Chocolate of the Day:
Buttercup Cakes
1.) Strawberry Cream - strawberry cream frosting on gluten-free, vegan chocolate mini cupcake
Good +
Weight: 2.5 oz. (estimate) in 1 mini cupcake
Calories: 190 calories (estimate)
Cost: $2.00 for 1 mini cupcake
Purchased from: Buttercup Cakes, Santa Cruz, CA
2.) Lemon Marmalade - lemon frosting on gluten-free mini cupcake
Good +
Weight: 2.5 oz. (estimate) in 1 mini cupcake
Calories: 190 calories (estimate)
Cost: $2.00 for 1 mini cupcake
Purchased from: Buttercup Cakes, Santa Cruz, CA
I discovered Buttercup Cakes bakery during a recent visit to Santa Cruz, CA. I stepped into the shop to gaze at an array of regular and mini sized cupcakes (as well as full-sized wedding and other cakes). The words gluten-free caught my eye at one end of the glass display case.
Gluten-free cupcakes have improved a lot in recent years, in both taste and texture. And, like regular cupcakes, they are a delicious way to suspend disbelief -- as in, I can't believe I'm really eating all this butter and sugar in one sitting, and loving every minute of it. But, I am focused on chocolate and butter this week, so research was in order. I took home three different mini cupcakes, and today am featuring two of these pretty little cakes.
The vegan, gluten-free chocolate cupcake with strawberry frosting (topped with a fresh raspberry) was enveloped in a "skirt" of red paper rather than a conventional cupcake paper wrapper, and was very tasty. The flavors were natural and authentic. The lemon cupcake was fresh and fun, and was heaped with a generous bouffant swirl of buttery sweet frosting, and a dab of colorful marmalade.
Thank you to the staff at Buttercup Cake bakery for their help. (I'll be back for that gluten-free chocolate cupcake with hibiscus frosting.)
Today was Day #5 of Chocolate and Butter Theme Week, and Day #1 Chocolate and Lemon Theme Week.
Buttercup Cakes
1.) Strawberry Cream - strawberry cream frosting on gluten-free, vegan chocolate mini cupcake
Good +
Weight: 2.5 oz. (estimate) in 1 mini cupcake
Calories: 190 calories (estimate)
Cost: $2.00 for 1 mini cupcake
Purchased from: Buttercup Cakes, Santa Cruz, CA2.) Lemon Marmalade - lemon frosting on gluten-free mini cupcake
Good +
Weight: 2.5 oz. (estimate) in 1 mini cupcake
Calories: 190 calories (estimate)
Cost: $2.00 for 1 mini cupcake
Purchased from: Buttercup Cakes, Santa Cruz, CA
I discovered Buttercup Cakes bakery during a recent visit to Santa Cruz, CA. I stepped into the shop to gaze at an array of regular and mini sized cupcakes (as well as full-sized wedding and other cakes). The words gluten-free caught my eye at one end of the glass display case.Gluten-free cupcakes have improved a lot in recent years, in both taste and texture. And, like regular cupcakes, they are a delicious way to suspend disbelief -- as in, I can't believe I'm really eating all this butter and sugar in one sitting, and loving every minute of it. But, I am focused on chocolate and butter this week, so research was in order. I took home three different mini cupcakes, and today am featuring two of these pretty little cakes.
The vegan, gluten-free chocolate cupcake with strawberry frosting (topped with a fresh raspberry) was enveloped in a "skirt" of red paper rather than a conventional cupcake paper wrapper, and was very tasty. The flavors were natural and authentic. The lemon cupcake was fresh and fun, and was heaped with a generous bouffant swirl of buttery sweet frosting, and a dab of colorful marmalade.Thank you to the staff at Buttercup Cake bakery for their help. (I'll be back for that gluten-free chocolate cupcake with hibiscus frosting.)
Today was Day #5 of Chocolate and Butter Theme Week, and Day #1 Chocolate and Lemon Theme Week.
