Cupcakes and Cashmere

Cupcakes and No Cashmere

June 24th, 2008

Though I wilt in any temperature above 80º, the onset of warm summer nights is always welcomed. With just flickering candles for light, I love being able to sit outside, sans any kind of sweater. This past Friday, another couple invited my boyfriend and me to their apartment for dinner, and the weather couldn’t have provided a nicer ambiance. After a flavorful salad, pizzas with red peppers and sausage, and a couple of bottles of wine, we broke into my contribution to the meal: cupcakes. They were from one of my favorite little eateries in L.A., called La Provence, that’s home to some of the best cupcakes in the city. Since I couldn’t decide on one flavor, I went with the Red Velvet, Chocolate Ganache, Strawberry and Chocolate. As usual, they did not disappoint.

Even though there are a plenitude of shops dedicated solely to cupcakes, they don’t always provide the best options. Have you had similar experiences or are you sold on places like Magnolia and/or Sprinkles?

Friday’s dinner

Friday’s dessert

Me picking out cupcakes in Magnolia Bakery last fall

http://www.vivianlostinseoul.blogspot.com Vivian
that dinner sounds lovely, and i miss cupcakes so much! my roommate and i actually made the magnolia bakery cupcake recipe last fall, they were amazing. back in Montreal the cupcake trend was picking up when i left, they had a few cupcake shops that did not disappoint. however i have yet to find a single cupcake here in seoul, although i’ve seen so many bakeries. and seeing your pictures makes me crave them, so i’ll have to make them myself from scratch! i’ll post the results if successful
http://www.lapetitefashionista.blogspot.com la petite fashionista
i LOVE cupcakes. Those pictures are making me crave them so bad!My area is in some major need of a cupcake shop, hm.. i might have to copy vivian & make my own as well:)
http://observationmode.blogspot.com/ enc
I didn’t know you were in L.A. That’s close to me!
I really love the photos here. I’m hungry now!
http://sharonrosepixie.blogspot.com/ Sharon rose
What a wonderful evening and lovely food-I shall look out for some cupcakes next time I go food shopping!
http://www.shotcouture.com pratishtha durga
The dinner looks awesome! I am not much sold out on dessert these days, what with LOADS of extra weight to shed, but these look really tempting.
http://style-nova.blogspot.com Jillian
I love all the titles u use haha
p.s. those cupcakes are adorable!!!!!
http://rougemarie.blogspot.com Ida
They surely look delicious, and I adore sweet stuff.
Oh, and I love eating in the garden. If only I had one…:)
http://theclothes.blogspot.com The Clothes Horse
Yes! Summer days are too hot, but summer nights can not be more divine…
http://fatalfashionattraction.blogspot.com danz
Man, you always post the yummiest looking food!! Those cupcakes look soooooo good!
http://www.vintagevinylmusings.blogspot.com/ Vintage Vinyl
Oooh! I love cupcakes. The flavours you chose sounded soooo tasty.
Thanks for the comment on my blog
http://coffeefashionandtv.blogspot.com/ Anna
oh my, looks delicious. now i’m hungry.
http://reLYME.blogspot.com Beka
I think you’ve just inspired me to have an outdoor dinner party!
http://www.fashionableobsessions.blogspot.com Fashionable Obsessions
That picture is so cute of you in the bakery! Yummy! Love cupcakes!
http://www.steelcloset.com Casanova Ruffin
Those look so good. I’ve never heard of La Provence in L.A. we go to this one spot in Studio City. The name escapes me right now. But it’s pretty good.
http://www.prettysandyfeet.com/ katelin
those cupcakes look delicious (as does the rest of the meal). i really need to find some more cupcake places near my house, i know there has to be some
http://makedostyle.blogspot.com Make Do & Mend
No such luck in the UK – have yet to find cupcake heaven – nothing totally dedicated because we have so much patisserie
http://www.mudonmyteadress.blogspot.com Francis Girard
We do have Hummingbird in London – on Portobello Road, they do a mean red velvet…. http://www.hummingbirdbakery.com/flash.html – ill send this Make Do and Mend also so she can check them out. xf
http://teamcherika.blogspot.com erika
Those cupcakes look divine! Have you been to Sprinkles in LA? I love their cupcakes! I am so adding you to my blogroll Hope you’ll do the same!
http://fashionherald.blogspot.com fashionherald
mmmm, can’t make it to magnolia all the time, but there is a Crumbs down the street from work! they have a huge variety of cupcakes, but you have to get there before late afternoon!
http://vogueidea.wordpress.com a vogue idea
Check out Out of the Kitchen for great cupcakes in New York.
http://misswhoever-you-are.blogspot.com eileen
mmmmmm Magnolia’s…..yumm.. There’s another one in NYC that I just LOVEEE Buttercup Bake Shops ans Sugar Sweet Sunshine in NYC
http://www.fashiondaydreams.blogspot.com * Fashion Dreamer *
Those cupcakes look delish. I found the recipe online a while ago but they turned out terrible!!
http://fififlowersdecor.blogspot.com Fifi Flowers
Those La Provence cupcakes are good… so are ones from VanillaBakeShop.com in Santa Monica… I went to an event and they had mini ones and they were heavenly!
http://lamodeestpoison.blogspot.com Fashionispoison
yum. i want some!!
http://ichkalliope.typepad.com/ich_kalliope/2008/06/i-heart-la-what-did-she-say.html kalliope
Thanks for the tip on the bakery, next time I’m in LA I will check it out. What is it about cupcakes?? We had a major meeting at work last week, big reorganization, lots of new people coming together for a first meeting, a lunch meeting. We served cupcakes, and the entire group of over 20, bonded over those sweet little things! LOVE your blog.
http://ragamalas.blogspot.com Richel
Oh my, oh my. Magnolia cupcakes are delicious! My sisters bought me some and I couldn’t get enough of them!
http://bananasdiary.blogspot.com Mirthe
Cute cupcakes:)
http://rrriotscene.blogspot.com/ Regi
Sounds wierd, but one of the 2 reasons i want to move to NY is because of Magnolia Bakery, i can’t find one in DC!