Mmm... cupcakes!

Despite having several people send us links to the Stanley Cup Cake on Ace of Cakes (video here -- it's quite a thing!), we're planning on going with cupcakes. Right now we're thinking half of them red velvet with white frosting and half white cake with red frosting. Mmm... cupcakes!

There are several cupcake shops in Toronto and we are gearing up to try a few when we are there in a few weeks. Since cupcakes are so popular right now, it's not too surprising that there are tons of cupcakery reviews available online, which is helping us to decide where to go.

Here is a three part series of really detailed reviews. Amazingly detailed. Like, wow.

Based on that series of reviews and other google-poking around, we've found a few places that are making red velvet cupcakes:

Yummy Stuff -- red velvet seems to be a specialty of theirs, they get good reviews, they deliver, and their cupcakes are gorgeous. This one seems to be first on our list right now.

Swirls -- Great reviews, they've got red velvet on the menu, but they're outside of Toronto, so we'll have to find out if they would deliver for us.

Sweet Bliss Baking Company -- This one does not list red velvet on the menu, but google indicates that they do it (and well). But we're not sure if they deliver.

Flour Studio -- This one gets amazing reviews, so we may just have to go there to eat a cupcake. Unfortunately, it's another one outside of Toronto (questionable delivery) and also they don't specifically list red velvet (they'll do "custom flavours").

So it looks like we'll have to do some calling around and make ourselves a little cupcake map of places that a) carry red velvet and b) deliver.

Meanwhile, if anyone else is looking for cupcakes in Toronto, here's a general cupcake map that someone else has made. Wow. That's a lot of cupcakes!