Sprinkles Cupcakes

I've only been to California once, and I wasn't into baking yet. I didn't even know of places that sold only cupcakes (I didn't know it then, but those were dark times). Needless to say, I've never been to a Sprinkles Cupcakes shop. The first time I heard of them was from seeing their gourmet cupcake mix in a kitchen store. I didn't buy it the first time, but when I saw it in Williams Sonoma last week, I knew I wanted to try it. What would be the difference from this mix and a pillsbury one? (Besides price, of course). Let me tell you one thing,this is way beyond your boxed funfetti. The ingredients, like madagascar vanilla, take the plain old vanilla cupcake to a whole new level. Theres even a recipe for a real buttercream on the back, not just an ad for a fake icing spread like there would be from supermarket brands.

The results were nothing short of delicious.

They even came with the brands signature dots for decorating

Sure, $14 isn't easy to spend on a batch of 12 cupcakes (Especially since you still have to add 3 eggs, butter and milk to the recipe). But I think its worth it, just to try. Next time I'm in California, I will be sure to check out Sprinkles!