Batson's Blog

Earth Fare, in addition to being a grocery store, has its very own bakery, complete with a selection of cupcakes. Earth Fare is known as the healthier grocery store. I don’t know if that applies to their cupcakes, but I’m assuming it does. The entire list of ingredients is listed underneath the name card that’s on display. There were four different cupcake flavors available – chocolate, vanilla, red velvet and carrot. I passed on the chocolate and went with the other three. Carrot Cupcake I’m generally not a fan of fruit bits and chunks, but the cupcake looked so good that I decided to take the chance. The cupcake was moist, with a good taste. The frosting was really creamy. The orange sprinkles on top added an extra element to the cupcake. I could have done without the carrot chunks. There were a lot of them in there. The taste, however, made up for it. Shockingly, I'd have to say I'd order it again. If they could just blend up those ingredients a litt...

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...