Pink Lemonade Cupcakes from Candicake

Pink Lemonade cupcake from Candicake
photo by Nikki DeMartini

Not only does Candicake (located in SF's Mission District) have some of the cutest cupcakes I've seen, their Pink Lemonade Cupcake is the most colorful cupcake I've had. With bright yellow frosting, some pink sprinkles and a small pink, polka-dotted straw sticking out of the top, there was no mistaking that this was a Pink Lemonade Cupcake!

Pink Lemonade cupcake from Candicake
photo by Nikki DeMartini

Nearly day-glow yellow, the frosting was like a hybrid of sugary goodness frosting mixed with buttercream as is was light and sweetly creamy. Maybe a whipped buttercream? My cupcake was topped with little dollops of starburst patterned frosting but others were topped with a swirl of frosting. The lemonade flavor was found solely in the frosting as a sweet hint of the juicy, tart citrus. At first I thought that the cake was pink but on further "investigation" I discovered that it was a pink and yellow marble cake!

Pink Lemonade cupcake from Candicake
photo by Nikki DeMartini

Because I didn't taste a flavor I assume it was white cake and that food coloring was used in the batter to make the colorful cake. Both the cake and frosting had a made that day freshness and was light to the bite. It wasn't weighed down by flavor or sugariness, it was just right. Candicake's playful Pink Lemonade cupcake is a fun little cupcake that looks perfect for a Summer treat and it is, thanks to it's smaller size and how light it is. You won't feel too guilty for treating yourself to this little guilty pleasure!

Candicake delivers their tasty, eye catching cupcakes starting at orders of at least a half dozen so plan your parties accordingly! The Pink Lemonade Cupcake isn't listed on the menu on-line so you might have to make a special request!