valentine's day The Cupcakery owner Pamela Jenkins sued by her uncle

We've posted about a good number of cupcake lawsuits over the years, but this one has family drama - an uncle suing his niece! From Las Vegas Sun:

Pamela Jenkins, owner of the three Cupcakery shops in the Las Vegas area, says she's tired of lawsuits and just wants to create and sell cupcakes.

Jenkins, who has been sued twice by her uncle in Texas over their Cupcakery business dealings, issued a statement Wednesday denying the allegations in his latest suit.

Jenkins also indicated she won't be involved in any more trademark litigation and her statement would seem to undermine efforts by her uncle, Ricky Perritt, to obtain trademarks for The Cupcakery name and logo.

"Through research, I've found that the word 'cupcakery' existed before I opened The Cupcakery. I believe the use of 'cupcakery' as a noun can only maximize the exposure for myself and others who believe in the delicious spirit of cupcakes and cupcakeries. It is not, and never has been, my intent to limit the use of the word 'cupcakery' or purport to own the word, as my former partner is attempting to do. As I have received numerous requests nationwide regarding the phenomenon of cupcakes, the word 'cupcakery' and other cupcake-related questions of late, I felt it was the right time to share the glory of The Cupcakery and all cupcakeries freely," Jenkins said in her statement.

valentine's day Cherry cheesecupcake cupcakes Monday, Wednesday, Friday at Retro Bakery

I've decided that sooner rather than later I want to do a long weekend in Las Vegas, in part to eat cupcakes such as those I've heard so much about at Retro Bakery, in part to get a tour of the Zappos offices (nothing to do with cupcakes, save for the fact that Zappos employees are cupcake fans, but I just read Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh's book Delivering Happiness and highly recommend it, especially if you run a business) and soak up some sun and maybe play some slots. Hopefully I can get there in February for a few days of R&R. Anyway...you can enjoy these cupcakes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in January. See retrobakerylv.com for more information. Via Flickr.


January cupcake of the month: "Cherry Cheesecake is cherry cake topped with cheesecake buttercream and graham crumbles."