It’s Valentine’s Day! Dan surprised me with a bouquet of tulips (he caught on recently that I actually prefer tulip bouquets to rose ones) and although the day started out overcast and dreary, it brightened up with the lovely California sunshine by noon.
We spent yesterday baking and decorating these red velvet cupcakes for a Valentines potluck dinner party with friends:
We spent Valentine’s Day low-key this year with a quiet dinner at home, and then we walked over to the movie theater in downtown Berkeley to watch the movie Valentine’s Day. With an all-star cast and connected stories (Ã la Love Actually), it was a really cute romantic comedy. (Dan enjoyed it, too!) We recommend it.
Hope everyone had a lovely Valentine’s Day with their loved ones! 😀
If you know me, you know that one of my latest obsessions is cupcakes — more in terms of eating them, rather than making them (although I do enjoy trying my hand at a few cupcake recipes here and there).
So when I heard about Cupkates Truck from a friend recently, I was immediately intrigued. Cupkates Truck is a mobile cupcakery, and the very first “cupcake truck” in the whole Bay Area. They wander around Berkeley and Oakland selling delicious cupcakes straight from the truck (like a taco truck, except with cupcakes!) Their cupcakes are apparently baked fresh daily with local high-quality ingredients. Sounds like a winner to me! 🙂
We actually didn’t get a chance to try them until today, since aside from us being busy, the truck moves to a different location everyday and sells out promptly within a couple hours of arriving. You have to be on the ball to catch them before they’re out of cupcakes, especially on a weekend (which is really the only time we can get them, since we’re both at work when they’re out and about during the weekdays).
Let me tell you right now that Cupkates Truck is a slice of heaven that you will not want to miss out on. If you don’t believe me, here are some mouthwatering photos.
Today, the Cupkates Truck vending cupcakes in Elmwood.
Got my cupcakes! (Note: This photo of me is not one of the mouthwatering photos I was referring to... haha* Just keep scrolling down to see the good stuff.)
Cupkates packaging
Almost too cute to eat. But we ate them (of course).
S'mores cupcake. It really did taste as amazing as it looked.
Lemon Raspberry. Unfortunately, the frosting took a hit during the drive home so the tip is gone. The raspberry buttercream was too buttery and not fruity enough for my taste, but the lemon cake portion was pretty awesome even by itself.
Red Velvet. I'm a huge fan of red velvet, and this one did not disappoint. I took a bite and felt like I died and went to heaven. I didn't want to come back down.
I’m so glad that we were finally able to track down Cupkates Truck after stalking them on Twitter for quite some time now. Their cupcakes are definitely some of the best in the area, and have a great balance of seasonal/unique flavors and traditional (like double chocolate and double vanilla). You can follow them on Twitter or Facebook to see where they are daily, and look up their available flavors on their Menu. I know I will definitely be paying them another visit soon to get my cupcake fix.
