Austin is getting its own Ace of Cakes this weekend with the That Takes the Cake sugar art show and cake competition. Hell yes. See what top bakers from around the country can do with fondant, the pliable confection used to create lavish, 3-D cakes, and watch demonstrations. There will be kids’ cookie and cupcake…
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Olivia, Uchi, and Weddings
What do Olivia, Uchi, and weddings have in common? Well, the first two are two of the best restaurants in town, and the third is a place where I found the best wedding cake and my new fave app. So food is what we have in common here, glorious, delicious food. Olivia the locally-sourced, Michael…
Magazines host wedding days
Gone are the days when you hear radio commercials touting the Bridal Extravaganza at Palmer Events Center, and the clueless bride thought that was her only resource for everything wedding. Last week, Finch hosted an in-store, this week mags are getting in on the action with RARE and Tribeza both sponsoring events. Invites and deets…
The good thing about weddings is …
The good thing about weddings? Champagne and cake. Even better? As wedding season rolls around, there are a ton of events centered around weddings where you get to sample the aforementioned champagne and cake. YUM! Tonight, hit Second Street decor store Finch from 5-8pm for a mini-bridal extravaganza. Even if there’s no wedding in your…
More free cupcakes! UPDATE: not free
We know I’m not a huge Hey! Cupcake fan–not that I hate them, I just don’t think they’re the best–but we also know that I AM a huge FREE cupcake fan. So how could I let you miss out on the Hey! Cupcake North Grander Opening (since it’s been open for a bit now) party…
Hey! Cupcake 2nd Location on Burnet Rd.
While I don’t personally care for Hey! Cupcake’s cupcakes (I MUCH prefer Sugarmama’s), in the interest of keeping up with the cupcake trend I feel obliged to point this out. Hey, Cupcake! opened a second location on Saturday, and this location is in an actual store rather than a silver Airstream on South Congress. But…
Sugar Mama’s Bakeshop
Mmmmm more cupcakes. I know I’ve blogged about quite a few cupcake places, and my reviews are usually pretty good. I mean, it’s pretty hard to screw up a cupcake. (Well, that’s not really true, because Hey! Cupcake figured out how pretty easily) But after all the buzz Sugar Mama’s Bakeshop has been getting, in…
Polkadots Cupcake Factory
When I heard about this company called Polkadots Cupcake Factory suddenly sponsoring all these happy hour-type events, I had to see what the deal was. Plus, the cupcake trend has gotten so out of hand, and these places are cropping up everywhere. A friend and I split two cupcakes: the cookie dough, and the chocolate…