What’s a huntress to do in modern society? Sure, she can hunt down a good bargain, a new recipe for family dinners, but what about when she wants a real challenge?
A few weeks ago, my cupcake compadre, Leslie, and I, decided it was time to truly take on Richmond. Yes, we had already stumbled upon Careytown Cupcakes and Baby Cakes, but it was time to get serious.
Armed with healthy snacks (we were taking the cakes home to share with the boys), a full tank of gas, and our prerequisite beverages (her: small coffee, me: small Diet Coke), we headed out!
In the interest of full disclosure, we struck out THREE times before we actually found our first bakery. The other places either no longer existed, were closed, or were actually order-only. But as with all things in life, perseverance paid off when we were rewarded with Pearl’s!
What an adorable storefront!
Overall, Pearl’s gets an A rating!
Selection: awesome! Including tasty vegan and gluten-free options.
Service: very friendly and accommodating of photo ops!
My selection: A chocolate cake with PB frosting (delish!) and a chocolate cake with coconut frosting (no complaints here!)
Leslie’s selection: a vegan s’more cupcake (which she delighted in!) and a tiramisu cupcake (also a hit with this coffee lover!)
Next, we were headed back to our standby: Baby Cakes. We just can’t get enough of this place! Specifically, I can’t get enough of their TART lemon and lime frostings!
These little ladies may look simply, but they pack MAJOR taste!
And like all good cupcake places, they provide containers for easy cupcake transportation!
Don’t want the ladies to get squished!
Famished–remember, we spent the better part of the morning with trying to find these places and we had to be strong and not polish off our cakes–we split a gyro at what is quickly becoming our favorite nameless (I doubt either of us could tell you the name!) Greek restaurant in Careytown. Honestly, it could have the crappiest tasting gyro in the world, but everything about the place reminds me of this little joint in Chicago’s Greektown (called Mr. Greek’s) where I have many, many wonderful memories.
Our final stop of the day was to a little place called Delish!
Sorry I don’t have a better picture of this little gem. She really was delish, but just couldn’t hold a candle to Baby Cakes.
So, like all good huntresses, we returned to our dens and our man-friends, tired but overjoyed at the day’s finds. And believe it or not, these treats actually lasted more than one day!
Happy hunting!
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