Free cupcakes at all Georgetown Cupcake shops today to celebrate grand opening of Boston Newbury Street Store

Big day in cupcake land, with the opening of the new Georgetown Cupcake in Boston (and the new Johnny Cupcakes opening in Oak Bluffs on Martha's Vineyard, which we'll cover separately). From Georgetown Cupcake's Facebook page: "Today's Secret Flavor is YOUR CHOICE! 1 FREE cupcake per person ANY FLAVOR - ALL DAY LONG - at all of our shops - Georgetown, Bethesda, SoHo, & Boston! We're celebrating the GRAND OPENING of Georgetown Cupcake Newbury @ 83 Newbury Street in Boston TODAY!!!" They've had a big week, with the 5,000-cupcake tank that also shoots cupcakes they made for the U.S. Army's birthday. If you're not near a Georgetown Cupcake bakery, they also sell mail order cupcakes at georgetowncupcake.com.




Father's Day cupcakes

Video: Watch the cupcake tank roll through Washington, DC

More on the $9,800 2,000 pound 5,000-cupcake tank Georgetown Cupcake built to celebrate the U.S. Army's 237th birthday! Forgot to say yesterday that the tank actually fires cupcakes; how amazing is that?




Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey; U.S. Army Photo by Paul Prince, via Flickr


photo via @DOD_JCOC

Georgetown Cupcake co-owner says building $9,800 cupcake tank was "coolest experience of our lives"

Wired has a short video and more information about the cupcake tank, a model of an M1 Abrams tank, built by Georgetown Cupcake:

“It was the coolest experience of our lives,” Sophie Lamontagne, the co-owner of Georgetown Cupcake, told Danger Room. Her pink smock was smeared with frosting. “I’ve probably been up since 6 a.m. yesterday,” she says, helping her crew build a sugary, sticky replica of the M1 — a $9,800 birthday present to the Army, covered in camouflage fondant and mocha buttercream.

Lamontagne also planned to put on a show — especially because TLC’s cameras were filming the tank at the Army’s Pentagon birthday party. Wires ran out from the tank’s innards, connecting an unfrosted 5-inch diameter cannon to an external air compressor. An ammunitions specialist from the bakery stuffed a cupcake into the barrel. The cupcake tank was armed. With a blast, a mid-morning dessert burst forth, splattering cake and fondant onto the courtyard walkway. A cheer went out.

2,000 pound tank made of 5,000 cupcakes at Pentagon to celebrate U.S. Army's birthday

My boyfriend just called me to let me know this 2,000 pound tank made of cupcakes by Georgetown Cupcake was on TV! It's at the Pentagon right now. The tank is made of 5,000 cupcakes and is celebrating the U.S. Army's birthday. @USArmy even Tweeted about it.

In other Georgetown Cupcake news, they open in Boston at 83 Newbury Street this Saturday, June 16th starting at noon, and are giving away one free cupcake per customer all day. Visit georetowncupcake.com and their Facebook page for more information.


photo via attackerman on Instagram

Free cupcake alert: one per person all day at Georgetown Cupcake

If you're in New York City, Washington, DC or Bethesda, Maryland today, get yourself to Georgetown Cupcake for a free cupcake (one per person) to celebrate tonight's episode of their TLC reality show DC Cupcakes, which chronicles the opening of their SoHo (Manhattan) shop. Photos (except where noted) below via Georgetown Cupcake on Facebook.






Burger cupcakes available by pre-order only


Georgetown Cupcakes at an event with Bill Clinton

And I took these last Friday at their SoHo store. I bought their new June flavors, lavender Earl Grey and white chocolate raspberry, and a coconut and hazelnut crunch. I like their regular better than these new ones, though white chocolate raspberry was interesting (especially the only on Saturday only mint cookies & creme). I may give them another try. I also highly recommend the black and white cookie cupcake if you are a fan of black and white cookies; each color has a different taste and texture and they combine perfectly.

Free Georgetown Cupcake cupcakes at Alyssa Shelasky's Apron Anxiety book party in Brooklyn tomorrow

My friend Alyssa Shelasky's food and dating memoir Apron Anxiety just came out today, and tomorrow night in Brooklyn she's hosting a book party withh free cupcakes from Georgetown Cupcake! The book isn't about cupcakes, but it is about a newbie learning how to cook, which might appeal to some of you. You can read the first chapter here and read Alyssa's blog at apronanxiety.com.

The book party is Wednesday, May 23rd, 6-9 pm at powerHouse Arena in Brooklyn at 37 Main Street in Dumbo. Official description: "Blogger Alyssa Shelasky details her transition from Manhattan city girl to apron-clad kitchenista in her new memoir. Join her to celebrate the launch with snacks from Georgetown Cupcakes and The Meatball Shop, and drinks from St. Germain."

Georgetown Cupcake opening in Boston soon, Los Angeles in the fall

The latest news from Georgetown Cupcake, aside from tomorrow's free cupcake giveaway all day and tomorrow night's episode of DC Cupcakes on TLC, is that the Washington, DC/Bethesda/NYC bakery is opening in Boston at 83 Newbury Street "in a few weeks" (according to their Twitter account and in Los Angeles (143 S. Robertson Blvd) in the fall. Visit georgetowncupcake.com and their Facebook page for the latest news. From Eater LA:

Big news in the world of cupcakes. Sophie Kallinis LaMontagne and Katherine Kallinis Berman, sisters and the girls behind uber popular Georgetown Cupcake in Washington DC, are headed to Los Angeles this fall to open their fifth location on Robertson Blvd in the defunct Lisa Kline space. The 2,600 square foot bakery will mirror the DC original with an open kitchen and espresso bar. Fun facts: Georgetown Cupcake bakes about 10,000 cupcakes per day and red velvet is the most popular flavor.

Get a free cupcake this Friday all day at all Georgetown Cupcake locations!

To celebrate Friday night's special Mommy's Birthday Bash episode of their reality show DC Cupcakes on TLC (airing at 10 pm EST Friday), Georgetown Cupcake is giving away one free cupcake to all customers, all day, from 10 am to 9 pm on Friday! Don't miss out. The first cupcake below is from their Facebook page, the others are from my recent visit to their New York City store. Visit them at georgetowncupcake.com or their Facebook page or @GTownCupcake on Twitter for the latest news.




hummingbird cupcake

How your cupcakes get made: 4 cupcake bakery mixers

I keep seeing photos of cupcake bakeries' mixers popping up so I thought I'd share a few for a little behind the scenes fun...


Lollicake Bakeshop mixer tricked out with Johnny Cupcakes decals


Butter Lane mixer


12 Tin Cupcakery mixer


Last but not least, blinged out Georgetown Cupcake mixer, blinged out with Swarovski crystals by Bling Diva Designs (done in under two weeks, no less!)

On location: charity red velvet cupcakes at Georgetown Cupcake SoHo

On location: charity red velvet cupcakes at Georgetown Cupcake SoHo, a photo by Rachel from Cupcakes Take the Cake on Flickr.

9-year-old author Carrie Berk has coolest book party ever, complete with chocolate fountain, custom book cover cupcakes and cupcaketinis, for debut novel Peace, Love and Cupcakes

We'll have more about 9-year-old debut author Carrie Berk, who blogs about cupcakes at Carrie's Cupcake Critique and her new novel, the first in a series, Peace, Love and Cupcakes, about a group of little girls who form a cupcake club at their school, start a cupcake business, fight bullies and have fun baking, decorating and learning about each other. It was written along with her mom, Sheryl Berk, and will officially be on sale Tuesday, April 3rd, in print and ebook form. And of course there are cupcake recipes at the back of the book, including one for ecolicious cupcakes and others that play a role in the plot.



Here are a few snapshots from tonight's amazing book party at Dylan's Candy Bar in Manhattan; it is a dream space and was set up with a chocolate fountain where you could get Peeps, marshmallows, Rice Krispie treats, pretzels, strawberries or bananas dipped in it, a cupcaketini cocktail, which had Frangelico, Bailey's and Kahlua (adults only, obviously) and adorable custom mini cupcakes courtesy of Georgetown Cupcake, which managed to replicate the book cover exactly, with glitter! So much fun and if you have little kids, check out Peace, Love and Cupcakes; the next novel, Recipe for Trouble will be out in November. You can also follow Carrie on Pinterest as well as @CBCupcakeCritic on Twitter and on Facebook. Congratulations on a sweet party and a sweet book!


9-year-old author and cupcake blogger Carrie Berk


red velvet cupcakes and glitter peace sign lava fudge mini cupcakes by Georgetown Cupcake


Peace, Love and Cupcakes mini cupcake by Georgetown Cupcake


chocolate fountain - I want to have my next birthday party (um, my 37th) here!




yes, my chocolate-covered Rice Krispie treat was as delicious as it looked


bonus: there was plenty of hot, gooey chocolate to dip my mini cupcakes in!


the very strong cupcaketini, complete with whipped cream