Batson's Blog

This week I went to The Bakery Shoppe in Huntersville. I called ahead because I didn’t know if they had cupcakes there. They said they’d just put about two dozen cupcakes out 15 minutes before, so I was in luck. I used the GPS to get to there, but there’s a series of mini-malls in the same parking lot. There is no sign on the building – just one on the window – so the shop doesn’t jump right out at you. Basically, if you’re going to The Bakery Shoppe – look for Showmars and then go South, across the driveway. It’s a quaint shop inside, with some tables to sit at and a couple of large armchairs that look like a nice spot to relax if you have a smart phone to keep you entertained or some reading to do. There’s a wide variety of pastries, cookies and cakes in The Bakery Shoppe, but not a wide variety of cupcakes. Although the shop spruces up their cupcakes and offers a variety for events , there were only two different flavors in the case, so it made my selection easy enoug...