TWO.
But two of what?
Who what? DID SOMEONE SAY CUPCAKES?!
There's a Sprinkles at Stanford Shopping Center, and one late morning I discovered they were giving out free red velvet cupcakes if you whisper the secret code.
Feeling like a secret agent, I ran to my car from my office, zoomed over to the mall, nearly took a wrong turn (damnit, too many stoplights and places to turn) and luckily, the promo was still going on.
Since I felt completely cheap getting just a free cupcake, I also bought one. Two cupcakes for the price of one? Yes please.
Helloooooo lover.
The left cupcake is vanilla milk chocolate, the right is red velvet.
My personal thought: the vanilla one was a tad bland and dry. The actual cake part wasn't that endearing, and the chocolate frosting was just... ok.
However, the red velvet one was moist, delicious, and not as gross as this other one I tried somewhere else but I can't remember for the life of me from where. It seems like cupcake gourmets pit red velvets against each other, but I personally love me a good vanilla cupcake with yummo frosting. But the frosting on this red velvet was heaven. HEAVEN. Heaven should be clouds of frosting.
In comparison to Kara's cupcakes, which is semi across the street at Palo Alto Town & Country, I actually pick Kara's as the winner. For now. I think Kara's cupcakes taste much better, but I might need a larger sample size.
What I like about Kara's though is they do sell mini cupcakes, which I love.
But hands down, I think Vanilla in Santa Monica, CA is still the king. But I'm open to suggestions.
Comments (6)
yummy yummy yummy yummy!!! i just made cupcakes last night.. but they don't even compare to sprinkles! sigh.. i miss that place!!
@pinkkitty1101 - They sell Sprinkles mix at williams-Sonoma. It's not the same, but it's getting closer!
I think they are opening a branch here in DC and when they do, I am going to have to try. The cupcakes are definitely not worth the money, but they are so cute. I can't believe you scored one for free!
What was the secret code?? And did you really whisper it? Hehe..
I've been commuting to your alma mater each day, as per your excellent directions. The girl at the traffic kiosk was really a b-tch, but the little kids (they're college students, but totally look like little kids to me) working at the front desk in Sproul Hall, where I eventually bought my parking passes, have been quite the helpful little ones.
I agree with you - Kara's is way better than Sprinkles! I will definitely be checking Vanilla out when I move out. :D
@konayipark - Haha, no I felt really weird whispering it. I just said quietly so the other people in the store don't catch on, is the "i love sprinkles" promo still going on? And yes it was!
Yeah the traffic people really don't care, especially if all they're doing is sitting there bored to death! The front deskers are usually nice, especially if people are nice to them first. I would know, I used to do that over the summer, haha. It was such a massive deal to work there in the summer - I got paid, I had relatively flexible hours, and I lived in the dorms for like $8 bucks a day, including three meals a day. Plus I was taking summer classes, so it made life so much easier! Of course I was the supervisor, so I wound up dealing with all the angries.
@Emily - I love the Vanilla mini cupcakes. 3 of them for 5 bucks - awesome deal, and they have all their regular flavors!