The Bittersweet Journey

Little Cupcake Lady and I ventured to Austin one fine summer Monday. We had a mental checkoff list of to-do's for the day, and a must on the list: hey cupcake! This is where our journey began. Giddy and ready for a sweet taste, we googlemap our way to the cupcake-topped tin. We reached our stop only to find the "closed" sign dangling on the side of the mobile. We then walked back to our car, determined to get our cupcake fix.

As we head back to Houston we decided to hit up Sprinkles. The talk was that the shop opened Spring 2010. We approached the Highland area only to find a vacant, chocolate brown building with the Sprinkles sign teasing us on such a dismal afternoon. The opening for the shop was delayed 'til early summer which leads to another story I will share in the near future. It was still too soon to give up on our unsatisfied craving.


At this point, Houston rush hour picks up, and we're still weaving through town. A few blocks down was Sugarbaby's, which doesn't quite hit the top 5 for Little Cupcake Lady and I, but reviews of local cupcake shops is a whole blog in itself. This stop was out of desperation. Last resorts come in handy every now and then. We pull up to the parking lot only to be surprisingly turned down by a "cupcakes sold out" sign. We then make one final attempt: Celebrity Cupcakes. At this point, my taste buds are quite anxious. We ride down University Boulevard anticipating a sweet success. There was no car in sight. The cute, little shop was closed, cupcake-less and disappointing. Little Cupcake Lady and I turned and looked at each other. I am pretty sure Crave crossed her mind as it did mine, but nonetheless, our restless journey came to an end.

Cupcake fail.

Spicy Cupcake Lady