So, I don’t think I’ve posted enough about them yet, but I love cupcakes! I love how small they are and I love that they come with frosting 
So, after lunch at Redrock Canyon Grill in Silver Spring, Maryland, I went directly across the small street to check out cakelove.
For those of you that watch the Food Network’s Ace of Cakes, there are a small number of locations in the DC area. While the Husband and I were dating, I lived in the Dupont Circle area of Washington, DC and fell in love with cakelove’s sister location, Love Cafe, just a few blocks from my apartment. I hadn’t yet been to the cakelove location in Silver Spring and was excited to check out the selection!
There were cupcakes of course!
And cake slices to choose from!
I was craving something lemony but unfortunately none of the options that day include lemon 
I debated for a while and decided to go with a chocolate cupcake with strawberry frosting. I wasn’t hungry due to my filling lunch, so I got mine to go.
I saved it until the next day when we were heading to my friend’s wedding. I had kept it in the fridge overnight so after I let it come to room temperature (important for buttercream frosting!), I dug in.
It was, as expected, so good! The frosting tasted just like strawberries and the cupcake was moist and chocolaty. Yum! I heart cupcakes
I so love cupcakes too! Two days this week there were free cupcakes at work – you know that equals a GREAT week!!
It sure does!
WOW!!! I definitely see many cupcakes done right!!! I love the concept of your blog. hahah hungry + wandering makes for a fun adventure. I’m a big fan of trying different restaurants and am glad I found someone who loves doin’ the same thing too! hehe Have a lovely Sunday!
So, the cupcakes DID look great. And I know the Wife said they were good. They were also $3.25 each. I just couldn’t get over the price. They weren’t monster-sized… or special toppings… they just looked like Betty Crocker cupcakes being sold in a store. For me, they needed something to set their product apart from others, aside from their ridiculous price.
Since he didn’t actually taste them, he didn’t know what he was missing
As a special treat, I don’t mind paying that much. The cost would certainly deter me from making it a weekly thing, but they’re worth it for a special occasion. They are no betty crocker 
(which I do love for what they are)
i’m actually surprised they charge that much. i just got a dozen cupcakes for a coworker’s birthday at buttercup (one of the magnolia spin-offs here in NYC) and they were only $2. sugar sweet sunshine (my favorite!) charges $1.50, i believe. i agree though, totally fine to splurge for a special occasion.