valentine's day Cupcake-1-Liner Contest in Austin TX via Lick It Bite It or Both

Austinites, Lick It Bite It or Both is holding a contest through January 22, 2011 to come up with the perfect one-liner to put on their new T-shirts.

From their Facebook page:

Everyone LOVES doing our Cupcake-1-Liners, and some of you are so creative, that we have decided to hold a contest! A REALLY GOOD ONE! We will soon be getting T-shirts printed due to major demand and we are looking for the best Cupcake-1-Liner to TURN INTO A SHIRT! The most creative saying gets printed up on our T-shirts and you get a FREE ONE for your winning contribution. Contest runs through January 22nd so hurry!

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While visiting Austin over the holidays, I made sure to leave some CTTC one-liner love for the wonderful people of Lick It Bite It or Both. You can read the full review of our visit here, where I finally got to try their delicious ice cream.

Lick It Bite It or Both

11101 Burnet 

Suite 140-A

Austin, TX 78758

Store Hours:

M-Sat: 11am-9pm

Sun: 12pm-8pm

512-835-BOTH

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When I was in Austin in late October, my mother and I stopped in to Lick it Bite it Or Both for some cupcakes. As the name suggests, the shop offers ice cream, cupcakes or both for one's sweet indulgences. What makes this one stop shop unique is that all offerings are made from scratch on the premises.

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The small storefront offered limited seating, complete with markers to decorate your cupcake wrappers. Finished designs were hung on the wall throughout the store. A centralized bulletin board even proudly displayed a CTTC postcard!

The slightly larger than regular cupcakes were a perfect size to share for an afternoon snack. We decided to indulge in two, halving them so we could each try both.

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The red velvet was fantastic. Moist while still being fluffy with the proper distinct flavor that red velvet should have. The cream cheese frosting was the topic of quite a bit of debate between my mother and I. She immediately declared her love for the rich frosting while I immediately wrote it off as being too sweet. Bite after bite it began to grow on me and I have to admit that it is in fact one of the better commercial cream cheese frostings I have consumed. Moms know best. 

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The bavarian cream was a clear favorite - moist white cake filled with bavarian cream filling and topped with chocolate ganache. The bavarian cream aided in creating the ideal balance of crumbly and creamy and perfectly balanced the sweet ganache. 

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Cupcakes are reasonably priced at $2.50 each or buy 5 get 1 free. For $5 you can get a cupcake and ice cream pairing that is sure to satisfy your sweet cravings. Daily offerings are adorably printed on a colorful chalkboard as well as set out for display in these miniature cake stands.

In addition to their already reasonable prices, two ongoing discounts are offered:

Every Monday through Friday from 3-5 pm, we offer a Happy Hour special, where you can get 10% off any purchase!

Going Green: If you bring in your half-dozen or full-dozen cupcake box, we'll put a new insert in & refill it for a dollar less than the full price!

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Lick it Bite it Or Both

11101 Burnet

Suite 140-A

Austin, TX 78758

512-835-BOTH

M-Sat: 11am-9pm  Sun: 12pm-8pm

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valentine's day Thanksgiving turkey cupcake with a Nutter Butter and candy corn, plus Baked Alaska ice cream-filled cupcakes

The always-creative Jeanne Benedict has given her spin to the Thanksgiving turkey cupcake. She writes:

Sweet yes; yet ominous too. Obvious candies give this holiday cupcake his character. What I mean are his eyes made from the tips of candy corns and a dab of frosting. Somehow, when I photographed it, it stared back as if to say, “Don’t even think of eating me as a cupcake or otherwise.” Your kids will love, love, love this turkey cupcake. Basically, you turn a frosted cupcake on its side, stick a Nutter Butter Cookie in it and then feather it with candy corns to make an adorable holiday cupcake. I used a red fruit roll-up as his wattle.



And the Baked Alaska cupcakes (click for recipe) have ice cream inside them!