Pull-Away Cupcakes

A couple weeks ago I was a proud guest at a very special wedding shower.

One of my roommates from college is getting married Sept. 25 and we all gathered to celebrate. And of course for dessert...

CUPCAKES!

But not just any old cupcakes! Pull-away cupcakes. Apparently this is a trend I so embarrassingly am not aware of. Rather than baking a cake in a certain shape, cupcakes are arranged (in this case as an umbrella) and then frosted over. So no knives necessary! Simply "pull away."

Genious.

Love you, Jessie girl...

~AnnMarie

Long Over Due at Billy's Bakery

This title has a number of hidden meanings.

First and foremost it refers to the fact that this post should have gone up a very long time ago. You'll see what I mean by the rainy dreary day captured in the pictures, as well as the winter caps and coats that also make appearances.

Another would be the fact that Billy's and I (and Nicole) were supposed to meet quite a long time ago. Almost a year to be exact.

And finally, I was accompanied on my visit by fellow blogger and all around great gal (and new MOMMY to be!) Miss Sofia Zimmerman. She chronicles her life as a savvy foody in Brooklyn, here, on Brooklyn Baba.

Billy's is adorable with a kitchy old-school feel and atmosphere that's reminiscent of both Magnolia and Babycakes Bakeries. Two former Cuppie Tour stops. The taste -- we both opted for vanilla on vanilla cuppies -- very similar to Magnolia and Buttercup Bakeshop. I believe I'd heard that Billy's is also owned by one of the founders of Magnolia (as is Buttercup). Does anyone know if that's true?

Anyway, here are a couple shots of the shop:

And one of my fellow cupcake lover:

Sofia says another good choice, although a bit on the sweeter side, is the banana cupcake. I brought home the red velvet and carrot cake to try as well and both were D-LISH!!!!!!!!!!

~AnnMarie

Happy Easter!!

How adorable are these little Easter basket cuppies, made by our little cousins Marissa, Francesca and Adrianna! The brown strips you see on top were tootsie rolls that were serving as handles. Unfortunately...they melted.

Hope everyone had a wonderful day:)

~AnnMarie

DinaCakes Giveaway Winner!

Vineyard cupcakes from DinaCakes

Drumroll please...

Patrick McCarthy you are the winner of two dozen cupcakes from DinaCakes!

Congrats! I'm very jealous...

Please contact me at theroadtosweetness@gmail.com so we can get your address.

Thanks for playing kids:)

~AnnMarie

Odd Cupcake News

This is pretty stupid. And not funny. But yet cupcake-related.

I'm in a bad mood this dreary Sunday, in case you can't tell.

Do you have any other odd-ball cupcake lore related stories to share?

Don't forget to enter our DinaCakes giveaway. Last day...

~AnnMarie

Please SPONSOR US!

My fiance and I (and hopefully a few others that I can guilt into it) will be walking an SPCA walkathon.

Our goal is to raise $500. If you can contribute, please do, any little bit helps.

You can sponsor us at THIS LINK.

Thanks!

~AnnMarie

DinaCakes Giveaway!

A week or so ago, we featured this awesome cake, made by a local NYC metro self-made baker, Dina, of DinaCakes!

We were so impressed that we decided we absolutely had to offer up a giveaway of her amazing goods. Unfortunately, we can only offer it to those living in the tri-state area (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut).

If you are a resident, just leave a comment below this post...and of course MAKE SURE that you're a follower of The Road to Sweetness AND "Like" DinaCakes on Facebook (we WILL be checking!!) and you'll be in the running to win two dozen cuppies from Dina. We'll keep it open for one week. 

The option to become a follower of the Road to Sweetness is on the left hand side of this page.

The giveaway will be closed on Sunday at midnight. On April 11, we'll pick a winner at random and announce it at noon. Wouldn't you like to have a few of THESE show up at your door?

Good luck!


~AnnMarie