Yes, the airport! The jetblue terminal to be exact. When I was getting ready to leave for Denver a few weeks ago I spotted these moist, succulent beauties. I remember when all airports had was limp sandwiches, chips and sad apples. Now, the airport food culture is booming!
Man, why did I miss this competition? Last Sunday Ivy Bakery in Bay Ridge had a cupcake eating contest. The Daily News reported:
“In a flurry of chocolate cream and crumby debris, the yoga teacher crammed her last cupcake – No. 17 – winning the contest, and defeating her closest competitor by just one of the sweet treats.
Ivy Bakery held its first cupcake-eating contest outside of the shop on 87th St. in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The five competitors were given five minutes to inhale as many chocolate cupcakes as possible. The winner took home $75 and dubious bragging rights.”
With adorable little cakes like these and free wine, is it any surprise I could get talked into going to a fashion show while visiting my folks in Denver? Really, that’s all it takes to get me out. These particular little two-bite beauties come from The Shoppe, a bakery in Denver, Colorado. After debating between flavors like Nutella and S’Mores, I went for a chocolate-raspberry, chocolate-mint, vanilla frosting on chocolate cake, and a chocolate frosting on white cake. The basic chocolate and vanilla cupcakes were tasty and I wished I had only gotten those. The flavored frosting on the other cupcakes proved way too sweet for me. But still, they were cupcakes and my friends can attest to the glee that follows such petite adventures.
