Food Porn: mini-cupcakes in coffee shops the latest thing

by Sarah Gilbert, Posted Mar 28th 2006 @ 8:59PM

mini cupcake at sydney's, portland, oregon

It's the latest thing, dontcha know? As follower of coffee shop culture and aficionado of the cupcake craze, I come to you, the leading expert in the field (says me), to announce: mini-cupcakes in coffee shops are the latest things. Bagels? Yes, they're a staple of at-the-desk breakfasters everywhere, but they're so over. Cinnamon rolls are on the way out. Oatmeal cookies - hey, everyone loves oatmeal cookies - but how can you choose cookies over itsy bites of creamy buttery frosting and soft spongy bits of cake?

I found these delicacies at Sydney's, 1800 NW 16th, the hippest thing in Portland, Ore.'s coffee destinations. The ones at Small World Coffee, 14 Witherspoon St., during my trip to Princeton, NJ were even better. As I hit my favorite coffeeshops from one coast to another, I keep seeing the ubiquitous mini-cupcake and I'm here to tell you: this trend rocks. And now it's how you'll know your coffeeshop is truly with it.

[Photos Sarah Gilbert]

Filed under: Food Porn, Raves & Reviews, Trends, Feast Your Eyes, Bakeries, Coffee Shops
Tags: america, coffee shop trends, coffeeshop, CoffeeShopTrends, cupcake, cupcake craze, CupcakeCraze, cupcakes, dessert, east coast, food porn, mini-cupcake, mini-cupcakes, small world, small world cafe, small world coffe, small world coffee, SmallWorld, SmallWorldCafe, SmallWorldCoffe, SmallWorldCoffee, sydney's, sydney's coffee, Sydney'sCoffee, west coast, wingirly, wingirlycoffeeblog

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3-28-2006 @11:03PM sarah said... *whoa*

that looks so good.

for breakfast. LOL!
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3-29-2006 @2:21AM topher Dailing said... I noticed this today at my local starbucks... They had a variety of mini-cupcakes on display... tempting, but i stuck with my coffe crumb cake. Well, tomorrow's another day...
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3-29-2006 @1:02PM Alan said... I just went to Sydney's and got some. Wow, these are yummy!
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4-10-2006 @11:35PM amy said... looks awesome
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4-14-2006 @10:33AM Angela Pitt said... I'm down with the cupcakes; I serve "Coconut Baby
Cakes" to my employess and they can't get enough of
the little suckers. Next, it's "Red Velvet Baby Cakes."
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