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Georgetown Cupcake

3301 M St. NW, Washington, DC 20007 | 202-333-8448 | Web site »

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Neighborhood:

Georgetown

Cuisines:

Bakery

Tags:

cupcakes, coffee, kid friendly

hours:

Mon-Sat 10 am-9 pm, Sun noon-6 pm

Atmosphere:

Kid friendly

Price:

$ ($14 and under)

Quick Take

(Dayna Smith for The Washington Post)

Cupcakes are the name of the game. Discover a dozen different flavors at a time with espresso beverages to wash them down.

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Thanks to Georgetown Cupcake, D.C. can now gets its fill of the cupcake-mania sweeping the rest of the country. One bakery may not replace the dozens of places cropping up around New York and Los Angeles, but it's going to do its best to keep up. Because while other bakeries stock just a few different varieties of the frosting-topped favorite, the Cupcake's menu boasts 24 varieties total, rotating in a dozen different cupcakes at a time.

Standouts? Sure, you have the classics of chocolate, vanilla and chocolate and vanilla (all made with valhrona chocolate and bourbon vanila, mind you), but then you get into the enticing options like a chocolate and banana muffin with chocolate frosting, the chocolate cupcake with mint ganache, lemon with a lemon cream cheese frosting, mocha muffin with mocha frosting and a chocolate-covered espresso bean, key lime, coconut, lemon berry and the list goes on and on. If you're like me and crave cupcakes for breakfast, the Cupcake will even come to your rescue with "breakfast" cupcakes of blueberry coffee cake and honey yogurt.

--Erin Hartigan

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Not your mama's red velvet

Posted by mspruell | Mar 30, 2012 | Mark as Inappropriate

I had heard all of the publicity on Georgetown Cupcake and have even seen the ridiculous line of people waiting for a taste of this place. When my coworker said that she was going to stand in the line one day, I had an opportunity to taste a red velvet cupcake. It just didn't have much of a flavor, what little flavor it did have seemed a little bitter or weird. The icing was a little too sweet for my taste, but it was very moist. I don't think that the wait in the line and the price is worth it.

Disastrous Baby Shower Cupcakes

Posted by orourke.meghan | Feb 24, 2012 | Mark as Inappropriate

We ordered cupcakes with primary colored oneises (red, green, blue, and yellow assortment) with letters on top of each one that would spell out "Welcome Little One." ALL of the onesies were red or blue... there were NO yellow or green ones... AND about 5 of the fondant onesies were cracked! The shower is tomorrow. Needless to say, I am highly disappointed and frustrated. This is unacceptable, especially from such a reputable establishment. I called them, but of course, there is never any answer and you have to leave a message. The girl who took or order was arrogant and (obviously) did not listen to the details at all... I will not be returning to Georgetown Cupcakes and would not recommend this establishment.

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