Hello Cupcake - Cupcake Classes

If you want to learn how to make cute little fondant pieces and pipe like the pro's, then you'll definitely be interested in the techniques being taught in Hello Cupcake's class!

Their first class will focus on cupcakes for Valentine's Day (that this weekend people!) and is scheduled for February 13th from 10am - 12pm. You should email them to make sure there is still room in the class (info@hellocupcake.com), but I do know you can sign up in person at the Dupont store. Classes are $50.

You Had Me At Hello Cupcake

According to Daily Candy, share your best (or worst) pickup lines on the Web with Hello Cupcake and get a free cupcake in-store! This fun little promo is running from now through Monday, February 15th.

Hello Cupcake is located at 1361 Connecticut Avenue NW at Dupont Circle.

Occasionally Cake’s Valentines Special

Virginia-based Occasionally Cake has a very tasty special this Valentines Day – their “Be Mine Cupcake Box!” This tasty gift comes with 4 Jumbo Cupcakes and is packaged in a Pink Box with a decorative ribbon, all for $20.

Flavors include Chocolate Covered Strawberry – Fresh Strawberry Cake with Chocolate Buttercream, Chocolate Overload – Chocolate Truffle cake dipped in chocolate Ganache and iced in chocolate buttercream, Pink Champagne – Occasionally Cake’s signature Pomegranate cake with champagne flavored buttercream, and Sensuously Spicy – Orange Sour Cream cake with ginger infused buttercream.

To place an order, you can contact Occasionally Cake at 703-780-3519. Orders must be placed by February 10th (that’s tomorrow!) for pickup February 13th or 14th.

Hello Cupcake Sweet Tart Cupcake

In continuing the run down of Valentine’s Day cupcakes this week, Hello Cupcake has their Sweet Tart Cupcake available from now through Saturday, February 14th. The Sweet Tart is a Pink Lemonade Cake topped with sweet lemon cream cheese frosting, and finished off with pink, white, and red hearts. If it’s anything like their You Tart cupcake, I’m sure it’s great!

Hello Cupcake’s Cherry Blossom cupcakes (an old photo, but thought it went well with the Valentine’s theme!)

By the way, I found out through one of the blog readers, Bryce, that Hello Cupcake has a frequent buyer card called Bakers Dozen! Yup. Buy 12 cupcakes and get one free! So buy 12 for someone special this Valentine’s Day, and save the freebie for yourself ;)

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!!

Williams Sonoma Perfect Ending Valentines Cupcakes

Williams Sonoma is back with their holiday-themed cupcakes, this time for Valentine’s Day of course. As with their Christmas cupcakes, they are using Perfect Endings, the Napa Valley boutique, as their supplier. The three flavors they’re offering up this Valentine’s Day are Red Velvet topped with vanilla icing and white sprinkles, Chocolate cake frosted with chocolate ganache and dark chocolate sprinkles, and Chocolate Caramel which is a chocolate cake topped with Chocolate Caramel buttercream and milk chocolate sprinkles.

The cupcakes are sold in a set of 9 (3 of each flavor) via the internet/catalog only, and go for $69.00. To ensure freshness, they are shipped overnight from the supplier. The website says that for Valentine’s Day delivery, order by 5pm Monday, February 9, 2009.

Also available at Williams Sonoma this Valentine’s Day is their Crown Heart Cupcake Pan and Special Set. The pan produces six large cupcakes crowned with heart shaped tops. The Special Set includes the cupcake pan and their Valentine Fondant & Cutters Kit, for decorating the cupcakes with words and/or numbers.

The pan alone sells for $24, while the Special Set sells for $49.95. Take a look at the pan though…the cupcake still bakes in normal cupcake shape so you can use normal cupcake liners, which is smart, since I have never actually seen a heart shaped cupcake liner…but then again, you’d have to be super careful about baking so you don’t burn that thin heart shaped top. Wouldn’t it still be pretty fragile though, even if you didn’t burn it? Has anyone ever used this pan before?

MallowDrama Valentine's Day Cupcakes

Don't be left out in the cold this Valentine's Day! Check out MallowDrama's special cupcake offerings, available February 8-15, to celebrate with your friends or loved ones.

MallowDrama has created four distinctive designs for Valentine’s Day, available in two delicious flavors: Red Velvet iced with Vanilla Buttercream; and Spicy Chocolate topped with Cinnamon Ganache.

Each collection includes 2 Red Velvet cupcakes and 2 Spicy Chocolate cupcakes and is available for $14. Order a dozen cupcakes for just $33! Vegan or gluten-free cupcakes (Spicy Chocolate only) are available for Valentine's Day by special order. Single cupcakes can be purchased for $3.50 each at Dinner Zen, February 12-14.

Small Talk

Each cupcake in the Small Talk collection is decorated with a conversation heart and made of fondant and hand-lettered by MallowDrama's chefs. They'll get the message with cupcakes that say: HI QT, UR SWEET, CALL ME, BE MINE.

I Love You More

Sentiments included in the I Love Your More collection include: MARRY ME, 4EVER YOURS, SAY YES, I DO.

Not at All in Love

Enjoy these with your friends - you can even share one with your ex if you'd like: I'M OVER U, UR 2 GOOD FOR HIM, U KNOW WHAT U DID, 2 HOT 2 HANDLE.

Sleep Tight

Each cupcake in this collection is topped with white chocolate lingerie that we have hand-piped and hand-painted. Colors and designs vary.