I recently visited Brown Betty Petite, an offshoot of Brown Betty Dessert Boutique. Unlike the former, which sells all types of dessert goodies, the Petite version only sells cupcakes. As usual, five years after any sort of trend dies down in NYC, Philly decides to jump on the dying bandwagon.
At $3 a piece, it’s cheaper to buy a box of Betty Crocker and buy it a day. It also tastes better. After sitting in a refridgerated case all day, those pretty cupcakes are in no way/form/shape ready to eat. Others beg to differ.
I say you save your money and start a-bakin.’
Honestly, besides Under the Oak Cafe, which is far far away from Center City – I have yet to find a baker in CC I actually like. (FYI I’m not being paid to plug this particular cafe. I’m just terrified that if it goes out of business I”ll have nowhere decent to eat in East Oak Lane! Have you gone to the that terrible Oak Lane Diner? Blech!)
