FROM DC TO OHIO - HAVE CUPCAKE, WILL TRAVEL!

During July of 2014, my husband and I had the opportunity to sing at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. We had a job as Staff Singers at a church in Chestnut Hill, PA and they were doing a three day residency there. One afternoon, we decided to go to Georgetown for lunch and sightseeing. Little did I know that cupcakes would be a part of the adventure as well.

As we were walking along, I happened upon a place called "Georgetown Cupcakes."

I was very exited to have this added surprise to our day! :)

There was quite a wait, but it gave me a chance to read the various choices for when it was my time to order. To be honest, I am doing my best to limit my cupcake intake, because it could easily get out of control. This just means that I like to try something that is totally unique and outside of the box.  When looking at the choices though, there seemed to be a ton of vanilla and chocolate that day, which I am sure are delicious, but not worth the calories to me. However, I was NOT leaving without a cupcake (or two) :).  It was then that I saw a cookies and cream cupcake with a mocha icing!

Yes, I will say it, "OMG!!!!" This cupcake was so amazingly delicious, that I am glad I only bought one, because I could have eaten a few!  Oh man, I am a sucker for a GOOD mocha frosting and this was outstanding. What made it PERFECTION though was that the cookies and cream cupcake was moist. Having a dry cupcake is like eating sand (well, I assume it is, as I never have done that - as far as I can remember.)

The one on the left is the Cookies and Cream with the mocha frosting.
It was so amazing that you could just die and go to heaven when done,
or think you were there while eating it!
In fact, it was so delicious that I don't even remember what the coconut situation on the right was.

They are located in a few major cities and...........they have mail delivery.  It should also be noted that they have Vegan and Gluten Free options! Score!!! http://georgetowncupcake.com/
If you are ever in that area, it is a must!

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The winner for "CUPCAKE CREATIVITY" on this trip though goes to a little place that I happened upon in a GEM of a town called, Chagrin Falls.

You see, my husband and I are fans of the movie, "A Christmas Story" and part of our summer trip was to see the house they used in the movie, as it was beautifully redone, with a museum and gift shop across the street.This is in Cleveland: http://www.achristmasstoryhouse.com/

Well, my husband is also a fan of "Calvin and Hobbes" and on a random / rare day that he took off from work, we watched a documentary about the author, Bill Waterson.  It showed that he was from an incredibly beautiful town called Chagrin Falls:  http://chagrin-falls.org/ We learned that it was not far from Cleveland at all, and as the waterfalls looked completely gorgeous and the town so quaint and peaceful, I said, "Let's go there too!"

While there, we learned that Chagrin Falls is the ONLY town to have that name in all of the USA! We spent some time at the Historical Society and then walked around the town square. I just have to add a photo of the Popcorn Shop because it is just too cute!!!

My wonderful husband in Chagrin Falls :)

Well, while walking along in a town this "Americana" and cute, of course one would expect it to have a Main Street - and of course, one would expect to find a cupcake shop there as well - which I did!!!

PLEASE go to their website and check out the creative flavors they have.  THIS is what cupcakes, for me, are about. They are not generic, they are works of art. Main Street Cupcakes had flavors such as:  Champagne and Raspberries, Cherry Float, Bubble Gum, Hippie Cake, Cup of Java, and Gingerbread Latte (to name a few).  I really could not decide and as I like to be "seasonal" with my flavors, I chose ones that reminded me of summertime:  Shirley Temple and Champagne and Raspberries.

Shirley Temple on the left and Champagne and Raspberries on the right

Main Street Cupcakes, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, USA

I took them to the falls - and ate them BOTH! :)

..... and what a great day it was! :)



http://www.mainstreetcupcakes.com/

They ship nationwide!

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
A YEAR OF CUPCAKES
LOCKED OUT NO MORE!!!


I can barely believe that I have not posted in over a year, because I certainly have been eating!!! I mean, think about it. A year without cupcakes? I don't think so!!! In fact, I even happened upon my 4th (yes 4th) "Cupcake Wars" winner last December.  However, the long and short of it is this - I got busy!!!

I started a new church job as as an Alto Section Leader, I took on more voice students, I took on the position of manager of our Victorian caroling group, and I learned a new role and did an opera.  There really was not any time for a blog, but when I finally went back in last May to update it, I realized that I was locked out.

After many failed attempts and only being able to see the short lived blog from my running days (it lasted a year, but the Blue Snail lives on in infamy), I finally asked my IT expert of a husband to help! Of course, in less than five minutes, I was back in and, learned that gmail was Google mail. (Don't judge! I don't use gmail and had never put two and two together!)

At any rate, it is late and I don't have time to do proper posts, so I will just leave you with some pictures and tell you that I AM BACK!! In fact, I had a Lemon / Blueberry cake from Whole Foods tonight which inspired me to start this up again. It was so delicious and creative. They need to make a cupcake of it - oh wait, they did! :)