The cupcake battle

Who knew all this about my favorite cupcakes? The history behind the Magnolia Bakery and its off-spring is detailed in NY Metro in The Sticky Tale of Buttercup vs. Little Cupcake. Regardless, I still love Magnolia's cups. My favorite is chocolate frosting on yellow cake. Soooo good!

Posted on September 13, 2005

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