Most of you who know me already know or will come to learn that I have this unexplainable completely irrational, bordering on obsessive, infatuation with cupcakes. It's odd really. I mean they are just a cake. Made small.
I believe the cupcake obsession began in the US of A with cupcakeries (is that even a word?) popping up all over the show. The fact that they've been featured on a few television shows and movies (ie Sex and the City) not to mention the constant string of celebrities often snapped with them, has definitely helped the cupcake movement.
Slowly it has crept into the U.K, Australia, parts of Europe and Asia. I was rather surprised upon my arrival into Japan to realize that cupcakes were not as readily available as I had first anticipated. I mean this is the country of all things cute and miniature after all.
Lucky for me I found a friend who enjoys cupcakes almost as much as I do and after a certain amount of research, with the help of websites such as this one: http://cupcakestakethecake.blogspot.com proving that there are people out there with more of a problem than me, I was able to track down a few.
My cupcake hunt went something like this
Kiki of Milkberry Musings- http://milkberry.blogspot.com
2 comments:
Just a wee note to let you know that your Grandmother (Nana Wgtn) made cupcakes many many years ago when baking was the only way to go.
I still have some of those paper shell casings if you need any.
Aunty J
Ohhh being a lover of cupcakes also I was very suprised that they weren't huge in Japan. They are the cutest desserts on the planet! I didn't see one in the whole 3 months I was there.
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