From News First 5:
Colorado Springs has its share of taco trucks, but the newest food truck in town is serving up some sweet delights, cupcakes, with a little help from Facebook.
The Springs Cupcake Truck's owners, Mike Bergman and Pat Kennelly, use the social networking site to tell people where they're going to be. They also ask their fans before they go out, where they should park.
Recently they also held a contest to name The Springs Cupcake Truck on their Facebook page; the winning name, CoCo.
The cupcakes are made by Cake Crumbs Bakery in Denver, owned by Mike and Pat's Niece. The bakery makes them special to survive delivery to the Springs, "They're dipped and decorated so they don't fall apart during the rickety ride over here," explains Mike.
Some of their flavors include:
Zippy Lemon
Lemon cake filled with fresh lemon curd and topped with cream cheese frosting and sparkling sugar
Mile-Hi Mocha
Decadent mocha cake with an espresso butter cream and toffee topping
Pikes Peak Pistachio
Nutty pistachio cake topped with amaretto butter cream, chocolate chips and crushed pistachios
Rockin’ Red Velvet
Southern red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting and sparkling sugar
Colorado Snowball
Almond flavored cake covered with rich chocolate and coconut
Carrot
Sweet carrot cake topped with cream cheese frosting and tangy dried cranberries
You can find them on their website or Facebook and reach them at 719-466-1911 for private events.
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valentine's day Guest review: Happy Cakes Bakeshop, Denver, Colorado
My friend Alissa Bader, who lives in Denver, went over to HappyCakes Bakeshop and wrote up this review for us. Sorry it's taken me a few days to get it posted.
HappyCakes (Denver) Review, 1/14/2011, by Alissa Bader
“We missed the pickle cupcakes!” That was our first reaction when we visited HappyCakes, a tiny bakery / cupcake shop located in Denver's Highlands neighborhood. The “pickle cupcake” was billed as “a pretzel crust beneath a dill pickle cupcake topped with peanut butter frosting rolled in pretzel pieces.” And it was officially known as “Peanut Butter Pretzel.” But whatever. It sounded weirdly delicious.
Sadly, the “Peanut Butter Pretzel”/pickle cupcakes were only available that Thursday. We visited the shop on a Friday. No worries on that, there was still a decent variety of cupcakes to try.
We chose Black & White, Jack & Coke, Perfect Pear, Cosmo, Hot Chocolate, Chocolate Pumpkin, Cherry Coke, and Red Velvet. We purchased the Black & White, the Chocolate Pumpkin, the Cherry Coke, the Red Velvet, and the Hot Chocolate in the regular sizes ($3 each), and the Perfect Pear, Cosmo, and Jack & Coke in the mini sizes ($1.75 each)
The mini sizes sell out fast. We were there a little after noon (the shop opens at 10:00am during most days) and there was only a limited selection of them left.
There are no indoor tables at HappyCakes. There were a few tables and benches outside that were still covered with snow. So we walked to a coffee shop down the street to sample the cupcakes.
Of all of the cupcakes, we thought the Chocolate Pumpkin was the real standout. The cake part was studded with chocolate chips and was deliciously moist. There was just the right amount of icing (vanilla? It was hard to tell), and the chocolate ganache on top brought the whole thing together nicely.
Misun thought that the Perfect Pear had a nice flavor, especially with the cake. I disagreed, I found the flavor a bit too subtle, although I did like the honey glaze on the icing. To be fair, some of the flavors may have been lost in the minis. The Jack & Coke mini was so subtle that you almost felt like you were eating cake and frosting with nothing in particular to distinguish it. The cupcake in the larger form (the Cherry Coke) had a real, albeit still very mild, Coca-Cola flavor. On the Cherry Coke, you could tell you were eating cherry icing, but it was very, very sweet. The Cosmo mini cupcake was completely lost on both of us. This was a flavor that may do better in the regular sizes. We could faintly taste the cranberries in the cake, but that was about it.
Of the rest of the cupcakes, we found that the Red Velvet was solid-enough. I liked the cream-cheese icing, Misun found the cake a bit dry and the icing a little heavy and sweet. The Hot Chocolate will appeal to those deep-dark-chocolate-cake fans out there, but neither one of us noted anything particularly marshmallow-like about the icing (except that it was topped with a mini-marshmallow). I'm a lifelong marble cake fan, so I loved the idea of the Black & White Cupcake. The marble cake was a little bit dry, but it still had some very good flavor. I loved the milk-chocolate icing. The vanilla icing seemed to be missing something – the flavor again may have been a little too subtle for my palate.
Recommendations: the Chocolate Pumpkin, the Black & White, and the Perfect Pear. And spend the extra cash to buy a regular sized cupcake. Maybe it's the Denver altitude, maybe it's the amount of flavors in the final product, but the mini versions do not seem to do this shop any justice. If you're worried about the calories or sugar, you can always split a cupcake with a friend!
HappyCakes, 3434 W. 32nd Avenue, Denver, CO 80211, (303) 477-3556, http://www.happycakesdenver.com/
HappyCakes (Denver) Review, 1/14/2011, by Alissa Bader
“We missed the pickle cupcakes!” That was our first reaction when we visited HappyCakes, a tiny bakery / cupcake shop located in Denver's Highlands neighborhood. The “pickle cupcake” was billed as “a pretzel crust beneath a dill pickle cupcake topped with peanut butter frosting rolled in pretzel pieces.” And it was officially known as “Peanut Butter Pretzel.” But whatever. It sounded weirdly delicious.
Sadly, the “Peanut Butter Pretzel”/pickle cupcakes were only available that Thursday. We visited the shop on a Friday. No worries on that, there was still a decent variety of cupcakes to try.
We chose Black & White, Jack & Coke, Perfect Pear, Cosmo, Hot Chocolate, Chocolate Pumpkin, Cherry Coke, and Red Velvet. We purchased the Black & White, the Chocolate Pumpkin, the Cherry Coke, the Red Velvet, and the Hot Chocolate in the regular sizes ($3 each), and the Perfect Pear, Cosmo, and Jack & Coke in the mini sizes ($1.75 each)
The mini sizes sell out fast. We were there a little after noon (the shop opens at 10:00am during most days) and there was only a limited selection of them left.
There are no indoor tables at HappyCakes. There were a few tables and benches outside that were still covered with snow. So we walked to a coffee shop down the street to sample the cupcakes.
Of all of the cupcakes, we thought the Chocolate Pumpkin was the real standout. The cake part was studded with chocolate chips and was deliciously moist. There was just the right amount of icing (vanilla? It was hard to tell), and the chocolate ganache on top brought the whole thing together nicely.
Misun thought that the Perfect Pear had a nice flavor, especially with the cake. I disagreed, I found the flavor a bit too subtle, although I did like the honey glaze on the icing. To be fair, some of the flavors may have been lost in the minis. The Jack & Coke mini was so subtle that you almost felt like you were eating cake and frosting with nothing in particular to distinguish it. The cupcake in the larger form (the Cherry Coke) had a real, albeit still very mild, Coca-Cola flavor. On the Cherry Coke, you could tell you were eating cherry icing, but it was very, very sweet. The Cosmo mini cupcake was completely lost on both of us. This was a flavor that may do better in the regular sizes. We could faintly taste the cranberries in the cake, but that was about it.
Of the rest of the cupcakes, we found that the Red Velvet was solid-enough. I liked the cream-cheese icing, Misun found the cake a bit dry and the icing a little heavy and sweet. The Hot Chocolate will appeal to those deep-dark-chocolate-cake fans out there, but neither one of us noted anything particularly marshmallow-like about the icing (except that it was topped with a mini-marshmallow). I'm a lifelong marble cake fan, so I loved the idea of the Black & White Cupcake. The marble cake was a little bit dry, but it still had some very good flavor. I loved the milk-chocolate icing. The vanilla icing seemed to be missing something – the flavor again may have been a little too subtle for my palate.
Recommendations: the Chocolate Pumpkin, the Black & White, and the Perfect Pear. And spend the extra cash to buy a regular sized cupcake. Maybe it's the Denver altitude, maybe it's the amount of flavors in the final product, but the mini versions do not seem to do this shop any justice. If you're worried about the calories or sugar, you can always split a cupcake with a friend!
HappyCakes, 3434 W. 32nd Avenue, Denver, CO 80211, (303) 477-3556, http://www.happycakesdenver.com/
valentine's day Crazy cupcake flavors: peanut butter pickle pretzel at Happy Cakes!
A friend recently asked about the craziest cupcake flavor I'd ever heard of, and I told her I'd have to get back to her. Today I did, with what's below. I don't have a photo to share yet, but I do have a guest blogger tasked with reviewing this, so be on the lookout shortly.
From Denver's Happy Cakes Bakeshop, via their Facebook page:
Cravings month continues with today's mystery flavor: Peanut Butter Pickle Pretzel!
This creative cupcake begins with a pretzel crust beneath a dill pickle cupcake topped with peanut butter frosting rolled in pretzel pieces.
What do you think? Would you try this?
From Denver's Happy Cakes Bakeshop, via their Facebook page:
Cravings month continues with today's mystery flavor: Peanut Butter Pickle Pretzel!
This creative cupcake begins with a pretzel crust beneath a dill pickle cupcake topped with peanut butter frosting rolled in pretzel pieces.
What do you think? Would you try this?
valentine's day Denver Cupcake Truck faces off with city
From Mobile Food News:
It’s a cupcake conundrum that has clearly confused a pair of Denver small business owners, and the 8,000 plus Facebook fans of the Denver Cupcake Trucks aren’t happy about it.
“They’re locked away right now,” Denon Moore explained.
The two trucks, one nicknamed Clyde and the other named Clementine, are apparently personas non grata in the City of Denver says Moore and her husband Sean.
“We were hassled weekly by a city inspector and told us we weren’t allowed to be parked downtown,” Denon Moore said.
And some photos from the Facebook page of the Denver Cupcake Truck, where you can also keep up with where they are each day. Yesterday they were at Bike Cafe.
carrot cake cupcake
Mile-Hi Mocha cupcake with heath bar bits on top
pretty red velvet cupcake
It’s a cupcake conundrum that has clearly confused a pair of Denver small business owners, and the 8,000 plus Facebook fans of the Denver Cupcake Trucks aren’t happy about it.
“They’re locked away right now,” Denon Moore explained.
The two trucks, one nicknamed Clyde and the other named Clementine, are apparently personas non grata in the City of Denver says Moore and her husband Sean.
“We were hassled weekly by a city inspector and told us we weren’t allowed to be parked downtown,” Denon Moore said.
And some photos from the Facebook page of the Denver Cupcake Truck, where you can also keep up with where they are each day. Yesterday they were at Bike Cafe.
carrot cake cupcake
Mile-Hi Mocha cupcake with heath bar bits on top
pretty red velvet cupcake
valentine's day Stout gingerbread, chocolate peppermint, snowball and gluten-free vanilla mint cupcakes at Tee & Cakes
Look what fun they're having over at Boulder, Colorado's Tee & Cakes, baking up lots of holiday cupcakes. From their site:
Snowball (chocolate shown) — Chocolate or white cake topped with vanilla bean marshmallow cream dunked in coconut and topped with a reindeer.
Chocolate Peppermint — Chocolate cake topped with dark chocolate mint ganache and crunchy peppermint bits.
Stout Gingerbread — Spicy gingerbread cake topped with cream cheese icing and a gingerbread man.
Lillabee’s Gluten Free Vanilla Mint – Vanilla cake with vanilla icing topped with crunchy peppermint bits.
They're at 1932 14th Street in Boulder, and can be reached at info at teeandcakes.com or 720-406-7548.
They serve up different cupcakes every day. Here's today, tomorrow and Friday:
Wednesday
* Woodland Wonder
* Vegan Vanilla
* Coconut Snowballs (vanilla cake)
* Chocolate Peppermint
* Stout Gingerbread
* Triple Chocolate
* Red Velvet
* Rum Cake
Thursday
* Chocolate Bacon
* Chocolate Peppermint
* Coconut Snoballs (chocolate cake)
* Winter Wonder
* Strawberry Milkshake
* Rum Cake
* Stout Gingerbread
* Red Velvet
Friday
* Vanilla
* Vegan Chocolate
* Coconut Snowballs (white cake)
* Woodland Wonder
* Red Velvet
* Chocolate Peppermint
* Rum Cake
* Stout Gingerbread
* Chocolate Bacon
Which reminds me, I want to make a list of all the cupcake bakeries I visited this year (I can't properly do a list of all the companies' cupcakes I ate, because between CupcakeCamp LA, which I still have to write up, and our 6th anniversary party in NYC, which I'll also be writing about soon, it would take forever). I had a great time in Colorado this year and hope to return for more cupcakes and mountains.
Snowball (chocolate shown) — Chocolate or white cake topped with vanilla bean marshmallow cream dunked in coconut and topped with a reindeer.
Chocolate Peppermint — Chocolate cake topped with dark chocolate mint ganache and crunchy peppermint bits.
Stout Gingerbread — Spicy gingerbread cake topped with cream cheese icing and a gingerbread man.
Lillabee’s Gluten Free Vanilla Mint – Vanilla cake with vanilla icing topped with crunchy peppermint bits.
They're at 1932 14th Street in Boulder, and can be reached at info at teeandcakes.com or 720-406-7548.
They serve up different cupcakes every day. Here's today, tomorrow and Friday:
Wednesday
* Woodland Wonder
* Vegan Vanilla
* Coconut Snowballs (vanilla cake)
* Chocolate Peppermint
* Stout Gingerbread
* Triple Chocolate
* Red Velvet
* Rum Cake
Thursday
* Chocolate Bacon
* Chocolate Peppermint
* Coconut Snoballs (chocolate cake)
* Winter Wonder
* Strawberry Milkshake
* Rum Cake
* Stout Gingerbread
* Red Velvet
Friday
* Vanilla
* Vegan Chocolate
* Coconut Snowballs (white cake)
* Woodland Wonder
* Red Velvet
* Chocolate Peppermint
* Rum Cake
* Stout Gingerbread
* Chocolate Bacon
Which reminds me, I want to make a list of all the cupcake bakeries I visited this year (I can't properly do a list of all the companies' cupcakes I ate, because between CupcakeCamp LA, which I still have to write up, and our 6th anniversary party in NYC, which I'll also be writing about soon, it would take forever). I had a great time in Colorado this year and hope to return for more cupcakes and mountains.
valentine's day Denver, Colorado bakery Happy Cakes launches iPhone app
Denver, Colorado bakery Happy Cakes (sadly, the one place I didn't get to visit when I was in Denver earlier this year, but I'm hoping to go back in 2011) just launched their iPhone app - the only other cupcake bakery I know of that has one is Cake Love. With the app (my screenshots are below), you can get their hours, daily flavors, see a map, visit their website, and more. You can, of course, always visit them online at happycakesdenver.com.
What it looks like amongst your apps:
cupcake flavors, they change daily
hours
In non-app news, you can also find them on Facebook, where they've recently posted these photos fo their Hannukah and Thanksgiving cupcakes, along with their delivery van.
And today's flavors, according to the iPhone app, are chocolate on chocolate, vanilla on vanilla, happy together, red velvet, black and white, gluten free (doesn't specify, but they do have gluten free cupcakes, call for specifics), apple toffee, cookies n' cream, and chocolate candy cane.
Happy Cakes
3434 West 32nd Avenue
Denver, CO 80211
303-477-3556
info at happycakesdenver.com
What it looks like amongst your apps:
cupcake flavors, they change daily
hours
In non-app news, you can also find them on Facebook, where they've recently posted these photos fo their Hannukah and Thanksgiving cupcakes, along with their delivery van.
And today's flavors, according to the iPhone app, are chocolate on chocolate, vanilla on vanilla, happy together, red velvet, black and white, gluten free (doesn't specify, but they do have gluten free cupcakes, call for specifics), apple toffee, cookies n' cream, and chocolate candy cane.
Happy Cakes
3434 West 32nd Avenue
Denver, CO 80211
303-477-3556
info at happycakesdenver.com
valentine's day Christmas (cup)cake pops by Colorado's The Lollicake Bake Shop
These Christmas cake pops are by Lollicake Bakeshop via their Flickr account. You can also find them on @lollicakes on Twitter and Facebook.
And this one isn't a holiday one, but I thought it was cute. It's a Guinness Stout Lollicake! I love the creative use of pretzels going on here and below.
These photos are from their holiday Facebook album - the first is a Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer cake pop!
Lollicakes can be purchased exclusively at The Bagel Bakery in Thornton (128th & Colorado), in Brighton (1850 E. Egbert Street) and at The Orchard Town Center in Westminster (144th & Interstate 25).
They also do custom orders.
The Lollicake Bake Shop
720-480-1906
lollicakebakeshop at gmail.com
And this one isn't a holiday one, but I thought it was cute. It's a Guinness Stout Lollicake! I love the creative use of pretzels going on here and below.
These photos are from their holiday Facebook album - the first is a Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer cake pop!
Lollicakes can be purchased exclusively at The Bagel Bakery in Thornton (128th & Colorado), in Brighton (1850 E. Egbert Street) and at The Orchard Town Center in Westminster (144th & Interstate 25).
They also do custom orders.
The Lollicake Bake Shop
720-480-1906
lollicakebakeshop at gmail.com
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