Obama's Mystery Birthday Cupcakes

aaHA! Looks like the cupcakes that Obama gave to long-time White House Journalist Helen Thomas yesterday came from none other than Georgetown's Baked & Wired!

Photograph by Carrie Devorah, Washington Examiner.

To celebrate their mutual birthday, Obama surprised Thomas with a plate of cupcakes from Baked & Wired while leading the press in singing “Happy Birthday." Obama also reportedly ordered one of B&W's famous pies (Pecan Pie) for himself to enjoy later on. I haven't tried the Pecan Pie, but I was able to sample some of the other pie flavors at the Washingtonian Magazine Best of Party last month and they were great!

Photograph by Amie Parnes, Washington Examiner

And in completely random DC Cupcake news, the Washington Examiner reports that Madam Tussauds' threw the wax Obama, his wife Michelle, Bill and Hillary Clinton and George W. Bush an over-the-top birthday party in a balloon decorated “Oval Office.” An Obama-theme cupcake tower from Georgetown Cupcake — complete with presidential seals and birthday candles — was served to the party-hat wearing wax figures amid a sea of balloons and a nine-foot tall balloon column.

Washingtonian Mag Best of DC Party!

On Wednesday night I attended Washingtonian Magazine's Best of Party - what a GREAT time! Definitely worth the ticket price. The portions are plentiful and the drinks are strong!

Georgetown Cupcake and Baked & Wired were both at the event. Since Georgetown Cupcake was obviously bringing cupcakes, Baked & Wired decided it would be a good opportunity to show customers that they do carry other delicious desserts, so they brought their tasty brownies and pies and were doing drawings to give away some cakes!

Me with Teresa, owner of Baked & Wired

The spread at Baked & Wired's table

Posing with Sophie Lamontagne, who owns Georgetown Cupcake with her sister Katherine Kallinis.

Cupcake Heaven? Georgetown Cupcake's spread at the event

Georgetown Cupcake's Peanut Butter Fudge Cupcake was SO good. The chocolate cake was warm and rich, and was filled with a warm and gooey fudge sauce. Mike had the Red Velvet, Georgetown Cupcake's signature flavor, and loved it!

Best of Washington 2009

It’s that time of year again – time for the Verizon Wireless Best of Washington!

For the past 30 years, Washingtonian Magazine has invited readers to vote for the best people, places, and services in the area. Readers rate everything from pizza parlors, pot stickers, and cocktails to Congress members. Washingtonian editors weigh in too with their picks of the best Washington has to offer.At the Verizon Wireless Best of Washington Party, Washingtonian invites the winners to set up booths and serve up their best. In 2008 more than 1,200 guests, celebrities, restaurateurs, and Leukemia & Lymphoma Society supporters filled the National Building Museum to sample, sip, and socialize.

Both Georgetown Cupcake and Baked & Wired will be serving up their sweets at the annual party.

The Verizon Wireless Best of Washington 2009 party is on Wednesday, July 15, from 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM at the National Building Museum in DC. Tickets are available for purchase on the event page, which you can access by clicking here. There are two types of tickets available:

VICE PRESIDENTIAL TICKET, $95: 7pm admission to cuisine from more than 50 of Washingtonian's very best restaurants and unlimited beer, wine, and cocktail from the areas best bars and lounges.

PRESIDENTIAL TICKET, $125: Offers early admission to the Best of Party. Skip the lines and gain early access to all the best food and drink when you arrive at 6pm – a full hour before the VP Ticket Holders. Ticket price includes a Limited Edition Best of Washington Event T-Shirt.

Butttttt after a lengthy Google search, I found a couple discount codes to save you some money on the ticket prices. For the VP ticket, use the code DC1BEST to get $10 off, and for the Prez ticket, use the code LLS1 to get $30 off per ticket!

For a full list of restaurants, bakeries & brews at the event, click here.

Washingtonian Mag's Best of Washington

Each year Washingtonian Magazine polls their readers to get the lowdown out what everyone deems the best restaurants, celebrities, nightlife, and more. For the past couple years, they've made sure to poll on who has the best cupcakes - and the results are in!

Photograph by Renne Comet

1. Georgetown Cupcake

2. CakeLove

3. Baked & Wired

I can't believe it happened AGAIN this year!!!! How on EARTH does Cakelove keep pulling this off?! Shock. Calming down now...the top 3 remain the same from last year's results, only Cakelove has dropped down to the second spot while Georgetown Cupcake moved from 2nd place to 1st place. Baked & Wired has remained in the 3rd best slot.

The July issue is on stands now.

Interview with Washingtonian's Blogger Beat

I recently caught up with Washingtonian Magazine's Emily Leaman to talk cupcakes for their latest edition of the Blogger Beat! Check it out by clicking here


Me out front of Hello Cupcake (my favorite!) Photo by Chris Leaman

Best of Washington?

In a post from last month, I shared that Washingtonian Magazine will be throwing their Best of Party on July 8, from 7-10pm at the National Building Museum. Building up to that, Washingtonian Magazine released their Best of Washington July issue later last month. I didn't get around to picking up my copy until yesterday afternoon, but to my utter horror I flipped it open and read the following:

Best Place for Great Cupcakes

1. Cakelove

2. Georgetown Cupcake

3. Baked 'n Wired

WHAT!?!?! Cakelove is number one?!?! Who voted on this and what drugs were they on?!!?! Of all the people who have read this blog, commented on it, or engaged in a cupcake discussion with me (which is quite a lot), not one single person has had anything positive to say about Cakelove cupcakes. If you're reading this and you've enjoyed Cakelove's cupcakes, please share with the rest of us what exactly you enjoyed, because I am rather confused.

Aside from my obvious disagreement with Cakelove's appearance on the "Best Of" list, I do agree that Baked & Wired deserves a spot up there. Unfortunately, Hello Cupcake hasn't opened yet, because I firmly believe that once owner Penny Karas opens up shop later this month and Washingtonian's have the opportunity to taste her treats, Hello Cupcake will be making an appearance on that top 3 (at number one, in my opinion).

I still have not tasted Georgetown Cupcake's goods. I know I know, but I just haven't got around to placing an order ahead of time since I refuse to wait in that line. I'll get on that in the next couple weeks.

What do you think of the list? Anyone you think should have been included or left off? Let's discuss!!