4.22.2008

{Cupcake Porn} Crumbs & Doilies

I know, it isn't right to post about such a delicious looking place as Crumbs & Doilies when they are located in London, but, come on...their cupcakes look amazing and frankly, some days I don't even need to eat a cupcake I just need to see photo's of them. That sounds slightly trashy and just a teensy bit sad doesn't it? Well, I've heard the first step is admitting your problem. But I have no problem. So why is everyone looking at me like that?
How can you not love a cupcake baker that devotes an entire web page to pictures of sprinkles they can use? There is no way not to appreciate that kind of cupcake dedication. And what else is great about this bakery? They make black icing! Eeeeeeeee! If you only knew the sneers and eye-rolls I've received when asking for black icing. All the endless lecturing about how it will look "ugly". See, disbelieving cupcake peddlers, see?! Black icing looks beautiful and amazing and delicious! I knew it could be done! Validation!!!
Now, aside from having one of the cutest names in bakery history, Crumbs & Doilies also takes some of the best pictures of their cakes I've ever seen. I now see the reason to invest in a macro lens for your camera. I don't need to see bugs and flowers magnified a bazillion times in a photo but a cupcake? Yes please. It is very important to me to see the actual sugar size in the frosting. Granulated, raw, powdered, fine? What kind of sugar is present? These are all very important questions and Crumbs & Doilies takes such crisp, delicious, mouth-watering photo's of their cupcakes that now I can tell. Thank you.
Is anyone in London? Can someone go to the Partridges Food Market (where Crumbs & Doilies sets up shop every Saturday) and buy a cupcake and eat it for me? Yes, I support surrogate eating. As long as it is some type of cake product. Sometimes just hearing about the frosting satisfies my hunger.
Oh, and Crumbs & Doilies has a blog that has even more cupcake photo's! Insane! I love these people! They also have a cupcake naming competition every month. If you win you get a free box of 24 mini cupcakes. Do you think these people would adopt me if I asked nicely? Because I am so there.

So, enjoy the cupcake porn for the day. It doesn't require proof of age to enter or a credit card to view but if it did, I would most definitely sign-up. I need help, I know this. Crumbs & Doilies also just got the honor of being added to the links list over there on the right. Lucky Brits! :)
P.S. Did anyone here watch Seinfeld? Do you remember Elaine and the "sponge-worthy" episode where she wouldn't date a guy unless he was "sponge-worthy"? I have to admit that I definitely have a "cupcake-worthy" scale. Like if I buy a box of cupcakes and someone comes over to visit me...if I don't feel they're "cupcake-worthy" I hide the box so I don't have to share. Seriously. I'm not kidding. I really do need help don't I?
P.P.S. My sister lives in London! Layer Cake Films is coming Crumbs & Doilies...we're coming... {cue evil witchy sounding cackle}

{all images are copyright Crumbs & Doilies and are from their website and/or blog}

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