A Sweet Spot

One trait my daughter and I share is a major sweet tooth. So we were both thrilled to get the opportunity to visit the Sarasota Cupcake Company recently.

Located on Sarasota's St. Armands Circle, the shop occupies a colorful spot with rainbow stripes on the wall, groovy light fixtures hanging over the counter, and some seriously pretty photographs of its products hanging throughout the space. Flavors change daily but might include combinations like chocolate mint, caramel apple, and orange passion fruit.

The cupcakes cost $4 each, but they’re definitely big enough to split or to save half for later, if you can control yourself. Lindsay clearly couldn’t when her choice of red velvet was put in front of her.

I had the shop’s version of a Hostess cupcake; its chocolate ganache, creamy filling, and moist chocolate cake far surpassed the original. And no, I didn’t save any for later. Which just gives us an excuse to pay the Sarasota Cupcake Company another visit!