Cupcakes!

[MomAC]

Yesterday, friends told me about a place I had never heard of--Cupcake Island. It's the cutest place ever! Imagine a cookie shop but all cupcakes. I was so impressed with this little store that I wanted to pass on my find--even though I found out the store opened in Sept of '06 so many of you may already know of it.

It was my husband's birthday (how convenient) so my son and I stopped by and bought four different kinds of cupcakes for a birthday treat. We opted for two child-friendly ones with sprinkles for the kids and two more adult ones for my husband and me--red velvet and turtle, by the way. The staff was very friendly, there was a cute little box for the cupcakes, and the cupcakes were very delicious. It was a unique, fun dessert. My husband really enjoyed it (them?).

The shop sells mostly regular-sized cupcakes, but also have mini ones and a few muffins. You can also pre-order regular-sized cakes. There are a few small tables to eat in--they sell drinks as well. It is located south of Pacific off of 119th St--near Big Fred's and close to Brother Sebastian's. They have a website if you'd like to check it out: www.cupcakeisland.com.

[Moderator]

Hiya MomAC,

OMG, I checked out their menu and I'm droooooling!!!:p Check out Tuesday...Coconut Craze, Ed's Raspberry Delight, and Red Velvet. How about Thursday...Italian Dream Cake, Boston Cream Cupcakes, and Not Your Mother's Brownies.

I wasn't aware of this place, so thanks for letting me know about it, MomAC. It's weird, because I just saw some show on the Food Network not too long ago that was talking about how popular cupcake shops are on the East & West coasts. They featured "Sprinkles", a West Coast cupcake shop, and "The Magnolia Bakery" a NYC shop famous for their Red Velvet cupcakes. Anyway, I was thinking as I watching that show, "Gee, too bad Omaha doesn't have a cupcake bakery like that". I'm definitely going to have to check out Cupcake Island some time, perhaps for my birthday.

~velveetah

[Rhonda Dunaway]

Thanks for your wonderful review, MomAC! It is a great find, and we really appreciate you taking the time to tell us about it! I try to keep up on what's going on in Omaha, but it's challenging to keep track of everything, so I love it when moms write and share their experiences. I can't wait to take Aidan to Cupcake Island for a special snack. It's also going to be a great place to pick up little gifts for friends and families.