsy site!
The Stationary Place
Twitter: @paperlyndsey
Blog: http://the-stationery-place.blogspot.com/
Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=20715645&ref=em
The Coffee Pod
426 W 1230 N
Provo, UT 84604
(801) 341-0022
Twitter: http://twitter.com/coffeepod
Have a great weekend!
Hope you all have a cupcakelicious and wonderful Fourth of July. I’ll be back blogging next week!
Very vanilla sprinkled with Freedom by Cupcake Chic
Purple Wedding Cupcake Tower
I love this wedding cupcake tower by Cupcake Chic. I am just in love with all the shades of purple!
Here’s a closer look at the cupcakes themselves. I love seeing the vanilla bean!
If you are looking for wedding cupcakes, I’d seriously consider Cupcake Chic. Her cupcakes are delicious and consistently uniform!
Cupcake Chic
Web site: http://www.cupcakechicutah.com/
Blog: http://cupcakechicutah.blogspot.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/cupcakechic
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Springville-Utah/Cupcake-Chic/58319532115
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cupcakechic/
Giveaway: Tarabelles Cupcake Hair Clip
Sometimes you can just tell a product is going to be cute by it’s name. This is the case with TaraBelle’s Shop. And it get’s even better with the tag line: created by tara, inspired by belle…meaning the owner: Tara creates wonderful handmade and wearable crafts inspired by her beautiful daugher Belle…using felt! She designs everything from felt flowers to cupcakes that are perfect for you or your little ones! TaraBelle has offered to giveaway my favorite product her felt cupcake hair clip!
This is the description on TaraBelle’s Etsy page:
“a new favorite! inspired by my love for cupcakes. a vintage style white/chocolate cupcake made of sparkling felt with a bead trim and sweet pink rose. it sparkles and shimmers!
secured to an alligator clip (great for very fine hair). looks adorable alone or clipped onto one of our nylon headbands.”
I just have to say a few things before I give you the details of the giveaway! First, TaraBelle totally has a connection to Utah as she is Cupcake Chic’s sister. Awesome, right! What a talented family! And second,You must know that though these clips are absolutely adorable on children, they are 100% adult friendly! In fact, I’ve been wearing this clip around or using it in the following ways:
* attached to my headbands
* on my purse
* on my cardigan
* on top of a present
* next to a cupcake, as part of a display
Those are just a few ways, I know you could come up with more!
As I mentioned before this cupcake hair clip is perfect for your little one,and it is interchangeable for most elastic headbands!
1 lucky winner will receive an adorable TaraBelle Designs Cupcake Hair Clip! All you have to do is leave a comment on this post before next Tuesday, June 23 at midnight EST.
*Want to earn an extra entry to increase your chances? Blog and or tweet about this giveaway, make sure to include the link to this post!
Thanks TaraBelle Designs! You truly make a high-quality and adorable Cupcake Hair Clip! I hope to see more “flavors” in the works!
TaraBelle’s Shop
Etsy Page: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23152348
Twitter: @tarabelles
By the way: You can purchase TaraBelle’s adorable creations at the Bijou Market in Orem on June 27! (But cross your fingers you win this giveaway!)
About
hi. my name is becky olsen.
i love utah and i love cupcakes.
it really is just that simple.
this blog is a place where utah and cupcakes come together.
i scope out all the latest cupcake news in utah. visit utah cupcakeries. review cupcake bakeries and cupcake-related items. i post cupcake recipes and ideas from other utah cupcake enthusiasts. i also travel to eat cupcakes and tell you about my adventures.
i hope you will join me in this journey. i can’t tell you how much i love to support local, how much i love eating quality cupcakes, meeting fun and interesting bakery owners and seeing their stores succeed and um…having fun!
cupcakes are here to stay! they are a tradition and not a trend!
join our flickr group, email me the latest on your cupcake baking and cupcake seeking adventures…we are bound to have a great time.
I also blog at Project Domestication — where you can see my personal baking adventures!
-becky
***For more about my story and love of cupcakes, read my guest blog post on Cupcakes Take The Cake!***
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