So this weekend I was up in San Francisco for work and for the half marathon! It was a great weekend and I got to meet up with my friends on Saturday after working all day at the expo. We hit up Little Star Pizza for dinner and I was famished so I basically ate a ton of pizza and caprese salad, which seems to be my new obsession. Little Star was awesome and it was great hanging out with everyone for a night.
Over dinner, Maritza was mentioning about a place that did cupcake and wine parings in the city.
WHAT. This place sounded way too good to be true, so I demanded we must travel there next. I could wait. I love cupcakes and this place sounded awesome. We got the best parking spot around and walked into American Cupcake and I was NOT disappointed! It’s mood there was awesome, they were playing some sweet jams and the cupcakes were all displayed perfectly. It was love at first site. They had macaroni and cheese and some other treats as well. To me that is the top of the line! So we sat down at the bar and order different stuff for each of us. I ended up with a Willy Wonka gone Wild. It had a coconut, red velvet and vanilla cupcake.
It was maybe the best idea ever! Everything was awesome and the frosting was the BEST part. Normally I’m not a big frosting girl because it overloads you with sugar and makes my tummy hurt, but yum yum, this frosting was light and freaking awesome! It was like marshmallow fluff! Awesome.
Everything was absolutely delish! The owner of the bakery was working on a ton of different cupcakes and when you ordered them at the store, they were frosted right in front of you. Made the frosting and overall cupcake 100x better! So I’m pretty much in love with this place.
Maritza and I, so happy to be together and eating cupcakes! Here’s a list of their pairings.
The owner is one smart cupcake to start this because it was basically brilliant. Like, beyond brilliant. Awesome concept, awesome delivery, and awesome, AWESOME product. Yummy win on many levels. If you are ever in San Fran and looking for the best place around, be sure to visit American Cupcake, you definitely won’t be disappointed!
Tomorrow, race recap!
xoxo
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AMAZING! I must go here next time I am in SF!
By Newlywed Next Door on 07.27.10 8:55 am
I have been WAITING for this post! Oh be still. You know my thoughts on cupcakes and cretive ways of enjoying food. Oh and by the way, there is the most perfect cupcake spot in Ballantyne for your September visit! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!
By Nina on 07.27.10 8:56 am
thanks for posting. hubby and i are going to sonoma and san fran for labor day weekend and im definitely adding this to our things to do.
By Christina on 07.27.10 8:56 am
UM, wow. I want that! I want that now. Damn it!! I may have to fly out to San Fran just for that!!
By Jocelyn on 07.27.10 9:01 am
OH, DANICA! Your blog adventures make me want to move across the country to the west coast.
By Katie D on 07.27.10 9:03 am
LOVE IT! I’m going to SF in a couple of weeks and I am totally going to check this place out!
By Heather on 07.27.10 9:10 am
Oh my gosh, that place looks amazing! Okay… who wants to start a cupcake bar with me?!
By Lizzy @LBBakes on 07.27.10 9:34 am
Hi Danica,
I am pretty new to running (about 9 months now…from couch to road). I recently did my 1st half and am not training for my 1st full marathon in Chicago (with 4 of my friends). Scared silly, but excited. I just wanted to tell you that I stumbled across your blog and love it. Thank you! I especially like the products (most recently the show review) you review. I am kinda a “gear whore”. Love it all, or at least trying it. Anyway, thank you so much for sharing your journey!
Nickie
By Nickie on 07.27.10 10:01 am
Oh that looks like a really awesome place to go! There is so much stuff to do in SF! I need to get myself on an airplane and visit!
By J on 07.27.10 10:01 am
SOOOOO jealous of this amazing place!! I must come here ASAP!!! :) miss you d!
By Nicole on 07.27.10 10:11 am
OMG WHY DO I NOT LIVE IN CA??? That is seriously the best idea ever. I am UBER jealous!
By Kate on 07.27.10 10:42 am
Looks like a GREAT place!
By Julie (A Case of the Runs) on 07.27.10 11:33 am
hey, that cupcake place is right down the street from us! I’ve seen it in passing but have yet to go in. Looks like a good time!
By John at Hella Sound on 07.27.10 11:33 am
Wow, that sounds amazing!
By Betsy on 07.27.10 12:06 pm
You’re welcome. ♥
By Marathon Maritza on 07.27.10 12:35 pm
running & cupcakes go so well together! yayyy. I want to try the “tunnel of love.”
By Bethany on 07.27.10 12:39 pm
That’s genius!
By Robyn on 07.27.10 1:01 pm
Love Little Star Pizza. Go there just about every trip up north for their deep dish.
By Billy on 07.27.10 1:28 pm
That place sounds fantastic!! Totally looking that up if I ever go to San Fran!!
By Jessica on 07.27.10 2:02 pm
Looks like so much fun! I love cupcakes!
By christina cadden on 07.27.10 2:02 pm
best.cupcakes.ever!
By Tara on 07.27.10 2:32 pm
Wow! Now tell me, do they have anything that’s gluten-free? Because if so, I would definitely try it out!! Would be great if they had offerings for us folk with food allergies.
By Lara on 07.27.10 2:46 pm
Those look amazing!!! Luckily you’ll get more cupcakes in October :)
By Kelly on 07.27.10 3:52 pm
Wow! I love that idea…and cupcakes!
By Susan on 07.27.10 4:44 pm
Wowza. What a great idea…. I love it!
By Sasha on 07.27.10 5:14 pm
I was in SF when you tweeted the pic and I was dying to know where it was. Yum. I’ll definitely have to check it out next time I’m there!
By Heather @ Alis Grave Nil on 07.27.10 11:20 pm
I feel like I need to make a trip into the city JUST for this. I’m basically obsessed with cupcakes. OBSESSED.
By Janna (Janna's Keeping it Real) on 07.28.10 5:53 am
The cupcakes look awesome!
By abbi on 07.28.10 6:54 am
I’m totally laughing at the people in the background looking at you all… & their heads are all lit up too… haha!!!
By Rebecca Jo on 07.28.10 7:16 am
Wow! That place sounds amazing! I really want to go to SF. I’ll add this to do while I’m there :)
By Jacklyn on 07.28.10 8:20 am
Oh I wish we had something like this in AR!!! What a great idea!!
By Brandi on 07.28.10 8:30 am
OMG- I want to go there before I move away from California!!! :)
By Monique@She's Going The Distance on 07.28.10 9:36 am
I’ve been coveting those cupcakes since I first saw them on Maritza’s Facebook. Seriously delish!!!!
Wine and cupcakes? It’s really too good to be true! Now if only the cafe wasn’t so far from here . . . boo-urns!
By TorontoGirloutWest on 07.30.10 2:36 pm
[...] my week of “vacation” at home, I got to do a little sightseeing. Chic Runner posted about the most AMAZING cupcake shop after running the San Francisco Marathon. From seeing her tweets and post, I knew I HAD to visit before leaving the state of California [...]
By Holy Update « She's Going The Distance on 08.11.10 11:48 pm
oh my gosh looks amazing!!!!
By crystal on 08.12.10 11:58 am
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