If you have been out in your city in the last year or two, you have probably noticed a new trend...Cupcake Boutiques!
Twenty years ago people would have looked at you in bewilderment if you had said that it would become commen to go to coffee shop and spend $6 on a cup of coffee (well hello Starbucks and Dunken Donuts!) I believe a new trend is here...couture cupcakes.
No longer do I go to the local grocery store to pick up a dozen prepackaged cupcakes (blah). I now go out of my way to get adorable, unique, beautfully packaged cupcakes (and by out of my way I mean I beg Paul to drive out of his way and wait in the car, as there is no parking, while I run in and get cupcakes on Newbury). You may ask "now why in world would you do that?" - my answer is the same for why I must get my coffee from Starbucks...it's just too irresistable not to!
There are cupcakes shops all over Boston (I could literally keep this blog going by solely highlighting cupcakes boutiques that are popping up all over the city). However, today I decided to make my way to SWEET on Newbury. As you will see below...it has more to offer than just cupcakes, it offers a feeling with the purchase, an experience if you will. Which leaves me asking the question, "what will be the next trend?"...first coffee...now cupcakes...next...??? Once I figure it out - I plan to jump on board at once!
{the boxes above hold a single cupcake, half a dozen, or a dozen+}
{everyone needs a pocket sized cupcake cookbook that they can carry around, right?}
{no corner or doorway is left unsweetened}
{yesterday Paul and I went to a friend's to watch the game - and we didn't show up empty handed}
{the store owner believes the proportion of icing to cake is crucial - looks like the got it right}
{caramel, vanilla, karat cake, blueberry pancake, red velvet, and dark chocolate - to name a few}
Have you ever seen anything sweeter?