Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
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If I were a monster made by SCIENCE, I would be Thankenstein.

So I tend to post about things that make me happy (being a generally happy sort of girl), and that means I've mentioned the Cups and Cakes Bakery in San Francisco a time or two. They make awesome cupcakes which thrill and delight; they're easily accessible on foot or via public transit; and they're just generally awesome people, tolerant of my crazy requests and of things like my publisher asking them to let me film while they make a few dozen brain cupcakes. My love for this bakery has been well-earned, and well-justified.

Last night, after work, I went by the bakery to pick up a dozen cupcakes. It was my sister Rachel's girlfriend's thirtieth birthday, and we wanted to celebrate. (We wound up celebrating primarily by going to the Old Spaghetti Family, because we are hard-core, yo.) Since the flavors hadn't been posted online before I left the office, I called Rachel from the bakery to list off the cupcakes they had in stock.

"Chris said she really wanted Grasshopper* if they had it," she said.

"Well, they don't have Grasshopper," I replied, and kept discussing flavors with her, not really registering the fact that the cupcake ladies had gone into bucket-checking overdrive as they dug through the tubes of existing frosting. We finished our phone call. I went to place my order.

Jennifer, the owner, held up a tube of green frosting. "We can make you some Grasshoppers, if you want."

Yes. The cupcake bakery, without being asked, made my sister's girlfriend her favorite cupcakes on her birthday. Now, they did it because they happened to have the frosting on-hand, but still! How many places will go to that sort of trouble just to make somebody happy? We plied Chris with cupcakes and flowers and balloons and faux-Italian food, and she had about the best birthday of anybody ever, and it was partially due to the wonderful women of Cups and Cakes.

And also the cupcakes were delicious.

I love awesome people.

(*Chocolate cupcakes with peppermint frosting and a Junior Mint on top. They taste like Thin Mints magically transformed into cake, and they are punch-a-Girl Scout delicious.)
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Aw, they're like the Borderlands of cupcakes!!
They so are!
*applauds* Thank you for being the first thing I saw this morning on the FL. I absolutely love these people.
You're welcome. :)
It's on my list of things to do if I ever get to San Francisco - go to the yummy cupcake place.
Good list.
If I ever am in SF, I shall have to check them out.

Now I want cake.
It's well-worth the stop.

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Absolutely.
That is awesome!

...and I was curious before, but since you re-mentioned it, will the video of brain cupcake goodness be posted anywhere for us to see, at some point?

saaski_moql

6 years ago

seanan_mcguire

6 years ago

I want to go to San Francisco just so I can give this shop my money in exchange for baked goods. What an awesome bunch of folks!
This. And I'm some 8000 miles away...

Places who go out of their way like that get a big thankyou from me, and my custom, and get me recommending them to anyone else who might be interested. Well done them!

seanan_mcguire

6 years ago

Dear readers: I can vouch for the Grasshoppers. ZOMG GOOD. And I don't even *like* most mint things. (Except Thin Mints and Junior Mints. So, y'know. There you go!)
They are JUST THAT GOOD.
Oooh *drool* Thin mint cupcakes? Add in the thin mint ice cream from Denise's here in C-bus and that would make me very happy.

Next time you're in San Francisco...
she really wanted Grasshopper

.. but only if made with REAL Grasshoppers... grin.
Crunchy!
(We wound up celebrating primarily by going to the Old Spaghetti Family, because we are hard-core, yo.)

And now I have a vision of McGuires and their friends celebrating by partying with a crowd of Muppets who look vaguely like taller, skinnier versions of Beaker.

(Which, considering, may well be exactly what actually happened....)
Yeah, we're a Muppet-y family.
"...and they are punch-a-Girl Scout delicious.)"

That line made me laugh out loud! :D
Yay!
SWEET!!!!!!
Yes.

Yes, they were.

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Oooooooooooo.