Store Review: K-Town Cupcakes

K-Town Cupcakes

Richard-Wagner-Str.15

Kaiserslautern

Payment: cash only
Parking: paid, streetside

Need a sweet cupcake fix in Kaiserslautern? Until about last year, your only way to do so was to hope that one of the local bakeries made up a batch for fun, to place a special order for some from a bakery, or if you're in the know of the right Facebook groups, you could order a gourmet dozen from one of the military spouses in the Kaiserslautern area who bakes them up in her home (which I also totally recommend as there are some really talented bakers here!).

Last year, K-Town Cupcakes opened up a few blocks south of the K in Lautern Mall, on a side street.

It's a small, cute store with a few bistro tables and window seating. They offer both a display cabinet of cupcakes that can be eaten there or taken away, as well as custom orders.

 A variety of gourmet cupcakes are on display, as well as some meringue candies. Flavors when I visited red velvet, blue berry, strawberry, chocolate cake with cream cheese, raspberry, currants, and more. Additionally, vegan cupcakes are on offer, too. They're priced from 2,80 - 2,90 euros each.

So, on to the important information: are they good? Yes, they're decent. I find the frosting tasty but a bit crunchy/grainy as I don't think they have access to the same type of sugar that Americans use in our cupcakes. Also, since they have to refrigerate the cupcakes to keep them from melting in their unairconditioned store, they are not quite as soft as American cupcakes, but they're still good. If you're buying many cupcakes for a party, they can be a bit spendy, too.

All in all, though, they're good for a gourmet pick me up. Just beware that they don't always keep to their posted hours, which can cause frustration. If they sell out early, they close up shop for the day. This leads to unreliability but this isn't uncommon for small German businesses; call ahead if you're making a special trip.

My neck is fantastic, 'cuz it's made of plastic

Oh, thrift stores. They are a siren call, a place to find random, strange baubles. There is no rhyme or reason, especially among the stores that receive unsold commercial merchandise.

Check out this beaut'.

There's even directions on how to elongate the dude.

His neck freaks me out. It's so...well, it looks like...it's just creepy.

The Donut Kekse: American Week at Aldi

I was thrilled to see what strange wonders awaited at Aldi (Germany) during American week, as is typical with pretty much every other American blogger.*

Among the various ice creams, pre-made pancakes (why?? They are so easy to make from scratch), and muffins, I saw this amazing wonder: Mini Donut Kekse, and I just realized that they're coffee flavored.

So. Many. Things. Going. On.

Then I thought, dude, Aldi, stop day drinking. Coffee flavored mini donut cookies? Really?

However, we did have the cronut (croissant/donut) a few years back, spam sushi, sushi burritos (not sure why I keep mentioning sushi), and other mashups in the US, so maybe donut cookies aren't so off base. What are your thoughts?

*I do not claim to be unique.