A Little Time and a Keyboard: Cupcakes
Showing posts with label Cupcakes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cupcakes. Show all posts

Sweet Temptations at Gigi's Cupcakes in Wilmette {& Giveaway 1/13/16}

Monday, January 4, 2016


**Disclosure: I received complimentary cupcakes in order to bring this review to you as well as a giveaway. No other compensation was received. All opinions are 100% my own.

Over the holiday break, we took a little excursion over to the new Gigi's Cupcakes in Wilmette. Who can resist a little sweet temptation, right? On any given day, Gigi's has 12-18 varieties of fresh cupcakes to choose from--most of them looking too beautiful to eat. But, with a 10-year-old in toe you must try at least one......just one....well...maybe more......

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Fancy Decadence at Couture Cupcake Cafe

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

**Disclosure: No compensation was received for this post. All opinions are 100% my own.

The weather outside has been so frightful---and we have been spoiling ourselves with a few treats to survive. Before the snow last week, we visited Couture Cupcake Cafe in Kildeer and we are so glad that we did! Couture Cupcake Cafe has been on my list for awhile but finding a time that I deem worthy of such an indulgence has been very hard to come by. Since our New Year's trip was dashed by the weather, I figured that a luscious temptation was much deserved. Cue Couture Cupcake Cafe......

Couture Cupcake Cafe has an impressive menu of delights including savory, vegan, gluten free, low sugar and low calorie options. From the cupcakes available during our visit, it took us a bit of time to settle on one. In the end, the Jimmy Choo, a French and Belgian chocolate chunk cake topped with chocolate icing and a dark chocolate curl, won. Our cupcake was placed in a secure box for safe keeping until we arrived home. Once at home, it was time to enjoy!



The cake was nice and moist with little chocolatey chunk surprises! {The kind of surprises I like!} There was a little salt to the cake which was actually intriguing--and I am not a salt fan. We loved the curl. The icing was creamy and a provided a nice chocolate cap to the indulgence.

After enjoying our treat, I know that I would like to try some of Couture Cupcake Cafe's other selections. If cupcakes aren't your thing, they also have gelato and a large offering of coffee and tea choices. Couture Cupcake Cafe also shares a space with Rock n Roll a la Mode in Palatine and will be opening another location in Wilmette.



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Delicious Nutphree's cupcakes for a birthday celebration!

Saturday, April 20, 2013

When my daughter's birthday rolled around, we knew the perfect place to get her cupcakes--Nutphree's. We first visited Nutphree's in September. After tasting some of their delicious, moist cupcakes, my daughter was determined to have some of their creations for her birthday. Since my daughter's party was spa-themed, their mini cupcakes seemed the perfect choice.

How can you resist these chocolate cupcakes with birthday sprinkles?


To make our little birthday tier, we added a regular cupcake in the middle of some minis. Perfect for candles!


The girls quickly devoured the cupcakes. What a yummy way to cap off our birthday fun!

If you have not visited Nutphree's in Mount Prospect yet, you should. Nutphree's cupcakes are delicious creations that are not only safe for those with nut allergies to eat but are high quality and irresistible to all. I love that there is a place that makes such delectable cupcakes that those with and without nut allergies can enjoy together without worries! Plus, Nutphree's is always developing new flavors, so you never know what you will find!

For more about Nutphree's, read about our first visit to Nuphree's!

**Disclosure: We were not compensated for this post. All opinions are 100% my own.
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