It may not be as ubiquitous as the latte, but the gourmet cupcake has definitely
become commonplace in the Washington D.C. region.
Most of the area’s high-end entertainment districts have at least one store that
specializes in cupcakes. The list of local purveyors includes Red Velvet
Cupcakery in Dupont Circle and Penn Quarter, Georgetown Cupcake in Georgetown
and Bethesda, Baked & Wired in Georgetown, Hello Cupcake in Dupont Circle,
Lavender Moon Cupcakery in Alexandria and Alexandria Cupcake in Old Town.
These shops are not particularly helpful for customers trying to tighten their
belts, physically or metaphorically, during the recession. The decadent desserts
are about the same size as cupcakes found at the local PTA bake sale but usually
cost between $2 and $4 per item.
Occasionally Cake, which opened in Mount Vernon in July, is not tremendously
different from other upscale bakeries in the region.
Photo Caption: Mount Vernon residents Marcia Crandall and Sabrina Campbell
opened Occasionally Cake on Richmond Highway last summer.
Photo Credit: Julia O’Donoghue/The Connection
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