Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and I have some sweet news to share: Alexandria Cupcake opened its doors in Old Town last month, adding a 3rd cupcake bakery to the scene. They are located on King Street between Patrick and Henry Streets, just a few doors down from Hank's Oyster Bar.This boutique bakery uses premium ingredients (Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla, European sweet cream butter, Vahlrona & E. Guittard chocolate, organic eggs, fresh fruit) and bakes fresh from scratch every day.
Naturally, being the cupcake hound that I am, I had to test them out. My issue? Where to find sweets that don't focus on chocolate. Crazy as this sounds, I'm not a huge chocolate fiend. I prefer such flavors as coffee, berry, and especially peanut butter. Lucky for me, Old Town Cupcake offers a respectable collection of non-chocolate cupcakes, including Strawberry (strawberry cake with strawberry buttercream frosting), Raspberry Vanilla (vanilla cake infused with raspberry and topped with raspberry frosting), PB&J (vanilla cake layered in the middle with grape jelly and topped with peanut butter frosting), and -- their signature cupcake -- the intriguing Rosewater (rosewater cake with a rosewater glaze topped with a fresh raspberry).
Not to worry, chocoholics, they also offer plenty of chocolate options. In fact, the Mint Chocolate (chocolate cake with mint frosting) sounds like a fresh alternative to Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies and Andes Candies, which may tempt even me to try it. They even make a Vegan Chocolate and a Gluten-Free Chocolate version.
Should Georgetown Cupcake be worried? You decide. Visit Alexandria Cupcake at 1022 King Street any day except Monday (they're closed) and try them out. And check out their website, http://www.alexandriacupcake.com/.
Here's a treat for our readers: Mention Anne Logsdon's newsletter (or blog) and get a 4 pack of cupcakes for the price of 3! Use Valentine's Day as an excuse to bring home a box, or, just go to quell your own sweet tooth.
Enjoy!
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