So you guys know I couldn’t go to California without sneaking in a day of cupcake taste-testing with with my best gal Jenny, right?! :) Love this girl, she is as passionate about cupcakes as I am. We love checking out as many bakeries as possible whenever we can get together. :)
We met at Downtown Disney in Anaheim to check out the new cupcake kiosk, The Cupcake Store.
We weren’t quite sure what to expect from kiosk cupcakes, but the nice girl behind the counter assured us that the cupcakes were made fresh every morning and brought in from a bakery in Mission Viejo. And they definitely got an A+ for cuteness! Just look at these neat individual carriers to keep the cupcakes from getting smooshed. We picked out 4 cupcakes to sample.
The cupcakes were *gorgeous* so we definitely had to snap a few photos first! :) Disney was all decorated for Christmas, so we snagged a table right by the huge Christmas tree and used it as the background for our photos.
Here’s the “Celebration” cupcake. Definitely my favorite of the day! It was incredible. The vanilla confetti cupcake was perfect and that buttercream frosting…. Oh man.. Talk about super light and delicious. Loved it!
So fun! These would make the cutest birthday cupcakes ever.
Here are the two chocolate cupcakes we picked out. The one on the left is Cookies ‘N Cream. Loved this one! The frosting wasn’t as whipped as the Celebration cupcake, which made it supremely rich and dense. Delish!
And finally, a vanilla cupcake with a yummy strawberry filling on the inside.
Loved every single bite! Please excuse our cupcake carnage. :)
After Disney, we headed back to the Picky Palate kitchen and created some cupcakes of our own! I’ll be posting my photos later this week, but you can get a sneak peek on Jenny’s blog. :) Can’t wait for our next cupcake adventure! :)
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OMG those look so yum!!!! Gorgeous pics as always.
I’m dying. Your photos are out of this world!
I love your pictures! What camera and lens do you use?
Hi Stacy,
I’m using the Canon 7D and the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 lens.
My mouth is WATERING!!! those cupcakes are gorgeous!
Incredible photos!! Those cupcakes look AMAZING!!!
LOVED this day! San Diego better look out next month, we are at it again :) Yippee! Talk soon girl :)
xoxoxo
I love the sparkly blurs behind some of those photos. Beautiful! I just wanted to stop in and Thank YOU for the free scrapbooking fonts. We got a new laptop and of course it is devoid of anything fun and cute, so your website was one of my first stops to download lots of cute fonts. Thank you so much for having them available!
Cupcakes and Disney…two of my most favorite things!!!
Those cupcakes look beautiful.
What lens are you using here? I love these cupcakes. Making me hungry!
Hi Amber,
I’m using the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8. Love this lens! :)
WOW! Those cupcakes look mouthwatering! The photos are great and love the background…superb!
I want to know what lens you are using here too! The pics are beautiful!!
Hi Kelly,
I’m using the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8. Love this lens! :)
those are some seriously fabulous cupcakes…i want one a day for the rest of my life! :)
Me too! :)
Oh this makes me SO HAPPY!
CUPCAKES + DISNEY = MAGIC!!!!!
The BEST kind of MAGIC!!!
How FUN for you and Jenny to be CUPCAKE Besties!
LOVE IT!
Sharing a CUPCAKE just makes life so SPECIAL!
And let me say…these are for SURE a couple of your BEST “food” pics EVER!!!!!!!!!
xo
Disney + Cupcakes = A few of my FAVORITE things!
I want to be YOU for just one day Amanda! =)
We’re headed to Disney at Christmas (FL), wonder if I can’t find a cupcake shop there?! LOVE your pictures!!
Wow how yummy those look ! And they packaged them so pretty ! TFS !
HUGS,JANIE
Amazing, your work is an inspiration!! Greetings from Costa Rica
Beautiful cupcakes and beautiful pictures! Love the bokeh on the pretty, pretty speckled ones. They look deeelish!!
WOW nice pics, I’m drooling looking at these pics! what camera and lens are you using to take these amazing photos!?!
Thanks Alyse!
I’m using the Canon 7D and the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 lens.
Oh My Gravey ~ these cupcakes are killing me! Yummy! Thanks for sharing. But tell me this ~ how do you gals stay so slim. Just looking at the photos adds pounds! hee hee hee
What?! We used to get these cupcakes whenever we went to Disney, but on our last trip in October the kiosk was all shut down! We were bummed. They must be reopened. Lucky you.
HOLY SCHMOLY! Those look so yummy my tummy just stared growling! I agree with the others, your pictures are outstanding! I would so love to spend a day with you on one of your outtings!
Happy snapping!
Amanda-
your photos are beautiful! Next time you two are in OC, I’d love to meet you both. I follow your blogs and check for new things all the time. :)
those pictures are amazing!! i love the rainbow lights behind the confetti cupcakes!! :)
<3, brooke
amanda those cupcakes pictures are incredible and the cupcakes too…. uhmmmm yummy yummy
Amanda~ did the lens cause the blurries or did you have anything additional on your lens?
I just love your food pictures!
Beautiful pics! You have an *obviously* very artistic eye. And you totally made me laugh with the “cupcake carnage”!
Putting this on my list of to-dos next time I am in Disneyland… :)
My favourite photos are the ones of each of you – taking photos! hahaha…
Now I will have to hunt down some cookies n’ cream anything to satisfy that craving…
Um, how did I not know that that bakery is literally 5 MINUTES from my house?!?!?! Why was I not informed???? :-)
YUM!!! :)
OMG! I am speachless. All I can say is I want it now!
Great pictures! It looks like I can reach through the screen and stick my finger in the icing! I’m have to go eat a sugary snack now :)
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Had to just stop by and say YUM-OH!
Amanda, how in the world do you scour this nation for fab food and stay SO DANG THIN?! OK, don’t answer that… ;) Love the tips, pics, etc., as usual!
OMG – we walked past that EXACT SAME KIOSK on Friday night. Didn’t even think to stop! WHY?? (crying) Why couldn’t you have posted this a week ago? Next time, I’m stopping! I love that you took pics of your cupcakes! :) Too cute!
Love, love them….your pictures are always so good….
I {LOVE} how all your photos come out!!
in fact your the reason why I now know how to work my camer ^_^, thanks again!
I love these! What are you using as a mat on the table? What a great idea!!