A Sweet, Cupcakey Day in Austin

1 of a few Hey Cupcake! trailers, they also have a store front on Burnet St.

Somedays, all I want is a cupcake....or a dozen! Austin is known for its quirky eateries and the cupcake biz here is booming. Hey Cupcake! is a local favorite, with a few locations ala trailer set-up. Which is just one of the many things I adore about Austin.  How could you resist a cupcake coming from this trailer!!? Cupcakes are $2.75, here is a menu.

Another is Polkadots Cupcake Factory  . They have a large and interestingly yummy variety of cuppies to choose from. They also do custom cakes and cookies, if you're in the market for something really fancy.They're located at 28th and Rio Grande, near the UT campus.

 Polkadots Cupcake Factory

fav, chocolate mint

You had me at a chocolate mint cupcake! They also have a "cupcake happy hour" on Tuesdays where cupcakes are just $2.


While these places are great for when I'm truly craving something decent and indulgent, I don't know if my wallet will hold up. Not saying they are not worth $2.75, I would get far more than just one! So for the times when I'm needing to satisfy my sweet-tooth I can turn to this little gem from Borders....
Cupcakes! by Elinor Klivans $16.95 at Borders.

I was not paid/or compensated by any of the companies mentioned here btw, just like to support the local!

External Motivation

Sometimes I just can't get myself motivated to get off the couch and hit the gym.(Being the burnt out college athlete that I am.) So I resort to external motivation. They include:

My new Nike Running shorts I had to buy, because they say:
on the waistband.

The size 27 William Rast Jeans I'm dying to own:


one word: Cupcakes: (oh! sidenote; if anyone decides to read the July issue of Galmour, they say, "cupcaking" is In?! Their description of this term is very comical, but I'm down for some cupcaking anyday!!)


Michael Kors Bathing Suit:

Now that blogging has kept me from getting on that treadmill. I must say goodbye and slip on those nikes. Have a good day!

Thunder, Fridays, Coconut Cupcakes

I started my Shopaholic book on the plane and I already finished. Must get the next one...I think it's Shopaholic and A Baby?

There's a huge thunderstorm coming in and I wish I had a new book to start! After our dinner though (Me=Tofu, Him=Chicken) I baked some coconut cupcakes...which called for almond extract...which of course I didn't have once I started making them..So they pretty much taste like nothing. Wish they looked like this:


or like this one from Martha Stewart....leave it to her to one up me:


or...maybe I'll just cheat next time with the help of Barefoot Contessa