Cupcake shops are everywhere in North America, and given how the Brazilians feel about sweets (they have carts of treats pushed around town being sold - dessert is EVERYWHERE, sugar content is not listed on any food item here in the supermarket that I've seen), it was really only a matter of time before designer cupcakes made an appearance here. And where better than Barra Shopping, what with its donut shop, and very own statue of liberty... it's almost like you're in the US of A for the day.
At first when I saw these cupcakes I didn't think they were real, the icing/decorations are a bit over the top. But they are real all right. Tried four different flavours (Before you comment, I shared with three other people, thankyouverymuch....), the blackberry, lemon meringue, black forest and chocolate. Over the top rich to be sure but half the fun is how pretty these treats are. Also, they nicely package them in a cute little box. Vintage Cupcakes in Barra Shopping. They also have Red velvet cake, coconut, marshmallow, blueberry, white forest, nut and confetti flavours....
Funny that you mention this...I just discovered Crave Cupcake in Houston and became an immediate addict! I'm on a mission to try all their flavors before moving to Rio. Good to know Vintage exists so I can continue to indulge my sweet tooth in Rio!
Posted by: Jean | July 25, 2010 at 04:45 AM
Those look fantastic!
Posted by: ThePomegranateGrl | July 25, 2010 at 04:15 PM
OMG, those look to die for. Can they really taste as good as they look? Frozen yogurt, now cupcakes...so when will a fabulous salad place open up? We really need one here!
Posted by: airlegs | July 25, 2010 at 08:00 PM
They do look amazing, but I was disappointed when I tried them. Well, I only tried one flavor, but it wasn't that great :/ I have been wanting to try Crave in Houston though. I am a cupcake FIEND!
Posted by: brandy | July 27, 2010 at 07:42 PM
Brandy are you in Houston now? Crave is opening up a new shop in Rice Village in addition to the current one in Uptown Park, just fyi. I went to Crave today and as usual was not disappointed ;-) Vintage looks delish, but I think I may scrape off some of the icing ;-)
Posted by: JKD | July 28, 2010 at 01:27 AM
No, I'm in Rio... but I'm from Houston and everytime I visit I say "I HAVE to try Crave" But I'm always too busy :-/ Next time ;)
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