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I recently read at metrocurean that Buzz (a favorite of mine) collaborated with the 9:30 Club on a signature cupcake!
I love music and have seen some of my favorite shows at the 9:30 club, so I can't think of anything more perfect than a 9:30 Club cupcake.
Eating cupcakes for a good cause? I can't think of anything better! If you are in the DC area from May 21st until June 5th, check out this great opportunity at Georgetown Cupcake:
From May 21st- June 5th, Georgetown Cupcake will be offering a very special "Beat Breast Cancer" cupcake - a Madagascar Bourbon vanilla cupcake with a vanilla buttercream frosting topped with a fondant pink ribbon. 100% of the sales of these cupcakes will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Available by pre-order or by walk-in purchase in the shop.You can also support TEAM GEORGETOWN CUPCAKE in the upcoming Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure on June 6th, in Washington DC. Make a donation or join our team and run/walk with the Georgetown Cupcake staff on Saturday, June 6th! Check out our team page below: http://globalrace.info-komen.org/site/TR/GlobalRaceForTheCure/GlobalRace?team_id=112280&pg=team&fr_id=1140 Please help Georgetown Cupcake BEAT its goal of raising $10,000!!
Instead of just stuffing ourselves on margaritas and apps, some friends and I recently sat down for a whole meal at Rosa Mexicano. We started with their phenomenal guacamole dip:
I am not a big guac fan, but even I liked it.
We also got a pitcher of their Sangria Brilliante (a combination of Spanish sparkling wine, tropical fruit juices and bright raspberry liqueur) and the Sangria de Rosa Mexicano (flavors of apricot and citrus provide the perfect complement to your choice of red wine). The Brilliante was light and refreshing, while the Rosa Mexicano one was fruity and rich. In short, both were amazing...
Then I tried their chicken enchiladas:
They were very good, but I didn't like that they combined the light and dark meat. It just seemed odd.
We finished off with my favorite Mexican dessert, churros!
Their churros were very good, but not quite up to par with Ceiba's. Rosa Mexicano provided more sauces, but none of them were as distinctive as Ceiba's chocolate espresso sauce.
Overall, the food was good, but not nearly as impressive as their sangria. The atmosphere was fun and the service was good.
I finally had the opportunity to test out the Cup-a-Cake and am pleased to report that it exceeded my expectations. The cupcake in transport arrived to its final destination in perfect condition. You would never know it had survived a ride on the metro.
In other cupcake news, I tried Hello Cupcake's chocolate coconut cupcake and it was not as good as Best Buns Co. or Georgetown Cupcake. The cake part was very good, but the icing was too sweet and overpowering. As far as chocolate cupcakes go, I'd say it's a close tie between Best Buns and Georgetown Cupcake, with Georgetown edging out on quality but Best Buns coming out as the best overall value.
Hello Cupcake's Chocolate Coconut and Classic Cupcakes
Derby Day is another one of my favorite days of the year. This is mainly because I grew up in Louisville and remember how much fun the Derby parades, fireworks, steamboat races, and parties were. But my fondness also comes from an undying love of Derby pie. It is the only dessert that is more addictive than cupcakes. Which is why I try to limit my Derby pie intake to the month of May. I am not exaggerating when I say that if I did not stop myself, I would continually eat this pie and never leave my house except to get more pie. At some point I would have to quit my job to devote my life to Derby pie, at which point I would rob my parents and sell their television on the street to finance my fix. At least with cupcakes I can still function normally.
I thought that Derby pie was only extremely addictive to me. And then, for the first time ever, I shared my Derby pie with friends. It was not pretty. One friend, who will remain nameless, drove over to my house and picked up some pie; she could not even wait to drive to the first stop light before she opened the container and started eating the pie with her hands while driving. I am not making this up. It is just that addictive.
Like crystal meth, Derby pie is that it is incredibly inexpensive and easy to make.
Equally critical for a proper Derby Day though not as universally addictive, are mint juleps. If you love bourbon as much as I do, this is your drink. If not, there is always the Derby pie. Mint juleps are uncommon in most bars (the Round Robin Bar and the Majestic are the only two places in the DC area that I know have them). So it's good to have a recipe at hand when Derby Day rolls around (scroll down to see the Willard's famous mint julep recipe).
(Contadino Pino Grigio Vivace from Trader Joe's)
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