The
Petite Cafe / The
Stuffed Cupcake
- Ahh, the happy
cupcake --- Cupcakes
usually evoke fond
memories: Mom
sending Johnny off
to school with
enough cupcakes for
the whole class for
a special
celebration,
cupcakes made for
your birthday party
or cupcakes made for
the local bake
sale. The
lowly cupcake,
however, never
attained the
prominence that it
holds
today.
How
did this
happen?
Perhaps the TV shows
shot in Manhattan
showing 20-
something and
30-something women
setting out on an
evening trip to the
local cupcake
specialty shop
brought attention to
this delicious
treat. Perhaps
the sudden
popularity of the
cupcake wedding cake
made the
difference.
Cupcakes piled on
ascending tiers,
simulating a
luscious cake is a
really clever idea.
Cupcakes are showing
up at afternoon
business functions
as well as evening
cocktail parties.
Whatever
the reason, the
specially-made
cupcake has
arrived. Shops
are springing up all
over the country and
New Jersey will not
be outdone.
A
shop that has
received quite a
buzz is The Petite
Cafe / The Stuffed
Cupcake in Nutley,
NJ. What can you say
about a stuffed
cupcake when it
comes from a place
called The Stuffed
Cupcake other than
it better be good
for 3 bucks a piece.
Guess what, in this
crazy world we live
in today I never
thought I would say
that 3 dollars
is a bargain for a
cupcake, but who
knows. Okay,
cupcakes aren't
things that one
should eat everyday,
but the way I tell
if something is a
good value or not is,
"would I buy it
again?"
Yes, I would.
Upon
entering the shop,
it became very
apparent that it is
true to its
name. The
establishment is
tiny, and
filled with every
imaginable flavor
and combo of cupcake
and stuffing.
Some cupcakes are
filled with mousse,
some with custard,
some with cream; all
very tempting.
The variety of
offerings is
astounding.