During this holiday season, do we need another reason to eat a cupcake? I mean we now have a holiday dedicated to this mini-cake with beginnings that date back to 1796 when a cake was baked in small cups.
Each year, December 15th celebrates National Cupcake Day, an “unofficial” national holiday. National Day Calendar states the cupcake was originally known as the 1-2-3-4 cake because the recipe called for 1 cup of butter, 2 cups of sugar, 3 cups of flour, 4 eggs and also 1 cup of milk and 1 spoonful of baking soda.
Today, we have complete stores dedicated to the cupcake. One of which will be opening on Thursday, December 17-Sprinkles Cupcakes on 12th avenue will be opening at 9am. Complete with cupcake ATM and drinking chocolate, need we say more. It will be a destination as it is right next door to Reese Witherspoon’s store, Draper James.
But since National Cupcake Day is Today, we rounded up some of our favorite local spots to buy cupcakes.
- IveyCake – 782 Old Hickory Boulevard, Brentwood 615-942-6259
- The Puffy Muffin- 330 Mayfield Drive, Brentwood 615-373-2741/9026 Carothers Parkway, Franklin 615-309-0703
- Gigi’s Cupcakes-3065 Mallory Lane,Franklin 615-472-1508/1017 Crossing Boulevard, Spring Hill 931-674-2132
- The Flour Shop Bakery -5002 Thoroughbred Lane,Brentwood 615-371-0210
- Merridee’s Breadbasket-110 4th Avenue South,Franklin 615-790-3755
Did we leave any of your favorites off the list? Let us know where you purchase your favorite cupcake. And keep checking back as we will be checking out the new Sprinkles location. We have to see how the cupcake ATM works!
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