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This week I made another stop in Cornelius. I’d been to Just Baked and Maddy's Fatty's , but somehow I missed BW Sweets Bakery . The funny thing is: it’s right on Catawba Ave., one of the main streets that goes through the town. Free parking is available on either side of the street, though crossing the street proved to be difficult because there’s no stoplight nearby. Thanks to a driver who slowed down for me, I made it across the street after about a minute of waiting for the traffic to break. It's a small shop inside, but there's a decent selection of cupcakes available. It wasn't hard to choose three different flavors to get. Cinnamon Roll Cupcake I’m pretty sure Granny Mac’s forever ruined me with their massive cupcakes. What this Cinnamon Roll cupcake lacked in size, it made up for in flavor though. I love cinnamon, so the abundance of cinnamon flavor on and in this cupcake made it an exceptional treat for me. The frosting was probably the ...

Even though I was in Cornelius months ago, specifically looking for a cupcake shop, I somehow missed Maddy’s Fatty’s . It’s located a mile or two west of exit 28, off I-77. When I walked in I noticed, right away, that they were the creative type. There were a variety of flavors that weren’t the usual suspects you see when you go into a bakery. I can see why they made it onto Cupcake Wars, which reminds me. I said in one of my earlier reviews, that Cupcrazed was the only bakery in the Charlotte area featured on Cupcake Wars. That’s evidently not the case. Maddy’s Fatty’s can be added to that list. Besides the several cupcake flavors, they have a variety of other treats. I’m not sure exactly what this is in the photo to the left, but it looks delicious. It appears to be some kind of cake/cracker sandwich with filling and frosting on top. I was there for the cupcakes though, so I passed on the other goodies.

This week I decided to go North. I went to Cornelius to check out a cupcake shop I found online: Just Baked Cupcakes & Coffee House . They have a nice, little store. Because it's part coffee house, part cupcake shop, it has a different vibe than any of the other shops I've been to. It's in a brick home on Main Street in Cornelius. There are a couple of tables and a few chairs right as you walk in. With a gas station right next door, the shop is definitely a nice place to stop and get a snack if you're on a road trip. They have different flavors each day. That's a good way to get people coming back day after day. When I went they had about five or six to choose from. In addition to cupcakes they have various other kinds of bars, brownies, and cookies. I was there for the cupcakes though! The first one I had was the Sugar Cookie cupcake, which, remarkably, tasted like a sugar cookie. Topped with the sprinkles you'd find on an actual cookie, the...