Cupcakes are better when you get to pick your own flavors

Are there rules on how long blog titles should be? Because I think that title is definitely a bit lengthy for the internet. It’s true though, cupcakes are way better when you get to pick your own flavors. Case in point, I had lunch at the Century City Mall today and stopped by Vanilla Bake Shop afterwards.

I had seen it last week when I was there for lunch, but decided to be good and not eat cupcakes. That day, the store was pretty empty save for the employees. But of course, since it’s Valentine’s Day today, there was a longish line for cupcakes. And of course, where there is a line, you will find me. Plus, I figured since it's Valentine's Day, I deserve some pretty cupcakes. I think one of the joys of buying cupcakes is picking the flavors. From strawberry champagne to mom's birthday cake. The names alone make me a little giggly on the inside. I ended up with the red velvet, marshmallow graham, and meyer lemon raspberry cupcakes. If I didn't pick my own flavors, how would I know meyer lemon raspberry from generic vanilla-but-tart-with-heart-decoration?

The packaging was super cute, and so were the cupcakes (did I mention they were “cupcake babies?”). More importantly though, the cupcakes tasted a.m.a.z.i.n.g. The cupcake fad has came and went, and during that time, I’ve had my fair share of fancy cupcakes and have decided more or less to retire from the cupcake game. But man, these babies were delicious. The cake was super moist, and their flavors, on top of sounding delicious, were actually pretty damn delicious. Case in point, the marshmallow graham, which consists of graham cracker crust, chocolate, vanilla cake, all topped with flambéed marshmallow cream. SO GOOD. I think the best part is that none of the cupcakes are too sweet, which is dangerous, because I can totally see myself eating a dozen or more in one sitting (they’re bite sized!). I guess the other good thing is that they’re kind of pricey ($1.75 each), so that’ll stop me from gobbling down a dozen or more. Hopefully.

I think Vanilla Bake Shop is officially my favorite cupcake place (for now!) Sorry Sprinkles!