It's been awhile. After living in a foreign country without an oven to bake in or the cupcake craze happening, I have been having some major cupcake withdrawals.
I have been making little trips to Austin, TX and have decided to go on a journey finding cupcake places that show up on my Google map app on my cell phone, which was kind of a mistake. The addresses that showed up for some cupcakeries on Google map were wrong addresses, so then I had to look up the website and get the address that way. And sometimes THAT wouldn't work, and I Google mapped the shopping center it was in. Whew. Thank you, technology!
So, the first place that I went to, which was also the one that was super hard to find was "Be My Cupcake." Adorable name, right? Well, either they just moved locations or the place was just plain and bare just because. I feel like most cupcake places like Sprinkles and Crave have a certain professional and well thought out interior design, but Be My Cupcake was empty and not well-decorated. Of course, it's really all about the cupcakes anyway. Well, the cupcakes didn't really stand out to me either. They have some pretty interesting flavors, like the lemon berry cupcake I bought, but the way it was displayed was just okay. When I got my lemon berry cupcake it was placed in a white paper bag, which does not secure my cupcake while I am driving. I lost half of my icing to the bag. Maybe, I'm just a bit harsh after wasting gas trying to find this place and expecting a spectacular, super adorable cupcakery with the name like Be My Cupcake.
I would not go here again, but if anyone wants to try it, do not listen to that Google map address. It claims to be in Riverside off of I35, but it's really in the Sky Ridge Plaza over in the Round Rock area. So, if you want to find this place, Google map "Sky Ridge Plaza."
I would not go here again, but if anyone wants to try it, do not listen to that Google map address. It claims to be in Riverside off of I35, but it's really in the Sky Ridge Plaza over in the Round Rock area. So, if you want to find this place, Google map "Sky Ridge Plaza."
Next, the second place I went to was "Hey Cupcake!" Yes, I have been here before, but I thought I would give it another try at a different location. There are several Hey Cupcakes! around Austin. All of them (but one shop) is a nice food truck with a gigantic cupcake on top. This time I tried the Double Dose and Sweetberry. I ate the Sweetberry first, and when I took the first few bites, the taste was very familiar but not the typical strawberry cupcake flavor. It kind of tastes like strawberry jam but with the a cakey texture. The Double Dose was doubly chocolatey and delicious. The chocolate buttercream was a great consistency and was sweet but not too sweet. I would definitely get cupcakes from Hey Cupcake! again. I think the first time I had a cupcake here was a Red Velvet, and I'm a little picky with my Red Velvet. I would still not get the Red Velvet here, but it may be to someone else's liking. Overall, this place is great.
Well, the last stop I went to was "Polka Dots," and sadly, I didn't get to try their cupcakes AGAIN. The first time I went to this place was over a month before this adventure, and I got four mouth-watering looking cupcakes. I got the Black Bottom, Strawberry Shortcake, Banana Nutella, and Chocolate Mint. I bought these for my siblings and wanted to try a bite. Well, that didn't happen. So, this time I stopped by this small Austin cupcake shop and got the Chocolate Orangeberry. It smelled like oranges, but after eating two cupcakes on Tuesday and another on Wednesday, I was good and ready to head back to Houston. Well, I forgot my cupcake in Austin. So, I can't really tell you much about the taste, but the cupcake flavors are very adventurous and the presentation is really fun and different. The place is very cute and cozy. It definitely fits in with Austin feel.
Speaking of the Austin feel and delectable sweets, there is a donut food truck that I tried for the first time. The truck is located in an area with a few other food trucks. "Gourdoughs" is where you will find "Big. Fat. Donuts." They weren't kidding. I tried Blue Balls, which are donut holes topped with yummy blueberry goodness. Ordered the Miss Shortcake topped with fresh strawberries, Black Out that has chocolate lathered on top of a donut with brownie bites on top, and Heavenly Hash was definitely heavenly with the melted marshmallows mixed in with fudge goodness. For the Heavenly Hash, it took me a two days to finish it all. After two-three bites, you have to rest and take a break. I would SO go here again. What is up with these food trucks? I've never noticed them before, but there are so many that I MUST TRY!!~
Just looking at these pictures is giving me a sugar high! G O O D N E S S G R A C I O U S!
-Little Cupcake Lady
