A New Year...A New Cupcake Shop!

After a successful 2009, Charm City Cupcakes is celebrating the launch of the Mini Cupcake Factory Catering Company! With more than 65 Flavors, the Mini Cupcake Factory will serve the MD, DC and VA areas. I would list all the flavors here, but we'd be here for a longggg time. Some of the ones that stood out to me are Vanilla Praline, Vanilla Banana, Gourmet Pimlico, and Gourmet Turtle! Check out their website to view pictures of what they have to offer.

Vanilla Praline

Vanilla Banana

Gourmet Pimlico

Gourmet Turtle

Charm City Cupcakes Big Mini Cupcake Sale

Baltimore's Charm City Cupcakes is having a BIG mini Cupcake Sale! A Mini Variety Pack is $12 (normally $15) and includes Vanilla-Vanilla, Vanilla-Chocolate, Triple Chocolate, Caramel Praline, Black-Eyed Susan, Pimlico w/ Ghiradelli Drizzle, Dark Chocolate w/ Almonds, Mini Chocolate, Gourmet Turtle, Key Lime, Black Bottom & Red Velvet.

To get these cupcakes for New Years Eve (TOMORROW!) you'll need to pre-order before 5:00pm TODAY, December 30th. 410-244-8790!

National Geographic Loves DC Area Cupcakes

Thanks to CTTC, I found out about this National Geographic Article on Cupcakeries! To encourage people to skip the box of chocolates this Valentine's Day and give a box of cupcakes, National Geographic put together "a select list of of top cupcakeries around the U.S." Fun! You can click here to read the whole article, but I'd just like to share who made the cut from our area.

Photo by Thomas Fahey, from National Geographic Article

Baltimore
Charm City Cupcakes Most unusual flavor: Ouzo Peach. Price: $1-2.50

Washington, D.C.

Georgetown Cupcake Most unusual flavor: Key Lime (key lime cake with key lime frosting topped with candied lime). Price: $2.75

Hello Cupcake Most unusual flavor: Tiramisu (espresso cake with mascarpone frosting). Price: $3

Red Velvet Cupcakery Most unusual flavor: Peanut Butter Cup (chocolate chocolate-chip cake with salted peanut butter frosting). Price: $3.25

Congrats on making the list!!

Update: DC Area Obama Cupcake Roundup

UPDATE: Charm City Cupcakes of Baltimore along with Baked & Wired in Georgetown will both be selling Inauguration Cupcakes...stay tuned for more info! Keep checking the original post below (DC Area Obama Cupcake Roundup) as I will edit that with the new info.

DC Area Obama Cupcake Round Up

For all you who will be in town for the Inauguration, I've rounded up where you can get your Obama Cupcakes! Check out the list below to see if your favorite bakery is making Obama Cupcakes. I myself will be escaping all the madness and heading to Indiana!

Baked & Wired
1052 Thomas Jefferson St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007
B&W will be serving up some really cool treats for Inauguration Day. The flavors that will be decorated are Red Velvet, Karen's Birthday, Vanilla/Vanilla, and Chocolate Doom! The prices will stay at $3.50/each. Aside from cupcakes, B&W will be making their “Big Ass Cookie,” which is an iced sugar cookie that will have fun sayings on them like, "Obama for your Mama, Barack and Roll, Change, Yes We Did, Sir Obamalot,” and well, you get the jist!

They’ll be open from 7am to 8pm next Tuesday, and will also have a TV set up so customers can watch the swearing in and any festivities!

Charm City Cupcakes
326 N Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
CCC will be selling the Obama Cupcakes you see below, along with a really cute limited edition cupcake/Inauguration T-shirt! 100% Cotton and in White, they come in both long-sleeve ($21.95) and short-sleeve ($17.95). Printed on the front: “The 2 Hottest Things in America” and on the back: A cupcake with an Obama-like campaign symbol. You can also purchase one online by clicking here!

Furin's of Georgetown

2805 M Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20007

Just voted DC'S Best Bakery by MSN Network 2008

Box of 6 Custom Obama Cupcakes $25

Georgetown Cupcake

1209 Potomac Street NW, Washington, DC

Available every day during Inauguration Week & by Special Order all month

Heidelberg Pastry Shoppe

2150 N. Culpeper Street Arlington, VA 22207

Heidelberg will have Red-White-Blue Patriotic Themed cupcakes available for purchase in honor of Obama's Inauguration. Call ahead for availability!

Hello Cupcake

1351 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036

Very Berry Obama: An explosion of red and blue berries in our moist vanilla cake, topped with tangy/sweet vanilla cream cheese frosting, “stars and bars” sprinkles, and an American flag.

Red Velvet Cupcakery
675 E. Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004
Red Velvet Cupcakery is mixing up the most original Inauguration-themed cupcake in DC: The Big Kahuna. This will be a Hawaiian (Obama’s place of birth) inspired pineapple cake with coconut frosting and a Hawaiian sea-salt topping. No photos available yet as the cupcake is still in production! Since I will be out of town for Inauguration, if anyone snags one of these guys, be sure to take a picture and send it my way!

If you know of any who are not on this list, please share and I'll be happy to add them!