Lady Di

Lady Di, in Valencia, CA, makes delicious cupcakes!
We found this bakery because I had my first two rounds of COVID vaccinations at Magic Mountain.
Severo was the designated Food Locater, and Yelp did not disappoint!

Boston Cream Pie Cupcake (artwork link)

The Enabler

The Goods

Susie Cakes

 I've been uploading my old cupcake sketches to my art website and the latest one is from Susie Cakes, a bakery with several locations in California and Texas. 

Susie Cakes Vanilla/ Vanilla, 2018, Prisma pencil and graphite on paper
link

We like to go to the Marina Del Rey branch.

Eagle Rock Italian Bakery

All hail the Eagle Rock Italian Bakery Almond Cookie! 

Loads of delicious Italian cookies to be found here:

We got Almond Cookies, Pistachio Cookies, and Pignoli Cookies -- all delicious.

Severo shops.

The colossal 10 pound Chocolate Egg, for Easter gluttons.

Severo also got some cake slices -- he couldn't resist!
(Just give me the Almond Cookies and I'll be happy).

Eagle Rock Italian Bakery
1726 Colorado Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90041
Tel: 323-255-8224

OPEN DAILY
Monday - Saturday . 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday . 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Refer to enticing photos on Yelp!

Linking with Catherine's #SaturdayShareLinkup

Republic of Pie

Return visit!
The Republic of Pie serves used to serve THE best pecan pie I have ever had!
What makes it so good? A hint of orange zest. [update. They stopped with the zest. Sad face].

(from an earlier visit)

After our Oaxacan feast (read about it on The Glutton), we still had room for dessert.
Oh yeah!
We got Pecan, Blueberry Peach (YUM!) and Chocolate Banana Bread Pudding (behemoth serving!).

(in case you didn't click to the Glutton post)

Kim, my second cousin, in town from Boston for a business trip, was elated? horrified? to discover that RoP is across the street from her company's HQ. I don't know how she resisted going until we met her the last night of her stay. And I doubt she'll wait when she next visits!

Republic of Pie, 11118 Magnolia Blvd, North Hollywood, CA, 91601

The Sprinkles ATM

I had an errand to run in Beverly Hills, and I thought a visit to the Sprinkles ATM would be a nice reward.
I didn't factor in the fact that it was Valentine's Day. Oh well, live and learn.

It was a gorgeous day. Many people had the same genius idea.

Loooooong line for the shop on the right, ATM line on the left.
No line for Sprinkles Ice Cream!

A dapper gent in his V-Day finery.

The ATM!
"Automated Treat Machine"

Delivery of my cupcake

Yes! "Take me home!"

Glamor shot -- The Sprinkles Vanilla/Vanilla

Cross section -- YUM!

I'm going to return -- AT NIGHT -- with The Enabler.
There were some fun elements to the ATM experience that I couldn't capture on such a bright, sunny, and crowded day.
I vote "YES" to the Cupcake ATM experience.

cupcakes @ work!

1/4 gone already when I made it to the box
Originally uploaded by anne m bray

Suzanne brought in 3 boxes of cupcakes from Yummy Burbank. Many had an Easter theme. My favorite was the Coconut/Vanilla:

so many pretties to choose from!

the "Happy Day" has sprinkles baked into the cake

 don't know what flavor these are...

so much better than donuts!

I snagged the leftovers (red velvet, happy day) to take home to draw.
Once again, I had transport issues (see this post).
The Yummy boxes have a design flaw: holder orifice too shallow.
Sigh.

the elusive yummy vanilla/vanilla

I tried my best to get a cupcake to sketch. 

this green frosted one had a terrible tilt to it -- it was the leaning tower of cupcakedom

I returned to Yummy today and after close scrutiny of the Vanilla/Vanillas, I chose a yellow frosted one that looked relatively upright. Alas, when I opened the box at home, it was flipped upside down halfway on the stabilizer tray.

from any angle, it was unsightly

I think the cupcake gods do not want me to do the sketch.

field trip to yummy (santa monica)

lemon tart]  [chocolate covered macaroon
strawberry brown sugar]  [vanilla/vanilla