Food Find: Intoxicating Cupcakes (for Every Age)
Thursday, April 29, 2010
When you first walk in to Tip*C Cupcakes in North Providence, you might think you’re in for another cute, trendy, and delectable cupcake bakery experience: The room is naturally bright; small sweets and Asian candies keep company on the center table, and dozens of full-size cupcakes topped with icing and fresh berries sit behind a glass case. But wait--look beyond the cupcakes, and what do you see? Jack Daniels? Bailey’s Irish Crème? Bacardi? Toto, we’re not at Magnolia Bakery anymore.
Storeowners Mini Keomeuang and Chan Yen say that their idea for alcoholic cupcakes “started by being bored one day… We found a bottle of Kahlua lying around the kitchen and decided to put that into the batter instead of using water. Then we had leftovers and passed it to friends and got a really great response from it.” Both interested in starting a business, Keomeuang and Yen opened took the commercial plunge.
Tip*C Cupcakes offers an incredible variety of alcoholic (and non-alcoholic) cupcakes for any occasion--flavors range from virgin Vanilla to Devil’s Red Velvet (with Godiva Liquor and Crème de Cacao), to Apple Martini (with gin, vodka, and Bacardi Big Apple). In addition to the flavors on their menu, call Tip*C to order custom cupcakes with any alcoholic drink you desire.GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST
Lastly, if you’re wondering whether Tip*C cupcakes are as intoxicating as they sound, Yen and Keomeuang say you can’t get drunk from them... “But the taste is still there.”
Tip*C Cupcakes 1270 Mineral Spring Ave., North Providence, 305-3503, www.tipccupcakes.com
For more tasty (non-alcoholic) cupcakes, check out:
Nancy's Fancies Cakes Gourmet cupcakes in 30 flavors--and they’re made to order while you watch!
294 Atwells Ave., Providence, 421-2553, www.nancysfanciescakes.com
The Bakery Boutique Everything from basic (vanilla or chocolate) to specialty (lemon or mocha) to deluxe (carrot cake or Irish cream) cupcakes.
55 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, 231-2253, www.pinkandbrownbakery.com
City Girl Cupcake Providence's only organic and farm-fresh cupcakes--no preservatives or artificial sweeteners!
99 Weybosset St., Providence, 580-1271, www.citygirlcupcake.com
The Cupcakerie You can also find these beautiful cupcakes at the Farmer’s Market in Providence.
1860 Broad Street, Cranston, 835-0311, www.thecupcakerie.net
It's My Party Join their Cupcake of the Month club!
4 Coddington Hwy., Middletown, 662-0700, www.itsmypartynewport.com
