The Greatest Saint Ever
Yesterday was Jen’s birthday. It was a food fun birthday…man, we write about food a lot! Is anyone else hungry?
The day started with breakfast in bed for Jen which included made-from-scratch waffles by Mila! She did all the ingredient measuring and mixing, cracked the eggs, and was rightfully full of pride. Dinner was a trip to Marrakesh for Moroccan delights – including belly dancing. And dessert? A trip to see the patron saint of retro-baking: Saint Cupcake.
We went to the the NW location but they also have one on Belmont in SE. The place has a simple and fun design with plenty of appropriate retro elements without being overly kitschy. Cupcakes are made fresh all day (You can sit at a counter and watch them being made, Mila was fascinated by this). The aroma is warm, inviting and sets the stage for what is to come.
The cupcakes come in two sizes, dot-sized for $1.25 each and regular-sized for $2.25 each. The icing on top is about the same size as the cupcake themselves.
I had a regular-sized carrot cake cupcake, which along with the vegan options is the closest thing to a healthy choice from the saint. Not that I was trying to be healthy, I just really, really like carrot cake. The icing was light and airy and the cake was moist and dense. In the end, it was a cupcake, it was delicious and it was VERY filling!
The menu at Saint Cupcake changes a little each day but there is always something to tempt your sweet tooth such as vanilla with chocolate buttercream, hot fudge on chocolate, and red velvet. Speaking of the menu, the focus is on cupcakes. There are no “grow food” options and few other baked good choices. The drink menu is also very limited but they do offer Stumptown Coffee and milk. Basically, if you go to Saint Cupcake, you better be ready to enjoy a cupcake.
And who isn’t ready to enjoy a cupcake? I mean like all the time…
Saint Cupcake is located at 407 nw 17th and 3300 se belmont. Closed on Mondays.
UPDATE: In our humble opinion, the NW store is much cooler than the SE store. They do all of the baking at the NW store and offer the full selection of cupcakes. So if you have a choice, we recommend that you hit the NW Saint Cupcake…
