Showing posts with label hey cupcake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hey cupcake. Show all posts

Thursday, June 1, 2017

Tales of the Traveling Totes #11 ~ Keeping Austin Sweet


Welcome to Tales of the Traveling Totes #11!

I want to take this opportunity to congratulate

Patti @ Pandora's Box on thinking of this idea,

getting our group together, and organizing us along the way.




Look how our group has grown!

When Patti first purposed this idea to Debbie and me, 

who would have guessed that two years later

we would still have adventures to share and that along the way

others would grab a Courtly Check tote and join in the fun.




Jenna ~ Katie ~ Linda

Please welcome our latest travelers.




Other than an April weekend get away  

with my childhood girl friends,

Miss Merri Mac and I haven't been on many adventures.

 The getaway to the lake was relaxing with stunning views, 

 friendly roaming deer, and lots of laughter as our group

caught up with each other since last year when we were together.





For lack of any interesting excursions to share,

I decided to put on my candy stripe shoes,

 grab Miz Checkers (aka MacKenzie-Childs Town Tote),

and take you on a "Sweet Tooth Excursion"

around Austin town.  Interested?





With a forecast of frosting with sprinkles,

 I'd say the timing is perfect!





First stop ~

 hey cupcake! An Austin Original




 What started in 2007 as a "vanilla dream"

 by a young man named Wes Hurt,

 hey cupcake! now celebrates its tenth year in business.

An Austin icon known for its air stream venues,

one can find these delicious cupcakes at three different locations.

Click here to read a previous post on hey cupcake! 

You'll get a more complete idea of this clever business model.




Our choice ~ Red Velvet

 The ten menu choices are the 

 same at each location,

 and one can also ask to make the cupcake a

 "whipper snapper."

 That's when they inject the cupcake

  with fresh whipped cream.

 Red Velvet is our favorite and 

 one of the best sellers.





Next stop ~

 Cup Caking Desire, Austin's Smallest Bakery

Cup Caking Desire is Austin's first and only Bakery Trailer.

 Created in 2011 by Brazilian Interior Designer, Luciana Roth, 

 the bakery specializes in cup cakes, cakes,

 cake pops, petit fours, and cookies.  

 All are made from fresh ingredients onsite inside 

 the specially designed trailer.


Going home with us ~ Strawberry Fields

Made with bits of strawberry inside and topped with

a chocolate covered strawberry over strawberry 

 butter cream, this delicious cupcake is a winner.




Last one for the day ~  

Cupcake ATM @ Sprinkles



Sprinkles, a California based company, 

has just recently come to Austin, and with it,

Austin's first Cupcake ATM.

With a line waiting out the door, it's convenient

to simply walk up and make a purchase at the ATM.




Inside our ATM box ~ Sprinkle

The Sprinkle is a cheery cake loaded with rainbow sprinkles

and topped with vanilla buttercream adorned 

with crunchy rainbow non-pareils.




Inside the store, customers can order from a broader menu selection

~ cup cakes, ice cream, cookies, and drinks.

There was even an adult cupcake choice for May, 

the Casamigos Margarita,

a key lime cake loaded with Casamigos Blanco Tequila 

and topped with key lime frosting.



Doggies love cupcakes too, so Sprinkles offers a special

sugar-free doggie cupcake with yogurt "icing".




The age old slogan here in town is

Keep Austin Weird, but today it's 

Keep Austin Sweet!


~ Don't Miss the Fun ~
More Tales of the Traveling Totes
at the links below.

Debbie with Miss Aurora @ Mountain Breaths
Emily with Miss Courtney Childs@ The French Hutch
Jenna with Miss Coquille @The Painted Apron
Katie with Miss Daisy @ Preppy Empty Nester
Linda G with Miss Rosie @ More Fun Less Laundry
Linda P with Miss Lola @ Life and Linda
Patti with Miss Kenzie and Miss Taylor @ "Pandora's Box"
Rita with Miss Luna C @ Panoply




Just in time for summer picnics or pool side parties,

  the Traveling Tote girls are giving away a 

 Courtly Check enamel ware container.

Rita @ Panoply

 is our host this time around, and to be entered you must leave a 

 comment on Rita's blog for a chance to win.

Good luck to all!  Winner will be announced on June 10th.


To Visit Previous Miss Merri Mac Adventures

Just click on number links below. 

#1, #2, #3, #4, #5 # 6, #7, #8, #9, #10 and also
here, here, here, and here.

Join us for our 

next adventures on September 1.




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Friday, May 28, 2010

Happy Birthday, Pink Saturday!


It's a Party!

A Birthday Party for Beverly's Pink Saturday

Today Beverly @ How Sweet the Sound is celebrating two years of her now famously popular weekly meme, Pink Saturday. This weekly meme has occurred every Saturday since Beverly posted her first Pink Saturday photo on May 31, 2008. It has steadily grown to include over 700 different people participating at various times over the previous two years. Join me for a bite of a pinkolicious strawberry cupcake in honor of this occasion.



 Beverly make a wish and blow out your candle!

Happy Birthday, Pink Saturday!




 hey cupcake! An Austin Original

The cupcakes for today's party are from 

 hey cupcake! an Austin original.




 The strawberry cupcake is hey cupcake's newest flavor, and is it yummy. This is the eighth flavor, and is made with strawberry cake and a strawberry cream cheese icing.



 hey cupcake! has seven additional flavors as well. Each is made from rich, moist cake and topped with a creamy icing and sprinkles.



 Check out the menu board and place an order for a dozen to take home. You'll get an extra cupcake free!
The most popular flavor hands-down, 

according to an employee, is the 

Red Velvet with cream cheese icing.



Airstream Location on Congress Ave.


Started in 2007 by a young man named Wes Hurt, today hey cupcake! has four Airstream locations and one actual storefront. The storefront location is in connection with the business office and bakery and is designed to look like the inside of an Airstream.



Menu Board of the Offerings

The menu board now features 8 choices: Vanilla Dream, The Standard, Double Dose, Snowcap, Red Velvet, Michael Jackson, 24 Carrot, and Strawberry. There is also a vegan option sometimes. When a flavor is gone a little "Sold Out" magnet is placed over that variety. One can also ask to make the cupcake a "whipper snapper". That's when they inject it with fresh whipped cream.



Billboard Sign at the Walk-in Location

 This is the clever sign that is posted outside the main office and bakery. It's just a hint at the creativity that one encounters once inside. I think Wes Hurt must have a terrific sense of humor.



Order Counter

 Once inside of the store you feel like you could be inside an Airstream. It's a small space with just a few tables, and the order counter is constructed from actual parts from an Airstream. Lots of shiny stainless steel and accents of chocolate and bubblegum pink create the yummy mood.



Cruising Along in the Airstream

There is even a "window" which streams video of footage as if one were actually cruising along the streets of Austin in the Airstream.



 The menu choices are the same at each location. Baked fresh at the storefront location, the cupcakes are transported to the Airstream locations daily. The Red Velvet and the Vanilla Dream are the best sellers. hey cupcake ! sells thousands of cupcakes a week. Better get there early though before your favorite sells out.



Trivia Board

One wall has this large board that displays interesting trivia about cupcakes and Airstreams. Another wall has one of those wavy mirrors like what I remember from the House of Mirrors at carnivals of my youth. If you stand in front of it you look elongated or wide or whatever. You get the idea.



The Snowcap

Those of you who follow my blog have seen this one featured in a previous Pink Saturday post here. It's chocolate cake with a buttercream icing and still my all-time favorite.




 Wes Hunt's Great Sense of Humor


Yum....oh so good!

Happy Birthday, Pink Saturday!


Click here for more Pink Saturday Birthday Celebrations.

Since cupcakes are some of my favorite things,
I'm also linking this to Laurie's A Few of My Favorite Things




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