My dad always asks for cupcakes to celebrate his birthday, rather than a usual cake, because, as he says, "A cupcake is like your own personal party." (The truth is that he doesn't like to share his cake.)
Vanilla Pastry Studio's cupcakes, in the East Liberty area of Pittsburgh, beat homemade (my mom is cringing). I love homemade cupcakes - they're the right texture - they're just not quite the right taste. My favorite cupcakes at Vanilla so far are: the Red Velvet and Lemon (I haven't had any of their other ones yet, but I'm sure they will all be my favorite too). They use little ball-like decorations that are like nonpareils (my mom's word) but nonpareils are usually too hard. Vanilla's are like tiny rice balls with a metal looking coating - but it is really shiny sugar.
Nice Lila! "The truth is my dad doesn't like to share his cake." Keep on blogging!
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