Cupcakes Actually: At this Fairfax cupcakery, Detroit-bred sisters Sue Woodhouse and Jennifer Neiman recruited a cook with experience at California’s French Laundry to fine-tune their 25 cupcake recipes, three of which are topped with chocolate-dipped buttercream frosting.
Nostalgia Cupcakes: This Annapolis bakery offers up a "Hot Chocolate" cupcake, salted-caramel cupcakes, and much more. Bonus: If you bring your four-legged friend along, the store has "pupcake" treats for them.
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I love cupcakes so you can imagine my excitement when Cupcakes Actually opened up close to where I live. I have been there three times and have been disappointed each time. The cupcakes where very dry and had a crunchy bite to them.
Posted by: Ana, Mar 17, 2010 01:09:23 PM
I thought my mom baked it? Best in the world!
Posted by: Annie, Mar 17, 2010 05:38:02 AM
Good luck to you Cupcakes Actually!! GO JOEY GO!!
Posted by: Mary, Mar 16, 2010 03:08:44 PM
Nostalgia Cupcakes are by far the best around. If you tasted the Red Velvetcake and the Goldrush Carrotcake, you’ll know there’s simply no competition!
Posted by: Makesha, Mar 16, 2010 05:52:21 AM
Nostalgia Cupcakes are the best around without a question! If you taste the Red Velvetcake and the Golden Carrotcake, you’ll know there’s simply no competition!
Posted by: Makesha, Mar 16, 2010 05:45:12 AM
Nostalgia CupCakes are the BOMB..... You people don’t know what your talking about!!!! Nostalgia=Love <3
Posted by: Sarah, Mar 15, 2010 06:24:18 PM
Cupcakes Actually.....their champagne vanilla/buttercreme icing is fantastic...Come on Champagne!! all the way the Best Ever!!
Posted by: Marie, Mar 15, 2010 05:54:34 PM
Cupakes Actually>Winning Lottery Ticket
Posted by: Daniel, Mar 15, 2010 12:53:42 PM
Cupcakes Actually cupcakes are fantastic. Unfortunately, their Fairfax Corner location makes them a special occasion or ’in the area’ destination. The actually dipped line is awesome.
Too bad Nostalgia Cupcakes is in Annapolis. They probably lose here by default.
Posted by: RTW, Mar 15, 2010 12:01:40 PM
Cupcakes Actually did the most amazing chocolate covered strawberry cupcake around valentines day -- with a vanilla cupcake and strawberry puree filling, it was pure bliss
Posted by: Kimberly, Mar 15, 2010 11:25:53 AM
Nostalgia Cupcakes has the most amazing cupcakes! They do a Red Velvet that is to die for, and their Chocolate City cupcake is ridiculous, chocolate cake topped with chocolate ganache, and rolled in chocolate. If you haven’t had a Nostalgia Cupcake then you are definitely missing out!
Posted by: Frank, Mar 15, 2010 10:38:14 AM
Nostalgia Cupcakes has some of the most delicious cupcakes on the planet. Their Red Velvet is to die for, and they have a chocolate cake that is ridiculous- chocolate cake topped with chocolate ganache and rolled in chocolate!
Nostalgia all the way!
Posted by: Joe, Mar 15, 2010 10:28:30 AM
CUPCAKES ACTUALLY has the most delicious cupcakes--very creative flavors! We are addicted!
Posted by: Rose, Mar 15, 2010 10:23:39 AM
Cupcakes Actually is AMAZING. Insanely good butter cream frosting, moist cake, creative flavors. Love!
Posted by: Tee, Mar 15, 2010 10:15:43 AM
Cupcakes Actually has the best cupcakes. I have turned all my friends and family on to them by having them try the hand dipped cupcake. My personal favorite!
Posted by: Sandra, Mar 15, 2010 10:15:21 AM
Totally unfair to pit cupcakeries from different Geographic areas against eachother! This makes the comparison a SHAM - as most folks in either area are not sampling from both -- Come on Washingtonian - make some sense!
Posted by: Anon, Mar 15, 2010 10:12:17 AM
If this is a "no contest" contest for Nostalgia, why then are the results showing Cupcakes Actually in the lead by more than 30%?!? Cupcakes Actually’s flourless chocolate cupcake is to die for!
Posted by: k, Mar 15, 2010 10:11:42 AM
Totally unfair to pit cupcakeries from different Geographic areas against eachother! This makes the comparison a shame - as most folks in either area are not sampling from both -- Come on Washingtonian - make some sense!
Posted by: Anon, Mar 15, 2010 10:11:02 AM
Don’t know what you all are talking about. Cupcakes Actually has the BEST cupcakes. The cake is moist and flavorful, the frosting is just right (not nauseatingly sweet or heavy), and they are generally delicious! Go Cupcakes Actually!
Posted by: a, Mar 15, 2010 09:57:15 AM
Love Nostalgia Cupcakes. Especially the chocolate frosting. Yum.
Posted by: Marge, Mar 15, 2010 09:50:41 AM
Nostalgia Cupcakes has the best cupcakes hands down!
Posted by: Jen, Mar 15, 2010 09:22:01 AM
Nostalgia Cupcakes are the best I have had, better than Mom’s even!
One bite and you are hooked!
Posted by: Joe N, Mar 15, 2010 08:43:59 AM
You haven’t lived until you have had a dipped
cupcake from Cupcakes Actually. . .
Posted by: LaShawn, Mar 15, 2010 08:38:47 AM
Yelp-ers don’t lie. This is a "No Contest" contest. Nostalgia Cupcackes, hands down.
Posted by: Chris S., Mar 15, 2010 07:57:08 AM
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